(3) Procedures to ensure qualified personnel perform the inspections. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuously updated online version of the CFR. (7) Procedures for removing disabled aircraft, including, to the extent practical, the name, location, and telephone numbers of agencies with aircraft removal responsibilities or capabilities. (b) Maintain records required under this part as follows: (1) Personnel training. Such personnel must be trained prior to initial performance of rescue and firefighting duties and receive recurrent instruction every 12 consecutive calendar months. (1) Any limitation that the Administrator finds necessary to ensure safety in air transportation. (4) A description of wildlife hazards to air carrier operations. Each vehicle required under 139.317 must be equipped with two-way voice radio communications that provide for contact with at least -. 139.323 Traffic and wind direction indicators. (b) Each certificate holder must maintain its safety areas as follows: (1) Each safety area must be cleared and graded and have no potentially hazardous ruts, humps, depressions, or other surface variations. (2) Any fraudulent or intentionally false entry in any record or report that is required to be made, kept, or used to show compliance with any requirement under this part. If the required Index level of capability is not restored within 48 hours, the airport operator, unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, must limit air carrier operations on the airport to those compatible with the Index corresponding to the remaining operative rescue and firefighting equipment. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the marking, signs, and lighting systems, as required under, 15. Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Index determination. (7) Unresolved wildlife hazards as identified in accordance with 139.337. Equip personnel with sufficient resources needed to comply with the requirements of Title 14 CFR part 139. (3) The independent organization or designee prepares records required under this part in sufficient detail to assure the certificate holder and the Administrator of adequate compliance with the Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part. FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the lighting of obstructions that are acceptable to the Administrator. Each aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle responding to an emergency on the airport must be equipped with, or have available through a direct communications link, the North American Emergency Response Guidebook published by the U.S. Department of Transportation or similar response guidance to hazardous materials/dangerous goods incidents. (i) Personnel. Title: Safety Enhancements to 14 CFR part 139, Certification of Airports. view historical versions There are Federal Register documents that will modify this content. Experienced Airport Operations Specialist.Ensures compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14CFR Part 139) by conducting inspections of runways, taxiways, ramps and other. 139.341 Identifying, marking, and lighting construction and other unserviceable areas. This training must be completed prior to the initial performance of such duties and at least once every 12 consecutive calendar months. Search & Navigation Certificate holder means the holder of an Airport Operating Certificate issued under this part. (4) Fueling personnel training. (2) On the Regional Airports Division Manager's own initiative, if the Regional Airports Division Manager determines that safety in air transportation requires the amendment. Each current exemption issued to the airport from the requirements of this part, 3. 14 CFR PART 139. The following are definitions of terms used in this part: AFFF means aqueous film forming foam agent. Source Unscheduled operation means any common carriage passenger-carrying Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Equipment and agents. Docket No. (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. (2) Bomb incidents, including designation of parking areas for the aircraft involved; (4) Fires at fuel farms or fuel storage areas; (6) Hazardous materials/dangerous goods incidents; (7) Sabotage, hijack incidents, and other unlawful interference with operations; (8) Failure of power for movement area lighting; and. Organization and Purpose (5) Instrument landing system (ILS) critical area markings. Each aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle that is required to carry dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent for compliance with the Index requirements of this section must meet one of the following minimum discharge rates for the equipment installed: (1) Dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent through a hand line - 5 pounds per second. No. (3) Airport fueling agent inspection. 139-27, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16, 2013]. Unscheduled operation means any common carriage passenger-carrying operation for compensation or hire, using aircraft designed for at least 31 passenger seats, conducted by an air carrier for which the departure time, departure location, and arrival location are specifically negotiated with the customer or the customer's representative. (a) Marking. Also, unlike many non-certificated airports that simply broadcast messages warning pilots of "deer and waterfowl in the vicinity of the airport," many part 139 airports must also have a wildlife . [Doc. (9) Water rescue situations, as appropriate. (a) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must maintain and promptly repair the surface of each gravel, turf, or other unpaved runway, taxiway, or loading ramp and parking area on the airport that is available for air carrier use as follows: (1) No slope from the edge of the full-strength surfaces downward to the existing terrain must be steeper than 2:1. Procedures for obstruction removal, marking, or lighting, as required under, 24. Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUBCHAPTER G - AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS PART 139 - CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS Subpart C - Airport Certification Manual 139.203 Contents of Airport Certification Manual. This contact form is only for website help or website suggestions. (ii) When requested by the Administrator, demonstrate compliance with the response requirements specified in this section. (a) Provide sufficient and qualified personnel to comply with the requirements of its Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part. (2) One of the following taxiway lighting systems: (4) Approach lighting that meets the specifications for takeoff and landing minimums, as authorized by the Administrator, for each runway, unless provided and/or maintained by an entity other than the certificate holder. (i) Designation of personnel responsible for implementing the procedures; (ii) Provisions to conduct physical inspections of the aircraft movement areas and other areas critical to successfully manage known wildlife hazards before air carrier operations begin; (iii) Wildlife hazard control measures; and. (4) Snow piled or drifted on or near movement areas contrary to 139.313. 