Passenger Access Means Docking Indicator for Cabin Crew
AS7995
This SAE Aerospace Standard describes the system used by passenger boarding stairs (PBS) mobile passenger boarding ramps (PBS) and boarding bridges (PBB) to inform on-board cabin crew about the docking status of the PBS/PBR/PBB and whether it is positioned such that it is safe to open the aircraft door.
Current practice calls for the PBS/PBR/PBB operator to knock on the aircraft door to inform the cabin crew that it is safe to open the aircraft door.
New technologies being incorporated into PBS/PBR/PBB such as remote control systems and autonomous driving vehicles are entering the market. As such, new/updated controls and/or procedures are necessary to ensure continuing safe operations.
Rationale:
Current airline procedures typically require the presence of a person in the equipment docking to the aircraft to confirm the correctly docked status prior to the aircraft door being opened. State-of-the art, automated passenger boarding stairs (PBS), mobile passenger boarding ramps (PBR) and passenger boarding bridges (PBB) allow docking/mating at the aircraft without the need for anybody to be in the equipment. Therefore, the need for a standard for equipment to indicate its docked status at an aircraft to the on-board cabin crew.
Related Topics:
Ground support
Aircraft
Control systems
Doors
Interior lighting
Also known as: SAE AS 7995
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