The scope of this SAE Recommended Practice covers specialized internal combustion engine powered equipment used in support of aircraft operations. The equipment may be self-propelled, truck mounted, trailer mounted, skid mounted or stationary. It does not include construction equipment or equipment designed primarily for operation on highways or within factories or building areas.NOTE: Equivalent methodology is provided in (CEN) EN 1915-4, Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 4: Noise measurement methods and reduction, to be used for measurements conforming to the EU Machinery Directive ARP1801A has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE five-year review policy.

Air transport engineering, Aircraft ground servicing, Air transport, Occupational safety, Equipment safety, Safety measures, Vibration effects (human body), Vibration control, Vibration measurement, Vibration, Transmittance, Wave properties and phenomena, Type testing, Verification

Aircraft ground servicing, Air transport engineering, Aerospace transport, Health and safety requirements, Safety measures, Occupational safety, Vibration effects (human body), Vibration control, Vibration measurement, Vibration, Transmittance, Wave properties and phenomena, Type testing, Verification

Air transport engineering, Aircraft ground servicing, Air transport, Airports, Aircraft components, Sound intensity, Machine noise, Noise (environmental), Environment (working), Working conditions (physical), Acoustic measurement, Noise control (acoustic), Occupational safety, Acoustics