Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Definition. General aviation aircraft servicing means
the following services required by a general aviation aircraft and its
passengers:
(a) Ramp services consisting of
aircraft parking guidance to the general aviation ramp, and the securing of
aircraft by use of wheel chocks, gust locks or tie downs;
(b) Minor line maintenance;
(c) Departure and arrival flight status and
information;
(d) Departure lounge
supervision and information;
(e)
Supervision of passengers while on the ramp;
(f) Assistance for handicapped, elderly and
wheel chair passengers;
(g)
Passenger supervision for U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and
Customs Service;
(h) Airfield
ground transportation for crews and passengers of general aviation aircraft
handled by the operator;
(i)
Escorting of motor vehicles without a ramp and apron permit to and from general
aviation aircraft handled by the operator;
(j) Alternative flight arrangements for
cancelled flights;
(k) Baggage
service between the aircraft and terminal;
(l) Package, parcel, cargo and mail service
on the ramp;
(m) Lavatory
services;
(n) Potable water
services;
(o) Cabin
heating;
(p) Cabin air conditioning;
and
(q) Ground heating of aircraft
engines.
(2)
Equipment. An operator performing general aviation
aircraft servicing shall maintain equipment in sufficient quantities to service
all aircraft handled by the operator and, except as provided otherwise in 740
CMR 26.28(2)(c), of sufficient type to service all general aviation aircraft
regularly using Logan, including large turbine types, and which shall include
at a minimum the following:
(a) Aircraft tow
bars;
(b) An auxiliary power unit
for the starting of aircraft;
(c) A
towing vehicle of sufficient power and braking capability to handle the towing
requirements of any aircraft up to 60,000 pounds of maximum certified gross
landing weight;
(d) A ground power
unit approved by Underwriters Laboratory or a similar recognized standards
agency;
(e) Absorbent material for
use in case of equipment failure or leakage on the ramp area;
(f) Fire extinguishers on the ramp and gate
areas;
(g) One mobile passenger
stair;
(h) A compressed air unit
for inflating tires that is available at all times;
(i) A high pressure oxygen cart for
recharging aircraft oxygen systems;
(j) One wheel chair;
(k) Non-motorized equipment, including but
not limited to chocks, illuminated wands and freight carts;
(l) A lavatory servicing unit;
(m) A potable water unit;
(n) A mobile cabin heating unit;
and
(o) A mobile cabin air
conditioning unit.
(3)
Facilities. An operator performing general aviation
aircraft servicing shall have access to areas adequate for the servicing of
crews and passengers of aircraft utilizing the general aviation ramp available
24 hours per day, seven days per week, including the following:
(a) An area with public telephones, SITA or
comparable telex equipment and dedicated direct line or automatic dial FAA/FSS
telephone;
(b) Men's and women's
rest rooms;
(c) A designated area
for weather service, flight planning and filing;
(d) A crew lounge with a minimum of 300
square feet;
(e) An area for the
general public with a minimum of 900 square feet; and
(f) Adequate office and administrative space
adjacent to the operator's base of operations.
