What is the role of the AVOP in preventing runway incursions?

• A. It provides training and certification to operators to understand airside safety rules and to maintain safe incursion avoidance
• B. It sets speed limits on runways
• C. It manages weather reports
• D. It schedules flight crews

Answer: (A)

The role of AVOP is to train and certify operators so they understand airside safety rules and can help prevent incursions onto the movement area. With AVOP training, operators learn how to move safely on aprons, taxiways, and near runways, including access controls, hold-short procedures, proper radio communication, and following ATC instructions. This knowledge directly reduces the risk of a runway incursion by ensuring every vehicle operator knows when clearance is required, how to yield to aircraft, and how to navigate routes without conflicting with flight operations.

The other items aren’t part of AVOP responsibilities. Speed limits on runways are set by airport operations or ATC, not by AVOP. Weather reports are provided by meteorological services, and flight crew scheduling is handled by airlines or operators, not by the vehicle operator certification.