A performance-verification reference for AGL systems — not whether the installation is physically correct, not how to keep it running, and not what's causing a fault, but whether the installed system electrically, functionally, photometrically, and integrally performs as required. Organized across 25 divisions spanning pre-commissioning readiness, component and system-level testing, factory and site acceptance, integration, performance, troubleshooting, documentation, handover, and advanced commissioning.
Master structure is complete across all 25 divisions (514 topics), and all 25 divisions are now published in full.
How this differs from the other references: the Inspection Handbook asks whether the installation is physically correct and in acceptable condition. The Maintenance Handbook documents how to keep an accepted system operational. The Troubleshooting Atlas diagnoses what's causing a failure. This manual asks a different question entirely — does the installed system electrically, functionally, photometrically, and integrally perform as required, from first energization through final handover.
The same AGL asset can appear in four different references for four different reasons. This manual sits at the commissioning stage — after installation, before the system is accepted into service.
Verification of equipment already in service — condition, alignment, and physical state against standard.
Electrical, functional, photometric, and system-integration proof that the installed system meets specification before acceptance.
The maintenance strategy and specific task that applies to an accepted, in-service asset.
Fault diagnosis and root-cause investigation once something has already gone wrong.
The 25 divisions follow a single lifecycle, from readiness review through to final handover — component and system testing form the bulk of the manual, bracketed by acceptance testing on either side.
Divisions 01–16 cover pre-commissioning readiness and component/system-level testing by equipment type. Divisions 17–20 cover acceptance testing, integration, and performance. Divisions 21–25 cover troubleshooting, documentation, handover, advanced commissioning, and test-equipment quality. Topic scope is set for every division; full procedure content is being published division by division.
Focus: Verify that the installation is ready for testing — before energization, before testing, before commissioning begins.
The core electrical-test division — insulation, continuity, earth, voltage, current, and cable testing across every AGL circuit.
Full CCR test and commissioning scope — input supply, output regulation, step transitions, protections, alarms, and remote/local control.
Visual, electrical, and acceptance testing for isolation transformers, from nameplate verification through loading and output.
Installation, alignment, optical, and operational testing for runway, taxiway, and approach lighting fixtures.
System-level commissioning for edge, threshold, end, centreline, touchdown-zone, and runway guard-light circuits.
Commissioning for taxiway edge, centreline, clearance-bar, exit, and rapid-exit taxiway lighting circuits.
Structural, electrical, and photometric commissioning of the complete approach lighting system.
Installation, alignment, calibration, and acceptance testing for PAPI and APAPI units.
Electrical, illumination, and message verification for airfield guidance signs.
Electrical, flashing-operation, and control testing across stop bars and runway guard lights.
Continuity, insulation, and termination testing across cables and connectors network-wide.
Earth-pit, electrode, conductor, and bonding verification across every earthed AGL asset.
SCADA, PLC, HMI, and ALCMS integration testing — remote monitoring, alarms, control interfaces, and interlocking.
How the complete system behaves in operation — switching logic, interlocks, sequencing, and failure response.
Intensity, beam alignment, colour, uniformity, and distribution testing across every lit asset type.
Pre-delivery witness testing at the manufacturer — electrical, functional, performance, and protection testing.
On-site witness testing following installation — integration, control, alarm, and photometric testing.
CCR-to-ALCMS, PLC, SCADA, and network integration — command/feedback, redundancy, and integrated emergency operation.
Whole-system performance verification against project specification, asset by asset.
Fault identification, isolation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and retesting during commissioning.
Every report, certificate, and record the commissioning process produces, through to the final dossier.
Final review, outstanding punch/snag closure, training verification, and handover certification.
LED performance, smart AGL systems, remote diagnostics, and cybersecurity checks for networked equipment.
Test equipment guides, calibration control, and the quality checks that keep every test result defensible.
Quick answers about the AGL Testing & Commissioning Manual and how its 25 divisions fit together.
The AGL Testing & Commissioning Manual is a performance-verification reference for AGL systems — not whether the installation is physically correct, not how to keep it running, and not what's causing a fault, but whether the installed system electrically, functionally, photometrically, and integrally performs as required. Organized across 25 divisions spanning pre-commissioning readiness, component and system-level testing, factory and site acceptance, integration, performance, troubleshooting, documentation, handover, and advanced commissioning.
The Inspection Handbook asks whether the installation is physically correct and in acceptable condition. The Maintenance Handbook documents how to keep an accepted system operational. The Troubleshooting Atlas diagnoses what is causing a failure. The Testing & Commissioning Manual asks a different question: does the installed system electrically, functionally, photometrically and integrally perform as required, from first energization through final handover?
