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(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that the physical characteristics of the aerodrome, the obstacle limitation surfaces, the visual aids for navigation and for denoting obstacles and restricted areas, and the equipment and installations for the aerodrome are commensurate with—
(1) the characteristics of the aircraft that the aerodrome is intended to serve; and
(2) the lowest meteorological minima intended for each runway; and
(3) the ambient light conditions intended for the operation of aircraft on each runway.
(b) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that a runway end safety area that complies with the physical characteristics prescribed in appendix A.1 is provided at each end of a runway at the aerodrome if—
(1) the runway is used for regular air transport services operating to or from New Zealand; or
(2) the aerodrome operator certificate is first issued after 12 October 2006 and the runway is used for regular air transport services by aeroplanes that have a seating configuration of more than 30 seats excluding any required crew member seat; or
(3) the runway is commissioned after 12 October 2006 to be used for regular air transport services by aeroplanes that have a seating configuration of more than 30 seats excluding any required crew member seat; or
(4) (4 the runway is used for regular air transport services by aeroplanes that have a seating configuration of more than 30 seats excluding any required crew member seat and—
(i) either the landing distance available or the length of the runway strip is extended to a distance or length that is more than 15 metres greater than the respective distance or length that was published for the runway immediately before 12 October 2006; or
(ii) the runway is upgraded to an instrument runway after 12 October 2006.
(c) The RESA provided at the aerodrome must be acceptable to the Director.
(d) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that the physical characteristics, obstacle limitation surfaces, visual aids, equipment and installations, provided at the aerodrome are—
(1) compliant with—
(i) Appendices C, D, F, G, and H; and
(ii) Appendices E.1, E.2, E.3 and E.4; and
(2) acceptable to the Director.
(e) Paragraph (d) applies only to areas on an aerodrome that are used by 1 or more aeroplanes—
(1) engaged in regular air transport operations where—
(i) the aeroplane’s point of take-off that immediately precedes the aeroplane landing at the aerodrome, is an aerodrome outside New Zealand; or
(ii) the aeroplane’s point of landing that immediately follows the aeroplane taking off from the aerodrome, is an aerodrome outside New Zealand:
(2) having a certificated seating capacity of more than 30 passengers that are engaged in regular air transport operations for the carriage of passengers.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must, if necessary for the safety of aircraft operations at the aerodrome, establish appropriate limitations on the use of the aerodrome that arise from the aerodrome design or the facilities or services provided at the aerodrome.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must employ, contract, or otherwise engage—
(1) a senior person identified as the chief executive who—
(i) has the authority within the applicant’s organisation to ensure that all activities undertaken by the organisation can be financed and carried out in accordance with the requirements and standards prescribed by this Part; and
(ii) is responsible for ensuring that the applicant’s organisation complies with the requirements and standards prescribed by this Part; and:
(2) a senior person designated as the Airport Manager, or senior persons—
(i) who is or who are responsible for ensuring that the aerodrome and its operation complies with Subparts A to D; and
(ii) who is responsible for the system for safety management required under rule 139.75; and
(iii) who is or who are ultimately responsible to the chief executive; and
(3) sufficient personnel to operate and maintain the aerodrome and its services and facilities in accordance with the requirements of Subparts A to D.
(aa) The senior person referred to in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) must be able to demonstrate competency and experience relevant to the management of safety systems and the activities of the certificate holder.
(b) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish a procedure for initially assessing and for maintaining the competence of personnel required to operate and maintain the aerodrome and its services and facilities.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish and maintain an aerodrome emergency plan that is designed to minimise the possibility and extent of personal injury and property damage at, or in the vicinity of, the aerodrome in an emergency.
