DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JIG 4 ( FOR SMALLER AIRPORTS) AND JIG 1, JIG 2

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JIG 4 ( FOR SMALLER AIRPORTS) AND JIG 1, JIG 2

Smaller airports are defined as follows:

Aviation fuel is supplied to the location by road or rail transport,  fuelling equipment has a maximum flow rate of 1000 litres/min per delivery hose, total number of fuelling operations per year is less than 10.000 and throuhgput is less than 10 million litres and if a hydrant is used for fuelling, it has a diameter of 150 mm (6’’) or less.

Differences:

Double block and bleed valves are not specified in JIG 4.

No monthly conductivity measurements. JIG 4 airports do not generally have conductivity meters on site. The product conductivity is checked regularly at all major airport operations in the same area with more frequent product receipts from the same supply locations.

Certification (3-yearly) for master meters, master pressure gauges and torque wrenches (5-yearly) is not required. JIG 4 airports are not equipped with this type of “certified” instruments/tools. These gauges and tools are used by third parties or by dedicated maintenance personnel during regular maintenance visits.

No routine filter membrane testing requirements.

Bulk meter calibration is required annually in JIG 4 versus 6-monthly in JIG 1 and 2. This is due to lower throughput and the requirement for a specialist third party contractor.

Fuelling equipment pressure/surge control tests are 6-monthly versus quarterly in JIG 1. This is due to lower fuelling rate and throughput, and the need for a trained maintenance technician to perform the test.

A single filter for both depot receipt and fueler loading may be used although the preferred option is separate inlet and outlet filters (FWS meeting EI 1581).

6-monthly serviceability checks of fuelling steps and ladders by maintenance personnel versus quarterly in JIG 1.

Piston filter/differential pressure gauges checked monthly versus 6-monthly in JIG 1 and 2. This increased frequency is to take account of the significant presence of Avgas at smaller airports and the risk of the piston sticking from lead precipitation.

No defueling at JIG 4 operations.

Separate sections cover the handling of aviation fuel in drums and fuelling from drums. This is not included in JIG 1 & 2.

A separate and updated section for helicopter fuelling. Not part of JIG 1.

Adoption of the JIG HSSE management system is not a requirement but there is a reference to the new JIG HSSEMS Standard and updated HSE guidance is given in JIG 4 Chapter 2 (Health, Safety, Security and Environment).

No 3-monthly requirements for hydrant valve chamber checks. JIG 4 only includes the procedures and checks required for small low pressure hydrant systems (see appendix A7). For large high pressure hydrant systems there is a reference to JIG 2 and EI 1560 in appendix A7.

The daily stock control requirement is the same but JIG 2 has, in addition, a monthly reporting requirement to a financial controller, etc. appropriate to larger operation.

The requirement for a yearly check of the tank high level alarms is the same for JIG 4 and JIG 2, but JIG 2 also includes a monthly function check as a best practice “should”.

The refueler overfill protection devices to be function tested 6-monthly in JIG 4 compared to 3- monthly in JIG 1. This is a task for a specialist maintenance technician. The annual wet test is the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN AIRPORT FUEL FACILITIES

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN AIRPORT FUEL FACILITIES

LOCATION	TYPE	APPLIANCES REQUIRED
RAIL TANK CAR DISCHARGE FACILITY	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	1 UNIT BETWEEN EVERY 3 RAIL CAR DISCHARGE
ROAD-BRIDGER DISCHARGE AND FUELLER LOADING RACKS.	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG DRY CHEMICAL 55 KG	1 UNIT FOR EACH VEHICLE POSITION 1 UNIT FOR EACH ISLAND WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN 4 VEHICLE POSITIONS
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOPS	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG CO2 9 KG	1 UNIT FOR EACH VEHICLE POSITION 2 UNITS FOR SHOPS HOUSING MORE THAN 6  VEHICLES
PACKAGED STORES	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	ONE UNIT PER 114 M2 FLOOR AREA
PUMP HOUSES	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	ONE UNIT FOR UP TO 3 PUMPS TWO UNITS FOR 4 OR MORE PUMPS
OPEN PUMP PLATFORMS	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	ONE UNIT FOR EVERY 3 PUMPS
OFFICE	WATER 6 LITRES CO2 5 KG	ONE UNIT PER 115 M2 FLOOR AREA AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
LABORATORY BUILDINGS	CO2 5 KG	ONE UNIT FOR EACH LAB. ROOM
BOILER HOUSE	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	2 UNITS
BATTERY CHARGING ROOM	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	1 UNIT, ADDITIONAL UNIT WHERE FACILITY IS IN GARAGE
FUELLERS, HYDRANT SERVICERS AND HYDRANT FLUSHING/LOW POINT DRAIN TRUCKS	DRY CHEMICAL 9KG	2 UNITS PER VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF CAPACITY OR SIZE

HSSEMS SYSTEM FOR FUEL COMPANIES

HSSEMS SYSTEM FOR FUEL COMPANIES

Permit to work systems – to ensure the system is applied to all relevant activities

Document control processes – to ensure documents and records critical to effective HSSE management are appropriately controlled so that information is accurate, relevant, current and accessible.

