HAR §19-37-6. Overflow or spillage

Persons engaged in aircraft fuel handling shall exercise diligence and care to prevent overflow or spillage of fuel and to avoid any combustion hazard. If fuel is spilled from fuel service equipment or from aircraft during refueling, fuel servicing shall be immediately discontinued. The refueler responsible for the spill shall immediately contain and remove spilled fuel and prevent runoff into the airport drainage system. The party responsible for the spill will assume all cleanup costs, including reimbursing the State for any costs incurred as a result of any fuel spill containment or cleanup and any repair or restoration of airport facilities damaged by the spill. The airport fire crew shall be notified if a spill is over five g allons and ten feet in any dimension or over fifty square feet in area; continues to flow; or is otherwise a hazard to 37-5 §19-37-13 (C) A passenger ramp or other safety device to assure the rapid debarkation of passengers is in position at the cabin exit door; (4) Personnel. Only personnel engaged in fuel handling, or in the maintenance and servicing of the aircraft being fueled, may be within fifty feet of the fuel tanks of such aircraft; (5) Smoking. Smoking is prohibited on the Airport Operational Area and within fifty feet of any aircraft during fuel handling; (6) Dump valve testing. Aircraft dump valve shall be tested only in the areas designated for this purpose; (7) Aircraft engines. No aircraft may be operated within fifty feet of any fueling operation or spill; (8) Electrical storms. All fueling operations shall be conducted with caution during an electrical storm. In the event of any electrical storm causing severe disturbances, all fueling operations shall cease. [Eff 2/26/93; comp JU]_ 5 2025 (Auth: HRS $261-12) (Imp: HRS §261-12)