For this Part, a program management plan must include at least the following:
(a) a description of the holder's or applicant's procedures for conducting
the launch or launches, and any connected return, including:
- (i)
- the
arrangements to ensure the safety of ground operations; and
- (ii)
- the flight safety arrangements for the launch or each launch, covering
the period beginning when an engine of the launch vehicle concerned is started
and ending when all its engines stop operating; and
- (iii)
- for the launch or each launch, any changes to the mission flight
arrangements, the procedures to confirm that the launch vehicle concerned is
ready for assembly, the procedures for its assembly, the procedures for launch
countdown, and the procedures to recover from any abnormal event concerning
the launch;
- (b)
- a description of the holder's or applicant's arrangements for reporting on
a launch;
(c) a description of the holder's or applicant's arrangements:
- (i)
- to ensure
that the holder's or applicant's personnel who have, or would have, duties or
functions in connection with the launch or launches and any connected return
are properly prepared for the launch or launches or return and are aware of
the person's duties and functions on the day of a launch or return; and
- (ii)
- for responding to any problems encountered in carrying out the launch or
launches and any connected return and for taking actions to resolve those
problems;
- (d)
- a statement identifying all hazardous ground operations associated with
the launch or launches and a description of the holder's or applicant's
procedures to manage those operations;
- (e)
- the details of the holder's or applicant's communications arrangements for
the launch or launches and any connected return, including launch area
communications, communications from drop zones to launch area, telemetry
communications (including the details of the radio frequencies to be used) and
emergency communications;
- (f)
- the details of any change to each payload to be carried and the effect of
the change on the performance and stability of the launch vehicle concerned.