FY 2021 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan
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FY2021 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING SURFACE SAFETY. www.faa.gov ATO Safety and Technical Training Executive Summary In response to the agency goal and follow up to is a fluid and dynamic document which will be the National Runway Safety Plan, the ASW Runway evaluated and modified as events warrant. Safety Plan serves as a roadmap with regional Runway Safety Program FAA Order 7050.1B runway safety emphasis for FY2021. prescribes the FAA Runway Safety Program and FAA Safety Management System (SMS) The members of the Regional Runway Safety establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and TABLE OF 04 Governance Council (RSGC) and the Regional delegates’ authority for ensuring compliance with CONTENTS Runway Safety Program Manager(s) (RSPMs) this order within each organization. will determine the impact and resources. This 06 Regional Runway Safety Plan (RRSP) Methodology ASW Executive Roster ASW Runway Safety Team Rob Lowe Darren Fields ASW Regional Administrator ASW Runway Safety Program Manager 07 FY21 RRSP Initiatives and Safety Assurance Lisa Ryan Heather Peet ASW Deputy Regional ASW Runway Safety Program Manager Administrator Safety Risk Management (SRM) Andy Atchley 08 Director, Central Service Center Ignacio Flores Director, Airports Division Safety Policy Southwest Region 10 Frank McIntosh Director, Air Traffic Services Central Service Area 11 Safety Promotion Randall Burke Director, Technical Operations Services Central Service Area 13 Appendices 4 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan FY21 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan FY21 5 FAA Safety Management National Runway System (SMS) Safety Plan Objectives The FAA Order 8000.369B, Safety Management A main function of the SMS is to collect and System, advances safety management by analyze relevant data that identifies the factors moving toward a process-oriented safety that constitute acceptable risk. Through the Identify Operating Hazards system approach with an emphasis on risk NRSP, Runway Safety continues runway safety SAFETY management and safety assurance. FAA Order activities into the FAA’s SMS. Program Data 8040.4B, Safety Risk Management Policy, ASSURANCE Voluntary Safety Reporting formalizes the use and communication of The ASW Regional Runway Safety Initiatives are Remain the global leader Safety Risk Management (SRM) across the grouped according to the FAA’s Four Pillars of Investigations in assuring runway safety FAA. Together, these two orders define current SMS: Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Risk Monitoring enhancement initiatives are National Policy for the development of the FAA Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion. effective in maintaining an Data Analysis SMS and outline the architecture of the current acceptable level of safety at U.S. Partnership for Safety SMS to align with the Administrator’s Strategic airports with an air traffic control Priorities. Audits and Evaluations tower. Analyze, Assess, Mitigate, SAFETY RISK and Accept Risk MANAGEMENT Develop Monitoring Plan Implement Runway Safety Safety Risk Management Enhancement Initiatives that Documents manage or reduce the risk of airport operations. SMS Orders SAFETY Safety Guidance POLICY FAA/ATO Safety Orders Establish and maintain policies SMS Manual and procedures to ensure adequate resources are available to accomplish the FAA’s near- term and strategic objectives. SAFETY Outreach and Education Products PROMOTION Lessons Learned Relentlessly promote best Workshops practices, lessons learned, and actionable information obtained Safety Communication from data analysis to our global Four Pillars of runway safety stakeholders. the FAA SMS 6 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan FY21 7 Regional Runway Safety Plan (RRSP) Methodology 1. Safety Assurance ASW Priority Airports support and participation by regional Remain the global leader in assuring Runway Safety enhancement and service area entities to reduce the Regional Runway Safety Team (RRST) initiatives are effective in maintaining an acceptable level of safety number and severity of surface events at members will provide advanced in-depth Airports of Interest. These are airports at U.S. Airports with an air traffic control tower. technical knowledge and experience of that may warrant additional attention due the NAS to support the reduction of risk to upcoming activities that may lead to Runway Safety will support safety mitigations by 1.5 Runway Safety will coordinate with at Priority Airports, which are determined Runway Incursions. proactively identifying hazards and risks based on Quality Control Group (QCG) to monitor by RRST members through data-driven decision making. y Fort Worth