(b) The aerodrome emergency plan must include—
(1) details of the types of emergencies planned for; and
(2) procedures for prompt response to the emergencies planned for; and
(3) sufficient detail to provide adequate guidance to each person who must carry out the plan; and
(4) details of the agencies involved in the plan and the responsibility and role of each agency; and
(5) for an aerodrome referred to in rule 139.5(aa)(1), provision for an adequately equipped emergency operations centre and command post for each type of emergency; and
(6) a description of the equipment that is available for implementing the emergency plan including medical equipment, and details of the location of the equipment; and
(7) information on names and telephone numbers of offices and persons to be contacted in the case of a particular emergency; and
(8) a grid map of the aerodrome and its immediate vicinity; and
(9) procedures to maintain the aerodrome emergency plan in accordance with rule 139.109.
(c) The applicant must,
(1) Reserved;
(2) to the extent practicable, provide for participation by all relevant agencies and personnel in the development of the aerodrome emergency plan.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome referred to in rule 139.5(aa)(1) must determine the aerodrome category for rescue and firefighting as specified in Table 1 according to the largest aeroplane type regularly using the aerodrome.
| Aerodrome category 1 | Aeroplane over-all length 2 | Maximum fuselage width |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12 m up to but not including 18 m | 3 m |
| 4 | 18 m up to but not including 24 m | 4 m |
| 5 | 24 m up to but not including 28 m | 4 m |
| 6 | 28 m up to but not including 39 m | 5 m |
| 7 | 39 m up to but not including 49 m | 5 m |
| 8 | 49 m up to but not including 61 m | 5 m |
| 9 | 61 m up to but not including 76 m | 5 m |
| 10 | 76 m up to but not including 90 m | 8 m |
1 To categorise the aerodrome according to the largest aeroplane type regularly using the aerodrome, first evaluate the over-all length, and second, the fuselage width of the aeroplane.
2 If, after selecting the category appropriate to the over-all length of the aeroplane and the fuselage width of the aeroplane is greater than the maximum width in column (3) for that category, then the aerodrome category for that aeroplane size is actually one category higher.
(b) The aerodrome category determined under paragraph (a) may be reduced by—
(1) one category if the number of aeroplane movements at the aerodrome of those aeroplanes used to determine the aerodrome category under paragraph (a) is less than 700 movements in the busiest consecutive 3 months of any 12 month period; or
(2) two categories if—
(i) the number of aeroplane movements at the aerodrome of those aeroplanes used to determine the aerodrome category under paragraph (a) are less than 700 movements in the busiest consecutive 3 months of any 12 month period; and
(ii) there is a difference of 3 or more categories between the aerodrome categories determined under paragraph (a) for the range of aeroplane sizes of the aeroplanes using the aerodrome.
(c) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate, other than for an aerodrome specified in paragraph (a), must determine the aerodrome category for rescue and firefighting as follows:
(1) if the aerodrome serves any turbojet or turbofan aeroplanes with a certified seating capacity of more than 30 passengers engaged in regular air transport operations, the rescue and firefighting category must be the category specified in Table 1 according to the largest aeroplane type regularly using the aerodrome and may be reduced by 2 categories but in any case must not be less than category 4:
(2) if the aerodrome does not serve any turbojet or turbofan aeroplanes of the kind specified in paragraph (c)(1), but serves non-turbojet or non-turbofan aeroplanes with a certified seating capacity of more than 30 passengers engaged in regular air transport operations, and has more than 700 aeroplane movements of such aeroplanes in the busiest consecutive 3 months of any 12 month period, the aerodrome category must be category 3 or higher:
(3) if the aerodrome category for rescue and firefighting is not determined in paragraphs (1) or (2), then no category applies.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is required by rule 139.111 to be provided with rescue and firefighting capability must have the minimum extinguishing agents required for the aerodrome category determined under rule 139.59, as specified in Table 2.
