Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
CAA
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Clarify the level of rescue and fire fighting protection required for the categories of domestic aerodromes described in the NZAIP, and its relationship to the categories of rescue fire services listed on the landing charts.
Reply Text
The CAA accepts the recommendation in that the NZAIP Planning Manual will be amended, removing the table of Rescue Fire Services (RFS) categories for international airports and the table of domestic aerodrome RFS categories (D1, D2, etc.). This action will be taken because the CAA considers that the pilots do not need to know precisely what manpower and equipment is required under each category; all they need to know is the minimum acceptable category for their aircraft and that the published category is the same as, or higher than, that minimum. Detailed RFS requirements are the province of the aerodrome operator who needs to know them when deciding what level of service needs to be provided for the aircraft that are going to use the aerodrome. The category shown on the Operational Data page of the Flight Guide for each aerodrome, which corresponds with the category tabulated and explained in Civil Aviation Rule (CAR) Part 139, is published on behalf of aerodrome operators at their request. It will continue to be published if they so desire. It is intended that unless RFS facilities meet the requirements of Part 139, they should not be published in New Zealand AIP.
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