(a) Except as otherwise authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must include in the Airport Certification Manual a description of operating procedures, facilities and equipment, responsibility assignments, and any other information needed by personnel concerned with operating the airport in order to comply with applicable provisions of subpart D of this part and paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Except as otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the certificate holder must include in the Airport Certification Manual the following elements, as appropriate for its class:
Required Airport Certification Manual Elements------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airport certificate class
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Manual elements Class Class Class Class
I II III IV------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Lines of succession of airport X X X X
operational responsibility.............2. Each current exemption issued to the X X X X
airport from the requirements of this
part...................................3. Any limitations imposed by the X X X X
Administrator..........................4. A grid map or other means of X X X X
identifying locations and terrain
features on and around the airport that
are significant to emergency operations5. The location of each obstruction X X X X
required to be lighted or marked within
the airport's area of authority........6. A description of each movement area X X X X
available for air carriers and its
safety areas, and each road described
in Sec. 139.319(k) that serves it....7. Procedures for avoidance of X X X
interruption or failure during
construction work of utilities serving
facilities or NAVAIDS that support air
carrier operations.....................8. A description of the system for X X X X
maintaining records, as required under
Sec. 139.301.........................9. A description of personnel training, X X X X
as required under Sec. 139.303.......
10. Procedures for maintaining the paved X X X X
areas, as required under Sec. 139.30511. Procedures for maintaining the X X X X
unpaved areas, as required under Sec.
139.307................................12. Procedures for maintaining the X X X X
safety areas, as required under Sec.
139.309................................13. A plan showing the runway and X X X X
taxiway identification system,
including the location and inscription
of signs, runway markings, and holding
position markings, as required under
Sec. 139.311.........................14. A description of, and procedures for X X X X
maintaining, the marking, signs, and
lighting systems, as required under
Sec. 139.311.........................15. A snow and ice control plan, as X X X
required under Sec. 139.313..........16. A description of the facilities, X X X X
equipment, personnel, and procedures
for meeting the aircraft rescue and
firefighting requirements, in
accordance with Sec. Sec. 139.315,
139.317 and 139.319....................17. A description of any approved X X X X
exemption to aircraft rescue and
firefighting requirements, as
authorized under Sec. 139.111........18. Procedures for protecting persons X X X X
and property during the storing,
dispensing, and handling of fuel and
other hazardous substances and
materials, as required under Sec.
139.321................................19. A description of, and procedures for X X X X
maintaining, the traffic and wind
direction indicators, as required under
Sec. 139.323.........................20. An emergency plan as required under X X X X
Sec. 139.325.........................21. Procedures for conducting the self- X X X X
inspection program, as required under
Sec. 139.327.........................22. Procedures for controlling X X X X
pedestrians and ground vehicles in
movement areas and safety areas, as
required under Sec. 139.329..........23. Procedures for obstruction removal, X X X X
marking, or lighting, as required under
Sec. 139.331.........................24. Procedures for protection of X X X
NAVAIDS, as required under Sec.
139.333................................25. A description of public protection, X X X
as required under Sec. 139.335.......26. Procedures for wildlife hazard X X X
management, as required under Sec.
139.337................................27. Procedures for airport condition X X X X
reporting, as required under Sec.
139.339................................28. Procedures for identifying, marking, X X X
and lighting construction and other
unserviceable areas, as required under
Sec. 139.341.........................29. Any other item that the X X X X
Administrator finds is necessary to
ensure safety in air transportation....------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Doc. No. FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004; Amdt. 139-26, 69 FR 31522, June 4, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 139-27, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16, 2013]