Sec. 139.329 - Ground vehicles.
Each certificate holder shall --
(a) Limit access to movement areas and
safety areas only to those ground vehicles necessary for airport
operations;
(b) Establish and implement procedures
for the safe and orderly access to, and operation on, the movement area
and safety areas by ground vehicles, including provisions identifying the
consequences of noncompliance with the procedures by an employee, tenant,
or contractor;
(c) When an air traffic control tower is
in operation, ensure that each ground vehicle operating on the movement
area is controlled by one of the following:
(1) Two-way radio communications between
each vehicle and the tower,
(2) An escort vehicle with two-way radio
communications with the tower to accompany any vehicle without a radio, or
(3) Measures acceptable to the
Administrator for controlling vehicles, such as signs, signals, or guards,
when it is not operationally practical to have two-way radio
communications with the vehicle or an escort vehicle;
(d) When an air traffic control tower is
not in operation, provide adequate procedures to control ground vehicles
on the movement area through prearranged signs or signals;
(e) Ensure that each employee, tenant,
or contractor who operates a ground vehicle on any portion of the airport
that has access to the movement area is familiar with the airport's
procedures for the operation of ground vehicles and the consequences of
noncompliance; and
(f) On request by the Administrator,
make available for inspection any record of accidents or incidents on the
movement areas involving air carrier aircraft and/or ground vehicles.
[Doc. No. 24812, 52 FR 44282, Nov. 18, 1987, as
amended by Amdt. 139-17, 55 FR 48214, Nov. 19, 1990]