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318 - ATPL Question Bank in English - Which statement correctly applies the current Air OPS contaminated-runway definition and AMC?

Question 318 - Operational Procedures - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

A runway is contaminated only when more than 10% of its total area is visibly damp.
Only coverage of more than 25% of the whole runway by water deeper than 5 mm can qualify.
A significant portion is more than 25% of one runway third’s usable area covered by applicable runway-surface contamination descriptors.
Contamination can qualify only if more than half the whole runway is covered by melted snow equivalent to more than 1 mm of water.

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