A320
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 224; Flight Crew Total 16202; Flight Crew Type 3422
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Airport; Procedure; Company Policy
Ramp had us stop on the RA bridge. The ramp controller did not understand the safety hazard of a potential evacuation on the bridge.
We were given clearance to taxi RA spot 1; monitor West Ramp. As we were taxiing across bridge we noticed another aircraft stopped just over the end of the bridge. We did not want to stop on bridge in case we would have to emergency evacuate the aircraft. We told the West Ramp controller; we would like to move as the aircraft in front of us moved and he would not give us clearance. We advised him we were moving just over the bridge and we would then stop. Our aircraft was never in any danger or close proximity of another aircraft while taxiing; but I wanted to write this to see if there is some other procedure we need to be following while in IAH. We were taught to never stop on the bridges in case of evacuation. This does not seem to be the case in IAH; I just want some clarification of this as for our SOP.
Air Carrier flight crew believes that stopping on a taxiway bridge is not safe due to the inability to evacuate should the need arise. The Ramp Controller does not seem to understand this logic.