O'Hare Basic Drivers Exam Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide for the O'Hare Basic Drivers Exam. It provides information on various aspects of airport operations, including distances, refueling procedures, and airfield lighting. The document also describes runway incursions, security perimeters and more.
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Distances Refueling -No person shall park a vehicle or other ground -Fuel Vehicles Must be: 10 feet away from other equipment within 10 feet of a security fence. vehicles, 50 feet away from buildings -No person s...
Distances Refueling -No person shall park a vehicle or other ground -Fuel Vehicles Must be: 10 feet away from other equipment within 10 feet of a security fence. vehicles, 50 feet away from buildings -No person shall park a vehicle or other ground -In case of a fuel spill all persons should stay 100 equipment within 15 feet of a Fire Hydrant or feet away, DO NOT drive through a fuel spill. any other firefighting apparatus. -No person shall park a vehicle or other ground Airfield Lighting equipment within 20 feet of a parked aircraft, except those persons which are servicing the White Lights: Runway lights aircraft. Blue Lights: Taxiway Lights -All persons operating a vehicle or other ground Amber Lights: Authorized service road/taxiway vehicle must stay at least 150 feet away from crossing the chute of any snow blowing equipment. Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) The Air Traffic Control Tower located at O’Hare Speed Limits International Airport Baggage Claim and Depressed Roadway: 5 mph Ramp Area: 20 mph Depressed Roadway (ORD) ORD Speed Limit: 30 mph* *Unless posted otherwise The Baggage cart road (bag alley) located between Terminals 1,2, and 3 and aircraft gate Runway Incursions area. Runway Incursion - any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of Foreign Object Debris (F.O.D.) an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected Foreign Object Debris (aka: Litter, Trash, area of a surface designated for the Rubbish) that is found on the airport which could landing and take-off of aircraft. Currently, the cause damage to aircraft. FAA reviews all surface incidents, identifies runway incursions, and assigns a severity. Non- Movement Area The FAA categorizes runway incursions using An Area where aircraft, and ground vehicle the ICAO definition of incursions and the movement is at the operator’s discretion without ICAO severity categories. contacting the ATCT. Movement Area Airfield Operations Area (AOA) Area of the Airfield controlled by the ATCT The AOA is the area of the Airfield which is Security Perimeter/ Security Area controlled by the ATCT like, Runways and The portion of the airport that is enclosed by Taxiways. Any surface used for taking off or fencing, walls, or other barriers and to which Landing of aircraft, or surface movements. access is controlled through designated entry points by the Chicago Department of Aviation Fishtailing and authorized agencies. The excessive side-to-side movement of a vehicle or equipment, being towed O’Hare Communications Center (OCC) O’Hare Operations Emergency: (773) 894-9111 (773) 686-2255 Air Traffic Control Light Gun Signal The light gun signal is used to communicate with vehicles or aircraft that have lost communications with the ATCT Steady Red Light= Stop DO NOT PROCEED, Wait for some one to come get you Zipper Roadway Markings- Mandatory Hold Position Marking Approved Taxiway/Service Road Crossing Movement/Non-Movement Marking Mandatory Hold Position Sign Taxiway Guidance Signs