New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXIV - The Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey › Subchapter D - Air Terminals › Article 2 - Teterboro Airport › Part 1276 - Tank Vehicles Engaged In Fuel Handling › Section 1276.4 - Operation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Vehicle motors.
					 Motors of tank vehicles shall not be run during cargo tank filling, making or
					 breaking filling connections, or during fuel handling system repairs. The
					 propulsion motor for refueling service vehicles shall not be run during fuel
					 transfer, making or breaking of hose connections.
(b) Maximum cargo volume. No cargo tank
					 compartment shall be completely filled. There shall be sufficient space
					 remaining to allow for expansion of the contents to prevent distortion or
					 leakage, and in no case shall the free space be less than two percent of the
					 capacity of the tank. Each tank compartment shall be fitted with a sealed gauge
					 marker set to indicate the maximum permissible capacity.
(c) Attendants. The driver, operator or
					 attendant of any tank vehicle shall be in attendance with the vehicle at all
					 times when the vehicle is fueling or refueling an aircraft. Such person shall
					 not leave the tank vehicle to handle hose for overwing refueling or fuel from a
					 work stand in excess of six feet in height or in a position more than 50 feet
					 from the tank vehicle unless a firewatch, familiar with the operation, is on
					 hand on the ground. A firewatch shall not serve more than two vehicles or two
					 aircraft under fuel servicing simultaneously and must be within 75 feet of any
					 operation under his surveillance.
(d) Position. During refueling or defueling,
					 tank vehicles shall be so placed as to be readily removable in event of fire so
					 as to permit direct driving away from the loading or fueling position. Not more
					 than one refueler shall be positioned to refuel each wing of an aircraft; and
					 not more than two refuelers shall be positioned to serve the same aircraft.
					 When high capacity aircraft are refueled additional refuelers shall not be
					 parked or positioned within 100 feet from the aircraft served and then only in
					 areas approved by the manager.
(e)
					 Smoking. Smoking by any person on or within 50 feet of a tank vehicle or
					 refueling service vehicle is prohibited.
(f) Grounding. All tank vehicles shall be
					 fitted with means of bonding and grounding. The maximum resistance of any
					 static grounding or bonding circuit (bonding clips through the grounding cable,
					 reels and chassis to the ground point) shall not exceed 100 ohms. During
					 filling of the cargo tank, the tank vehicle shall be grounded together with the
					 tank truck filling rack and inflammable liquid discharge piping to a point of
					 zero electrical potential. Prior to any transfer and during refueling or
					 defueling of aircraft, the fuel dispensing hose, nozzle, tank vehicle and the
					 aircraft shall be bonded and grounded to a point or points of zero electrical
					 potential (the electrical potential of the earth in the vicinity of aircraft
					 and fuel tank vehicle). Bonding of an underwing refueling nozzle to the
					 aircraft is not required when a metal to metal clamping contact between the
					 nozzle and the filler connection is affected. Grounding shall be accomplished
					 in the following manner:
(1) Attaching the
					 ground conductor on the tank vehicle to a proper grounding rod.
(2) Attaching the ground conductor to the
					 aircraft by use of either a Y connection or second grounding cable
					 device.
(3) Bonding the aircraft
					 and the dispensing nozzle or coupler connection by use of the clamp and bonding
					 wire device attached to the nozzle prior to opening the aircraft tank and
					 disconnecting after the aircraft tank is filled and the filler opening is
					 closed. Under-the-wing nozzles only require bonding devices when of insulated
					 construction preventing a firm metal to metal contact.