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# Article 4 Ramp inspections

Cover regulation · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## Article 4 Ramp inspections

1\. Ramp inspections of [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) of operators under the safety oversight of another Member State or of a third country shall be carried out in accordance with Subpart RAMP of Annex II.

2\. Member States shall ensure that alcohol testing of flight crew and cabin crew members is carried out with regard to operators under their own oversight as well as with regard to operators under the oversight of another Member State or of a third country. Such testing shall be performed by ramp inspectors within the framework of the [ramp inspection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ramp-inspection) programme of Subpart RAMP of Annex II.

3\. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may ensure alcohol testing of flight crew and cabin crew members to be carried out by other authorised officials and outside the framework of the ramp inspection programme of Subpart RAMP of Annex II, provided that such alcohol testing meets the same objectives and adheres to the same principles as tests carried out under the framework of Subpart RAMP of Annex II. Results of such alcohol tests shall be included in the centralised database in accordance with point (b) of ARO.RAMP.145.

4\. Member States may carry out additional testing for [psychoactive substances](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/psychoactive-substances) other than alcohol. In that case, the Member State shall notify the European Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) and the Commission.

IR · Article 4 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 Article 4(3) Ramp inspections

GENERAL — ALCOHOL TESTING

If alcohol testing of flight crew and cabin crew is carried out by other authorised officials, e.g. by the police, and outside the framework of the [ramp inspection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ramp-inspection) programme of Subpart RAMP of Annex II, those other authorised officials do not need to comply with the requirements for qualification of inspectors of Subpart RAMP of Annex II. Member States should ensure that these officials are qualified for carrying out alcohol tests.

GM · GM1 Article 4(3) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2018/012/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in Powers and recitals](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/cover-regulation/powers-and-recitals)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 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.