New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter III - Airports › Part 78 - Operation And Use Of Republic Airport › Hazardous Materials › Section 78.36 - Fuel handling

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Fuel used for aircraft and vehicle engines at the airport
					 is a hazardous material. 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 it
					 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 is likely to 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 directional beam of low intensity radar (less than 1.0
				  KW output) is within 100 feet, of in aircraft fueling operation, an aircraft
				  fueling truck, or an aircraft fueling of 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. 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
				  restricted. 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 of fire extinguisher's
				  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 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.