The administration of Sal Island / Amilcar Cabral, Praia / Nelson Mandela, Rabil / Aristides Pereira and Sao Pedro / Cesaria Evora is under the responsibility of ASA - Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Seguranca Aerea.
(See AD 2 for each aerodrome contact details)
All formalities required for customs, public health and similar procedures, will be carried out at all International Airports of Cabo Verde. The procedure will be in accordance with the provision of ICAO Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The particulars given on page GEN 1.3.1 should, however, be specially born in mind.
This notification may be made through aeronautical radio channels, if this method of communication is available, or by telegram.
If practice (clearance is given to an incoming aircraft by the health authority) has not been granted to the aircraft at the previous landing, contact between the other persons on the one hand the passengers and the crew on the other is avoided;
That cargo, baggage and mail are not removed from the aircraft except as provided in paragraph c) below:
Any foodstuffs of overseas origin, or any plant material are not removed from the aircraft except where local food is unobtainable. All food refuse, including peelings, cores, stones of fruit, etc. must be collected and return to the galley refuse container, the content of which should not be removed from the aircraft except for hygiene reasons, in which case they must be destroyed by burning or deep burial.
The grounds of each aerodrome are divided into two zones:
A public zone comprising the part of the aerodrome open to the public;
A restricted zone comprising of the rest of the aerodrome.
Access to the restricted zone is authorised only under conditions prescribed by the special rules governing the aerodrome.
The customs, police and health inspection offices and the premises assigned to transit traffic are normally only accessible to passengers or staff of the public authorities airlines personnel, and to authorised persons in the pursuit of their duties.
The movement of persons is having access to the restricted zone of the aerodromes is subject to the conditions prescribed by the air traffic regulations and the special rules laid down by the person responsible for the management of the aerodrome.
The movement of vehicles in the restricted zone is strictly limited to vehicles driven or used by persons carrying a traffic permit or an official card of admittance.
Drivers of vehicles, of whatever type, driving with confines of the aerodrome, must respect the direction of the traffic, the traffic signs and the posted speed limits and generally comply with the provisions of the highway code and with instructions given by the competent authorities.
Care and protection of aircraft, vehicles, equipment and goods for which the aerodrome facilities are used are not the responsibility of the State or any concessionaire who cannot be responsible for loss or damage which is not in-current through action by them or their agents.
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The aerodrome services are provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents:
- Annex 14 - Aerodrome, Volume I.
Differences to Annex 14 are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.
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Friction measuring device used and friction level below which the runway is declared slippery when it is wet.
The friction characteristics of wet runways is calibrated periodically by use of MU - Meter using self - wetting features on a clean surface with 1.0 millimetres water depth at 60 KM per hour speed.
The level selected for correction maintenance action - 0.52.
Macro texture measurements: sand patch method.
Information will be provided to pilots by ATS units regarding the presence of water in runway surfaces. The information will be provided to pilots by ATS units regarding the presence of water runway surfaces. The information will be “Runway Wet” whenever water is observed to exist the runway surfaces regards of thickness of water layer.
Cabo Verde’s international airports use the Global Reporting Format (GRF) which comprises an assessment by airport operation staff using a Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM) and the consequent assignment of a Runway Condition Code (RWYCC) ranging from 6 to 0. This code is complemented by a description of the surface contaminant based on type, depth and % coverage for each third of the runway. The code is based on the effect of the runway conditions on aircraft braking.
The outcome of the assessment and associated RWYCC are transmitted using a Runway Condition Report (RCR) forwarded to ATS and the AIS for dissemination to pilots. The pilots will use RWYCC to determine their aircraft’s performance by correlating the code with performance data provided by the aircraft’s manufacturer. This will help pilots to correctly carry out their landing and take - off performance calculations for wet or contaminated runways.
The assessment process of assigning a RWYCC, starts with the identification of a contaminant, that determines the RWYCC and whether it must be reported or not. Based on all other information available, the RWYCC can be downgraded or upgraded accordingly to the GRF procedures.
The scale GOOD, GOOD TO MEDIUM, MEDIUM, MEDIUM TO POOR, POOR and LESS THAN POOR, should be used by the flight crew to characterize perceived braking action and lateral control of the aeroplane during the landing operations. When an aerodrome receives pilot reports indicating a braking action perceived as worse than that being reported, the aerodrome operator should consider reassessing the runway surface conditions. RWYCC 0 through 6 is mapped to this terminology in the RCAM and describe a consistent runway surface condition in relation to its effect on aircraft braking performance and lateral control. The RCAM correlates the RWYCC and the aircraft braking action which the flight crew should expect for each value of the RWYCC.
The aerodrome operator reports the runway surface condition on every third of the runway using a RCR. The report includes a RWYCC using the numbers 0 to 6, the contaminant’s coverage and depth, and a description, which in Cabo Verde’s climate can be:
DRY
WET
STANDING WATER (water of depth greater than 3 millimetres)
A standard instrument will be used to measure the water on runways as part of the runway condition assessment.
By international agreement depth information is given in millimetres representing the mean of readings obtained for each third of the total runway length.
Information on aerodrome surface conditions at Cabo Verde’s International Airports is available form the following sources:
RTF between ATS and aircraft operators
SNOWTAM.