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CRITICAL RESCUE FIREFIGHTING ACCESS AREA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

The rectangular area surrounding any given runway.

OBS

Its width extends 150 m outward from each side of the runway centreline and its length is 1000 m beyond each runway end.

OBS

critical rescue and fire-fighting access area; CRFAA: term and definition officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
DEF

Zone rectangulaire entourant toute piste d'atterrissage et décollage.

OBS

Elle s'étend à 150 mètres de part et d'autre de la ligne médiane de la piste et excède de 1000 mètres chaque extrémité.

OBS

zone d'accès critique des véhicules de sauvetage et d'intervention; zone d'accès critique : termes et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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