Q&A/ A+ Score Solution.
Hangar Area - Answer: Area adjoining a facility that is used to
store and/or repair aircraft. For the
purpose of these Regulations, is considered part of the
Secured Area.
ID Badging Office - Answer: The location where Airport Access Control
System Airport ID Badges are issued. The
O'Hare Office is located on the l o w e r l e v
e l of Terminal 3 near Elevator Center 6. The
Midway Office is located at the CDA Security
Office, 5221 W. 55th St., on the 2nd floor.
Ramp - Answer: A defined area of the airport intended to
accommodate Aircraft for purposes of
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,loading or unloading passengers,cargo or
mail, refueling, parking or maintenance, also
called a Non-Movement area.
Rotating/Flashing
Beacon Lights - Answer: Yellow or amber rotating lights inside of a
dome that can be seen from a 360- degree
visibility from dawn to dusk. These lights are
fixed on top of a vehicle roof or located on
the dashboard of a vehicle.
Runway - Answer: The portion of the movement
area intended for takeoff and
landing of aircraft.
Runway
Incursion - Answer: Any occurrence at an airport/aerodrome
involving the incorrect presence of an
aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected
area of a surface designated for the landing
and takeoff of aircraft.
Safety Area - Answer: A designated area next to the edges
of a Runway or Taxiway intended to
reduce the risk of damage to an
Aircraft inadvertently leaving the
Runway or Taxiway.
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,Secured Area - Answer: A portion of an airport, specified in the Airport Security Program in
which
certain security measures specified in of 49 CFR Part 1542 Chapter XII are
carried out. This area is where aircraft operators and foreign air carriers, that
have a security program under of 49 CFR Parts 1544 or 1546 Chapter XII,
enplane and deplane passengers and sort and load baggage and any
adjacent areas that are not separated by adequate security measures. For
the purpose of these Regulations, the AOA is considered part of the Secured
Area.
Jet Blast - Answer: The exhaust thrust
from an aircraft jet
engine.
Landside - Answer: That portion of the airport to
which passengers and the
non-traveling public have
unrestricted access.
Law Enforcement
Officer - Answer: This includes, but is not
limited to, any Chicago Police
Officer or Aviation Security
Officer.
Light Gun
Signal - Answer: After losing radio communications, a
light used by air traffic control
personnel to communicate instructions
to a Driver who cannot be contacted
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, by radio.
Loss of
Separation - Answer: Is an occurrence or
operation that results in less than the
prescribed separation between Aircraft, or
between an Aircraft and a vehicle,
pedestrian, or object.
Markings and
Signs - Answer: Paint markings, traffic signs, guidance
signs and lights that are used on all
sections of the airport in order to
ensure safe and efficient movement of
aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians.
Marshaller/Guideman - Answer: Ground personnel who direct the
movement of aircraft. The Marshaller's
duties include directing aircraft using hand
signals to communicate with the aircraft
captain, or aircraft taxi maintenance
personnel.
Midway
Communications
Center (MCC) - Answer: Coordinates and dispatches
public safety and security
assets at Midway Airport.
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