Less formal risk assessment techniques – encouraging employees to take time before each and every task in order to verify the hazards and check that appropriate controls are in place before proceeding

Design parameters and capabilities of plant and equipment – ensuring consideration is given to both, when determining the operations to be performed

Management of change – post implementation reviews to confirm that the change has met its objectives and the risks identified are suitably controlled

Management of Contractors and Suppliers - listing qualified contractors and suppliers as part of a

system to ensure that all are subjected to the set management processes

Learning from incidents – use of results of incident and near miss investigations to improve risk

assessments, emergency preparedness and response

Sharing of HSSE performance - HSSE performance statistics regularly reported to interested parties so that any incidents prompt shared learning and encourage collaborative working to implement

improvement actions

SOURCE: JIG BULLETİN 89

HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY

HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY

It is very important to establish a systematic approach in order to manage safety, which includes organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. This shall be met by the development of a Safety Management System (SMS).

A SMS provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that risk controls are effective. Good safety management includes but is not limited to the following:

• Development of safety policy and objectives.
• Control of work systems (including Permit-to-Work).
• Identification and acknowledgement of hazards and risks in performing all activities.
• Safety induction/training for all staff, contractors and visitors.
• Proactive, as well as reactive measures to control risk.
• A change management process.
• A process for internal safety performance monitoring.
• Process for assessing the adequacy of the SMSs adopted.
• Identification of all legal compliance requirements affecting the operation and processes to keep up to date of changing requirements.
• SMS implementation process.
• Incident/accident/near miss reporting and investigation.

Source: EI 1540

FUELLING VEHICLE HOSE TYPES

FUELLING VEHICLE HOSE TYPES

The recommended types of the refueller hoses are as below:

1. For trailer/suction use type E or F. (SEE NOTE 1)
2. For fuelling vehicle intermediate applications, such as supply to an elevating platform, use type C, E or F. Where kinking is a problem type E or F with helix reinforcement should be considered. For enhanced defuelling capability use type F.
3. For hydrant servicer inlet use type C or F.
4. For fuel delivery use type C.
5. For frequent high speed suction defuelling use type F if type C is unsatisfactory.
6. For bridging vehicle discharge and refueller loading use type C, E or F. (SEE NOTE 1)
7. For hydrant pit valve flushing use type F if type C is unsatisfactory, and for low point drain and high point vent use type C.

Type B (conductive) and E (conductive) should not be used for into-plane deliver yor hydrant servicer inlet hoses unless there is a statutory requirement to use them. Connections to aircraft and hydrant systems should only be made with anti-static hose types C or F.

 

NOTE 1: The hoses shall be suitable for use with aviation fuel. It is essential to ensure that the hose will not affect the product and the product will not affect the hose. Internal line should be made of aluminium or stainless steel. Galvanised internal line shall not be used. Hoses used fort his type of service should be designed for a working pressure of at least 150 psi.

RE-CERTIFICATION TEST

RE-CERTIFICATION TEST

Where fuel can be positively identified by documentary evidence as belonging to a

particular batch covered by a related Refinery Certificate of Quality, then it is only

necessary to conduct such additional tests as are required to prove that fuel quality has

not changed. The results of such tests shall be compared with the results of the last

tests, as well as reviewed for compliance with the specification. These recertification

tests are:

1. appearance/colour
2. distillation;
3. flashpoint;
4. density/API gravity;
5.  freezing point;
6.  corrosion (copper);
7. existent gum;
8.  conductivity (to be carried out on bulk stock in storage, or immediately after taking a sample from storage tanks on fuels containing static dissipater additive);
9. MSEP;
10. Thermal Stability (JFTOT), when fuel:

              1) is received from a source (e.g. a marine vessel equipped with copper

                pipework in their cargo tanks) contrary to recommended practice; or

              2) has been static in storage for six (6) months

FAME unless FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) can be controlled to limit the exposure in Jet Fuel to less than 5 mg/kg in accordance with JIG Bulletin 75, then in markets and supply chains where FAME is present in multiproduct systems, FAME concentration shall be tested by an approved method, wherever Jet fuel has been transported in multi-product transport systems that also carry gas oil/deisel fuel or non-dedicated storage that may have contained gas oil/ diesel fuel.

·         Sample quantity of 4 litres (0.5 US gallons) minimum shall be taken, in an approved container

EXAMPLE