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<br /> 2.3 Other Publications. 3.3.3 Airport Ramp. Any outdoor area,including aprons and
<br /> 2.3.1 AATCC Publications. American Association of Textile hardstands,where aircraft can be positioned,stored,serviced,
<br /> Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle or maintained,irrespective of the nature of the surface of the
<br /> Park,NC 27709. area.
<br /> AATCC 111A,"Water Resistance—Sunshine Arc Lamp Ex- 3.3.4*Airport Terminal Building. A structure used primarily
<br /> posure with Wetting," 1984. for air passenger enplaning or deplaning, including ticket
<br /> sales,flight information,baggage handling,and other neces-
<br /> 2.3.2 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Har- sary functions in connection with air transport operations.
<br /> bor Drive,P.O.Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959. This term includes any extensions and satellite buildings used
<br /> ASTM Test Method C569, Standard Test Method for Indenta- for passenger handling or aircraft flight service functions.Air-
<br /> tion Hardness of Preformed Thermal Insulations, 1983. craft loading walkways and"mobile lounges"are excluded.
<br /> 2.3.3 Other Publications. 3.3.5 Potential Fuel Spill Points. The points on or around the
<br /> Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam- aircraft or airport ramp where fuel can be released. These
<br /> Webster,Inc.,Springfield,MA,2003. points include fueling hydrants, fuel servicing vehicles, fuel
<br /> tank fill connections, fuel vent openings, and fuel dump
<br /> 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Re- valves.
<br /> served)
<br /> 3.3.6 Satellite. A structure that can be adjacent to but sepa-
<br /> rated from the airport terminal building, accessible above-
<br /> ground or through subway passages,and used to provide flight
<br /> Chapter 3 Definitions service operations,such as passenger check-in,waiting rooms,
<br /> 3.1 General. The definitions contained in this chapter shall food service,enplaning or deplaning,etc.
<br /> apply to the terms used in this standard.Where terms are not
<br /> defined in this chapter or within another chapter, they shall
<br /> be defined using their ordinarily accepted meanings within Chapter 4 Airport Terminal Buildings
<br /> the context in which they are used. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
<br /> Dictionary, 11th edition,shall be the source for the ordinarily 4.1 General.
<br /> accepted meaning.
<br /> 4.1.1 Airport terminal buildings shall be of Type I,Type II,or
<br /> 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. Type IV construction, as defined in NFPA 220, Standard on
<br /> 3.2.1*Approved. Acceptable to the authority having jurisdic- Types of Building Construction.
<br /> tion. 4.1.2* Interior finish materials shall be limited to Class A or
<br /> 3.2.2*Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). An organization, I Class B regardless of the occupant load.
<br /> office, or individual responsible for enforcing the require- 4.1.3 Aircraft fueling facilities and ramps shall be designed in
<br /> ments of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, accordance with NFPA 407, Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing,
<br /> materials,an installation,or a procedure. and Chapter 5 of this standard.
<br /> 3.2.3*Listed. Equipment,materials,or services included in a 4.1.4 Belowgrade areas and blind spaces in airport terminal
<br /> list published by an organization that is acceptable to the au- buildings shall be protected against flammable fuel and vapor
<br /> thority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of
<br /> tains periodic inspection of penetration or shall be mechanically ventilated to provide at
<br /> products or services, that main
<br /> production of listed equipment t materials or periodic on of least four complete air changes per hour.The mechanical ven-
<br /> ation of services,and whose listing states that either the equip- tilation system shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 91,
<br /> ment,material,or service meets appropriate designated stan- Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases,
<br /> dards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids.
<br /> purpose. 4.1.5 Glazing Material-Covered Openings Facing the Ramp.
<br /> 3.2.4 Shall. Indicates a mandatory requirement. 4.1.5.1 Openings covered with glazing material that have the
<br /> 3.2.5 Should. Indicates a recommendation or that which is lowest part of the glazing material not less than 7 ft (2.1 m)
<br /> advised but not required. above each finished floor level shall not be required to comply
<br /> 3.3 General Definitions. with 4.1.5.3.
<br /> 3.3.1 Aircraft Fueling Ramp. Any outdoor area at an airport, 4.1.5.2 Openings covered with glazing material listed for use
<br /> including aprons and hardstands,where aircraft are normally in a fire barrier and installed in accordance with the listing
<br /> fueled or defueled. shall not be required to comply with 4.1.5.3.
<br /> 3.3.2 Aircraft Loading Walkway. An aboveground device 4.1.5.3 Where potential fuel spill points are located less than
<br /> through which passengers move between a point in an airport 100 ft (30.5 m) horizontally from glazing material-covered
<br /> terminal building and an aircraft. Included in this category openings in airport terminal building walls facing the airport
<br /> are walkways that are essentially fixed and permanently ramp, they shall be provided with an automatically activated
<br /> placed, or walkways that are essentially mobile in nature and water spray system in accordance with 4.1.5.3.1 or an automati-
<br /> that fold, telescope,or pivot from a fixed point at the airport tally activated, listed fire shutter system in accordance with
<br /> terminal building. 4.1.5.3.2. (See Annex C.)
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