15Facility management plan

15 Facility management plan

(1) The application must include a facility management plan for the launch facility. (2) The plan must include the following: (a) the applicant’s strategies for operating the facility, including in relation to the intended use of the facility for launches (such as the frequency of launches, possible kinds of launch vehicles and possible flight paths); (b) practices and procedures to control the operation of the facility, including any protective security measures to be put in place; (c) arrangements for reporting on the operation of the facility to relevant authorities; (d) a description or copy of the quality assurance plan or plans that cover the operation of the facility and, if the facility is not yet constructed, the construction of the facility; (e) the system to be used for: (i) making and keeping records in relation to the operation of the launch facility; and (ii) maintaining documentation (such as manuals and procedures) relating to the operation of the launch facility; (f) arrangements for maintaining the launch facility, including: (i) the system for recording scheduled and unscheduled maintenance; and (ii) procedures for reporting failures, malfunction or defects.