ADR.OPS.B.055 Fuel quality

GENERAL The aerodrome operator should verify, either by itself or through arrangements with third parties, that organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft, implement procedures to:

(a)maintain the installations and equipment for storing and dispensing the fuel in such condition so as not to render unfit for use in aircraft;

(b)mark such installations and equipment in a manner appropriate to the grade of the fuel;

(c)take fuel samples at appropriate stages during the storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft, and maintain records of such samples; and

(d)use adequately qualified and trained staff in storing, dispensing, and otherwise handling fuel on the aerodrome.

COMPLIANCE The aerodrome operator, in order to ensure compliance, could use:

(a)audit reports to organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft, or

(b)relevant national procedures providing for the assurance of fuel quality. [applicable until 26 March 2028 — ED Decision 2014/012/R] COMPLIANCE AND RECOMMENDED REFERENCES FOR FUEL SUPPLY STANDARDS The aerodrome operator, in order to ensure compliance, could use:

(a)audit reports to organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft;

(b)relevant national procedures providing for the assurance of fuel quality;

(c)the standards and instructions developed under the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) in relation to aviation fuel quality control:

(1)JIG 1 – Aviation Fuel Quality Control and Operating Standards for Into-Plane Fuelling Services,

(2)JIG 2 – Aviation Fuel Quality Controls and Operating Standards for Airport Depots and Hydrants,

(3)JIG 4 – Aviation Fuel Quality Control and Operating Standards for Smaller Airports,

(4)JIG/EI 1530 and EI 1533 – fuel quality assurance and traceability upstream to an aerodrome facility. [applicable from 27 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/009/R]