CAP 637 Visual Aids Handbook - Issue 2

A Compendium of Visual Aids Intended for the Guidance of Pilots and Personnel Engaged in the Handling of Aircraft

Author:

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £17.00

'CAP 637: Visual Aids Handbook - Issue 2' provides pilots and ground personnel engaged in the handling of aircraft with a general description of the purpose and meaning of visual aids that are typically displayed at aerodromes in the United Kingdom licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority. However, it is not intended to provide an assurance that the visual cues provided by a visual aid are correct or appropriate for a given flight operation.

Contents:

• Foreword

• Chapter 1 - Aeronautical Ground Lighting

• Chapter 2 - Surface Markings

• Chapter 3 - Signs

• Chapter 4 - Visual Docking Guidance Systems

• Chapter 5 - Obstacle Lighting and Markings

• Chapter 6 - Aerodrome Signals

• Chapter 7 - Visual Aids Specific to Helicopter Operations.

This document is not to be used to design or specify visuals aids for the purpose of aerodrome licensing. Licensing criteria, which include the technical specifications and display patterns of aeronautical ground visual aids, are contained in 'CAP 168 Licensing of Aerodromes' (ISBN 9780117921931, available below).

Extent	68 pages	ISBN	9780117908444
Size	tbc	Price	£17.00
Format	Spiral bound	Published	31 May 2007
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