| Aerodrome category | Foam meeting performance level B | Foam meeting performance level C | Complementary agents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Discharge rate foam solution/ minute | Water | Discharge rate foam solution/ minute | Dry chemical powder s | Discharge Rate | Or CO2 | |
| (L) | (L) | (L) | (L) | (Kg) | (KG/second) | (Kg) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (6) | (8) |
| 3 | 1200 | 900 | 820 | 630 | 135 | 2.25 | 270 |
| 4 | 2400 | 1800 | 1700 | 1100 | 135 | 2.25 | 270 |
| 5 | 5400 | 3000 | 3900 | 2200 | 180 | 2.25 | 360 |
| 6 | 7900 | 4000 | 5800 | 2900 | 225 | 2.25 | 450 |
| 7 | 12100 | 5300 | 8800 | 3800 | 225 | 2.25 | 450 |
| 8 | 18200 | 7200 | 12800 | 5100 | 450 | 4.5 | 900 |
| 9 | 24300 | 9000 | 17100 | 6300 | 450 | 4.5 | 900 |
| 10 | 32300 | 11200 | 22280 | 7900 | 450 | 4.5 | 900 |
Note:
1. Volume units are litres and mass units are kilograms.
2. The quantities of water shown in columns 2 and 4 are based on the average overall length of aeroplanes in a given category.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is required by rule 139.111 to be provided with rescue and firefighting capability must have the minimum number of rescue and fire fighting vehicles specified in Table 3 for the aerodrome category determined under rule 139.59.
| Aerodrome category determined under rule 139.59 |
Rescue firefighting vehicles |
|---|---|
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is required by rule 139.111 to be provided with rescue and firefighting capability must establish a procedure for ensuring that all rescue and firefighting personnel at the aerodrome—
(1) are equipped with adequate protective clothing and rescue equipment needed to do their duties; and
(2) are trained, medically and physically fit, and are competent in the use of the rescue and firefighting equipment; and
(3) receive recurrent training and regular practices to maintain their competency; and
(4) are sufficient in number and are readily available to operate the rescue and firefighting vehicle or vehicles and the equipment at maximum capacity; and
(5) are alerted by siren, alarm, or other means to any existing or impending emergency requiring their assistance.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is required by rule 139.111 to be provided with rescue and firefighting capability, if required by the Director, must demonstrate the following rescue and firefighting response capability in optimum conditions of visibility and surface conditions:
(1) within 3 minutes of the initial call, the rescue and firefighting vehicles and personnel needed to discharge foam at a rate of at least 50 % of the discharge rate required by Table 2 of rule 139.61 for the aerodrome category must reach the furthest point of the movement area from their assigned posts and be in position at that point to apply that amount of foam; and
(2) any rescue and firefighting vehicles and personnel, other than the first responding vehicles and personnel required to deliver the amounts of extinguishing agents required by Table 2 of rule 139.61 for the aerodrome category must—
(i) arrive not more than 4 minutes after the initial call; and
(ii) those personnel must ensure that the agent is continuously applied.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is required by rule 139.111 to be provided with rescue and firefighting capability must provide a discrete communication system linking a fire station with the control tower, any other fire station on the aerodrome, and the rescue and fire fighting vehicles.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must provide at the aerodrome—
(1) safeguards for preventing inadvertent entry of animals to the movement area; and
(1A) safeguards for deterring the entry of unauthorised persons and vehicles to the aerodrome operational area; and
(2) reasonable protection of persons and property from aircraft blast.
(b) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome referred to in rule 139.5(aa) must ensure the safeguards required by paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(1A)—
(1) in areas adjacent to the aerodrome operational area to which the public has direct vehicle or pedestrian access—
(i) are continuous barriers that may include existing structures, gates and doors with secured or controlled access; and
(ii) are at least 1200 millimetres in height; and
(2) in other areas, are of a construction and height appropriate to prevent incursion by animals likely to endanger aircraft operations.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must, if any wildlife presents a hazard to aircraft operations at the aerodrome, establish an environmental management programme for minimising or eliminating the wildlife hazard.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish a procedure for notifying the aeronautical information service provider—
(1) of aerodrome data and information; and
(2) of any limitation established under rule 139.53 on the use of the aerodrome; and
(3) as soon as practicable, of any change that affects the use of the aerodrome.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish, implement, and maintain a system for safety management in accordance with rule 100.3.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish procedures for collecting traffic movement data at the aerodrome on a monthly basis and for reporting that movement data once every 3 months to the Director.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must establish procedures, including precautions to be taken, for ensuring that any works carried out on the aerodrome do not endanger aircraft operations.
