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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 139.323 

standards must cover facilities, proce-
dures, and personnel training and must 
address at least the following: 

(1) Bonding. 
(2) Public protection. 
(3) Control of access to storage areas. 
(4) Fire safety in fuel farm and stor-

age areas. 

(5) Fire safety in mobile fuelers, fuel-

ing pits, and fueling cabinets. 

(6) Training of fueling personnel in 

fire safety in accordance with para-
graph (e) of this section. Such training 
at Class III airports must be completed 
within 12 consecutive calendar months 
after June 9, 2004. 

(7) The fire code of the public body 

having jurisdiction over the airport. 

(c) Each certificate holder must, as a 

fueling agent, comply with, and require 
all other fueling agents operating on 
the airport to comply with, the stand-
ards established under paragraph (b) of 
this section and must perform reason-
able surveillance of all fueling activi-
ties on the airport with respect to 
those standards. 

(d) Each certificate holder must in-

spect the physical facilities of each air-
port tenant fueling agent at least once 
every 3 consecutive months for compli-
ance with paragraph (b) of this section 
and maintain a record of that inspec-
tion for at least 12 consecutive cal-
endar months. 

(e) The training required in para-

graph (b)(6) of this section must in-
clude at least the following: 

(1) At least one supervisor with each 

fueling agent must have completed an 
aviation fuel training course in fire 
safety that is authorized by the Admin-
istrator. Such an individual must be 
trained prior to initial performance of 
duties, or enrolled in an authorized 
aviation fuel training course that will 
be completed within 90 days of initi-
ating duties, and receive recurrent in-
struction at least every 24 consecutive 
calendar months. 

(2) All other employees who fuel air-

craft, accept fuel shipments, or other-
wise handle fuel must receive at least 
initial on-the-job training and recur-
rent instruction every 24 consecutive 
calendar months in fire safety from the 
supervisor trained in accordance with 
paragraph (e)(1) of this section. 

(f) Each certificate holder must ob-

tain a written confirmation once every 
12 consecutive calendar months from 
each airport tenant fueling agent that 
the training required by paragraph (e) 
of this section has been accomplished. 
This written confirmation must be 
maintained for 12 consecutive calendar 
months. 

(g) Unless otherwise authorized by 

the Administrator, each certificate 
holder must require each tenant fuel-
ing agent to take immediate corrective 
action whenever the certificate holder 
becomes aware of noncompliance with 
a standard required by paragraph (b) of 
this section. The certificate holder 
must notify the appropriate FAA Re-
gional Airports Division Manager im-
mediately when noncompliance is dis-
covered and corrective action cannot 
be accomplished within a reasonable 
period of time. 

(h) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for the han-
dling and storage of hazardous sub-
stances and materials that are accept-
able to the Administrator. 

§ 139.323 Traffic and wind direction 

indicators. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must provide and maintain the fol-
lowing on its airport: 

(a) A wind cone that visually pro-

vides surface wind direction informa-
tion to pilots. For each runway avail-
able for air carrier use, a supplemental 
wind cone must be installed at the end 
of the runway or at least at one point 
visible to the pilot while on final ap-
proach and prior to takeoff. If the air-
port is open for air carrier operations 
at night, the wind direction indicators, 
including the required supplemental 
indicators, must be lighted. 

(b) For airports serving any air car-

rier operation when there is no control 
tower operating, a segmented circle, a 
landing strip indicator and a traffic 
pattern indicator must be installed 
around a wind cone for each runway 
with a right-hand traffic pattern. 

(c) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for the instal-
lation, lighting, and maintenance of 
traffic and wind indicators that are ac-
ceptable to the Administrator.