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. Procedures for wildlife hazard management, as required under, 27. (ii) 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 3,000 gallons. (a) An applicant or a certificate holder may petition the Administrator under 14 CFR part 11, General Rulemaking Procedures, of this chapter for an exemption from any requirement of this part. (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. (e) As appropriate, comply with the following training requirements of this part: (1) 139.319, Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Operational requirements; (2) 139.321, Handling and storage of hazardous substances and materials; (4) 139.329, Pedestrians and Ground Vehicles; (5) 139.337, Wildlife hazard management; and. (a) Under 139.3, the Regional Airports Division Manager may amend any Airport Certification Manual approved under this part, either -. Such procedures must ensure personnel are trained, as specified under 139.303, and receive initial and recurrent instruction every 12 consecutive calendar months in at least the following areas: (i) Airport familiarization, including airport signs, marking and lighting. The location of each obstruction required to be lighted or marked within the airport's area of authority, 6. 139.203 Contents of Airport Certification Manual. (c) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the configuration and maintenance of safety areas acceptable to the Administrator. Amendment of Airport Certification Manual. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44706, 44709, 44719. Such alternate compliance must be described in the ACM and must include: (1) Pre-arranged firefighting and emergency medical response procedures, including agreements with responding services. (b) Increase in Index. user convenience only and is not intended to alter agency intent (4) Any alteration, for a fraudulent purpose, of any certificate or approval issued under this part. FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004, unless otherwise noted. (c) Except as provided in 139.319(c), if there are five or more average daily departures of air carrier aircraft in a single Index group serving that airport, the longest aircraft with an average of five or more daily departures determines the Index required for the airport. (b) Each certificate holder must provide the following: (1) Equipment for use in conducting safety inspections of the airport; (2) Procedures, facilities, and equipment for reliable and rapid dissemination of information between the certificate holder's personnel and air carriers; and. (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. 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. The official, published CFR, is updated annually and available below under Affected Public: A total of 256,000 people would . (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. In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must -. (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. Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUBCHAPTER G - AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS PART 139 - CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS Subpart D - Operations 139.319 Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Operational requirements. 139.329 Pedestrians and ground vehicles. (iv) Emergency communications systems on the airport, including fire alarms. Please do not provide confidential (g) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for wildlife hazard management at airports that are acceptable to the Administrator. The FAA uses this authority to issue requirements for the certification and operation of certain airports that service commercial air carriers. (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. (vii) Emergency aircraft evacuation assistance. Such records must be maintained for 24 consecutive calendar months after completion of training. (3) Airport communications, including radio communication between the air traffic control tower and personnel, use of the common traffic advisory frequency if there is no air traffic control tower or the tower is not in operation, and procedures for reporting unsafe airport conditions. (h) Extinguishing agent substitutions. Enhanced content is provided to the user to provide additional context. (c) Train all persons who access movement areas and safety areas and perform duties in compliance with the requirements of the Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part. (2) All rescue and firefighting personnel are properly trained to perform their duties in a manner authorized by the Administrator. (c) The plan required by this section must address or include -. (6) Movement areas and safety areas training. (2) Federal Docket Management System, as specified under 14 CFR part 11. A description of the system for maintaining records, as required under, 9. Each certificate holder must provide and maintain lighting systems for air carrier operations when the airport is open at night, during conditions below visual flight rules (VFR) minimums, or in Alaska, during periods in which a prominent unlighted object cannot be seen from a distance of 3 statute miles or the sun is more than six degrees below the horizon. (h) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the handling and storage of hazardous substances and materials that are acceptable to the Administrator. (a) This part prescribes rules governing the certification and operation of airports in any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States serving any -, (1) Scheduled passenger-carrying operations of an air carrier operating aircraft configured for more than 9 passenger seats, as determined by the regulations under which the operation is conducted or the aircraft type certificate issued by a competent civil aviation authority; and. (2) Dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent through a turret - 16 pounds per second. (3) Special areas for storage of hazardous materials while on the airport. (a) No person shall make or cause to be made: (1) Any fraudulent or intentionally false statement on any application for a certificate or approval under this part. (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. site when drafting amendatory language for Federal regulations: (4) Fire stations, as specified in the airport emergency plan. 1. 139.217 14 CFR Ch. A separate drafting site During air carrier operations with only aircraft shorter than the Index aircraft group required by paragraph (a) of this section, the certificate holder may reduce the rescue and firefighting to a lower level corresponding to the Index group of the longest air carrier aircraft being operated. Airport certification manual b. (3) As authorized by the Administrator, become a part of the Airport Certification Manual. (x) Aircraft cargo hazards, including hazardous materials/dangerous goods incidents. FAA-2010-0247, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16, 2013], (a) No person may operate an airport subject to this part unless that person adopts and complies with an Airport Certification Manual, as required under this part, that -. (b) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must ensure that a wildlife hazard assessment is conducted when any of the following events occurs on or near the airport: (1) An air carrier aircraft experiences multiple wildlife strikes; (2) An air carrier aircraft experiences substantial damage from striking wildlife. Each vehicle required under 139.317 must -, (1) Have a flashing or rotating beacon and. (a) Prepare and submit an application, in a form and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to the Regional Airports Division Manager. Certain operations by air carriers that conduct public charter operations under 14 CFR part 380 are covered by the statutory requirements to operate to and from part 139 airports. (2) The requirements of the Airport Certification Manual, as specified under 139.203. 