ED Decision 2025/009/R
[applicable until 26 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/009/R]
[applicable from 27 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/009/R]
GENERAL
(a) The procedures to prevent unauthorised access to the movement area and other operational areas of the aerodrome of persons who are not allowed to have access to such areas should be coordinated with the appropriate authority responsible for security.
(b) In case passengers are embarking/disembarking on the apron, or if no transportation means is used for their transfer to/from the terminal building or from one stand to the other, then, apart from the need to ensure that passengers are always escorted, the procedures should, amongst others, include measures to ensure that:
(1) passengers do not pass under aircraft wings or beneath fuel vents, or close to the propellers or rotors of the aircraft they are boarding/disembarking or those of aircraft on adjacent stands;
(2) passengers remain clear of vehicular traffic around the aircraft, electrical cables, fuel hoses and other equipment;
(3) passengers use predetermined routes while moving from/to or across the apron; and
(4) passengers and any other persons on the apron are protected from the effects of engine jet-blast or downwash during their presence on the apron, including by restricting aircraft engine use.
Depending on the configuration of the apron, physical moveable barriers may also be used to indicate the desired route to follow and facilitate the control and movement of passengers on the apron. When not in use, such equipment should be properly stowed to ensure that it does not become a source of FOD.
AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.033(a) outlines procedures for controlling pedestrians on aprons, including coordination with security, passenger safety measures, and use of moveable barriers to prevent FOD.
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