ISO DIS 6966-2

Description / Abstract: This International Standard specifies the minimum design requirements applicable to all aircraft ground support equipment (GSE), as defined in sub-clause 3.1 hereafter, in order to ensure:

a) safety of staff operating or maintaining the equipment or in its vicinity, and

b) protection of aircraft against interference or damage.

An informative list of the most commonly used pieces of ground equipment is provided in Annex A (informative) hereafter. Nevertheless, the requirements of this International Standard apply to any piece of aircraft ground support equipment, as defined, used on airports.

This International Standard does not intend to provide all the design requirements applicable for aircraft ground support equipment. Other requirements apply, and can be found in separate standards:

— Part 1 of this International Standard specifies the general, other than safety related, requirements applicable to all aircraft ground support equipment,

— ISO 4116 specifies the additional requirements applicable for conveying surfaces of those pieces of aircraft ground support equipment intended for handling and loading of baggage and cargo unit load devices,

— specific International Standards, listed in Bibliography, define the functional and performance requirements for certain types of aircraft ground support equipment.

In most countries, standing Government Health and Safety laws and regulations apply to machinery, implicitly or explicitly including aircraft ground support equipment. Nothing in this International Standard, however, shall be deemed or otherwise used to supersede any locally applicable law or regulation, unless a specific exemption has been obtained for this purpose from the appropriate Authority.

This International Standard assumes that a disabled or incapacitated passenger may be accompanied by at least one attendant, and may be seated in a wheelchair or reclining on a stretcher trolley. Major factors in the design of the vehicle, with relevance to safety, are the consideration of psychological aspects, i.e. feelings of wellbeing and security, and the physical comfort of the passenger and the avoidance of panic.