2.1 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

A. The MAA Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) is designated as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for the enforcement of all adopted fire-related Codes and Standards for BWI Marshall and MTN Airports, including the Maryland State Fire Prevention Code and the fire safety aspects of the building codes.

B. The adopted Codes and Standards, located in Appendix 3B of this document, are applicable to all new project designs, specifications, construction, and existing occupancy at BWI Marshall and Martin State Airports. As such, the Office of the Fire Marshal enforces them during plan review and inspections as authorized representatives of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Failure to comply with the fire and life safety related requirements of the Codes and Standards listed herein shall result in the withholding of project design approvals, inspection approvals, or occupancy approvals by the Office of the Fire Marshal. Additionally, violations of these codes are subject to the penalties set forth in the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. MAA facilities and offices in non-MAA owned properties, and MAA leased properties and facilities that are not located at BWI Marshall Airport or Martin State Airport, are subject to the requirements of the codes which apply in the jurisdiction in which they reside, but in all cases the State Fire Prevention Code, and thereby the requirements of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, apply to all such spaces within the State of Maryland. When questions may occur regarding egress requirements regarding these facilities, contact the Office of the Fire Marshal.

Designation/ Abbreviation	Description
ST	South Terminal (All Areas, Upper and Lower Levels)
CT	Central Terminal (All Areas, Upper and Lower Levels)
NT	North Terminal (All Areas, Upper and Lower Levels)
NTE	North Terminal Extension (All Areas, Upper and Lower Levels)
N.I.T.	International Terminal E (historically referred to as “New International Terminal”)
A, B, C, D, DX, DY, E	Individual Concourses (historically referred to as “Piers”) These are the departure gate areas.
Throat	Generally refers to the Security Checkpoints at each Concourse entrance
Main Exit	The exits to the Upper Level Curbside via the Vestibules at the Ticketing Lobby. All doors (including those labeled for “Entry” to the Ticketing Lobby) may be used in calculating the required egress width.

OFM	Office of the Fire Marshal
AHJ	Authority having Jurisdiction
OT	Office of Information Technology
IASS	Integrated Access Security System
FACP	Fire Alarm Control Panel
SHECCG	Concourse Holdroom & Egress Code Compliance Guide
EBI	Enterprise Building Integration
CASS	Controlled Access Security System
AED	Automated External Defibrillator
AOA	Air Operations Area
MDOT MAA	Maryland Aviation Administration
COMAR	Code Of Maryland Regulation