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Introduced by Councilor Baldacci, May 30, 1973
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Mrbin;ut , ae no ing Chapter II, Article 35 Airport, Department
Be it ordained by the C1ig Courui! Of the Cry of Brew. as follows: that Chapter li,
Article 35 be amended by adding the following eectiona:
Sec. ] AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.
7.1 Rules and Regulations
1. No person shelf navigate any aircraft, land aircraft upon,
fly aircraft from, or conduct any aircraft operations on or
from the Airport, otherwise than in conformity with the ur
current
Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aeronautics Ward,
Maine State Aeronautics Department, and the Airport Department's
Rules and Regulations.
2. The Manager chair have the complete authority to deny the use
of
the airport to any aircraft or pilot violating the rules and
regulations of the Bangor International Airport, Maine Aeronautics
Department, or Federal regulations, regardless of where such
violations occur.
7.2 Aircraft Requirements
1. No aircraft may land Or takeoff at the airport unless it is
equipped with brakes and a functioning radio capable of two-
way communication with the Control Tower on appropriate
frequencies in use, except In the case of an emergency.
2. No motorleea aircraft may land or be towed for takeoff at
the airport without permission.
3. No experimental aircraft may land or takeoff from the airport
unless previous permission for the operation Of that particular
type has been Vented by the Manager, or in case of emergency.
IN CTM COUNCIL
May 30, 1973
Received let amid 2nd readings,
referred to the Airport
Committee. Consider next
meeting.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
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June 11, 1973
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7.3 Operational Requirements
1. Aircraft landing at the airport shall make the landing runway
mailable to others by leaving the line of traffic as promptly
as possible.
Z. No air -carrier or supplemental shall practice aircraft landing
or takeoff at the airport wiahoot permission.
3. No aircraft shall use any part of the landing areas considered
temporarily unsafe for landing or taking off, o which is not
mailable for any cause: such areae to be suitably marked and
described by NOTAM,
4. Aircraft shall remain o marked hard surfaces of runways,
taxiways and ramps only,
5. The pilot or other person aboard engaged in the operation of
any aircraft (except when subject to the direction .of control
for ground movessent purposes, of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration or like Federal Agency) being operated on the surface
of any landing eyes, ramp and apron area or
aircraft parking
and storage ost at all timescomply with any lawful
order, signal or direction of an authorized representative
of the Bangor International Airport. When operation of such
aircraft is controlled by lights, signs, signals and markings
such signals, etc., shall be obeyed unleas an authorized
representative of the airport directs otherwise.
6. No aircraft shall be operated on the surface of a landing area,
amp and apronaircraft parking and storage a in a
carelessnegligent r in disregard of the right and
afety of others, q without
or
caution and circumspection, or
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at a speed omanner which endangers unreasonably, person or
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property, o while thepilot, o other aboard controlling any
part of theoperation thereof, is under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor, o any narcotic or habit-forming drug,
r if such aircraft Is nstructed, equipped or loaded as
to endanger unreasonably person or property.
]. Every aircraft parked on a ramp orapron area, shall have its
arming lights lighted during the hours between sunset arta
sunrise unless the Airport Manager specifically approved otherwise.
8. Aircraft dump valves shall be tested only in those areae
designated for that purpose by the Manager.
9. The pilot oroperator of itinerant aircraft landing at
the airport shall register at the Airport Operations Office
or the Fixed Base Operations Office if $o designated, immediately
after landing: he shall also check out at such Operations Office
Immediately before departure.
10. No person shall park, store, aarvice o repair a aircraft or leave
en
the a standing i a landing a amp, apronaircraft
parking and storage area at the airport, except at such places as
may be prescribed or permitted by the Manager.
11. No aircraft shall be taxied at the airport unless a certified pilot
certificated to operate that particular type of aircraft or a
certified A68 mechanic properly qualified to taxi that particular
type of aircraft shall be attending the controls. In the cde of
helicopter$, only a certified helicopter pilot shall attend
the controls.
12. All aircraft which are being taxied, towed or otherwise moved at
the airport shall be under full control and move or be moved at
reasonable speed. whenever any aircraft is being taxied, towed
or othetwlae moved an the landing area, there shall be a person
attending the controls of the aircraft who shall monitor by radio
the transmitting frequency in use by the Control Tower. In the event
the aircraft radio is inoperative, the persons moving the aircraft
shall obtain vehicular radio guidance or obtain prior approval
from the Control Tower for visual means of communication.
