(h) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the handling and storage of hazardous substances and materials that are acceptable to the Administrator. Shared-use airport means a U.S. Gov-ernment-owned airport that is co-lo-cated with an airport specified under 139.1(a) and at which portions of the movement areas and safety areas are shared by both parties. (i) Each airport subject to applicable FAA and Transportation Security Administration security regulations must ensure that instructions for response to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(7) of this section in the airport emergency plan are consistent with its approved airport security program. Code of Federal Regulations, 14 CFR, Part 139, Subpart A, Certification of Airports: General. Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Index determination. (i) One vehicle carrying the extinguishing agents as specified in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section; and. (c) The plan required by this section must address or include -. (4) Training of responding firefighting and emergency medical personnel on airport familiarization and communications. (b) For airports serving any air carrier operation when there is no control tower operating, a segmented circle, a landing strip indicator and a traffic pattern indicator must be installed around a wind cone for each runway with a right-hand traffic pattern. (f) The plan required by this section must contain provisions, to the extent practicable, for the rescue of aircraft accident victims from significant bodies of water or marsh lands adjacent to the airport that are crossed by the approach and departure flight paths of air carriers. Each aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle used to comply with Index B, C, D, or E requirements with a capacity of at least 500 gallons of water for foam production must be equipped with a turret. 41104(b). (4) Coordination of airport and control tower functions relating to emergency actions, as appropriate. (h) Each holder of a Class I Airport Operating Certificate must hold a full-scale airport emergency plan exercise at least once every 36 consecutive calendar months. Title 14 was last amended 2/10/2023. (1) Provide measures to alleviate or eliminate wildlife hazards to air carrier operations; (2) Be submitted to, and approved by, the Administrator prior to implementation; and. FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004; Amdt. (c) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the configuration and maintenance of safety areas acceptable to the Administrator. A body of water or marshland is significant if the area exceeds one-quarter square mile and cannot be traversed by conventional land rescue vehicles. (2) Assurance from the shipper that the cargo can be handled safely, including any special handling procedures required for safety. A description of public protection, as required under, 26. Duration: 12 min Test Available Operations/Maintenance (2) A description and date of any accidents or incidents in the movement areas and safety areas involving air carrier aircraft, a ground vehicle or a pedestrian. (b) For the purpose of Index determination, air carrier aircraft lengths are grouped as follows: (1) Index A includes aircraft less than 90 feet in length. Procedures for maintaining the paved areas, as required under, 11. (c) Prevent, insofar as it is within the airport's authority, interruption of visual and electronic signals of NAVAIDS. (b) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the maintenance and configuration of unpaved areas that are acceptable to the Administrator. (f) Each certificate holder must obtain a written confirmation once every 12 consecutive calendar months from each airport tenant fueling agent that the training required by paragraph (e) of this section has been accomplished. Average daily departures means the average number of scheduled departures per day of air carrier aircraft computed on the basis of the busiest 3 consecutive calendar months of the immediately preceding 12 consecutive calendar months. (c) Each certificate holder must, as a fueling agent, comply with, and require all other fueling agents operating on the airport to comply with, the standards established under paragraph (b) of this section and must perform reasonable surveillance of all fueling activities on the airport with respect to those standards. Procedures for airport condition reporting, as required under, 28. (d) Procedures for reduction in capability. (a) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must -, (1) Mark and, if appropriate, light in a manner authorized by the Administrator -. A description of the system for maintaining records, as required under, 9. This web site is designed for the current versions of (2) Two vehicles carrying an amount of water and the commensurate quantity of AFFF so the total quantity of water for foam production carried by all three vehicles is at least 4,000 gallons. (ii) One vehicle carrying an amount of water and the commensurate quantity of AFFF so the total quantity of water for foam production carried by both vehicles is at least 1,500 gallons. (b) The applicant meets the provisions of 139.103. We recommend you directly contact the agency responsible for the content in question. (a) Limit access to movement areas and safety areas only to those pedestrians and ground vehicles necessary for airport operations; (b) Establish and implement procedures for the safe and orderly access to and operation in movement areas and safety areas by pedestrians and ground vehicles, including provisions identifying the consequences of noncompliance with the procedures by all persons; (c) When an air traffic control tower is in operation, ensure that each pedestrian and ground vehicle in movement areas or safety areas is controlled by one of the following: (1) Two-way radio communications between each pedestrian or vehicle and the tower; (2) An escort with two-way radio communications with the tower accompanying any pedestrian or vehicle without a radio; or. A plan showing the runway and taxiway identification