An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must—
(1) hold copies of relevant documents necessary for the provision and operation of the aerodrome and the associated services and facilities; and
(2) establish a procedure for controlling the documents required under subparagraph (1) to ensure that—
(i) current issues of relevant documents are available to personnel at each location where personnel require access to the documentation; and
(ii) every obsolete document is promptly removed from every point of issue; and
(iii) the current version of each item of documentation can be identified to prevent the use of superseded material.
(a) An applicant for the grant of an aerodrome operator certificate must provide the Director with an exposition which must contain—
(1) a statement signed by the chief executive, on behalf of the applicant’s organisation, confirming that the exposition and any included manuals—
(i) define the organisation and demonstrate its means and methods for ensuring ongoing compliance with this Part; and
(ii) are to be complied with at all times; and
(1A) the documentation required by rule 100.3(b) to establish and maintain the system for safety management; and
(1B) if a DAMP is required (see rule 99.5 and section 114 of the Act) a DAMP meeting the requirements of Part 99 and of the Act; and
(2) the titles and names of the senior person or persons required by rules 139.55(a)(1) and (2); and
(3) the duties and responsibilities of the senior person or persons required by rules 139.55(a)(1) and (2), including—
(i) matters for which they have responsibility to deal directly with the Director or the Authority on behalf of the organisation; and
(ii) responsibilities for safety management; and
(4) an organisation chart showing lines of responsibility of the senior person or persons required by rules 139.55(a)(1) and (2); and
(5) any limitations on the use of the aerodrome established under rule 139.53; and
(6) each current exemption granted to the applicant from the requirements of Subparts A, B, C, or D; and
(6A) information identifying the lines of safety responsibility within the organisation; and
(7) the aerodrome emergency plan required by rule 139.57; and
(8) a statement of the aerodrome category for rescue and firefighting determined under rule 139.59 with a description of the extinguishing agents, vehicles and discrete communication system required by rules 139.61, 139.63 and 139.67A, the procedures and personnel required by rule 139.65 and the procedures required by rules 139.111(c)(2) and (3); and
(9) a description of the safeguards for public protection required by rule 139.69; and
(10) the environmental management programme when required by rule 139.71; and
(11) the procedures required by rule 139.73 for the notification of aerodrome data and information; and
(12) reserved
(12A) the procedures required by rule 139.76 for the collection and reporting of traffic movement data; and
(13) the aerodrome maintenance programme required by rule 139.103; and
(14) the procedures required by rule 139.105 for the preventive maintenance and checking of the aerodrome visual aids for navigation; and
(15) the procedures and precautions required by rule 139.76A for any works on the aerodrome; and
(16) reserved
(17) the aerodrome inspection programme, procedures and reporting system required by rule 139.117; and
(18) the procedures required by rule 139.119 for the control of ground vehicles; and
(19) the procedures required by rule 139.125 for limiting aircraft operations if an unsafe aerodrome condition occurs; and
(19A) the procedures required by rule 139.76B(2) for management and control of documents necessary for the provision and operation of the aerodrome; and
(20) a description of measures taken to comply with the security requirements in Subpart D, including details of the security awareness programme and the procedures required by rules 139.203(d)(8) and (9); and
(21) the security training programme required by rule 139.205(c); and
(22) procedures for controlling, amending and distributing the exposition.
(b) The applicant’s exposition must be acceptable to the Director.
