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that have been assessed as being a hazard to air navigation.

OMGWS means outer main gear wheel span.

PAL means pilot-activated lighting system.

PANS-OPS means Doc.8168-OPS/611 Volume II (Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Construction of Visual and Instrument Flight Procedures) approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, as in force or existing from time to time.

PAPI means precision approach path indicator.

     passenger movement numbers, in relation to an aerodrome for a period, means the sum of the total numbers of passengers who arrive at, or depart from, the aerodrome for the period:

        1.    as published by the Department; or

 2.       if paragraph (a) does not apply — as calculated in accordance with a method approved in writing by CASA.

paved, for a surface, means that the surface is prepared as a pavement.

pavement means a surface that is constructed from a combination of a sub-base, a base course, and a surface course, placed on a subgrade to support the traffic load and distribute it to the subgrade.

Note   A subgrade is a prepared foundation or the natural surface on which the pavement is constructed.

pavement classification number (PCN) means a number expressing the bearing strength of a pavement for unrestricted operations by aircraft with aircraft classification number (ACN) less than or equal to the PCN.

Note   For guidance see CASA Advisory Circular (AC) 139.C-07: Strength rating of aerodrome pavements, as existing from time to time and freely available on the CASA website.

pilot, when used in relation to the location of a thing relative to the pilot of an aircraft, means the pilot in command of the aircraft, unless the contrary intention appears.

PPE means personal protective equipment.

precision approach runway means a runway described in paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f)  of the definition of instrument runway.

precision approach terrain chart — ICAO is a chart providing detailed terrain profile information for a defined portion of the final approach to a runway to enable an aircraft operator to assess the effects of the terrain when determining decision height using radio altimeters.

primary runway means a runway used in preference to other runways whenever conditions permit.

pushback vehicle includes a pushback unit.

QNH means altimeter subscale setting to obtain elevation (on the ground) or altitude.

rapid exit taxiway means a taxiway connected to a runway at an acute angle, designed to allow landing aeroplanes to turn off the runway at higher speeds than are achieved on exit taxiways, thereby minimising runway occupancy times.

reference elevation datum has the same meaning as in section 7.04.

road holding position is a designated position at which vehicles may be required to hold.

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