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# ADR.OPS.B.055 Fuel quality

ANNEX IV — Operations Requirements (Part-ADR.OPS) · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## ADR.OPS.B.055 Fuel quality

The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) shall verify that organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) have procedures to ensure that aircraft are provided with uncontaminated fuel and of the correct specification.

IR · ADR.OPS.B.055 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.055 Fuel quality

GENERAL

The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) should verify, either by itself or through arrangements with third parties, that organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), implement procedures to:

(a) maintain the installations and equipment for storing and dispensing the fuel in such condition so as not to render unfit for use in aircraft;

(b) mark such installations and equipment in a manner appropriate to the grade of the fuel;

(c) take fuel samples at appropriate stages during the storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft, and maintain records of such samples; and

(d) use adequately qualified and trained staff in storing, dispensing, and otherwise handling fuel on the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome).

AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.055 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2014/012/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ADR.OPS.B.055 Fuel quality

COMPLIANCE

The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator), in order to ensure compliance, could use:

(a) [audit](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/audit) reports to organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), or

(b) relevant national procedures providing for the assurance of fuel quality.

\[applicable until 26 March 2028 — ED Decision 2014/012/R]

COMPLIANCE AND RECOMMENDED REFERENCES FOR FUEL SUPPLY STANDARDS

The aerodrome operator, in order to ensure compliance, could use:

(a) audit reports to organisations involved in storing and dispensing of fuel to aircraft;

(b) relevant national procedures providing for the assurance of fuel quality;

(c) the standards and instructions developed under the Joint [Inspection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/inspection) Group (JIG) in relation to aviation fuel quality control:

(1) JIG 1 – Aviation Fuel Quality Control and Operating Standards for Into-Plane Fuelling Services,

(2) JIG 2 – Aviation Fuel Quality Controls and Operating Standards for Airport Depots and Hydrants,

(3) JIG 4 – Aviation Fuel Quality Control and Operating Standards for Smaller Airports,

(4) JIG/EI 1530 and EI 1533 – fuel quality assurance and traceability upstream to an [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) facility.

\[applicable from 27 March 2028 — ED Decision 2025/009/R]

GM · GM1 ADR.OPS.B.055 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2025/009/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B — AERODROME OPERATIONAL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS (ADR.OPS.B)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/operations-requirements-part-adr-ops/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.