Airport Certification Manual (ACM) ✔Ans✔ methods airport management can use to ensure airport
safety and efficiency
Safety Management System (SMS) 4
... [Show More] Elements ✔Ans✔ 1. Safety Policy
2. Safety Risk Management
3. Safety Assurance
4. Safety Promotion
Safety Policy ✔Ans✔ communicates managements commitment to safety, defines methods, practices
and organizational structure to meet safety goals
Safety Risk Management (SRM) ✔Ans✔ risk identification, assessment, mitigation and tracking are the
principle methods for enhancing or increasing an airport's safety record
Safety Assurance ✔Ans✔ assesses whether safety objectives are being met
Safety Promotion ✔Ans✔ create a safety culture
Accountable Executive (AE) ✔Ans✔ responsible for SMS processes
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 139 - Certification of Airports ✔Ans✔ rules governing
certification and operation of airports, ensure safety in air transportation by regulating the operation
and maintenance of airports with scheduled and air carrier operations. Includes for example: safety and
maintenance standards, accident prevention measures; snow and ice plan; signs, marking and lighting
plan; wildlife; Airport Emergency Plan, ARFF, safety area enhancements
Airport Operating Certificate (AOC) ✔Ans✔ issued to commercial service airports enplaning more than
2,500 or more passengers annually when it passes FAA safety inspection, inspections then conducted
annually and any other time announced or unannounced
Airports reqired operating certificates ✔Ans✔ 1. Scheduled or unscheduled air carrier aircraft with
more than 30 seats
2. Scheduled Air Carrier operations with more than 9 but less than 30 seats
Airport Certification Manual (ACM) ✔Ans✔ Part 139 compliance is obtained by an airport developing an
FAA approved ACM resulting in being issued an Airport Operating Certificate (AOC)
Part 139 Large Air Carrier Aircraft ✔Ans✔ at least 31 seats
Part 139 Small Air Carrier Aircraft ✔Ans✔ designated for more than 9 and less than 31 seats
Class I Airport ✔Ans✔ Serves all types of scheduled operations of air carrier aircraft
Class II Airport ✔Ans✔ Small Scheduled and Unscheduled Large Air Carrier Aircraft
Class III Airport ✔Ans✔ Scheduled Small Air Carrier Operations
Class IV Airport ✔Ans✔ Unscheduled Large Air Carrier aircraft
Alaskan Airports ✔Ans✔ exempt from certification for air carrier aircraft with less than 30 seats
Limitations (Airport Operating Certificate) ✔Ans✔ identify unusual operational characteristics ie.
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