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MOS Part 139H—Standards Applicable to the Provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
Version 1.2: January 2005

Made under regulation 139.712 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

This compilation was prepared on 31 January 2005 taking into account amendments up to Manual of Standards Amendment (No. 1) 2004.

Prepared by Wordware Pty Ltd for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

CASADOC139H

MOS Part 139H—Standards Applicable to the Provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services

This is a CASA policy manual. It contains specifications and standards prescribed by CASA, of uniform application, determined to be necessary for the safety of air navigation.  The Manual of Standards is a Legislative Instrument.

This manual is incorporated in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Subpart 139.H Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services by reference.

Copies of this manual are available from: http://casa.jsmcmillan.com.au/He/cat.

The current manual can be viewed at any time via CASA's website at www.casa.gov.au.

This manual may be amended from time to time. Such amendment service will be provided by the Document Control Unit, Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Any comments about the content or requests for clarification or proposed changes to this Manual of Standards (MOS) should be directed to:

   Head, Standards Administration & Support, Aviation Safety Standards, CASA

   By email: review@casa.gov.au,
   Facsimile: 1800 653 897 or
   Mail: Reply Paid 2005  CANBERRA  ACT  2601.

Version 1.2: January 2005

Table of Contents

Foreword..................................................................vi

Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................1-1

Section 1.1: General.....................................................1-1

1.1.1 Background....................................................1-1
1.1.2 Document Set..................................................1-1
1.1.3 Differences between ICAO Standards and those in MOS.............1-2
1.1.4 Differences Published in AIP.....................................1-2
1.1.5 MOS Documentation Change Management........................1-3
1.1.6 Related Documents.............................................1-3

Section 1.2: Definitions...................................................1-4

Chapter 2: Criteria for Establishment or Disestablishment of ARFFS..........2-1

Section 2.1: General.....................................................2-1

2.1.1 Standard: Category Definition for Level 1...........................2-1
2.1.2 Standards for ARFFS...........................................2-1
2.1.3 Level 1 Coverage...............................................2-1
2.1.4 Obtaining Air Transport Data.....................................2-2

Section 2.2: ARFFS Level 2 Coverage.....................................2-3

2.2.1 Standard: Category Definition for Level 2...........................2-3
2.2.2 ARFFS Level 2 Coverage........................................2-3

Chapter 3: Determining the Category of the Aerodrome......................3-1

Section 3.1: General.....................................................3-1

3.1.1 Standard: Determining Critical Aircraft.............................3-1
3.1.2 Aerodrome Category............................................3-2
3.1.3 Aerodrome Category Reductions.................................3-2
3.1.4 Advisory Circular...............................................3-2

Chapter 4: ARFFS Vehicles.................................................4-1

Section 4.1: General.....................................................4-1

4.1.1 Standard: Fire Vehicles..........................................4-1

Chapter 5: Vehicle Performance............................................5-1

Section 5.1: General.....................................................5-1

5.1.1 Standard: Vehicle Performance...................................5-1

Chapter 6: Response Time.................................................6-1

Section 6.1: General.....................................................6-1

6.1.1 Standard: Response Time.......................................6-1
6.1.2 Staffing to Achieve Response Time...............................6-1
6.1.3 Emergency Access Roads.......................................6-1
6.1.4 Difficult Terrain.................................................6-2

Chapter 7: Fire Extinguishing Agent Performance Criteria....................7-1

Section 7.1: General.....................................................7-1

7.1.1 Standard: Fire Extinguishing Agent Performance Criteria.............7-1
7.1.2 Fire Extinguisher Agent Performance Criteria.......................7-2
7.1.3 Reserve Stock of Fire Fighting Agent..............................7-3

Chapter 8: Test Equipment Performance Criteria.............................8-1

Section 8.1: General.....................................................8-1

8.1.1 Standard: Test Equipment for Operational Equipment................8-1

Chapter 9: ARFFS Provision for Published Hours of Operation................9-1

Section 9.1: General.....................................................9-1

9.1.1 Standard: Hours