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NPRM 11-02 Part 139 Aerodromes - Certification and Operation
The purpose of this rule-making proposal is to improve safety at all New Zealand aerodromes through the expansion of certification and operational requirements.
This proposal incorporates:
- A complete review of Part 139.
- A certification framework that extends to aerodromes that support scheduled aircraft having a certified seating capacity of more than 9 passengers, and general aviation aerodromes having flight movements above specific thresholds, and
- Requirements for all aerodromes published in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), including those not requiring certification, to meet minimum standards for aerodrome design, limitations, public protection, movement data reporting, and publication of aerodrome information. These requirements also extend to unpublished aerodromes if deemed necessary in the interest of safety, and
- Provision of Air Traffic Services (ATS) consistent with CAA Policy, and
- Additional measures for the protection of Air Traffic Services (ATS), and
- Requirements for maintaining good runway surface friction characteristics and standardised real-time runway surface condition reporting, and
- Introduction of a new aerodrome rescue fire fighting category and a requirement for an expanded rescue fire fighting communication and alerting system, and
- Relocation of minimum standards contained in Advisory Circulars into the Rule, and
- Updated International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and international best practice.
This NPRM also proposes consequential amendments to Rule Parts 1, 121, 125, and 129.
Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) 11-02 was issued for Public Consultation on 15 Mar 2012. Submissions were originally set to close on 18 May 2012. The comment period has been extended by 6 weeks to allow further consideration of the proposed rules amendments. The new closing date for Submissions is now Friday 29 Jun 2012.