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title: "GM3 Article 2(2) Scope — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20, Ground Handling · Avioverse"
description: "ACTIVITIES UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL The following activities take place before and after an aircraft is parked at the stand:"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation/gm3-article-2-2"
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# GM3 Article 2(2) Scope

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20 · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM3 Article 2(2) Scope

ACTIVITIES UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL

The following activities take place before and after an aircraft is parked at the stand:

(a) prior to aircraft arrival:

(1) checking the aircraft stand for any FOD;

(2) checking the conditions of the surface stand for any ice, snow, etc.;

(3) preparing the necessary GSE, chocks and cones outside the equipment restraint area;

(4) ensuring that the necessary personnel are available for aircraft arrival activities and remain outside the aircraft manoeuvring path and within the safety zones;

(b) after the aircraft has been parked:

(1) securing the aircraft on the ground by putting chocks on the aircraft wheels and setting out safety cones to mark the equipment restraint area;

(2) performing a walkaround upon aircraft arrival to inspect the aircraft fuselage, doors and engine cowlings/propellers for any damage;

(3) giving clearance for the positioning of the necessary GSE (air conditioning unit, ground power unit, passenger stairs or boarding bridges, etc.).

GM · GM3 Article 2(2) — Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · ED Decision 2025/007/R · Ground Handling Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 5 Nov 2025

[All rules in Cover Regulation](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 5 Nov 2025, 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.