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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 139.301 

R

EQUIRED

A

IRPORT

C

ERTIFICATION

M

ANUAL

E

LEMENTS

—Continued 

Manual elements 

Airport certificate class 

Class 

Class 

II 

Class 

III 

Class 

IV 

29. Policies and procedures for the development of, implementation of, maintenance of, and ad-

herence to, the Airport’s Safety Management System, as required under subpart E of this part. 
Section 139.401(1) prescribes which certificate holders are subject to this requirement. ...........

30. Any other item that the Administrator finds is necessary to ensure safety in air transportation 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004; Amdt. 139–26, 69 FR 31522, June 4, 2004, as 
amended by Amdt. 139–27, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16, 2013; Docket No. FAA–2010–0997;Amdt. No. 139– 
28, 88 FR 11672, Feb. 23, 2023] 

§ 139.205 Amendment of Airport Cer-

tification Manual. 

(a) Under § 139.3, the Regional Air-

ports Division Manager may amend 
any Airport Certification Manual ap-
proved under this part, either— 

(1) Upon application by the certifi-

cate holder or 

(2) On the Regional Airports Division 

Manager’s own initiative, if the Re-
gional Airports Division Manager de-
termines that safety in air transpor-
tation requires the amendment. 

(b) A certificate holder must submit 

in writing a proposed amendment to its 
Airport Certification Manual to the 
Regional Airports Division Manager at 
least 30 days before the proposed effec-
tive date of the amendment, unless a 
shorter filing period is allowed by the 
Regional Airports Division Manager. 

(c) At any time within 30 days after 

receiving a notice of refusal to approve 
the application for amendment, the 
certificate holder may petition the As-
sociate Administrator for Airports to 
reconsider the refusal to amend. 

(d) In the case of amendments initi-

ated by the FAA, the Regional Airports 
Division Manager notifies the certifi-
cate holder of the proposed amend-
ment, in writing, fixing a reasonable 
period (but not less than 7 days) within 
which the certificate holder may sub-
mit written information, views, and ar-
guments on the amendment. After con-
sidering all relevant material pre-
sented, the Regional Airports Division 
Manager notifies the certificate holder 
within 30 days of any amendment 
adopted or rescinds the notice. The 
amendment becomes effective not less 
than 30 days after the certificate hold-
er receives notice of it, except that, 

prior to the effective date, the certifi-
cate holder may petition the Associate 
Administrator for Airports to recon-
sider the amendment, in which case its 
effective date is stayed pending a deci-
sion by the Associate Administrator 
for Airports. 

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraph (d) of this section, if the Re-
gional Airports Division Manager finds 
there is an emergency requiring imme-
diate action with respect to safety in 
air transportation, the Regional Air-
ports Division Manager may issue an 
amendment, effective without stay on 
the date the certificate holder receives 
notice of it. In such a case, the Re-
gional Airports Division Manager in-
corporates the finding of the emer-
gency and a brief statement of the rea-
sons for the finding in the notice of the 
amendment. Within 30 days after the 
issuance of such an emergency amend-
ment, the certificate holder may peti-
tion the Associate Administrator for 
Airports to reconsider either the find-
ing of an emergency, the amendment 
itself, or both. This petition does not 
automatically stay the effectiveness of 
the emergency amendment. 

Subpart D—Operations 

§ 139.301 Records. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

(a) Furnish upon request by the Ad-

ministrator all records required to be 
maintained under this part. 

(b) Maintain records required under 

this part as follows: 

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§ 139.303 

(1) 

Personnel training. 

Twenty-four 

consecutive calendar months for per-
sonnel training records and orientation 
materials, as required under §§ 139.303, 
139.327, and 139.402(d). 

(2) 

Emergency personnel training. 

Twenty-four consecutive calendar 
months for aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting and emergency medical serv-
ice personnel training records, as re-
quired under § 139.319. 

(3) 

Airport fueling agent inspection. 

Twelve consecutive calendar months 
for records of inspection of airport 
fueling agents, as required under 
§ 139.321. 

(4) 

Fueling personnel training. 

Twelve 

consecutive calendar months for train-
ing records of fueling personnel, as re-
quired under § 139.321. 

(5) 

Self-inspection. 

Twelve consecutive 

calendar months for self-inspection 
records, as required under § 139.327. 

(6) 

Movement areas and safety areas 

training. 

Twenty-four consecutive cal-

endar months for records of training 
given to pedestrians and ground vehicle 
operators with access to movement 
areas and safety areas, as required 
under § 139.329. 

(7) 

Accident and incident. 

Twelve con-

secutive calendar months for each acci-
dent or incident in movement areas 
and safety areas involving an air car-
rier aircraft and/or ground vehicle, as 
required under § 139.329. 

(8) 

Airport condition. 

Twelve consecu-

tive calendar months for records of air-
port condition information dissemina-
tion, as required under § 139.339. 

(9) 

Safety risk management documenta-

tion. 

The longer of thirty-six consecu-

tive calendar months after the risk 
analysis of identified hazards under 
§ 139.402(b)(2) has been completed, or 
twelve consecutive calendar months 
after mitigations required under 
§ 139.402(b)(2)(v) have been completed. 

(10) 

Safety communications. 

Twelve 

consecutive calendar months for safety 
communications, as required under 
§ 139.402(d). 

(c) Make and maintain any addi-

tional records required by the Adminis-

trator, this part, and the Airport Cer-
tification Manual. 

[Docket No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 
10, 2004, as amended by Docket No. FAA– 
2010–0997;Amdt. No. 139–28, 88 FR 11672, Feb. 
23, 2023] 

§ 139.303 Personnel. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

(a) Provide sufficient and qualified 

personnel to comply with the require-
ments of its Airport Certification Man-
ual and the requirements of this part. 

(b) Equip personnel with sufficient 

resources needed to comply with the 
requirements of this part. 

(c) Train all persons who access 

movement areas and safety areas and 
perform duties in compliance with the 
requirements of the Airport Certifi-
cation Manual and the requirements of 
this part. This training must be com-
pleted prior to the initial performance 
of such duties and at least once every 
12 consecutive calendar months. The 
curriculum for initial and recurrent 
training must include at least the fol-
lowing areas: 

(1) Airport familiarization, including 

airport marking, lighting, and signs 
system. 

(2) Procedures for access to, and oper-

ation in, movement areas and safety 
areas, as specified under § 139.329. 

(3) Airport communications, includ-

ing radio communication between the 
air traffic control tower and personnel, 
use of the common traffic advisory fre-
quency if there is no air traffic control 
tower or the tower is not in operation, 
and procedures for reporting unsafe 
airport conditions. 

(4) Duties required under the Airport 

Certification Manual and the require-
ments of this part. 

(5) Any additional subject areas re-

quired under §§ 139.319, 139.321, 139.327, 
139.329, 139.337, and 139.339, as appro-
priate. 

(d) Make a record of all training com-

pleted after June 9, 2004 by each indi-
vidual in compliance with this section 
that includes, at a minimum, a descrip-
tion and date of training received. 
Such records must be maintained for 24 
consecutive calendar months after 
completion of training.