WAC 296-45-67545
Refueling operations. (1) Under no
circumstances shall the refueling of any type helicopter with
either aviation gasoline or Jet B (Turbine) type fuel be
permitted while the engines are running.
(2) Helicopters using Jet A (Turbine-Kerosene) type fuel
may be refueled with engines running provided the following
criteria is met:
(a) No unauthorized persons shall be allowed within fifty
feet of the refueling operation or fueling equipment.
(b) A minimum of one thirty-pound fire extinguisher, or a
combination of same, good for class A, B and C fires, shall be
provided within one hundred feet on the upwind side of the
refueling operation.
Note:
For additional requirements relating to portable fire extinguishers see WAC 296-800-300.
(c) All fueling personnel shall be thoroughly trained in
the refueling operation and in the use of the available fire
extinguishing equipment they may be expected to utilize.
(d) There shall be no smoking, open flames, exposed flame
heaters, flare pots, or open flame lights within fifty feet of
the refueling area or fueling equipment. All entrances to the
refueling area shall be posted with "NO SMOKING" signs.
(e) Due to the numerous causes of static electricity, it
shall be considered present at all times. Prior to starting
refueling operations, the fueling equipment and the helicopter
shall be grounded and the fueling nozzle shall be electrically
bonded to the helicopter. The use of conductive hose shall
not be accepted to accomplish this bonding. All grounding and
bonding connections shall be electrically and mechanically
firm, to clean unpainted metal parts.
(f) To control spills, fuel shall be pumped either by
hand or power. Pouring or gravity flow shall not be
permitted. Self-closing nozzles or deadman controls shall be
used and shall not be blocked open. Nozzles shall not be
dragged along the ground.
(g) In case of a spill, the fueling operation shall be
immediately stopped until such time as the person-in-charge
determines that it is safe to resume the refueling operation.
(h) When ambient temperatures have been in the one
hundred degrees Fahrenheit range for an extended period of
time, all refueling of helicopters with the engines running
shall be suspended until such time as conditions become
suitable to resume refueling with the engines running.
(3) Helicopters with their engines stopped being refueled
with aviation gasoline or Jet B (Turbine) type fuel, shall
also comply with subsection (2)(a) through (g) of this
section.