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Refuelling with Passengers on Board - EU-OPS 1.

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To reduce turnaround time, and for security reasons, airline operators of fixed wing aircraft may allow
passengers to embark, disembark or remain on board during fuelling operations, provided the
following safety procedures are followed:

 It is not permissible to refuel fixed wing aircraft with less than 20 seats while passengers remain
on board.
 Passengers should disembark if wide-cut fuels (e.g. Jet B) are being used.
 Passengers should disembark whenever AVGAS is involved.
 One qualified person must remain at a specified location during fuelling operations with
passengers on board. This qualified person must be capable of handling emergency procedures
concerning fire protection and fire fighting, handling communications and initiating and directing
an evacuation.
 Crew, staff and passengers must be warned that de/refuelling is about to take place.
 Seat belt signs must be off.

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 NO SMOKING signs must be on together with interior lighting to enable emergency exits to be
identified.
 Passengers must be instructed to unfasten their seat belts and refrain from smoking.
 Sufficient qualified personnel must be on board and prepared for an immediate evacuation.
 If the presence of fuel vapour is detected inside the aircraft, or any other hazard arises during
de/refuelling, fuelling must be stopped immediately.
 The ground area beneath the exits intended for emergency evacuation and slide deployment areas
must be kept clear.
 Provision must be made for a safe and rapid evacuation.
 Provision should be made, via at least two main passenger doors (or the main passenger door
plus one emergency exit when only one main door is available) and preferably at opposite ends
of the aircraft, for the safe evacuation of the aircraft in the event of an emergency.
 Ground servicing and work within the aircraft such as catering and cleaning, should be carried out
in such a way that they do not create a hazard or obstruct exits.

Additional Instructions for Wide Bodied Aircraft with Automatic


Inflatable Chutes
 When a loading bridge is in use, no additional sets of steps need be provided. However,
either the left or right rear door should be manned constantly by a cabin attendant and
should be prepared for immediate use as an emergency route using the automatic
inflatable chute. Where slide action requires manual fitting of an attachment to the
aircraft (e.g. girt bar) the slide should be engaged throughout the fuelling process.
 As a precautionary measure when a loading bridge is not available for use, one set of
passenger steps should be positioned at the opened main passenger door which is
normally used for the embarkation and/or disembarkation of passengers.

Additional Instructions for Aircraft without Automatic


Inflatable Chutes
 When a loading bridge is in use, one set of aircraft steps should be positioned at another
opened passenger door, preferably at the opposite end of the aircraft.
 Whenaloadingbridgeisnotinuse,aircraftstepsshouldbepositionedattwoofthemain passenger
doors (preferably one forward and one aft) which are to be open.
 Where aircraft are fitted with integral stairways and these are deployed, each may count
as one means of exit.

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Precautions after Fuelling
When fuelling is complete, bonding wires (grounding wires) should not be removed until either:

 filler caps have been refitted, or


 the pressure refuelling hose has been disconnected.

Special Hazards
There are certain situations which pose a particular danger while fuelling is being carried out. The
following is a (not exhaustive) list which covers some of the rules to be observed in those
situations:

 Aircraft should not be fuelled within 30 m (100 ft) of radar equipment either under test or
in use in either aircraft or ground installations.
 If the landing gear is overheated, the aerodrome Fire Service should be called and no
fuelling carried out until the heat has dissipated.
 Extreme caution should be exercised during electrical storms. Fuelling operations should
be suspended during severe electrical disturbances in the vicinity of the airfield.
 The use of photographic flash bulbs or electronic flash equipment within 6 m (20 ft) of
fuelling or vent points should not be permitted.

Marking of Fuelling Equipment

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