Alliance, TX (AFW) continuous analysis of data. This plan supports effectiveness of Runway Safety Action Team the Administrator’s commitment to risk-based de- (RSAT) process to include compliance with Runway Safety requests support and y Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL) cision-making: build on safety management prin- Order 7050.1B. This will include RSAT planning attendance from each RRST line of y Fort Worth Meacham ciples to proactively address emerging safety risk and coordination, Runway Safety Action Plan business (LOB), either physically or International, TC (FTW) virtually, at the RRST meetings at the ASW by using consistent datainformed approaches to (RSAP) review / acceptance, Action Items y Louis Armstrong New Orleans Priority Airports. make smarter, systemlevel, risk-based decisions. tracking and any supporting data for External International, LA (MSY) y Albuquerque International Compliance Verifications (ECVs). y Sunport, NM (ABQ) Tulsa International, OK (TUL) Activity 1 y Tyler Pounds Regional, TX (TYR) 1.6 Runway Safety will work with Regional y David Wayne Hooks, TX (DWH) Safety Analysis and Mitigation Air Traffic Managers (ATMs) to identify relevant y William P. Hobby, TX (HOU) ASW Core 30 Airports 1.1 Runway Safety will support the ATO Action Items from RSAT meetings to aid in y San Antonio International, TX (SAT) y Dallas/Fort Worth Top 5 list of hazards directly related to Wrong mitigating local risk. This may include but not International, TX (DFW) ASW Airports of Interest: Surface Landings. This includes support of limited to support and coordination of Letters y George Bush the Taxiway Arrival Prediction Software for of Agreement (LOA), Hot Spots, protection of RRST members will provide additional Intercontinental, TX (IAH) remaining ASW site locations: HOU. Runway Safety Areas (RSAs), airport operational procedures, etc. 1.2 Runway Safety, Flight Standards, FY21 Regional Runway Airports, and Air Traffic will share relevant 1.7 Runway Safety will monitor and incursion data including analysis, trends, and track Action Items that are developed during Safety Plan Initiatives findings to increase awareness and provide RSAT meetings and coordinate with Quality visibility of event data and trends at regional Control Group (QCG) and applicable LOBs and To support the National Runway Safety Plan framework of the national program budget and airports. stakeholders as necessary for completion. (NRSP) objectives, the ASW Regional Runway available personnel. The RSPM will monitor prog- 1.3 Runway Safety will continue to 1.8 Runway Safety will track runway safety Safety Team (RRST) has developed the Regional ress and coordinate any updates to this plan as coordinate and review Hot Spots in Southwest data to support Action Items and Mitigations Runway Safety Plan (RRSP) Initiatives outlined in appropriate throughout FY2021. Region and work with the appropriate LOB to that aid in producing improved safety and wil this document. All RRST member LOBs have collaborated in the address, publish and mitigate those areas of work with airport sponsors, Lines of Business No specific completion dates are provided for development of this plan which will be updat- concerns. (LOBs), stakeholders, etc. to modify/correct each activity in this RRSP, but are expected to be ed annually by the RRST, with concurrence from when appropriate. 1.4 Runway Safety will support the completed by the end of FY2021. the RGC. Runway Incursion Assessment Team (RIAT) The RSPM will work with the Runway Safety Group by processing Runway Incursion Mandatory within Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Safety and Occurrence Reports (MORs) to support data Technical Training to identify the resources nec- collection and recommend best practices for essary to accomplish these initiatives within the pilots, controllers and vehicle operators. 8 Southwest (ASW) Regional Runway Safety Plan FY21 2. Safety Risk Management (SRM) Implement Runway Safety Enhancement Initiatives (RSEI) that manage or reduce the risk of airport operations. Local Runway Safety Action Team (LRSAT) meet- 2.5 Runway Safety will promote/encourage the ings provide the foundation of the Runway Safety use of “From the Flight Deck” and other (FAA Program and are the primary means to identify branded) safety videos, single topic videos, and and address site-specific surface risk at the lo- Runway Safety Pilot Simulator at RSAT meetings, cal level. Runway Safety will work with Air Traf- as appropriate. fic Managers and others as necessary to explore 2.6 Runway Safety will encourage and coordinate ways to enhance the RSAT process. with the FAA Lines of Business and Staff Offices, Activity 2 at the appropriate level, for scheduled Local and Special Focus RSATs, Regional Runway Safety Local Runway Safety Action Team (RRST) Meetings and Runway Safety Gover-