Since this has come to the fore by virtue of a JAR OPS ammendment can I confirm it's this part that was the subject of the ammendment?
(2) A two-way communication shall be
established and shall remain available by the
aeroplane’s inter-communication system or other
suitable means between the ground crew
supervising the refuelling and the qualified
personnel on board the aeroplane
Fair D'Income seems to make a point that this has always been the case and so which part has actually been revised if (s)he is correct?
I understand that a higher level of risk appears to be acceptable when there are no passengers on board or in the process of arriving/leaving the aircraft but when there are what's to stop the refuelling staff adopting the role of "ground crew supervising the refuelling" if given suitable means to communicate with "the qualified personnel on board the aeroplane"?
(misterblue Yoghurt pots doesn't seem a bad idea
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Is this limited to operators registered in a JAR state or does this apply to all operators who happen to be refuelling in a JAR state?
Cheers