GH.OPS.305 General requirements for the operation of ground support equipment

• Regulation (EU) 2025/20 found in: Ground Handling (GH) (2025/23 and 2025/20) (Nov 2025)

#### GH.OPS.305 General requirements for the operation of ground support equipment *Regulation (EU) 2025/20* (a) The ground handling organisation shall implement procedures for the safe operation of GSE, with specific safety actions to address the risk of equipment approaching, positioning, braking, manoeuvring, parking, departing from the aircraft and the area where the aircraft is being serviced, including the equipment used for the ground transportation of passengers with reduced mobility, as well as equipment securing when not in use and parking in designated areas. (b) Driving of GSE on the apron and movement area shall observe the aerodrome procedures developed in accordance with the applicable requirements of Annex IV (ADR.OPS) to [Regulation (EU) No 139/2014](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/139/oj). (c) All GSE used, motorised and non-motorised, shall be appropriately maintained and shall comply with the maintenance programme referred to in Subpart [ORGH.GSE](#_DxCrossRefBm752106652) of Annex I to this Regulation. The passenger boarding bridges or passenger stairs shall be clear of any FOD to ensure swift evacuation of passengers and crews in case of an emergency during refuelling with passengers on board, passenger boarding or disembarking. (d) A no‑touch policy shall be applied unless the GSE is equipped with proximity or self‑levelling sensors, depending on the GSE type, or in specifically accepted circumstances required by the type of the GSE in operation.