AGL Essentials - ICAO
Operations & Regulatory

AGL Essentials - ICAO

The AGL Essential online course introduces to the requirements of airfield lighting and a general overview of AGL products/systems applications (i.e. characteristics, features and functionality).


It goes over the international standards and explains the principles of maintenance and safety. 


At the end of the training, participant should be able to: 

  • Provide an introduction to the requirements of airfield lighting 

  • Give a general overview of AGL products & systems (i.e. characteristics, features and functionality) 

  • Introduce the relevant international standards 

  • Explain the principles of AGL maintenance and safety 

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Course content

    • TalentCraft unit 1. Introduction to Airfield Ground Lighting
      • TalentCraft unit 1.0. AGL Definition
      • TalentCraft unit 1.1. Airport layout
      • TalentCraft unit 1.2. Runway designations
      • TalentCraft unit 1.3. Airfield layout
      • TalentCraft unit 1.4. Overview of airport regulations
      • TalentCraft unit 1.5. Airside Operational Conditions
      • TalentCraft unit 1.6. Airfield marking
    • TalentCraft unit 2. Lighting principles
      • TalentCraft unit Overview of AGL system constituents
    • TalentCraft unit 3. Airfield primary series circuits
      • TalentCraft unit 3.1. Series circuit use in AGL
      • TalentCraft unit 3.2. Series circuit components
      • TalentCraft unit 3.3. Series circuit calculations
    • TalentCraft unit 4. Constant Current Regulators
      • TalentCraft unit 4.1 CCR components & basic operation
      • TalentCraft unit 4.2 CCR size dimensioning basics
    • TalentCraft unit 5. Approach systems introduction
      • TalentCraft unit 5.1 Simple approach systems
      • TalentCraft unit 5.2 CAT I/II/III approach systems
      • TalentCraft unit 5.3 Sequential flashing systems
      • TalentCraft unit 5.4 Approach photometry, setting & installation
    • TalentCraft unit 6. Runway
      • TalentCraft unit 6.1 Runway applications color & photometry
      • TalentCraft unit 6.2 Runway threshold, centreline and end
      • TalentCraft unit 6.3 RETILs, HST and RWSL
    • TalentCraft unit 7. Precision Approach Path Indicators
      • TalentCraft unit 7.1 PAPI Light units
      • TalentCraft unit 7.2 PAPI location without ILS
      • TalentCraft unit 7.3 Additional siting constraints & circuitry
      • TalentCraft unit 7.4 PAPI Angles Check & calibration
    • TalentCraft unit 8. Taxiway
      • TalentCraft unit 8.1 Taxiway lighting applications
      • TalentCraft unit 8.2 Taxiway edge and guidance signs
    • TalentCraft unit 11. ALCMS
      • TalentCraft unit ILCMS
    • TalentCraft unit 10. Maintenance Concepts
    • TalentCraft unit 9. Survey & installation
      • TalentCraft unit 9.1 Design, survey and civil infrastructure
      • TalentCraft unit 9.2 Electrical installation
      • TalentCraft unit 9.3 AGL equipment installation & frangibility
    • TalentCraft unit 12. AGL Lifecycle
    • TalentCraft unit 13. Airfield Safety
      • TalentCraft unit 13.1 Airfield safety USA & Canada
      • TalentCraft unit 13.2 Lock-out/Tag-out
      • TalentCraft unit 13.3 Understanding electrical hazards
      • TalentCraft unit 13.4 Mechanisms behind electrical hazards
      • TalentCraft unit 13.5 Airfield electrical hazards
      • TalentCraft unit 13.6 Risk mitigation and dealing with accident
    • AGL Essentials test
    • Survey online AGL Essentials