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§ 139.327 

is significant if the area exceeds one- 
quarter square mile and cannot be tra-
versed by conventional land rescue ve-
hicles. To the extent practicable, the 
plan must provide for rescue vehicles 
with a combined capacity for handling 
the maximum number of persons that 
can be carried on board the largest air 
carrier aircraft in the Index group re-
quired under § 139.315. 

(g) Each certificate holder must— 
(1) Coordinate the plan with law en-

forcement agencies, rescue and fire-
fighting agencies, medical personnel 
and organizations, the principal ten-
ants at the airport, and all other per-
sons who have responsibilities under 
the plan; 

(2) To the extent practicable, provide 

for participation by all facilities, agen-
cies, and personnel specified in para-
graph (g)(1) of this section in the devel-
opment of the plan; 

(3) Ensure that all airport personnel 

having duties and responsibilities 
under the plan are familiar with their 
assignments and are properly trained; 
and 

(4) At least once every 12 consecutive 

calendar months, review the plan with 
all of the parties with whom the plan is 
coordinated, as specified in paragraph 
(g)(1) of this section, to ensure that all 
parties know their responsibilities and 
that all of the information in the plan 
is current. 

(h) Each holder of a Class I Airport 

Operating Certificate must hold a full- 
scale airport emergency plan exercise 
at least once every 36 consecutive cal-
endar months. 

(i) Each airport subject to applicable 

FAA and Transportation Security Ad-
ministration security regulations must 
ensure that instructions for response 
to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(7) of this 
section in the airport emergency plan 
are consistent with its approved air-
port security program. 

(j) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for the devel-
opment of an airport emergency plan 
that are acceptable to the Adminis-
trator. 

(k) The emergency plan required by 

this section must be submitted by each 
holder of a Class II, III, or IV Airport 
Operating Certificate no later than 24 

consecutive calendar months after 
June 9, 2004. 

§ 139.327 Self-inspection program. 

(a) In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must inspect the airport to assure com-
pliance with this subpart according to 
the following schedule: 

(1) Daily, except as otherwise re-

quired by the Airport Certification 
Manual; 

(2) When required by any unusual 

condition, such as construction activi-
ties or meteorological conditions, that 
may affect safe air carrier operations; 
and 

(3) Immediately after an accident or 

incident. 

(b) Each certificate holder must pro-

vide the following: 

(1) Equipment for use in conducting 

safety inspections of the airport; 

(2) Procedures, facilities, and equip-

ment for reliable and rapid dissemina-
tion of information between the certifi-
cate holder’s personnel and air car-
riers; and 

(3) Procedures to ensure qualified 

personnel perform the inspections. 
Such procedures must ensure personnel 
are trained, as specified under § 139.303, 
and receive initial and recurrent in-
struction every 12 consecutive calendar 
months in at least the following areas: 

(i) Airport familiarization, including 

airport signs, marking and lighting. 

(ii) Airport emergency plan. 
(iii) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) noti-

fication procedures. 

(iv) Procedures for pedestrians and 

ground vehicles in movement areas and 
safety areas. 

(v) Discrepancy reporting procedures; 

and 

(4) A reporting system to ensure 

prompt correction of unsafe airport 
conditions noted during the inspection, 
including wildlife strikes. 

(c) Each certificate holder must— 
(1) Prepare, and maintain for at least 

12 consecutive calendar months, a 
record of each inspection prescribed by 
this section, showing the conditions 
found and all corrective actions taken. 

(2) Prepare records of all training 

given after June 9, 2004 to each indi-
vidual in compliance with this section 

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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. 

(d) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for the con-
duct of airport self-inspections that are 
acceptable to the Administrator. 

§ 139.329 Pedestrians and ground vehi-

cles. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

(a) Limit access to movement areas 

and safety areas only to those pedes-
trians and ground vehicles necessary 
for airport operations; 

(b) Establish and implement proce-

dures for the safe and orderly access to 
and operation in movement areas and 
safety areas by pedestrians and ground 
vehicles, including provisions identi-
fying the consequences of noncompli-
ance with the procedures by all per-
sons; 

(c) When an air traffic control tower 

is in operation, ensure that each pedes-
trian and ground vehicle in movement 
areas or safety areas is controlled by 
one of the following: 

(1) Two-way radio communications 

between each pedestrian or vehicle and 
the tower; 

(2) An escort with two-way radio 

communications with the tower accom-
panying any pedestrian or vehicle 
without a radio; or 

(3) Measures authorized by the Ad-

ministrator for controlling pedestrians 
and vehicles, such as signs, signals, or 
guards, when it is not operationally 
practical to have two-way radio com-
munications between the tower and the 
pedestrian, vehicle, or escort; 

(d) When an air traffic control tower 

is not in operation, or there is no air 
traffic control tower, provide adequate 
procedures to control pedestrians and 
ground vehicles in movement areas or 
safety areas through two-way radio 
communications or prearranged signs 
or signals; 

(e) Ensure that all persons are 

trained on procedures required under 
paragraph (b) of this section prior to 
the initial performance of such duties 
and at least once every 12 consecutive 

calendar months, including con-
sequences of noncompliance, prior to 
moving on foot, or operating a ground 
vehicle, in movement areas or safety 
areas; and 

(f) Maintain the following records: 
(1) A description and date of training 

completed after June 9, 2004 by each in-
dividual in compliance with this sec-
tion. A record for each individual must 
be maintained for 24 consecutive 
months after the termination of an in-
dividual’s access to movement areas 
and safety areas. 

(2) A description and date of any ac-

cidents or incidents in the movement 
areas and safety areas involving air 
carrier aircraft, a ground vehicle or a 
pedestrian. Records of each accident or 
incident occurring after the June 9, 
2004 must be maintained for 12 consecu-
tive calendar months from the date of 
the accident or incident. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 
2004, as amended by Amdt. 139–27, 78 FR 3316, 
Jan. 16, 2013] 

§ 139.331 Obstructions. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must ensure that each object in each 
area within its authority that has been 
determined by the FAA to be an ob-
struction is removed, marked, or light-
ed, unless determined to be unneces-
sary by an FAA aeronautical study. 
FAA Advisory Circulars contain meth-
ods and procedures for the lighting of 
obstructions that are acceptable to the 
Administrator. 

§ 139.333 Protection of NAVAIDS. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

(a) Prevent the construction of facili-

ties on its airport that, as determined 
by the Administrator, would derogate 
the operation of an electronic or visual 
NAVAID and air traffic control facili-
ties on the airport; 

(b) Protect—or if the owner is other 

than the certificate holder, assist in 
protecting—all NAVAIDS on its air-
port against vandalism and theft; and 

(c) Prevent, insofar as it is within the 

airport’s authority, interruption of vis-
ual and electronic signals of NAVAIDS.