GH.OPS.400 Coordination of aircraft turnaround activities

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

#### GH.OPS.400 Coordination of aircraft turnaround activities *Regulation (EU) 2025/20* (a) The ground handling organisation shall ensure the safe provision of ground handling services and aircraft handling during turnaround by establishing a function for the coordination of turnaround activities. The coordination of the turnaround activities shall take into account the turnaround plan specified by the aircraft operator. (b) Where more than one ground handling organisation is involved in the provision of ground handling services to the same aircraft operator according to the aircraft operator’s turnaround plan, the ground handling organisations concerned shall agree [among themselves] which one is responsible for the turnaround coordination function unless this is established by the aircraft operator. (c) The ground handling organisation responsible for the aircraft turnaround coordination shall have a written procedure for the coordination of the turnaround activities that includes the following aspects: (1) ground handling activities to be monitored and coordinated during aircraft turnaround; (2) whether the turnaround coordination function is performed by a person or an automated device, on the aerodrome or remotely; if applicable, the person responsible for this function; (3) coordination of communication with all the organisations involved, be it other ground handling organisations, the aircraft operator or the aerodrome operator; (4) tasks associated with the turnaround coordination function; (5) ensure that the load of tasks per person does not jeopardise the safety of activities; (6) when refuelling and defuelling operations take place with passengers being on board, boarding or disembarking, ensure the following: (i) all the following points shall be kept clear of obstacles: (A) designated emergency exits; (B) escape routes, including that of the fuel vehicle; (C) the ground area beneath the aircraft exits intended for emergency evacuation and slide deployment areas when stairs are not in position for use in the event of an evacuation; (D) Fuel Emergency Stop button, where fitted; (ii) the into‑plane fuelling service provider shall be informed immediately when the designated evacuation exits and escape routes are obstructed; (7) dissemination of the written procedure to all the persons involved. (d) The turnaround plan applied to each aircraft shall observe the aircraft type specificities and aircraft limitations. The turnaround coordination shall take into account the operational context of the aerodrome. (e) The ground handling organisation shall observe the requirement to alert the aerodrome emergency services in accordance with point ADR.OPS.D.050 of [Regulation (EU) No 139/2014](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/139/oj) for accidents and incidents on the apron.