Aerodrome
Certification Manual
139.201 Preparation
of aerodrome certification manual
Each
aerodrome certification manual required by this Part shall:
(a) Be type written or printed and signed by the
aerodrome operator or owner;
(b) Be in a form that is easy to revise;
(c) Have the date of initial approval or approval
of the latest revision on each page or item in the manual and include a page
revision log; and
(d) Be organized in a manner helpful to the
preparation, review, and approval processes, in accordance with (EAC 139-2).
139.203 Maintenance
of aerodrome certification manual
Each
holder of an aerodrome certificate shall:
(a) Keep its aerodrome certification manual
current at all times;
(b) Maintain at least one complete and current copy
of its approved aerodrome certification manual on the aerodrome;
(c) Furnish the applicable portions of the
approved aerodrome certification manual to the aerodrome personnel responsible
for their implementation;
(d) Make the copy required by paragraph (b) of this
section available for inspection by the ECAA upon request; and
(e) Provide the ECAA with one complete and current
copy required by paragraph (b) of this section.
139.205 Aerodrome
certificate: Aerodrome certification manual
(a)
An applicant for an
aerodrome certificate should prepare, and submit with an application, an
aerodrome certification manual for approval by the ECAA. Only those items
addressing subjects required for certification under this Part shall be
included in the aerodrome certification manual.
(b)
Each certificate
holder shall comply with the approved aerodrome certification manual that meets
the requirements of 139.201, 139.203, 139.206 and 139.207.
139.206 Structure of aerodrome certification manual
(a)
Each aerodrome certification manual required by this Part shall be
structured as herein below prescribed:
Part 1: Purpose and scope
of the aerodrome certification manual; the legal
requirement for an aerodrome certificate and an aerodrome certification manual as prescribed in this Part; conditions for use of the
aerodrome; the aeronautical information services available and the procedures
for their promulgation; the system for recording aircraft movements and the
obligations of the aerodrome operator.
Part 2: Particulars of the
aerodrome site.
Part 3: Particulars of the
aerodrome required to be reported to the aeronautical information service.
Part 4: The aerodrome
operating procedures and safety measures. This may include references to air
traffic procedures such as those relevant to low visibility operations. Air
traffic management procedures are normally published in the air traffic
services manual with a cross‑reference to the aerodrome certification manual.
Part 5: Details of the
aerodrome administration and the safety management system.
139.207 Contents of
aerodrome certification manual
(a) Each aerodrome certification manual required
by this Part shall include operating procedures, facilities and equipment
descriptions, aerodrome operating hours to be declared in the AIP,
responsibility assignments, and any other information needed by personnel
concerned with operating the aerodrome in order to comply with:
(1) The provisions of this Part; and
(2) Any limitations, which the ECAA finds necessary in the
public interest.
Note: Subject to
their published conditions of use, aerodromes and their facilities shall be
kept continuously available for flight operations during their published hours
of operations, irrespective of weather conditions.
