The following general rules shall govern refueling, defueling, oil service and sumping of aircraft and placing fuels in storage tanks or dispensers:
A. Aircraft Not To Be Running Or In Enclosed Space: No aircraft shall be refueled, defueled or oil serviced while aircraft engines are running, when aircraft is being warmed by application of heat or when aircraft is in a closed hangar or a congested or an enclosed space.
B. Smoking And Open Flames Prohibited: No person shall smoke or permit any open flame, except in designated areas.
C. Grounding Requirements:
1. Prior to fuel servicing, the aircraft and the fuel dispensing equipment shall be grounded to one or more points of zero electrical potential to prevent the possibility of static ignition of volatile liquids. The refueling unit shall be grounded to aircraft. The following grounding sequence is preferred:
a. Aircraft to apron or ground.
b. Refueling unit to ground.
c. Refueling unit to aircraft.
d. Refueling nozzle to aircraft.
2. The foregoing procedure, modified as necessary, will apply to storage dumping and to filling dispensing equipment.
D. Damaged, Malfunctioning Refueling Equipment: If refueling equipment is found to be damaged or malfunctioning, refueling shall cease immediately, and refueling shall not resume until the damage or malfunction is remedied. Damaged or malfunctioning refueling equipment of an aircraft being serviced will be brought to the attention of the aircraft owner or operator immediately. (1978 Code §4-92)
E. Fuel Spills: Utmost caution to prevent spills of aviation fuels shall be exercised by any person fueling or defueling aircraft, filling dispensing equipment or dumping fuel into storage. If a spill occurs, servicing shall cease, and the spill must be removed or absorbed with suitable material. The airport manager shall be immediately notified of spills or overfills. (1978 Code §4-92; amd. 1994 Code)
F. Maintenance Of Equipment:
1. Pumps, meters, hoses, nozzles, fire extinguishers and grounding devices shall be kept in operable condition.
2. Manufacturer equipped grounding devices on all hoses, funnels and appurtenances used in refueling and defueling operations shall be maintained in good working condition.
G. Fire Extinguishers: During aircraft fuel handling operations, CO2 or approved dry chemical fire extinguishers (15 pounds or larger) shall be immediately available for use.
H. Fuel Handling Vehicles:
1. During refueling or defueling, fuel handling vehicles shall be parked in a site and manner to permit rapid and direct emergency departure. No more than one refueler shall be parked at each wing of an aircraft, and no more than two (2) refuelers shall serve the same aircraft at one time. When high capacity aircraft are refueled, additional refuelers shall park only in areas designated for that purpose by the airport manager and shall not be parked closer than one hundred feet (100') of the aircraft being refueled.
2. Each fuel handling vehicle shall be conspicuously marked, in letters of contrasting color, with the word "Flammable" on both sides and rear of the cargo tank in letters at least six inches (6") high and with the wording "Emergency Shut Off" and other appropriate operating instructions in letters at least two inches (2") high at the emergency operating devices on the vehicle. Each fuel handling vehicle will also be conspicuously marked on both sides and rear with the type and grade of fuel it contains.
3. Each fuel handling vehicle shall meet all requirements of the uniform fire code, as amended, adopted by this city code regarding fueling on airports.
4. A fueling vehicle may be stored upon the airport only pursuant to written lease with the airport commission.
I. Prohibited Acts And Conditions:
1. No refueling operation may be performed during an electrical storm.
2. No person shall operate any radio transmitter or receiver or other electrical device during aircraft refueling or defueling.
3. No person shall use any material or equipment during refueling or defueling of aircraft which is likely to cause a spark or ignition.
4. No person shall start the engine of any aircraft when there is any aircraft fuel on the ground below the aircraft.
5. No aircraft shall be refueled or defueled while passengers are on board the aircraft unless a passenger loading ramp is in place at the cabin door of the aircraft, the aircraft door is in the open position and a cabin attendant is present at or near the cabin door.
6. No airborne radar equipment shall be operated or ground tested in any area where the directional high intensity radar beam is within three hundred feet (300') or the low intensity radar beam (less than 50 kilowatt output) is within one hundred feet (100') of another aircraft, an aircraft refueling operation, an aircraft refueling truck or any flammable liquid storage facility. (1978 Code §4-92)