GH.OPS.440 Communication and phraseology

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

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GH.OPS.440Communication and phraseology

(a)The communication between the flight crew and the ground handling persons responsible for aircraft pushback/towing shall ensure safe operation of the aircraft and the safety of its occupants and of the persons, d vehicles and other aircraft on the ground.

(b)The ground handling organisation shall ensure that its personnel observe the standard phraseology for aircraft pushback/towing operations as established in point SERA.14001 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012.

IR · GH.OPS.440 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

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GM1 GH.OPS.440Communication and phraseology

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DEVIATIONS FROM STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY DURING PUSHBACK AND TOWING OPERATIONS It is recommended that the GH organisation record, as part of its internal reporting, cases of deviations from standard phraseology during towing and pushback that endanger these operations. The purpose of collecting such data is to use it to identify potential safety hazards and apply the appropriate mitigation measures to ensure safe towing and pushback operations.

GM · GM1 GH.OPS.440 — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · ED Decision 2025/007/R · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 5 Nov 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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