ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Aerial Work-General Operations) Regulations, 2025
12. Fuel and Oil requirements
Edition: 2026-03-25 · In force
12. Fuel and Oil requirements
(1)An aerial work operator’s operations manual shall include the following fuelling procedures to ensure that a flight is conducted in accordance this regulation—(a)procedures to be considered when determining whether an aircraft has sufficient fuel to complete a flight safely;(b)the amounts of fuel that must be carried on board an aircraft for a flight;(c)procedures for monitoring amounts of fuel during a flight;(d)procedures to be followed if fuel reaches specified amounts during a flight.(2)A person shall not commence a flight unless the aircraft is carrying sufficient oil to complete the flight safely.(3)A person shall not hot fuel an aircraft unless the procedures are established in the aircraft flight manual or the operations manual.(4)The procedures mentioned in subregulation (3) shall include—(a)hot fuelling of the aircraft;(b)the circumstances in which the aircraft can be hot fuelled;(c)emergency procedures to be following during hot fuelling;(d)procedures to ensure a person involved in hot fuelling the aircraft is trained and competent to be involved in hot fuelling the aircraft.(5)An operator’s operations manual shall include the following Fuelling Safety procedures—(a)procedures to ensure the aircraft is fuelled safely;(b)procedures relating to the safety of—(i)any aerial work passengers; and(ii)crew members other than air crew members, cabin crew members or flight crew members; who are embarking or disembarking, or on board, the aircraft during fuelling, including the procedures mentioned in subregulation (2);(c)procedures to ensure that, before an engine of the aircraft is started, any effects of radio frequency emissions from those devices have been corrected where the operator permits a person to operate low risk electronic devices inside the cabin of the aircraft while the aircraft is being fuelled;(6)For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b), the procedures shall include the normal, emergency and communication procedures to be followed by—(a)any flight crew members;(b)any cabin crew members;(c)any of the operator’s personnel who carry out a ground support duty for a flight of the aircraft.