The federal government introduced emergency measures Tuesday aimed toward making certain aviation security, together with the introduction of a system of assigning personnel to fixed runway method monitoring, following a collision between a Japan Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airways jet on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Jan. 2.

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will appoint personnel in control of fixed runway method monitoring at Haneda and 6 different airports to forestall runway incursions.

Additionally, beginning Monday, giving plane directions utilizing phrases equivalent to “No. 1” and “No. 2” was suspended in the interim at Haneda Airport, additionally as a part of the measures.

“No. 1,” for example, suggests the plane is subsequent in line to depart. The measure will probably be expanded to all home airports.

“Based mostly on the target information we have now at this level, we have now compiled security and safety measures that may be taken instantly to forestall an accident like the newest one from occurring once more,” Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito mentioned at a press convention after Tuesday’s Cupboard assembly.

A system is in place on the seven airports with numerous arrivals and departures to point runways in yellow and plane in pink on the management tower’s monitor screens when a runway incursion is detected by radar.

The system was performing usually on the time of the accident, however air visitors controllers have been unaware of the incursion. The ministry due to this fact determined to place personnel in control of fixed runway method monitoring on the seven airports.

It has been realized {that a} controller addressed the JCG plane as “No. 1,” suggesting the plane was subsequent in line to depart, when instructing it to proceed to a holding level outdoors the runway.

Since this will likely have led to a misunderstanding on the a part of the JCG airplane, the ministry decided that it was essential to make clear plane management directions concerning runway method.

On Monday, utilizing the phrases “No. 1” and “No. 2” was suspended in the interim at Haneda Airport. This will probably be prolonged to all home airports.

The emergency measures additionally included rising the brightness of the colour of indicators on the holding level in entrance of runways at Haneda and 7 different airports.

The ministry additionally introduced the institution of a panel to debate steps equivalent to strengthening security measures or introducing new initiatives. The primary assembly of the panel is predicted to be held as early as subsequent week.