Fuel Quality Control

Aviation Fuel Handling Training Symposium

1-2 March 2017

Martin Hunnybun
Head of Good Practice –
Fuel & Fuel Handling
Energy Institute
Aviation fuel
handling/quality

• Fuel contamination incident,

13 April 2010, Surabaya to
Hong Kong
• Extensive knowledge
documented in industry
publications – but not
widely known/fully utilised
• No global aviation fuel
quality control oversight
• Significant industry follow-
up/response
ICAO Doc 9977

• Drafting initiative led by IATA –

co-ordinating industry input (inc
from EI members)
• Sign-posts the existence of
industry standards (15 from EI)
• EI rapidly completed two new titles
- 1530 upstream fuel quality and
1560 hydrant operation - to ensure
they were referenced
• Effective means of implementing
9977 is still being considered
EI/JIG Standard 1530,
1st edition 2013

• EI/JIG 1530 - the first single industry

document for aviation fuel QC upstream
of airports
• It provides mandatory requirements and
good practice recommendations for
every company handling aviation fuel
from refinery to airport – describing how
to comply with fuel specifications
• EI committed to ICAO to make all
companies aware of 1530 (workshops,
articles, numerous presentations, self-
assessment tool etc)
• EI has distributed c550 copies to 180
fuel handling companies worldwide
EI/JIG Standard 1530
– preparation of 2nd
edition

• EI has proactively sought

operator experience gained from
implementing requirements of
1st edition
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• US stakeholder engagement
meetings: ?
• Houston, Sept 2016;
• Las Vegas, Jan 2017 ?
• Miami, Feb/Mar 2017 ?
• Feedback from all fuel handling ?
companies in the Americas
would be very welcome – your ?
input is hugely valuable to the
industry
EI/JIG Standard 1530
– preparation of 2nd
edition

• Please send any feedback to

mhunnybun@energyinst.org
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(template available upon request)

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