Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.02 - Martin State Airport › Section 11.03.02.03-2 - Fueling and Defueling

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				General Requirements.
(1) The provisions of
				this section govern and control the fueling and defueling of aircraft at the
				Airport.
(2) A person may not fuel
				or defuel any aircraft while any engine of the aircraft is running.
(3) The smoking or carrying of lighted
				cigars, cigarettes, pipes, matches, or any open flame is prohibited within 100
				feet of the site at which an aircraft is being fueled or defueled, or within
				100 feet of the site of a flammable or combustible liquid spill.
(4) The operation of any electrical appliance
				in an aircraft is prohibited when the aircraft is being fueled or
				defueled.
(5) A person may not fuel
				or defuel an aircraft unless the aircraft and the fuel apparatus both are
				electrically bonded.
(6) When a
				fuel spill occurs at or near a fuel delivery device, the Administration shall
				be notified immediately. Valves and dome covers shall be shut down, and the
				fueling vehicle shall remain in place until the arrival of fire department
				vehicles. If the engine of the fueling vehicle is running at the time of the
				fuel spill, it shall remain running until orders otherwise are issued by the
				fire department incident commander at the scene. Conversely, if the engine of
				the fueling vehicle is shut down at the time of the fuel spill, it shall remain
				shut down until the fire department incident commander at the scene orders the
				vehicle removed. Fueling or defueling operations may not resume following a
				fuel spill until all affected areas are thoroughly cleaned.
(7) No person, except personnel engaged in
				the fueling, defueling, servicing, and operation of an aircraft, may be within
				100 feet of aircraft during fueling or defueling, excluding passengers and
				flight crew.
(8) A person may not
				be in any aircraft being fueled or defueled.
(9) A material which may cause a static spark
				during fueling or defueling of aircraft may not be used within 100 feet of any
				aircraft being fueled or defueled.
(10) A person may not engage in aircraft
				fueling or defueling operations without fire extinguishers within ready
				reach.
(11) A person may not start
				the engine of any aircraft when there is any flammable or combustible liquid on
				the ground near the aircraft.
(12)
				A person may not fuel or defuel an aircraft with fueling hoses and other
				equipment or apparatus which are not in a safe, sound, and nonleaking
				condition.
(13) A person may not
				use hoses, funnels, and appurtenances in fueling and defueling operations
				unless the hoses, funnels, and appurtenances are equipped with a grounding or
				bonding device in good order to prevent ignition of flammable
				liquids.
(14) A person may not
				engage in the fueling and defueling of aircraft or the maintenance of aircraft
				fueling systems at a distance of less than 50 feet from any hangar or other
				building, unless conducted in compliance with:
(a) NFPA 410 Aircraft Maintenance, which is
				incorporated by reference at COMAR
				11.03.01.01B
				-1B(2)(e); and
(b) NFPA 407 Aircraft Fuel Servicing, which
				is incorporated by reference at COMAR
				11.03.01.01B
				-1B(2)(c).
(15) Use of Automotive Fuel in Aircraft
				Engines.
(a) Except as provided in
				§A(14)(b), the use of automotive fuel (MOGAS) in an aircraft engine is
				prohibited. The Administration, acting as the vendor of aviation fuel at the
				Airport, may not service any aircraft with aviation fuel (AVGAS) if it is
				determined that the aircraft has been fueled previously with automotive fuel
				(MOGAS).
(b) Permissible use of
				MOGAS shall be extended only to those aircraft owners/operators carrying a
				Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration
				which specifically authorizes use of MOGAS in the aircraft or if the aircraft
				is certified for MOGAS use by the Federal Aviation Administration.