General requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Each certificate holder or applicant for an Airport Operating Certificate meeting at least one of the following criteria must develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to an Airport Safety Management System pursuant to the requirements established in this subpart. If the certificate holder: (1) Is classified as a large, medium, or small hub based on passenger data extracted from the Air Carrier Activity Information System; (2) Has an average of 100,000 or more total annual operations, meaning the sum of all arrivals and departures, over the previous three calendar years; or (3) Is classified as a port of entry, designated international airport, landing rights airport, or user fee airport. (b) The scope of an Airport Safety Management System must encompass aircraft operation in the movement area, aircraft operation in the non-movement area, and other airport operations addressed in this part. (c) The Airport Safety Management System should correspond in size, nature, and complexity to the operations, activities, hazards, and risks associated with the certificate holder's operations. (d) If a certificate holder qualifies exclusively under paragraph (a)(3) of this section and has no tenants that are required to comply with SMS requirements of any jurisdiction, the certificate holder is eligible for a waiver from the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section. (1) To obtain the waiver, the certificate holder must submit a written request to the Regional Airports Division Ma

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§  139.401