AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS CITED IN CPA’S RESPONSE TO

FAA’S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED

MARCH 20, 2014

40-10.1-630 Running of Engines During Operations 

No propeller-driven aircraft engine shall be operated while such aircraft is parked on the ramp, or 

during the loading or unloading of passengers or cargo, unless 

(a) A duly authorized agent of operator of the aircraft is present during such loading or 

unloading, and such agent shall take all necessary steps to assure the safety of passengers and 

other persons upon the ramp; and 

(b) The operator of such aircraft shall have deposited with the Authority a certificate or other 

evidence of insurance, in a form and upon a company satisfactory to the Authority, insuring the 

operator, the Authority, and their respective agents, employees, and officers, against the risks of 

personal injury, loss of life, and property damage in an amount of not less than $1,000,000.00 

per person, $3,000,000.00 for each accident, and $500,000.00 for property damage, provided that 

this insurance requirement shall not apply to any airline which has executed an airline 

use/operating agreement with the Authority pursuant to 40-10.1-740, while such agreement 

remains in force and effect. 

Modified, 1 CMC 3806(c), (f). 

History: Amdts Adopted 16 Com. Reg. 11809 (Mar. 15, 1994); Amdts Proposed 16 Com. Reg. 11681 (Feb. 15, 1994); Adopted 

14 Com. Reg. 9534 (Aug. 15, 1992); Proposed 14 Com. Reg. 9079 (Mar. 15, 1992). 

Commission Comment: The 1994 amendments amended and readopted this section in its entirety. 

40-10.1-740 Airline Use/Operating Agreement 

No air carrier providing scheduled service or scheduled charter service to or from any airport in 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall utilize any terminal facility owned or 

operated by the Authority unless such air carrier shall have entered into a written airline 

use/operating agreement with the Authority. Such agreement shall provide, among other things, 

that the failure to pay any fees and charges for the use of airport facilities in the Commonwealth 

shall be grounds for eviction from terminal facilities and the denial of the right of use of airport 

facilities. 

Modified, 1 CMC 3806(f). 

History: Amdts Adopted 16 Com. Reg. 11809 (Mar. 15, 1994); Amdts Proposed 16 Com. Reg. 11681 (Feb. 15, 1994). 

Commission Comment: The 1994 amendments added this section and moved the existing Airport Rules and Regulations 7.9, 

entitled Notice of Airline Schedule Changes to the end of this part. See 14 Com. Reg. at 9566 (Aug. 15, 1992); 16 Com. Reg. at 

11686-87 (Feb. 15, 1994); see also 40-10.1-755. 

40-10.1-745 Insurance 

(a) Every person who operates in* aircraft on regularly scheduled or charter service, or who is 

not a signatory to an airline use agreement, shall carry third-party liability insurance in amounts 

not less than $5 million for personal injury or death and $1 million for property damage. 

*So in original; see the commission comment to this section.

(b) Every person who operates an aircraft to or from any airport and is not required to have 

insurance in the amounts set forth in 40-10.1-630 and 40-10.1-745(a) of this subchapter shall
carry third-party liability insurance in amounts not less than $1 million for personal injury or 

death and $500,000.00 for property damage.

Modified, 1 CMC 3806(c), (d), (f). 

History: Amdts Adopted 16 Com. Reg. 11809 (Mar. 15, 1994); Amdts Proposed 16 Com. Reg. 11681 (Feb. 15, 1994); Adopted 

14 Com. Reg. 9534 (Aug. 15, 1992); Proposed 14 Com. Reg. 9079 (Mar. 15, 1992). 

Commission Comment: The 1994 amendments added new subsection (b) and amended and readopted subsection (a). 

The starred word probably should be an. Compare 14 Com. Reg. at 9566 (Aug. 15, 1992) and 16 Com. Reg. at 11685 (Feb. 15, 

1994).