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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–18 Edition) 

§ 175.310 

Packing Group I or Packing Group II 
liquid hazardous materials and having 
rated capacities of 220 L (58 gallons) or 
less. These single packagings may not 
be transported in the same aircraft 
with Class 1, Class 5, or Class 8 mate-
rials. 

(iv) Combustible and flammable liq-

uid fuels (including those in Packing 
Group I) may be carried in installed 
aircraft tanks each having a capacity 
of more than 450 L (118.9 gallons), sub-
ject to the following additional condi-
tions: 

(A) The tanks and their associated 

piping and equipment and the installa-
tion thereof must have been approved 
for the material to be transported by 
the appropriate FAA Flight Standards 
District Office. 

(B) In the case of an aircraft being 

operated by a certificate holder, the 
operator shall list the aircraft and the 
approval information in its operating 
specifications. If the aircraft is being 
operated by other than a certificate 
holder, a copy of the FAA Flight 
Standards District Office approval re-
quired by this section must be carried 
on the aircraft. 

(C) The crew of the aircraft must be 

thoroughly briefed on the operation of 
the particular bulk tank system being 
used. 

(D) During loading and unloading and 

thereafter until any remaining fumes 
within the aircraft are dissipated: 

(

1

) Only those electrically operated 

bulk tank shutoff valves that have 
been approved under a supplemental 
type certificate may be electrically op-
erated. 

(

2

) No engine or electrical equipment, 

avionic equipment, or auxiliary power 
units may be operated, except position 
lights in the steady position and equip-
ment required by approved loading or 
unloading procedures, as set forth in 
the operator’s operations manual, or 
for operators that are not certificate 
holders, as set forth in a written state-
ment. 

(

3

) Static ground wires must be con-

nected between the storage tank or fu-
eler and the aircraft, and between the 
aircraft and a positive ground device. 

(2) [Reserved] 

(d) The following restrictions apply 

to loading, handling, or carrying fuel 
under the provisions of this section: 

(1) During loading and unloading, no 

person may smoke, carry a lighted cig-
arette, cigar, or pipe, or operate any 
device capable of causing an open 
flame or spark within 15 m (50 feet) of 
the aircraft. 

(2) No person may fill a container, 

other than an approved bulk tank, with 
a Class 3 material or combustible liq-
uid or discharge a Class 3 material or 
combustible liquid from a container, 
other than an approved bulk tank, 
while that container is inside or within 
15 m (50 feet) of the aircraft. 

(3) When filling an approved bulk 

tank by hose from inside the aircraft, 
the doors and hatches of the aircraft 
must be fully open to insure proper 
ventilation. 

(4) Each area or compartment in 

which the fuel is loaded is suitably ven-
tilated to prevent the accumulation of 
fuel vapors. 

(5) Fuel is transferred to the aircraft 

fuel tanks only while the aircraft is on 
the ground. 

(6) Before each flight, the pilot-in- 

command: 

(i) Prohibits smoking, lighting 

matches, the carrying of any lighted 
cigar, pipe, cigarette or flame, and the 
use of anything that might cause an 
open flame or spark, while in flight; 
and 

(ii) For passenger aircraft, informs 

each passenger of the location of the 
fuel and the hazards involved. 

(e) Operators must comply with the 

following: 

(1) If the aircraft is being operated by 

a holder of a certificate issued under 14 
CFR part 121 or part 135, operations 
must be conducted in accordance with 
conditions and limitations specified in 
the certificate holder’s operations 
specifications or operations manual ac-
cepted by the FAA. If the aircraft is 
being operated under 14 CFR part 91, 
operations must be conducted in ac-
cordance with an operations plan ac-
cepted and acknowledged in writing by 
the FAA Principal Operations Inspec-
tor assigned to the operator. 

(2) The aircraft and the loading ar-

rangement to be used must be approved 
for the safe carriage of the particular 

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