What does 'hold-short' require pilots to do?

What does 'hold-short' require pilots to do?

• A. Call ATC and proceed slowly
• B. Stop before entering a runway or crossing a taxiway line until cleared
• C. Continue taxiing after clearance
• D. Stop only on the runway

Answer: (B)

Hold-short is an instruction to stop before a boundary and not cross into a runway or onto a runway-crossing taxiway until you’ve been given explicit clearance to proceed. You should pause on the taxiway side of the hold-short marking and wait for ATC to say you may cross or enter the runway. This creates a controlled boundary so traffic on the runway and traffic taxiing elsewhere don’t collide. If ATC clears you to cross or to line up and wait, only then may you move past the hold-short line.

Hold-short is an instruction to stop before a boundary and not cross into a runway or onto a runway-crossing taxiway until you’ve been given explicit clearance to proceed. You should pause on the taxiway side of the hold-short marking and wait for ATC to say you may cross or enter the runway. This creates a controlled boundary so traffic on the runway and traffic taxiing elsewhere don’t collide. If ATC clears you to cross or to line up and wait, only then may you move past the hold-short line.