10-20-060 REQUIREMENTS OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON FUELING OPERATIONS

A. Personnel.

      1. Aircraft Fueling Operations shall be conducted solely and exclusively by the Permittee personally or by Permittee’s own employees.
      2. Aircraft Fueling Operations, including the use of Facilities and equipment, shall be conducted only by Persons instructed in the methods of proper use and operation of such equipment and who are qualified to use such equipment.
      3. Permittee shall not allow unauthorized personnel to occupy or use its sites, Facilities or equipment.

B. Training Program/Policies and Procedures.

      1. A Permittee shall not conduct Fueling Operations, until the Permittee has successfully completed a fueling training program approved by the County. Proof of training, i.e., test scores, shall be kept on file for inspection in the office of the Director of Aviation.
      2. A Permittee shall not conduct Fueling Operations until the Permittee has adopted a written policies and procedures manual covering all aspects of its Fueling Operations, including self-inspection procedures.

C. Inspection.

      1. A Permittee or the employees of Permittee shall not begin Fueling Operations until the Director of Aviation has inspected all of the Permittee’s fueling Facilities, equipment and policies and procedures and has determined that they comply with the requirements of these regulations.
      2. Each Permittee shall prepare a record of its self-inspection and inspection procedures in sufficient detail to assure the Director that the self-inspection procedures are adequate and completed on a regular, recurring basis.
      3. A Permittee shall allow the Director of Aviation or his or her designated repre-sentative(s) to enter and inspect any and all equipment and Facilities at all reasonable hours to ensure compliance with the requirements of these regulations and at any time in response to an emergency or a reported or suspected hazardous condition.

D. Fuel Quality and Types.

      1. All Fuel shall be clean, bright, pure and free of microscopic organisms, water, or other contaminants.
      2. For Self-Fueling permits, permittee shall provide Aircraft Fuel of the types required only by those Aircraft expressly identified on its Self-Fueling permit.
      3. Aircraft using MOGAS must meet standards as identified in the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) for the permitted Aircraft. A copy of this STC shall be provided to the Director of Aviation prior to the issuance of the permit. Permittee shall further certify that the MOGAS does not contain alcohol, methanol, or both which can be detrimental to rubber parts, carburetor, gaskets, and other engine components.

E. Location of Fueling Operations.

      1. Aircraft Fueling Operations may be conducted only on those portions of the Airport that are expressly identified and permitted for that purpose.
      2. A Permittee shall obtain the written approval of the Director prior to the construction or installation of any Improvement on Permittee’s permitted location.

F. Restrictions on Self-Fueling Operations.

      1. Permittees are prohibited from selling and/or storing, handling or dispensing Fuel(s) for or to other Airport users including locally based and transient Aircraft. A Permittee or the employees of a Permittee may dispense Fuel on or from Airport premises only to Aircraft expressly identified on its Self-Fueling permit.
      2. Fueling of any Aircraft not owned by the Permittee shall constitute violation of the fueling permit and be grounds for immediate suspension and revocation of the permit. Prior to issuance and subsequently upon request by the Director of Aviation, Permittee shall, as a continuing obligation under its permit, be required to provide evidence of ownership of any Aircraft being fueled.

G. Conduct of Fueling Operations.

      1. Fueling personnel shall be appropriately clothed. Garments that generate static electricity such as silk, polyesters, or nylon with wool shall not be worn. Shoes shall not contain taps, hobnails, or other material which could generate sparks on the pavement. No Person shall use any material during Fueling/defueling Operations which could cause a static discharge.
      2. Fuel dispensing Vehicles always shall be positioned to have a clear exit path.
      3. Fuel dispensing Vehicles shall always yield right of way to all Aircraft and snow removal equipment.
      4. Hangared Aircraft, while being fueled/defueled, shall be positioned outside of the hangars. At no time, and under no circumstances, shall any Aircraft be fueled or defueled while it is inside any hangar, storage or Maintenance facility.
      5. No Aircraft shall be fueled while the engine is running, except that helicopters and fixed-wing Aircraft on authorized and dedicated MEDEVAC, “flight-for-life,” disaster relief missions, or bona-fide emergency operations may be fueled while the engine is running provided that the Permittee has developed written safety precautions for such fueling operations and follows the safety precautions for each such fueling operation..
      6. No potential sources of Fuel ignition shall be allowed within fifty (50) feet of any Fueling Operation.
      7. No electrical switch in an Aircraft shall be operated during Fueling/defueling Operations.
      8. No passenger(s) will be permitted in any Aircraft during Fueling/defueling Operations; provided, however, that passengers may be aboard if such procedure is a part of an approved policies and procedures manual and exit stairs are in place and a trained attendant is at the exit at all times during the operations.
      9. Aircraft and fueling equipment shall be electrically bonded to each other to minimize the possibility of sparks from static electricity while fueling/defueling.
      10. Fueling equipment may be Parked or positioned on GA Aircraft Ramp, staging or Parking areas only when dispensing Fuel into Permittee’s Aircraft.
      11. The total amount of Fuel transported onto the Airport for Self-Fueling Operations shall not exceed that amount necessary for a single refueling of the Permittee’s Aircraft. All Fuel in excess of that amount shall be removed from the Airport immediately after the Fueling Operation is completed. (§ 10.20.060 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)