13. All aircraft being taxied, towed or otherwise moved at the airport
shall proceed with running lights on during the hours between
sunset and sunrise.
14. No aircraft shall be taxied into or out of a hangar under its our
power.
15. Helicopters shall not be taxied, towed, or otherwise moved with
rotors turning at the airport unless there is a clear aCeof at
least fifty (50) feet from the outer tip of each rotor. No
helicopter shall be operated within two hundred (200) feet of any
areas on the airport where unsecured light aircraft are parked.
16. No jet or turbo -prop aircraft shall be started, run-up, or taxied
at the airport where the exhaust blast may cause
e injury to persona
r do damage to property. If it i impossible to start or taxi
such aircraft without compliance Of the above then the engine
must be shut off and the aircraft towed to desired destination.
17. No aircraft shall be started or run at the airport unless a
certified pilot certified to operate that particular type
of aircraft or a certified A&E mechanic qualified to start
and run the engines of that particular type of aircraft shall
be attending the controls. Wheel blacks shall always be placed
at the front and rear of each main landing wheel and the brakes
of the aircraft shall be on and locked before the engines are
a
started except in c where in the opinion of the Manager
other procedures are equally safe.
18. Wherever possible, engines shall not be operated on the airport
in such a position that other aircraft, hangars, other buildings
or spectators shall be in the path of the propeller slipstreams
or Jet exhaust bleats.
19. No Jet or turbo -prop aircraft engine shall be runup except on
sermup pads or in other areae authorized by the Manager.
20. In the event of spillage or drippings of fuel, ail, grease, or
any other material which may be unsightly or detrimental to the
pavement in any area of the airport, the same shell be removed
immediately. Me responsibility for immediate removal of such
fuel, oft, greesother material shall be caned by the
operator of the equipment causing the same or by the tenant
or ire responsible for phe deposit thereof on
the cconcessionaire
21. Except upon leased premises, the cleaning of or otherwise
maintaining aircraft shall be accomplished in areae designated
for that purpose by the Manager.
7.4 Aircraft Fees
1. No person shall land or takeoff an aircraft on or from a landing
area, or use a
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amp o apronarea, sept upon payment of such
fee at charge, a may from time to time be prescribed by the
City of Bangor, unless such person Is entitled tonesuch area
under a lea amnspecial agleNo per shall refuse to
pay o vada or attempt to evade the payment of such tariff
or charge.
2. All fees or charges due the City of Hanger for use
of landing
®p and apron a and aircraft parking and storage
areas by itinerant aircraft shall be payable in cash, unless
credit arrangements satisfactory to the City of Bangor have
been made in advance or permission has been secured for payment
by check to the exact amount of the fee.
3. The fees or chargee prescribed by the City of Bangor for
aircraft occupying ramp and apron areas
aircraft parking
and storage on
shall c neitute a offer by the City of
Bangor to extend only the privilegeto occupy said apace
for parking or storage. Said offer shall not include nor
shall it imply an offer by or any obligation upon the
City of Bangor to exercise any duty toward the care,
safekeeping or security of the user's property.
7.5 Moving of Aircraft Equipment
If posing an operational problem or in order to facilitate
funcremoval, sweeping operations o other necessary maintenance
tions, and at the direction of the Manager, the pilot or
operator of any aircraft and the Owner of any aircraft Servicing
equipment parked o o
stored at the. airport Shall m said aircraft
or equipment from the place where it is parked or stored to any
other designated place at the airport if the pilot or operator
refuses to promptly comply with such direction, no Manager may
tow or remove said aircraft or equipment to such deaignatyd
place,and at the pilot's or operator's expense and without
liability for dMan Be which may result In the course of such moving.
7.6 Disabled Aircraft
1. The pilot or
operator thereof shall be responsible for the prompt
disposal ofwrecked or disabled aircraft and parts at the direction
of the Manager; in the event of his failure to comply, wrecked on
disabled aircraft and parte may be removed by the Manager at the
operator's and/or o expense and without liability for damage
which may result In the course of such removal.