(b)
In complying with 139.206 and paragraph (a) of this section, the aerodrome
certification manual must include at least the following elements:
(1) Lines of succession of aerodrome operational
responsibility;
(2) Each current exemption issued to the
aerodrome from the requirements of this Part;
(3)
Any limitations imposed by the ECAA;
(4)
A grid map or other means of identifying
locations and terrain features on and around the aerodrome which are
significant to emergency operations;
(5)
The system of runway and taxiway
identification;
(6)
The location of each obstruction
required to be lighted or marked within the aerodrome's area of authority;
(7)
A description of each movement area
available for aircraft and its runway strips and taxiway strips;
(8)
Procedures for avoidance of interruption
or failure during construction work of utilities serving facilities or nevoid,
which support aircraft operations;
(9) Procedures for complying with the requirements of 139.305 relating
to Operations;
(10) Procedures for complying with the requirements
of 139.307 relating to aerodrome data;
(11) Procedures for aerodrome condition reporting as
required by 139.307(i);
(12) Procedures for complying with the requirements
of 139.309 relating to runways;
(13) Procedures for maintaining the taxiways as
required by 139.311;
(14) Procedures for maintaining the aprons as
required by 139.313;
(15) Procedures for maintaining the paved areas as
required by 139.315;
(16) Procedures for obstruction removal, marking, or
lighting as required by 139.317;
(17) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining, the traffic and wind direction indicators as required by 139.319;
(18) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining, the marking systems as required by 139.321;
(19) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining, the lighting systems as required by 139.323;
(20) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining, the signage systems as required by 139.325;
(21) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining markers as required by 139.327;
(22) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining visual aids for denoting obstacles as required by 139.329;
(23) Procedures for visual aids for denoting
restricted use areas as required by
139.331;
(24) A description of, and procedures for
maintaining electrical systems as required by 139.333;
(25)
An aerodrome emergency plan as required by 139.335(a);
(26) A description of the facilities, equipment,
personnel, and procedures for meeting the rescue and fire fighting requirements
in 139.335(b);
(27)
Disabled aircraft removal as required by 139.335(c);
(28)
Bird hazard reduction plan as required by 139.335(d);
(29) A description of, and procedures for Apron
management service as required by 139.335(e);
(30) A description of, and procedures for Ground
servicing of aircraft as required 139.335(f);
(31) Procedures for controlling ground vehicles as
required by 139.335(g);
(32) Procedures for complying with the requirements
of 139.337 relating to hazardous substances and materials;
(33) Procedures for conducting the self-inspection
program as required by 139.339;
(34)
Procedures for protection of navies as required by 139.341;
(35)
A description of public protection as required by 139.343;
(36)
A wildlife hazard management plan as required by 139.345;
(37)
Procedures for conducting the Maintenance program as required by 139.349; and
(38)
Any other item, which the ECAA finds, is necessary in the public interest.
139.209 (Reserved)
139.211 (Reserved)
139.213 Amendment of
aerodrome certification manual
(a)
The aerodrome manual shall be a living document subject to amendment in order
to ensure that it provides current and accurate information.
(b)
The ECAA may amend issue written directives to the aerodrome operator requiring
the operator to alter or the aerodrome certification manual approved under this
Part, either:
(1) Upon application by the certification holder;
or
(2) On the ECAA own initiative if it determines
that safety in air transportation or air commerce and the public interest
require the amendment.
(c) An applicant for an amendment to its aerodrome
certification manual shall file its application with the ECAA at least 30 days
before the proposed effective date of the amendment, unless a shorter filing
period is allowed by the ECAA.
(d) At any time within 30 days after receiving a
notice of refusal to approve the application for amendment, the certificate
holder may petition the ECAA to reconsider the refusal to amend.
(e) In the case of amendments initiated by the
ECAA, the office notifies the certificate holder of the proposed amendment, in
writing, fixing a reasonable period (but not less than 7 days) within which the
certificate holder may submit written information, views, and arguments on the
amendment. After considering all relevant material presented, the ECAA notifies
the certificate holder of any amendment adopted or rescinds the notice. The
amendment becomes effective not less than 30 days after the certificate holder
receives notice of it, except that prior to the effective date the certificate
holder may petition the ECAA to reconsider the amendment, in which case its
effective date is stayed pending a decision by the ECAA.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph
(e) of this section, if the ECAA finds that there is an emergency requiring
immediate action with respect to safety in air transportation or air commerce
that makes the procedures in this paragraph impractical or contrary to the
public interest, the ECAA may issue an amendment, effective without stay on the
date the certificate holder receives notice of it. In such a case, the ECAA
incorporates the finding of the emergency, and a brief statement of the reasons
for the finding, in the notice of the amendment. Within 30 days after the
issuance of such an emergency amendment, the certificate holder may petition
the ECAA to reconsider either the finding of an emergency or the amendment
itself or both. This petition does not automatically stay the effectiveness of
the emergency amendment.
(g) The aerodrome certificate holder shall be
responsible for the amendment of the manual, whenever necessary, in order to
maintain the accuracy of the information in the manual. Amendments of the
manual shall be accepted from the ECAA before their application.
139.215 through 139.299 Reserved