Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:6:p62
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 62/70)
Character Range: 3277276–3280134

under a permission granted under section 15D of the Air Navigation Act 1920; or
 (c) a non‑scheduled passenger‑carrying flight, or program of non‑scheduled passenger‑carrying flights, in a category in respect of which the Secretary to the Department has determined, under subsection 15A(3) of that Act, that such a permission is not required.
 (4) For paragraph (2)(b), the number of passengers that pass through an aerodrome is to be determined according to statistics published by the Department.
Note: Department means the Department administered by the Minister who administers these Regulations (see section 19A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as it applies because of section 13 of the Legislation Act 2003).

139.760  Inconsistency between Manual and chapter 9 of Annex 14
  If a requirement of the Manual of Standards, as it applies to a particular aerodrome, is inconsistent with a requirement of chapter 9 of Annex 14 to the Chicago Convention, as it applies to that aerodrome, the requirement of the Manual prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

139.765  Knowledge, equipment and expertise to deal with aviation hazards
  An ARFFS provider must have the knowledge, equipment and expertise to deal with any hazard likely to arise during an aviation accident or incident, including any hazard mentioned in the Manual of Standards.

139.770  General obligation to maintain service
 (1) An ARFFS provider must ensure that the service is available during the period or periods published in ERSA as the period or periods of its availability.
 (2) Subregulation (1) does not prevent the level of protection provided during predictable periods of reduced activity at the aerodrome from being reduced, within the limit allowed by Chapter 9 of Annex 14 to the Chicago Convention.

139.771  Response time of ARFFS
 (1) An ARFFS must be able to meet the criteria for response time set out in Chapter 9 of Annex 14 to the Chicago Convention.
 (2) Subregulation (1) applies to an ARFFS whether or not Annex 14 to the Chicago Convention applies to the ARFFS.

139.772  Buildings and emergency facilities
 (1) An ARFFS provider for an aerodrome to which subregulation 139.755(2) applies must ensure that the necessary buildings and facilities for the service, including the following, are at the aerodrome:
 (a) a fire station;
 (b) communications facilities;
 (c) facilities for the maintenance of vehicles and equipment;
 (d) training facilities;
 (e) storage facilities;
 (f) if there is a body of water within 1 000 metres of a runway threshold—a boat ramp and boat launching facilities.
 (2) The ARFFS provider must ensure that those buildings and facilities comply with any applicable requirements (including requirements as to location) in the Manual of Standards.
 (3) The ARFFS provider must ensure that there is a facility, in accordance with