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# ADR.OR.D.027 Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

ANNEX III — Organisation Requirements (Part-ADR.OR) · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## ADR.OR.D.027 Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

(a) As part of its management system, the [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) shall establish, implement and lead safety programmes to promote and enhance safety, including [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) safety, and the exchange of safety-relevant information with all relevant organisations that operate or provide services at the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome). The aerodrome operator shall review, at least on an annual basis, the effectiveness of its safety programmes.

(b) As part of the safety programmes referred to in point (a), the aerodrome operator shall:

(1) establish, lead and be responsible for the functioning of the local runway safety team and other aerodrome safety committees;

(2) request all relevant organisations that operate or provide services at the aerodrome to participate in the local runway safety team and in other aerodrome safety committees through nominated representatives that have appropriate and suitable operational expertise, relevant to the subject of the local runway safety team or the aerodrome safety committee(s) respectively.

(c) The aerodrome operator shall ensure that:

(1) the local runway safety team and the other aerodrome safety committees regularly convene meetings, the frequency of which shall be determined based \[at least] on:

(i) the [aerodrome traffic density](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-traffic-density-1);

(ii) the complexity of the aerodrome layout;

(iii) the type of operations;

(iv) the safety occurrences at the aerodrome and the potential risks identified from their analysis;

(2) proposals and actions of the local runway safety team and the other aerodrome safety committees are recorded in an action plan and followed up to ensure their implementation in a timely manner.

(d) The local runway safety team and the other aerodrome safety committees shall:

(1) support the identification and multidisciplinary review of local safety issues, especially with regard to runway safety;

(2) propose possible mitigating measures and relevant action plans to be implemented by the organisations concerned to enhance safety;

(3) consider the need to develop regular local safety awareness campaigns and joint training programmes for the personnel of all relevant organisations.

(e) The aerodrome operator shall establish and implement a procedure or procedures to ensure the implementation of points (a) to (d).

IR · ADR.OR.D.027 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1400 · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ADR.OR.D.027(a);(b)(2) Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

COMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL [RUNWAY](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) SAFETY TEAM

Participation should include representatives with direct involvement in runway operations at the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome), including, but not limited to:

(a) aerodrome operations;

(b) aerodrome engineering and maintenance;

(c) [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) providers;

(d) [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) operators that operate at the aerodrome;

(e) aerodrome rescue and firefighting services;

(f) aerodrome wildlife management;

(g) organisation(s) responsible for the provision of AMS, if established.

AMC · AMC1 ADR.OR.D.027(a) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC2 ADR.OR.D.027(a);(b)(2) Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

COMPOSITION OF THE [AERODROME](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) SAFETY COMMITTEE(S)

(a) The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) should establish (a) [Manoeuvring area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/manoeuvring-area)/[Apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron) Safety Committee(s).

(b) Participation should include, but not limited to representatives of:

(1) [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) operators that operate at the aerodrome;

(2) ground handling service providers;

(3) aerodrome rescue and firefighting services;

(4) aerodrome operations;

(5) aerodrome wildlife management;

(6) aerodrome maintenance;

(7) [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) provider(s); and

(8) organisation(s) responsible for the provision of AMS, if established.

AMC · AMC2 ADR.OR.D.027(a) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ADR.OR.D.027(d)(1);(d)(2) Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

TASKS OF THE LOCAL [RUNWAY](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) SAFETY TEAM

(a) The local runway safety team should support the [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) in reducing the safety risk of issues related to runway safety, including but not limited to the following:

(1) runway incursion;

(2) runway excursion;

(3) runway confusion;

(4) suspension or closure of runway operations; and

(5) infringements of the lower airspace inside the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) or in the vicinity of the aerodrome perimeter by unauthorised UAS.

(b) The local runway safety team should support the aerodrome operator in assessing the need for the establishment of hot spots at the aerodrome and the review of the relevant entries of the [aeronautical information publication (AIP)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeronautical-information-publication) for [accuracy](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accuracy).

(c) The local runway safety team should:

(1) monitor the number, type, and the severity of runway safety occurrences;

(2) support the aerodrome operator in disseminating safety recommendations delivered from accident and incident investigation authorities as well as other relevant lessons learnt e.g. from operational experience and best risk-mitigation practices; and

(3) ensure sharing of good practices to prevent runway safety events.

(d) The local runway safety team should assist the aerodrome operator:

(1) in verifying that the communications between air traffic controllers or other [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) personnel, pilots, and vehicle drivers are satisfactory, or if any improvements are required;

(2) in assessing on a regular basis in different weather and light conditions whether the [visual aids](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/visual-aids) at all runway entrances are adequate, correctly located, and understandable by all parties concerned, with no possible ambiguity of their meaning, or in identifying potential aerodrome design issues.

(e) The local runway team should provide advice to the aerodrome operator, prior to the implementation of changes to the aerodrome [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area), new practices, and procedures to identify any potential for runway safety events.

AMC · AMC1 ADR.OR.D.027(d)(1) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC2 ADR.OR.D.027(d)(1);(d)(2) Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

TASKS OF THE [AERODROME](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) SAFETY COMMITTEES

The [Manoeuvring area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/manoeuvring-area)/[Apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron) Safety Committee(s) should:

(a) receive and evaluate reports on operational safety issues;

(b) receive reports and statistical information on accidents and incidents, and propose solutions;

(c) advise on manoeuvring area/apron safety issues such as:

(1) promotion of apron safety discipline;

(2) FOD prevention;

(3) developing measures for safe operations;

(4) considering actions to resolve manoeuvring area/apron safety problems;

(5) apron equipment issues;

(6) adherence to airside driving rules;

(7) new and/or updated safety instructions;

(8) methods to develop and promote apron safety awareness initiatives;

(9) snow and [ice](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ice) control issues;

(10) proposed aerodrome works;

(11) proposed changes/developments to the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area);

(12) standard operating procedures, etc.

AMC · AMC2 ADR.OR.D.027(d)(1) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ADR.OR.D.027(e) Safety programmes and aerodrome safety committees

TASKS OF THE [AERODROME](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) SAFETY COMMITTEES

The aerodrome safety committee may consider implementing a safety stack or a similar collaborative safety programme with the aim of improving the safety of operations, reducing the number of accidents and incidents at the aerodrome, enhancing communication among aerodrome users and with the [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator), and improving the safety and reporting culture among aerodrome users.

\[applicable from 27 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/009/R]

GM · GM1 ADR.OR.D.027(e) — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2025/009/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART D — MANAGEMENT — AERODROME OPERATORS (ADR.OR.D)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/organisation-requirements-part-adr-or/subpart-d)

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.