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title: "CS ADR-DSN.R.860 Non-load-bearing surfaces — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
description: "Shoulders for taxiways, runway turn pads, holding bays and aprons, and other non-load-bearing surfaces which cannot readily be distinguished from…"
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# CS ADR-DSN.R.860 Non-load-bearing surfaces

Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7 · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CS ADR-DSN.R.860 Non-load-bearing surfaces

(a) Shoulders for taxiways, [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) turn pads, holding bays and aprons, and other non-load-bearing surfaces which cannot readily be distinguished from load-bearing surfaces and which, if used by [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), might result in damage to the aircraft, should have the boundary between such areas and the load-bearing surface marked by a taxi side stripe [marking](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/marking).

(b) A taxi side stripe marking should consist of a pair of solid lines, each 15 cm wide and spaced 15 cm apart, and the same colour as the [taxiway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/taxiway) centre line marking.

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IR · CS ADR-DSN.R.860 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2016/027/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER R — VISUAL AIDS FOR DENOTING RESTRICTED USE AREAS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-r-visual-aids-for-denoting-restricted-use)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.