Ops

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FAA Advisory Circulars / topics

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• Issued by FAA to provide guidance on how to apply regulations
• 150 series is specific to airports
• Aprox 120 ACs in effect
• Legally binding when:
o Incorporated into regulation (139)
o Tied to a grant assurance
• Some (86) ACs are regulatory in nature if they are referenced in a regulation (139) or (part of grant assurance application)
o 150/5070 - Airport master plan
o 150/5200 28D - NOTAM
o 150/5200 – 30c winter operations
o 150/5300 – airport design
o (as per Bruce, Be familiar with 5300-13)
o 150/5340-1k standards for airport markings
o 150/5340-18 standards for signs systems
o 150/5340-30 design and installation details for airport visual aids
o 150/5345-44 specifications for taxiway and runway signs
o 5370-2F operational safety on airports during construction (read)

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Airport Certificate Manual (5 elements)

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• Cert manual (approved by FAA) outlines procedures to be followed to ensure FAR 139 compliance – “working doc”, airport manager “leaving instructions”
• Contains:
o Snow and ice control plan
o Safety inspection program (report and correct deficiencies)
 Regular – daily look at lighting, marking, pavement
 Continuous
 Periodic – fuel farm & assets 4x/year, Part 77 surfaces, signs, rubber build up
 Special – snow, aircraft incident, dea/alive critter, signs after dark, safety areas
o Wild life mitigation plan (or a statement of negative activity or no hazards)
o Emergency mgt plan (including ARFF)
 First vehicle needs to be at mid-point of furthest runway, with personnel in full protective gear, within 3 minutes
o Pavement mgt
• In emergency conditions the certificate holder may deviate from the requirements in manual, to the extent required – must notify FAA within 14 days after the emergency

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FAR Part 139 - (regulation – focused on providing safe operation of airport)

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• There are 4 classes (categories) of airports as defined by the Far 139: Class I, II, III IV (seatac is a class I, serving scheduled large aircraft of 30, small is >9)
o Class 1 – scheduled large and small, unscheduled large
o Class II – scheduled small, unscheduled large
o Class III – scheduled small
o class IV – unscheduled large
• Defines policies, activities and standards for safe airfield operations
• Regulation that governs land airports that serve air carriers with seating capacity of more than 30 passengers