Course content
This course covers the following topics:
- The importance of, and key principles for, airport pavement maintenance.
- ICAO requirements and guidance materials for pavement maintenance.
- The purpose of, and methods for, inspecting and assessing the condition of airport pavements.
- How the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) works.
- Common maintenance activities, including those specific to rigid and flexible pavements.
- What is pavement rehabilitation and when may it be required?
- Key considerations and strategies when rehabilitating airport pavements.
- The importance of maintaining airport pavement surface friction.
- Key strategies for assessing and managing runway surface friction – inspections, friction testing, and treatments.
- The risk posed by, and potential sources of, foreign object debris (FOD).
- Key elements of a FOD management program.
- Strategies for reducing pavement generated FOD.