2. In order to restore flight service, the Manager may remove demage.d
a
aircraft from the landing a amp and apron of the
airport at the expense of the operator and/or owner and without
liability for damage which may result in the course of such removal.
7.7 Accidents
The pilot or operator of any aircraft involved in any accident,
using personal injury or property damage at the airport, shall
make a prompt and full report of said accident to the Airport
Police or an authorised representative of the Manager.
7.8 Authority to Prohibit Operations
Except for emergency landings, the Manager may prohibit aircraft
landing and takeoffs at any time, and under any circumstances,
which he deems likely to endanger persons and property.
Sec. 8 SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION.
8.1 General
1.
The rules and regulations pertaining to safety and fire prevention as
promulgated by the Airport Department of the City of Bangor shall
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be implemented and enforced by the Airport Manager.
2.
During the courseof actual incidence on the airport, involving
fire r threat of fire which may endanger life or property, the
Fire pawtment, Officer shall be in charge of fire prevention,
"fire fighting and rescueoperations.
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All rules regulations and recommended practices pertaining to
safety and fire prevention contained in the National Fire Codes
published by the National Fire protection Association or pro-
mulgated by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and Fire
Insurance inducer iters shall be adopted, whether or not specifically
provided herein.
8.2 Safety and Fire Prevention Requirements
1.
No person in or upon the airport shall do or omit to do any act if
the doing or omission thereof endangers unreasoably or is likely
to endanger unreasonably persona or property.
2.
Ali persona at the airport shall exercise the utmost care to guard
against injury to persona or property by fire or otherwise.
3.
Detected fire, or safety hazards, shall be imeediately reported to
the Fire Prevention Officer.
4.
No person shall smoke or carry lighted cigars, cigarettes, pipes,
matches or any naked flame in or upon any fuel storage area,
landing area, ramp at apron aircraft parking and storage
area, or any open deck, gallery or balcony contiguous to and
overlooking any such area, in any other place where smoking
Is specifically prohibited by signs, upon any open apace within
fifty (50) feet of any fuel servicing vehicle which is not in
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motion, o other place at the airport under such circumstances
as may or might be likely to endanger persona or property.
5.
No person shall conduct any open flame operations, operate an
acetylene torch, electric arc or similar time or spark producing
device on any part of the airport except in areaswithin leased
premises designated for such use by the Manager, without first
obtaining permission in writing from the Manager, who may require
that s permit be obtained. No such permit will be issued for such
operations within an aircraft hangar or within any fuel storage
area r fuel parking area,unless the work is required for the
repair and maintenanceof said hangars or areas. Should the
Fire Department Officer dee "fire guard'e
to be necessary,
such shell be provided by and at the expense of the agency
responsible for the existence of the fire hazard.
6. No person shell without prior permission of the Manager,
keep, transport, handle or store at, in or upon the airport
any cargo of explosives
t other danger articles which
is barred from loading inor transportation by civil aircraft
In the United States under the current provisions of Part 49
of the Civil Aft Regulations promulgated by the Civil Aeronautics
Board. Any waiver of such regulations or
of any part thereof
by the Civil Aeronautics Board or by any other competent authority
shell not constitute or be construed to constitute a waiver of
this rule s n implied permission to keep, transport, handle
or store such explosives or other dangerous articles at, or upon
an air terminal. Advance
notice of at least twenty-four (u)
hours shall be given the Manager to permit full investigations
and clearance of any operation requiring a waiver of this rule.
y. No personµshell, at any time, store, keep, handle, u r transport
at, in, o upon the airport anyarticleemploying atomic fission
or radioactive farce.
Of.y 8. No person shall store, keep, handle, use, dispense or transport at,
In or upon the airport any Claes A or Class B explosives (as defined
in the Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations for Transportation
of explosive and other danger articles), dynamite, nitroglycerine,
black powder, fireworks, blasting cape o other explosives, gasoline,
alcohol, either liquid shellac, kerosene, turpentine, formaldehyde,
or other flammable or ombustible liquids, ammonium nitrate, sodium
chlorate, wet here, powdered metallic magnesium nitrocellulose film,
peroxides, or other readily inflammable solids or oxidizing materials,
hydrochloric acid, sulphur is acid or other corrosive liquids, prussic
acid, phosgene, arsenic, carbolic acid, potassium cyanide, tear gas,
lewisite or any Class A poisons (as defined in the Interstate Commerce
Commission regulations for transportation of explosives and other
dangerous articles), orany compressed gas any radioactive article,
substancematerial, at such time or place or In such manner
ondition a endanger onably per r property.Me
c e to unrerm eon o 0
Manager may require that a petal[ for the storage of all such materials
ch
be obtained from Me City of Bangor, to be conspicuously Materials a[ each
location and ed jn a to annual the inspection and renewal. Motet isle
smelly stored on and Pfor rovisions
operational v ofanaircraft shall
be exempt from [M1e pxovie lone of this paragraph.
