AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEMS HAND SIGNALS
INDEX
SIGNAL
AAS–No
SIGNAL
AAS–No
BRAKES ON / OFF
AAS–1
READY TO REWIND
AAS–6
COMMENCE REWIND
AAS–7
REWIND BOTH SIDES
AAS–8
HOOK UP
AAS–2
REWIND ONLY ON SIDE INDICATED
AAS–9
HOOK DOWN
AAS–3
SLOW DOWN REWIND
AAS–10
PROCEED TO NEXT MARSHALLER
AAS–5
STOP
AAS–4
PULSATING HOOK
AAS–11
AAS–1
BRAKES ON / OFF
‘ON’ DAY:
Arms above head, open
palms and fingers raised with
palms toward aircraft, then fist
closed.
‘ON’ NIGHT:
Similar to day signal with
wands held as extension of
the arms and then crossed.
‘OFF’ DAY:
Reverse of above.
‘OFF’ NIGHT: Crossed
uncrossed.
wands,
then
Conforms to:
International Civil Aviation Organisation Signal
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–9
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–10
AAS–2
ARRESTING HOOK / TAILHOOK UP
DAY:
Right fist, thumb extended upward,
raised suddenly to meet horizontal
palm of left hand at chest level.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the hands.
Conforms to:
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–35
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–34
12D–1
AAS–3
ARRESTING HOOK / TAILHOOK DOWN
DAY:
Right fist, thumb extended downward,
lowered suddenly to meet horizontal
palm of left hand at waist level.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the hands.
Conforms to:
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–36
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–33
AAS–4
STOP
DAY:
Arms crossed above the head, palms
facing forward.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
Conforms to:
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–10
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–9
AAS–5
PROCEED TO NEXT MARSHALLER
DAY:
Right or left arm down, other arm
moved across the body and extended
to indicate direction to next
marshaller.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
Conforms to:
International Civil Aviation Organisation Signal
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–4
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–3
12D–2
AAS–6
READY TO REWIND OR STOP REWIND
DAY:
Arms above head held at 11 o’clock
and 1 o’clock with palms facing
forward.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
AAS–7
COMMENCE REWIND
DAY:
Arms above head held at 11 o’clock
and 1 o’clock with palms facing
forward and both arms moved
vertically downward.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
AAS–8
REWIND BOTH SIDES
DAY:
Arms above head held at 11 o’clock
and 1 o’clock with palms facing
forward and repeatedly moved
vertically upward-downward.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
12D–3
AAS–9
REWIND ONLY ON SIDE INDICATED
DAY:
Arms above head held at 11 o’clock
and 1 o’clock with palms facing
forward and arm on side of rewind
repeatedly moved vertically upwarddownward.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
AAS–10
SLOW DOWN REWIND
DAY:
Arms down with palms toward
ground, then moved up and down
between 9 o’clock and 7 o’clock
repeatedly.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held horizontally as extension of the
hands.
Conforms to:
International Civil Aviation Organisation Signal
NATO STANAG No. 3117 A–5
ASIC AIR STD 25/52A Annex A–5
AAS–11
PULSATING HOOK
DAY:
Right arm moved upward and
downward between 7 o’clock and 9
o’clock repeatedly.
NIGHT: Similar to the day signal with wands
held as extension of the arms.
12D–4