ORGH.GSE.105 Ground support equipment maintenance programme

(a)As part of its management system, the ground handling organisation shall establish and implement a maintenance programme, to maintain the systems and equipment necessary for the provision of ground handling services in a state of operation that does not impair the safety of persons, aircraft and other vehicles or equipment, and the regularity of efficiency of operations. It shall ensure the following:

(1)implementing a maintenance programme for its vehicles and equipment that operate on the movement area and other operational areas at the aerodrome;

(2)establishing procedures to implement the maintenance programme;

(3)performing maintenance in adequate workshops, by qualified personnel, and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or, in their absence, with the instructions provided by the GSE owner or lessor;

(4)effectively implementing the maintenance programme by using appropriate and adequate means and facilities, including when maintenance services are outsourced;

(5)clearly tagging unserviceable vehicles and GSE as ‘out of service’, not using them for operations, and promptly moving them to dedicated maintenance or storage areas for repairs;

(6)establishing a plan for preventive maintenance inspections, where appropriate;

(7)keeping maintenance records for each vehicle and GSE.

(b)The maintenance programme shall be adequate to the frequency and the specific conditions of use of a particular piece of GSE. It shall include, as a minimum:

(1)an inspection and fault reporting process;

(2)proof that the GSE has been verified before being released back into service.

(c)The maintenance programme shall observe the human factors principles.

(d)The maintenance programme shall ensure compliance with the specified service interval throughout the lifetime of the GSE.

(e)When maintenance of the GSE is performed by other organisations participating in a pooled equipment agreement or rental agreement, the ground handling organisation shall ensure that the responsibility for the maintenance is documented.