9. The heating of engines at the airport shall be done only by the use
of steam, hot water, hot air or approved electric heaters.
10. Aircraft shall be parked on ramp and apron areas
ss to permit
free access of fire apparatus to all sides oftheaircraft at any time.
11. No aircraft, vehicles, mobile equipment, power unite, ramps o
associated equipment, shall be located so as to prevent free
access to and the normal use of fire hydrants, Sates, doors or
passageways.
12. Fire extinguisher equipment at the airport shall not be tampered
with at any time or used for any purpose other than firefighting
or fire prevention. All such equipment shall be inspected in
conformity with the National Board of Fire Underwriters' regulations.
Tags showing the date of the last such inspections shall be left
attached to each unit.
13. The lessee of a building equipped with sprinkler systems shall
assign qualified employees to make weekly inspections of the
systems to insure their in-service status.
8.3 Housekeeping practices
1. Highly inflammable, volatile liquids or solutions shall not be
used for cleaning purposes unless authorized by the Fire R'evention
Officer.
2. No person shall use volatile liquids for cleaning purposes unless
such cleaning operations are conducted Ina outat eand remote
m
r in a r building specifically set aside for such
operations, which to= r building shall be properly ventilated,
fireproofed and equipped with adequate readily accessible fire
extinguishing apparatus in accordance with the rules of the
National Spend of Fire Nnderwr iters.
3. Discarded inflammable liquids shall be properly contained and
labeled as may be required and shall be removed by-ipe-Lxeear
from the airport each day.
4. Lessees of hangars or other aircraft servicing o maintenance
r
buildings, terminal buildings o other Ar shall provide
suitable metal receptacles with self-closing lids for the
storage of oily wastes, rags and all other combustible rubbish
r trash. All such materials shall be disposed of by the
leasee off of the airport each day.
5. All lessees on the airport shall keep the floors of hangars
or other buildings free
and clearof oil, gra and other
inflammable materials.The floors of hangars and other
buildings shall be cleaned daily and kept free of raga,
waste material or other trash.
6. Any person, causing overflow or spillage of excess oil of grease
on any apron area shall be responsible for cleaning such areas.
J. No petroleum products or objectionable industrial waste matter
shall be damped or be permitted to drain into drainage ditches,
gutters, bodies of water or into sever syntax$ or storm drains.
8.4 Fuel Transfer Handling
1. All fuel transfer handling shall be done out of doors. All
aircraft shall be positioned so that the vents and fill opening
of its fuel tanks are not lees than fifty (50) feet from the
terminal or any ocher building.
2. All fuel servicing vehicles and equipment used In the transfer of
engine -operating fuels shall be maintained in a safe operating
condition and shall be inspected daily by authorized and qualified
Personnel. Individual records of each inspections shall be maintained
and readily available on each unit. Therecord will indicate
Identify of units, dates and extent of the inspections, the nam¢
of the inspector and the company he represents.
3. During fuel transfer handling In connection with any aircraft, n
person shall operate any radio transmitter or receiver in such
aircraft, or switch electrical appliances off in such aircraft,
r shall any person do any act 0 any material which is likely
to cause a spark within fifty (50) feet of such aircraft.
4. During all fuel transfer handling operations in connection with any
aircraft at the airport, the aircraft and the fuel dispensing o
draining apparatus shall be grounded by wire to a point or pointe
Of zero electric potential to prevent the possibility of static
ignition of volatile liquids.