49 CFR 172.101 (k) Emergency access roads. 49 U.S.C. Part 139 Final Rule SUBPART A GENERAL. (3) Immediately after an accident or incident. (3) Each safety area must be capable under dry conditions of supporting snow removal and aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment and of supporting the occasional passage of aircraft without causing major damage to the aircraft. Duties Performs multiple, varying and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager. (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. A record for each individual must be maintained for 24 consecutive months after the termination of an individual's access to movement areas and safety areas. An applicant for an Airport Operating Certificate is entitled to a certificate if -. (3) Furnish the applicable portions of the approved Airport Certification Manual to airport personnel responsible for its implementation. FAR). A description of any approved exemption to aircraft rescue and firefighting requirements, as authorized under, 18. (2) If the airport is located in a geographical area subject to prolonged temperatures below 33 degrees Fahrenheit, the vehicles must be provided with cover or other means to ensure equipment operation and discharge under freezing conditions. I (1-1-03 Edition) (c) Furnish the applicable portions of the approved airport certification spec-ifications to the airport personnel re-sponsible for their implementation; (d) Make the copy required by para-graph (b) of this section available for inspection by the Administrator upon request; and (e) When the Administrator determines that a wildlife hazard management plan is needed, the certificate holder must formulate and implement a plan using the wildlife hazard assessment as a basis. (5) Self-inspection. Such training at Class III airports must be completed within 12 consecutive calendar months after June 9, 2004. (6) Malfunction of any lighting system, holding position signs, or ILS critical area signs required by 139.311. As a (3) Taxiway edge markings, as appropriate. eCFR :: 14 CFR Part 139 -- Certification of Airports (FAR Part 139) eCFR The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 14 Displaying title 14, up to date as of 2/22/2023. Each certificate holder must ensure the following: (1) All rescue and firefighting personnel are equipped in a manner authorized by the Administrator with protective clothing and equipment needed to perform their duties. developer resources. If you work for a Federal agency, use this drafting (a) Except as otherwise authorized by the Administrator, no person may operate an airport specified under 139.1 of this part without an Airport Operating Certificate or in violation of that certificate, the applicable provisions, or the approved Airport Certification Manual. (5) Debris and foreign objects must be promptly removed from the surface. As used in this part, wildlife includes feral animals and domestic animals out of the control of their owners. (1) A description and date of training completed after June 9, 2004 by each individual in compliance with this section. (5) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, any chemical solvent that is used to clean any pavement area must be removed as soon as possible, consistent with the instructions of the manufacturer of the solvent. contact the publishing agency. 139-26, 69 FR 31522, June 4, 2004, as amended by Amdt. Air carrier operation means the takeoff or landing of an air carrier aircraft and includes the period of time from 15 minutes before until 15 minutes after the takeoff or landing. 139.201 General requirements. (f) Vehicle marking and lighting. (4) Is in a form that is easy to revise and organized in a manner helpful to the preparation, review, and approval processes, including a revision log. Each air carrier that provides - in an aircraft designed for more than 9 passenger seats - regularly scheduled charter air transportation for which the public is provided in advance a schedule containing the departure location, departure time, and arrival location of the flight must operate to and from an airport certificated under part 139 of this chapter in accordance with 49 U.S.C. (ix) Adapting and using structural rescue and firefighting equipment for aircraft rescue and firefighting. (j) Methods and procedures. (2) Average daily departures of air carrier aircraft. Background and more details are available in the Any reduction in the rescue and firefighting capability from the Index required by paragraph (a) of this section, in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, must be subject to the following conditions: (1) Procedures for, and the persons having the authority to implement, the reductions must be included in the Airport Certification Manual. (1) One vehicle carrying at least 500 pounds of sodium-based dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent and 1,500 gallons of water and the commensurate quantity of AFFF for foam production. View the most recent official publication: These links go to the official, published CFR, which is updated annually. (5) Procedures to be followed during air carrier operations that at a minimum includes -. [Doc. (b) Submit with the application, two copies of an Airport Certification Manual prepared in accordance with subpart C of this part. (2) Identification of the wildlife species observed and their numbers, locations, local movements, and daily and seasonal occurrences. In 2000, Congress mandated that FAA issue a rule relating to certification of airports serving scheduled passenger air carrier operations conducted in aircraft with 10 to 30 seats (except in the State of Alaska ). (d) Make a record of all training completed after June 9, 2004 by each individual in compliance with this section that includes, at a minimum, a description and date of training received. (5) Index E includes aircraft at least 200 feet in length. When requested by the Regional Airports Division Manager, the certificate holder must provide this notification in writing. FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for aircraft rescue and firefighting and emergency medical equipment and training that are acceptable to the Administrator. 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. One vehicle carrying at least -, (1) 500 pounds of sodium-based dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent; or. (d) Maintenance. (j) Hazardous materials guidance.