Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 740 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY › Title 740 CMR 24.00 - Logan Airport Noise Abatement › Section 24.06 - Certain Ground Movements by Jet and Turboprop Aircraft Not To be Conducted By Self-Propulsion

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Definitions: As
			 used in 740 CMR 24.06 the following terms are defined as follows:
Aircraft Operating Movement
- any
				movement of jet or turboprop aircraft on the ground directly to or from a
				runway in connection with a takeoff or landing by that aircraft.
Aircraft Repositioning Movement
- any
				movement of a jet or turboprop aircraft on the ground which is not an Aircraft
				Operating Movement.
(2)
			 Within the daily time periods established by the following compliance schedule,
			 no aircraft repositioning movement shall be conducted by self-propulsion.
Compliance Schedule
Commencing February 1, 1977 - 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing July 1, 1977 - 24 hours per day
(3) Within the daily time periods established
			 by the following compliance schedule, no aircraft operating movement (except
			 for arrivals or departures from South Terminal gates 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 13)
			 shall be conducted by self-propulsion westerly of an area near the Airport Fire
			 Station designated by the Executive Director as the area for towing initiation
			 (inbound) or towing termination (outbound).
Compliance Schedule: Department
				Aircraft
Commencing February 1, 1977 - Midnight - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing April 1, 1977 - 11:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing July 1, 1977 - 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing January 1, 1978 740 CMR 24.06 shall apply to
				departing aircraft 24 hours per day. The Executive Director upon notice to be
				given not later than November 30, 1977 based on a finding that an extension is
				necessary to permit implementation of the program without undue congestion or
				delay, may extend until June 30, 1978 the commencement date for 24 hour
				application of this compliance schedule.
Compliance Schedule: Arriving
				Aircraft
Commencing February 1, 1977 - Midnight - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing April 1, 1977 - 11:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.
Commencing July 1, 1977 - 7:00 P.M. - 7:00
				A.M.
(4) An aircraft
			 prohibited from using self-propulsion under 740 CMR 24.06 shall not operate any
			 engine used in propulsion while engaged in an aircraft operating movement or an
			 aircraft repositioning movement.
(5) Except in cases of a safety emergency, no
			 tug or tractor shall tow an aircraft unless two-way radio communication is
			 maintained with the Control Tower on appropriate frequencies in use.
(6) Upon request, the Executive Director may
			 exempt from the restrictions on aircraft operating movements an aircraft which
			 is not equipped with an APU.
(7)
			 The restrictions on aircraft operating movements and aircraft repositioning
			 movements in this Article may be temporarily suspended by the Executive
			 Director if required to alleviate congestion or delays on the aircraft movement
			 areas or be automatically suspended when snow, ice, or slush on operating
			 pavement surfaces impedes proper operation of towing procedures.
(8) The operator of an aircraft with an
			 inoperative APU may obtain a waiver permit from the Executive Director for an
			 aircraft operating movement.
(9)
			 The Executive Director shall maintain a program of monitoring and evaluation of
			 towing for noise abatement purposes and shall periodically report his findings
			 to the Authority.