5. During fuel transfer handling in connection with any aircraft, n
passenger or passenger, shall be permitted to remain in such aircraft
unless cabin attendant is at the door and a passenger ramp is
in position if the same is required for the safe and rapid debarkation
of passengers. Smoking is prohibited in or about such aircraft
during fuel transfer handling. Only personnel engaged in the fuel
transfer handling, or in the maintenance and operation of the aircraft
being fueled or defueled shall be permitted within fifty (50) feat
of the fuel tanks of such aircraft during the fuel transfer handling
operations.
6. No airborne radar equipment shall be operated or ground tested o
the ramp and aprons or any a wherein the directional beam
n high intensity radarto within three hundred (300) feet or the
low intensity beam (lees than OW output) is within one hundred (100)
feet of another aircraft, an aircraft fuel transfer handling operation,
an aircraft fuel servicing vehicle or aircraft fuel or Reparable
liquid storage facility. The parking brakes of fuel servicing
vehicles shall be set in the wheel lock position prior to and during
fuel transfer operations and remain so until all connections heve
been disengaged.
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]. During fuel transfer handling operations in connection with
any aircraft at the airport, at least two (2)CO2 fire extinguisher$
(20 IDS. or larger) oi other type fire extinguisher acceptable to
the Manager, Shall belaonediately available for use in connection
therewith.
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S. No person shall atart the engine n engines of any aircraft when
there is gasoline o any type of fuel on the ground under the
aircraft. In the event of spillage of gasoline o any type 0£
fuel, no person shall start the aircraft engine in the area in
which the spillage o red, e n though the spillage may have
been flushed, until permission has been granted for the Starting
of engines in the area by the Fire Chief. �yGdcu>im GA�c..,
s� 9. Fuel transfer handling is prohibited while the engine of the
aircraft being fueled or defueled is running or Is being heated.
Fuel shall be delivered or drained through hose and connections
approved by the National Board of Fire Underly iters.
/r 10. Perengaged in aircraft fuel transfer handling shall exercise
every precaution to prevent overflow of fuel.
/L 11. The transfer of bulk aircraft or commercial fuel from one fuel
servicing vehicle into another is prohibited within the boundaries
of the airport.
r 12. Fuel transfer handling Operations shall be conducted only in such
areas authorized for this purpose by the Manger and never within
fifty (50) feet Of any building. Fuel transfer handling operations
shall not be conducted unless fully trained and qualified employees
are available, one of whom must be stationed at all times immediately
adjacent to the fuel servicing vehicle In use.
13. Fuel servicing vehicles shall be parked only in approved and designated
areas in a manner to permit rapid r e
removal, accessibility of fire
apparatus and spaced at least twenty (20) feet apart. Parking
elsewhere is permitted only during actual fuel transfer handling
operations or for short periods with r
a driver in the vehicle. At
no time shall a fuel servicing vehicle be perked within fifty (50)
feet Of any building.
8.5 Fuel 9oillaee
1. Any person or agency causing any fuel spillage during fuel transfer
operations or otherwise, shall be responsible. for all consequences
arising therefrom.
2. Persona responsible for large fuel spillage (six (6) feet or core in
diameter) shall Immediately notify or cause to be notified with the
least delay, the Emergency Crew Headquarters. Upon notification,
srrective action will be immediately initiated at the discretion
of the Fire Chief and at the expense of the responsible person
or agency.
3. Conditions within large fuel spill areas shell be left undisturbed
pending the arrival of the Airport Emergency Crew apparatus, and
all personnel shall immediately leave the fuel spill area.
4. Persons responsible for small fuel spillage (Sees than six (6) feet
in diameter) shell cause a fire quard to be posted and the spill
to be promptly cleaned up using techniques recommended by the
National Fire Protection Association.
5. No person shall proceed with any operation which is likely t
result in fuel spillage without prior approval of the Fire
Depart.. t Officer.
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ENFORCEMENT
See Section 6.4
A Eaagor, the center of Mader the Gateway to Maine's Noah Was& and Seashore hoards
PETER R. VERR100
(94 of'Wangor, Canine
ARROW CEPAJPTMU�
INIKI):ITNIND O
May 23, 1973
T0: Jay Alley, City Clerk
FROM: Peter D'Errico, Airport Manager
SUWECT: Amending Chapter II, Article 35 - Airport Department
Attached Is an amendment to the Airport Rules and Regulations passed
by the City Council on June 12, 1972.
I would appreciate it if you could include this on the agenda for the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council.
PD: ce
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