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ATKINSON AIRPORT.

Atkinson Airport Regulations.

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

REGULATION.

Interpretation.

1.

Short title.

2.

3.

Restricted areas.

4.

Use of restricted areas.

5.

Control of movement within the manoeuvring area.

6.

Carrying on business.

7.

8.

9.

Advertisement.

Soliciting.

Passenger vehicles.

10.

Use of roads.

11.

Dogs.

12.

Motor vehicles.

13.

Parking.

14.

Disorderly conduct.

15.

Gambling.


16.

Sanitation.

17.

Preservation of property.

18.

Firearms, etc.

19.

Parking of aircraft.

20.

21.

Operating aircraft engines.

22.

Aircraft repair and testing.

23.

Airport supen isors.

24.

Airport supervisors' duties.

Interfering with aircraft.

REGULATIONS made by the Governor in Council under section 3 on the 6th January, 1953.

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5 of 1953.

1.

These regulations may be cited as the Atkinson Airport Short title.
Regulations.

2.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise re- Interpret a- tion.

quires— " the Airport " means Atkinson Airport; " Colony " means the Colony of British Guiana; B.G.—VoL.

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Director " means the Director of Civil Aviation; " Government " means the Government of the Colony; " landing area " means that part of the manoeuvring are primarily intended for the landing or take-off of aircraft; " manoeuvring area " means that part of the Airport use for the take-off and landing of aircraft and for the movement of aircraft connected with take-offs and landings; " parking apron " means the space in front of the Terminal Building at the Airport specially prepared for the parking o aircraft, the embarkation ,or disembarkation of passengers or the loading or unloading of freight at the Terminal Building; " runway " means hard-surfaced, straight path within the manoeuvring area normally used for the take-off and landing of aircraft; " taxiway " means a specially prepared or marked path in the manoeuvring area which is intended for the use of air- craft other thin when taking-off or landing.
Restricted areas.

3.

The following buildings and places situated at the Airport are hereby declared to be restricted areas— (a) The runways (b) The taxiways (c) The parking apron (d) The control tower (e) The radio room (International Aeradio Caribbean Limited) (f) The fire station (g) The transmitter building including the fenced area ' surrounding the building and radio masts (h) The Customs and Immigration Examination Rooms.

Use of restricted areas.

4.
4.

No person shall enter any restricted area except— (a) persons assigned to duty therein; (b) authorised representatives of the Government; (c) persons authorised by the Director: Provided that aircraft crew members, passengers, and author- ised airline and oil company personnel shall be permitted to enter the Customs Examination Room and the parking apron for the purposes of embarking on or disembarking from aircraft, or when engaged in necessary duties connected with the aircraft.

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(1) Drivers of vehicles and any other persons permitted to enter the manoeuvring area, other than those provided for in the proviso to regulation 4 of these regulations, shall act in conformity with the visual signals made by the Air Traffic Control Officer in the control tower.
(2) No movement shall be carried out in the manoeuvring area until the appropriate signal has been received, and absence of a signal shall not be interpreted as authority for a movement.

(3) Visual signals used by the Air Traffic Control Officer on duty in the control tower have the meanings described in paragraph 44 of Schedule II to the Colonial Air Navigation Order, 1949.

6.
6.

No person shall carry on any trade or business on the Airport except with the approval of the Director and under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.

Carrying on business.

7.

No person shall solicit for any purpose on the Airport soliciting.

without the permission of the Director.

8.

No person shall operate for hire any motor car or omnibus or other vehicle carrying passengers within the Airport without the approval of the Director and upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe.
Passenger vehicles.

9.

No person shall post, distribute or display signs, advertise- Advertise- ments, circulars, printed or written matter at the Airport except ment.

with the approval of the Director and in such manner as he may prescribe.

10.

No person shall— (a) travel on the Airport other than on the roads, paths or places provided for the particular class of traffic; (b) occupy the roads or paths in such a manner as to hinder or obstruct their proper use.

Use of roads.

11.
Use of roads.

11.

No person shall bring any dog or other animal into the Dogs.

Airport except such animal is restrained by leash or confined in such other manner as to be under control.

12.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle on the Airport elite otherwise than in accordance with the Motor Vehicles and Road ve ea' Traffic Ordinance in force in the Colony, unless otherwise Cap.

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Parking.


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No person shall park a motor vehicle on the Airport other than in the manner prescribed by the Director.

Disorderly conduct.

14.

No person shall commit any disorderly, obscene or in- decent act or cause any nuisance on the Airport.

Gambling.

 15.

No person shall engage in gambling in any form or operate gambling devices anywhere on the Airport.

Sanitation.

 16.

No person shall— Preservation of property.


(a) dispose of garbage, papers or refuse or other materia on the Airport except in the receptacles provided for the purpose; • (b) use a sanitary convenience otherwise than in a clean and sanitary manner.

17.

(1) No person shall— (a) destroy, injure, deface or disturb in any way any building, sign, equipment, marker or other structure, tree,.
flower, lawn or other public property on the Airport; (b) trespass on lawns and planted areas of the Airport; (c) abandon any personal property on the Airport; (2) No person shall, without the permission of the Director in addition to any other approval that may be required— (a) erect, alter, move, paint or distemper any buildings, sign, marker or other structure on the Airport; (b) lay any cable, wire or pipe or dig on any part of the Airport.

Firearms, olio etc.

18.


No persons except duly authorised members of the Police or Armed Forces on official duty shall carry any firearms, explosives or inflammable materials on the Airport without the written permission of the Director.

Parking of aircraft.

19.

No person shall park aircraft in any area on the Airport other than that prescribed by the Director or Air Traffic Control Officer on duty and then only with permission.

Interfering with aircraft.

20.


No person shall enter, interfere or tamper with any air- craft or put in motion the engine of such aircraft without the permission of the owner or his agent.

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No person shall start or operate any engine in an aircraft unless a competent person is in the aircraft attending the engine controls.
Blocks equipped with ropes or other suitable means of removal shall always be placed in front of the wheels before starting the engine or engines, unless the aircraft is equipped with adequate parking brakes and such brakes are applied before the engine or engines are started.

Operating aircraft engines.

22.

Repairs or " running up " engines for test purposes shall not be permitted on the parking apron.

23.
23.

Airport supervisors shall be appointed by the Director and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Director.

Aircraft repair and testing.

Airport supervisors.

24.

Airport supervisors shall be responsible for the safety of all aircraft landing, taking-off or remaining on the Airport, and shall issue such orders as are necessary to ensure this safety.

Airport supervisors' duties.