AMC2 GH.OPS.310 Aircraft refuelling and defuelling

• ED Decision 2025/007/R found in: Ground Handling (GH) (2025/23 and 2025/20) (Nov 2025)

##### AMC2 GH.OPS.310 Aircraft refuelling and defuelling *ED Decision 2025/007/R* **INTERFACES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR AND THE AERODROME OPERATOR** The GH organisation should ensure that its specific responsibilities for refuelling and defuelling operations are aligned with the following procedures, which establish the responsibilities of the other stakeholders involved in these activities as follows: (a) In accordance with [Regulation (EU) No 965/2012](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/965/oj), the aircraft operator is responsible for providing the GH organisation with fuelling instructions and procedures, including: (1) safety precautions to be taken during refuelling and defuelling, including when an aircraft’s auxiliary power unit is in operation or, for helicopters, when rotors are turning or, for aeroplanes, when an engine is running; (2) procedures for refuelling and defuelling while passengers are embarking, on board or disembarking; and (3) precautions to be taken to avoid: (i) refuelling with the wrong type, or the wrong quantity, of fuel, or (ii) persons not following the established procedures for refuelling. (b) In accordance with [Regulation (EU) No 139/2014](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/139/oj), the aerodrome operator is also responsible for establishing a procedure related to the safety of operations on the apron during refuelling/defuelling and ensuring that the other organisations involved follow that procedure.