ED Decision 2025/010/R
REFUELLING WHEN LIFT AND THRUST UNITS ARE POWERED ON
(a) Refuelling when lift and thrust units are powered on should only be conducted:
(1) with no passengers embarking or disembarking; however, passengers may be on board;
(2) if allowed by the operator of vertiport or diversion location, as applicable;
(3) in accordance with any specific procedures and limitations in the AFM;
(4) using JET A or JET A-1 fuel types; and
(5) with the appropriate RFFS facilities or equipment available.
(b) In addition, operational procedures in the operations manual should specify that at least the following precautions are taken:
(1) all necessary information should be exchanged in advance with the vertiport or diversion location operator, and with the refuelling operator;
(2) the procedures to be used by crew members should be defined;
(3) the procedures to be used by the operator’s ground operations personnel that are in charge of refuelling or assisting in emergency evacuation should be described;
(4) the operator’s training programmes for crew members and for the operator’s ground operations personnel should be described;
(5) the minimum distance between the VCA turning parts and the refuelling vehicle or installations should be defined when the refuelling takes place outside a vertiport;
(6) a handheld fire extinguisher with the equivalent of 5Â kg of dry powder should be immediately available and ready for use;
(7) a means for a two-way communication between the crew and the person in charge of refuelling should be defined and established;
(8) if fuel vapour is detected inside the VCA, or any other hazard arises, refuelling/defuelling should be stopped immediately;
(9) the PIC should stay at the controls, constantly monitor the refuelling process, and be ready to shut off the lift and thrust units and evacuate at all times; and
(10) any additional precautions should be taken, as determined by the operator’s risk assessment.
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