New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter III - Airports › Part 79 - Stewart International Airport Rules And Regulations › Hazardous Materials › Section 79.36 - Fuel handling

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All fuel handled in or upon the airport shall be treated
					 with due caution and circumspection with regard to the rights and safety of
					 others so as not to endanger, or be likely to endanger, persons or property.
					 The following prohibitions, restrictions and requirements apply at the
					 airport.
(a) Smoking prohibited.
				  Smoking is prohibited within 50 feet of an aircraft or fuel truck during fuel
				  handling operations.
(b) Fueling
				  while engines are running or being heated prohibited. Fueling is prohibited
				  while engines are running or being heated.
(c) Operation of aircraft radios or
				  electrical equipment prohibited. No person shall operate any radio transmitter
				  or receiver, any other electrical equipment, or switch any electrical circuit
				  on or off, or do any act or use any material which may or could cause a spark
				  within 50 feet of an aircraft during fuel handling operations.
(d) Transfer of bulk fuel prohibited. The
				  transfer of bulk aircraft or vehicular fuel from one vehicular tender to
				  another is prohibited in or upon the airport.
(e) Operation of airborne radar equipment
				  restricted. No airborne radar equipment shall be operated or ground tested in
				  any area of the airport wherein the directional beam of high intensity radar is
				  within 300 feet, or the direction beam of low intensity radar (less than 1.0 KW
				  output) is within 100 feet, of an aircraft fueling operation, an aircraft
				  fueling truck, or an aircraft fuel or flammable liquid storage
				  facility.
(f) Presence of
				  passengers and unauthorized persons restricted. No passenger or passengers
				  shall be permitted to remain aboard an aircraft during fueling operations,
				  unless one set of compatible passenger stairs is in place at the left front
				  passenger exit. Only authorized persons engaged in the fuel handling, or
				  engaged in the maintenance and operation of the aircraft being fueled, shall be
				  permitted within 50 feet of such aircraft during fuel handling
				  operations.
(g) Starting of engines
				  near fuel spill prohibited. No person shall start any aircraft engine when
				  there is any type of fuel on the ground under the aircraft, even though the
				  spillage may have been flushed, unless specific permission to start engines has
				  been granted by the airport operator.
(h) Refueling of automotive equipment
				  restricted. Automotive equipment shall be refueled at the airport only at
				  refueling stations and from dispensing devices approved by the airport
				  operator.
(i) Presence of at least
				  two approved fire extinguishers required. At least two carbon dioxide fire
				  extinguishers (15 pounds or larger), or other type fire extinguishers
				  acceptable to the airport operator shall be immediately available for use
				  during fuel handling operations.
(j) Use of approved fuel storage and delivery
				  facilities required. All operators of aircraft who receive, and all persons who
				  supply, aviation fuel, oil and lubricants at the airport, shall use only those
				  aviation fuel storage and delivery facilities and equipment approved by the
				  airport operator for such use.
(k)
				  Aircraft and fuel dispensing apparatus to be grounded. The aircraft and fuel
				  dispensing or draining apparatus shall be grounded by metal wire or cable to a
				  designated grounding point to prevent the possibility of static ignition of
				  volatile liquids.
(l) Fueling to be
				  conducted at least 50 feet from buildings. Aircraft fuel handling shall be
				  conducted at least 50 feet from any hangar or any other building.