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title: "CS HPT-DSN.F.560 Touchdown and lift-off area perimeter marking — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Heliport Design (CS-HPT-DSN) — Issue 1, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
description: "The safety objective of the touchdown and lift-off area perimeter marking is to provide to the pilot a clear indication of a TLOF."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-hpt-dsn/chapter-f-visual-aids/cs-hpt-dsn-f-560"
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# CS HPT-DSN.F.560 Touchdown and lift-off area perimeter marking

Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Heliport Design (CS-HPT-DSN) — Issue 1 · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CS HPT-DSN.F.560 Touchdown and lift-off area perimeter marking

(a) The safety objective of the touchdown and lift-off area perimeter [marking](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/marking) is to provide to the pilot a clear indication of a TLOF.

(b) Applicability: When the perimeter of the TLOF is not self-evident, a TLOF perimeter marking should be displayed on a TLOF located in a FATO.

(c) Location: Where provided, the TLOF perimeter marking should be located along the edge of the TLOF.

(d) Characteristics: A TLOF perimeter marking should consist of a continuous white line with a width of at least 30 cm.

IR · CS HPT-DSN.F.560 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2019/012/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER F — VISUAL AIDS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-hpt-dsn/chapter-f-visual-aids)

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.