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22 FEATURE Aerodrome safety A big thank you to the 242 certified and registered aerodrome operators who completed the Aerodrome Safety Questionnaire in September 2011. This valuable feedback equated to a 76 per cent response rate. The 2011 survey provided a picture of the scope and size of certified and registered aerodrome operations. Close to one fifth of all aerodromes see only one flight or less on average per day, while 50 per cent have between 10 and 100 flights per week. The majority of aerodromes (68 per cent) are operated by local government organisations. Twenty per cent of the aerodrome operators are private enterprises for profit. Almost half of all aerodromes reported employing only one or no full-time staff to run the aerodrome. The largest aerodromes, representing five per cent of the total, employ 60 per cent of all full-time airport operator staff. 10% 2% The survey collected information regarding aerodrome operations such as: the turnover of key personnel the ability to hire staff for key positions 20% Responsibility for daily operations 68% changing workload conditions across the industry. This sort of information regarding industry stability provides important insights into potentially increased risk associated with change. Turnover rates for the aerodrome manager, head of operations and head of safety are all relatively similar, with around 25 per cent of current managers holding their positions for less than a year. The head of airfield maintenance position seems to be the most stable, with 60 per cent having held their role for more than five years. Other Private enterprise not-for-profit Private enterprise for profit Local government
Flight Safety Australia Issue 87 July–August 2012 23 Threat species by climate zone 4 6 te zone Number of aerodromes One third of the respondents stated that foreign object damage (FOD) control is the sole responsibility of airport operators or local council personnel, whilst 25 per cent see FOD as the responsibility of everyone working airside. Just under half of the responding aerodromes have a runway safety program in place. Airport runway safety program 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Very small 0–1000 annual movements Small 1000–5000 Medium 5000–20,000 Yes No Unknown Large more than 20,000 34 30 20 14 28 Kangaroo/Wallaby 5 7 11 21 Galah 8 18 13 11 2 5 9 Lapwing/Plover 3 7 8 Flying Fox/Bat 1 4 Kite 10 25 30 35 One section in the questionnaire was dedicated to wildlife unt of eight or more management. The majority of respondents indicated that their aerodrome has a wildlife hazard management plan. Around 30 per cent of the smaller airports (those with fewer than 5000 annual aircraft movements) do not have such a plan. When these figures are ranked according to aerodrome type—registered versus certified—only 20 per cent of registered aerodromes have a wildlife hazard management plan, as opposed to 80 per cent of the certified aerodromes. Almost 80 per cent of aerodromes that carried out a risk assessment said they had a wildlife hazard management plan. Most respondents rated the risk of wildlife on their airport as low, with the larger aerodromes often reporting a medium risk (46 per cent). Generally, tropical and subtropical area aerodromes rated their wildlife risk as higher than the operators in more temperate regions. Respondents who rated the risk of wildlife as medium or high were asked to indicate the specific species that posed the highest risk on their aerodrome. A maximum of three species could be selected. The results are shown opposite, broken down by climate zones. 13 Ibis 1 4 6 9 Duck Magpie Note: flying-fox/bat–only species with a count of eight or more are displayed Tropical and Equatorial Subtropical Desert and Grassland – hot Desert and Grassland – temperate Temperate and Alpine 2 7 4
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