system, including the location and inscription of signs, runway markings, and holding position markings, as required under, 14. (b) This part applies to those portions of a joint-use or shared-use airport that are within the authority of a person serving passenger-carrying operations defined in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. Other extinguishing agent substitutions authorized by the Administrator may be made in amounts that provide equivalent firefighting capability. Twelve consecutive calendar months for self-inspection records, as required under 139.327. (2) Average daily departures of air carrier aircraft. In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must -. (1) One vehicle carrying the extinguishing agents as specified in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section; and. Such training at Class III airports must be completed within 12 consecutive calendar months after June 9, 2004. Manages the airside training program per 14 CFR Part 139.303. (iv) Ways to communicate effectively between personnel conducting wildlife control or observing wildlife hazards and the air traffic control tower. FAA.gov. Unscheduled operation means any common carriage passenger-carrying eCFR :: 14 CFR 139.203 -- Contents of Airport Certification Manual. (1) Such an arrangement is authorized by the Administrator; (2) A description of responsibilities and duties that will be assumed by an independent organization or designee is specified in the Airport Certification Manual; and. Such records must include, at a minimum, a description and date of training received. FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for aircraft rescue and firefighting and emergency medical equipment and training that are acceptable to the Administrator. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the marking, signs, and lighting systems, as required under, 15. (a) Provide for the collection and dissemination of airport condition information to air carriers. 139-26, 69 FR 31522, June 4, 2004, as amended by Amdt. An applicant for an Airport Operating Certificate is entitled to a certificate if -. (b) Each certificate holder must establish and maintain standards authorized by the Administrator for protecting against fire and explosions in storing, dispensing, and otherwise handling fuel (other than articles and materials that are, or are intended to be, aircraft cargo) on the airport. Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material All Historical Document Collections OMB Details Initial Certification of Airports, Reporting Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Air Transportation 139.205 Amendment of Airport Certification Manual. (Amended January 16, 2013). Each vehicle required under 139.317 must be equipped with two-way voice radio communications that provide for contact with at least -. There are Federal Register documents that will modify this content. The curriculum for initial and recurrent training must include at least the following areas: (1) Airport familiarization, including airport marking, lighting, and signs system. 139.1, Applicability Expands Part 139 applicability to non-certificated airports that serve scheduled small air carrier aircraft with 10-30 passenger seats Excludes heliports and airports operated by the U.S. Government Clarifies that Part 139 is not applicable to Alaskan airports during . (e) The training required in paragraph (b)(6) of this section must include at least the following: (1) At least one supervisor with each fueling agent must have completed an aviation fuel training course in fire safety that is authorized by the Administrator. (j) Methods and procedures. (7) Accident and incident. (k) The emergency plan required by this section must be submitted by each holder of a Class II, III, or IV Airport Operating Certificate no later than 24 consecutive calendar months after June 9, 2004. (3) Any other provisions of this part that the Administrator finds necessary to ensure safety in air transportation. No. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. January 1, 2020. and the requirements of Title 14 CFR part 139. (c) Each certificate holder must ensure that the Regional Airports Division Manager is provided a complete copy of its most current approved Airport Certification Manual, as specified under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, including any amendments approved under 139.205. (5) Self-inspection. (d) Maintenance. A grid map or other means of identifying locations and terrain features on and around the airport that are significant to emergency operations, 5. formatting. . (a) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must provide and maintain, for each runway and taxiway that is available for air carrier use, a safety area of at least the dimensions that -, (1) Existed on December 31, 1987, if the runway or taxiway had a safety area on December 31, 1987, and if no reconstruction or significant expansion of the runway or taxiway was begun on or after January 1, 1988; or. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, each certificate holder must provide on the airport, during air carrier operations at the airport, at least the rescue and firefighting capability specified for the Index required by 139.317 in a manner authorized by the Administrator. Each applicant for, or holder of, an Airport Operating Certificate must allow the Administrator to make any inspections, including unannounced inspections, or tests to determine compliance with 49 U.S.C. As a A separate drafting site In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must ensure that each object in each area within its authority that has been determined by the FAA to be an obstruction is removed, marked, or lighted, unless determined to be unnecessary by an FAA aeronautical study. (2) Provide procedures, such as a review of all appropriate utility plans prior to construction, for avoiding damage to existing utilities, cables, wires, conduits, pipelines, or other underground facilities. 1 CFR 1.1 Certificate holder means the holder of an Airport Operating Certificate issued under this part.