Divisions 01–16 cover pre-commissioning readiness and component and system-level testing by equipment type. Divisions 17–20 cover acceptance testing, integration and performance. Divisions 21–25 cover troubleshooting, documentation, handover, advanced commissioning and test-equipment quality. The full list is: Division 01 — Pre-Commissioning Verification; Division 02 — Electrical Testing; Division 03 — CCR Testing & Commissioning; Division 04 — Isolation Transformer Testing & Commissioning; Division 05 — Airfield Lighting Fixture Testing; Division 06 — Runway Lighting System Commissioning; Division 07 — Taxiway Lighting System Commissioning; Division 08 — Approach Lighting System Commissioning; Division 09 — PAPI / APAPI Testing & Commissioning; Division 10 — Airfield Sign Testing & Commissioning; Division 11 — Stop Bar & Runway Guard Light Testing; Division 12 — Cable & Connector Testing; Division 13 — Earthing & Bonding Testing; Division 14 — Monitoring, Control & ALCMS Testing; Division 15 — Functional Testing; Division 16 — Photometric Testing; Division 17 — Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT); Division 18 — Site Acceptance Testing (SAT); Division 19 — System Integration Testing; Division 20 — Performance Acceptance Testing; Division 21 — Troubleshooting During Commissioning; Division 22 — Commissioning Documentation; Division 23 — Handover & Final Acceptance; Division 24 — Advanced Commissioning; Division 25 — Test Equipment, Calibration & Engineering Quality.
The 25 divisions follow a single lifecycle: 01 Pre-Commissioning, then 02–16 Component & System Testing, 17 FAT, 18 SAT, 19 System Integration, 20 Performance Acceptance, 21 Troubleshooting & Retesting, 22 Documentation, 23 Handover & Final Acceptance, 24 Advanced Commissioning and 25 Test Equipment & Quality. Component and system testing form the bulk of the manual, bracketed by acceptance testing on either side.
With Division 01 — Pre-Commissioning Verification, whose focus is to verify that the installation is ready for testing — before energization, before testing, before commissioning begins. Division 02 onward then covers the equipment-specific testing, starting with electrical testing.
Divisions 02–16 do: Division 02 — Electrical Testing (the core electrical-test division — insulation, continuity, earth, voltage, current, and cable testing across every AGL circuit); Division 03 — CCR Testing & Commissioning (full CCR test and commissioning scope — input supply, output regulation, step transitions, protections, alarms, and remote/local control); Division 04 — Isolation Transformer Testing & Commissioning (visual, electrical, and acceptance testing for isolation transformers, from nameplate verification through loading and output); Division 05 — Airfield Lighting Fixture Testing (installation, alignment, optical, and operational testing for runway, taxiway, and approach lighting fixtures); Division 06 — Runway Lighting System Commissioning (system-level commissioning for edge, threshold, end, centreline, touchdown-zone, and runway guard-light circuits); Division 07 — Taxiway Lighting System Commissioning (commissioning for taxiway edge, centreline, clearance-bar, exit, and rapid-exit taxiway lighting circuits); Division 08 — Approach Lighting System Commissioning (structural, electrical, and photometric commissioning of the complete approach lighting system); Division 09 — PAPI / APAPI Testing & Commissioning (installation, alignment, calibration, and acceptance testing for PAPI and APAPI units); Division 10 — Airfield Sign Testing & Commissioning (electrical, illumination, and message verification for airfield guidance signs); Division 11 — Stop Bar & Runway Guard Light Testing (electrical, flashing-operation, and control testing across stop bars and runway guard lights); Division 12 — Cable & Connector Testing (continuity, insulation, and termination testing across cables and connectors network-wide); Division 13 — Earthing & Bonding Testing (earth-pit, electrode, conductor, and bonding verification across every earthed AGL asset); Division 14 — Monitoring, Control & ALCMS Testing (SCADA, PLC, HMI, and ALCMS integration testing — remote monitoring, alarms, control interfaces, and interlocking); Division 15 — Functional Testing (how the complete system behaves in operation — switching logic, interlocks, sequencing, and failure response); Division 16 — Photometric Testing (intensity, beam alignment, colour, uniformity, and distribution testing across every lit asset type).
Division 17 (FAT) is pre-delivery witness testing at the manufacturer — electrical, functional, performance, and protection testing. Division 18 (SAT) is on-site witness testing following installation — integration, control, alarm, and photometric testing. FAT comes before SAT in the lifecycle, and both sit between component and system testing and the integration and performance divisions.
Division 19 — System Integration Testing: CCR-to-ALCMS, PLC, SCADA, and network integration — command/feedback, redundancy, and integrated emergency operation. Division 20 — Performance Acceptance Testing: whole-system performance verification against project specification, asset by asset. Division 21 — Troubleshooting During Commissioning: fault identification, isolation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and retesting during commissioning.
Division 22 — Commissioning Documentation: every report, certificate, and record the commissioning process produces, through to the final dossier. Division 23 — Handover & Final Acceptance: final review, outstanding punch/snag closure, training verification, and handover certification. Division 24 — Advanced Commissioning: LED performance, smart AGL systems, remote diagnostics, and cybersecurity checks for networked equipment.
Division 25 — Test Equipment, Calibration & Engineering Quality: test equipment guides, calibration control, and the quality checks that keep every test result defensible.
This manual tells you what to verify, test, and record at every stage. It doesn't teach you why each check exists or how the underlying engineering actually works.
Build the technical knowledge to understand electrical fundamentals, installation quality, test methodology, and photometric performance, and how every division connects into a single, defensible commissioning process.
Verify before energizing. Test with understanding. Commission with confidence.
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