EN 12312-4:2024
(Main)Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
This document specifies the technical requirements to minimize the hazards listed in Clause 4 which can arise during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of passenger boarding bridges (PBBs) when used as intended, including misuse reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer, when carried out in accordance with the specifications given by the manufacturer or their authorized representative. It also takes into account some requirements recognized as essential by authorities, aircraft and ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers as well as airlines and handling agencies.
This document applies to:
a) apron-drive bridges;
b) fixed-head bridges (also referred to as nose-loaders) or pedestal bridges;
c) suspended bridges
for embarking/disembarking of passengers. It is applicable from the interface with the terminal building, which can be movable, e.g. on two levels to separate arrival and departure level to the connection with the aircraft including fixed tunnels.
This document does not apply to:
d) elevating lounges;
e) passenger stairs;
f) other form of aircraft access equipment;
g) autonomous PBB positioning.
No extra requirements on noise are provided other than those in EN 1915 4:2004+A1:2009.
NOTE EN 1915 4:2004+A1:2009 provides the general noise requirements.
This part of EN 12312 is not applicable to PBBs which were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
This part of EN 12312 when used in conjunction with EN 1915-1:2023 and EN 1915 2:2001+A1:2009 provides the requirements for PBBs.
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 4: Fluggastbrücken
Dieses Dokument legt die technischen Anforderungen zur Minimierung der in Abschnitt 4 aufgelisteten Gefährdungen fest, die bei Inbetriebnahme, Betrieb und Wartung von Fluggastbrücken (PBB, en: Passenger Boarding Bridge) bei vorgesehener Verwendung einschließlich vom Hersteller vernünftigerweise vorhersehbarem Missbrauch auftreten können, wenn diese in Übereinstimmung mit den Anweisungen des Herstellers oder seines Bevollmächtigten ausgeführt werden. Es berücksichtigt auch einige Anforderungen, die von offiziellen Stellen, Herstellern von Luftfahrzeugen und Bodengeräten (GSE, en: Ground Support Equipment) sowie Luftverkehrs- und Abfertigungsgesellschaften als wesentlich erachtet werden.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für:
a) Brücken mit Fahrwerk;
b) Brücken mit festem Kopf (auch Noseloader genannt) oder Podestbrücken;
c) frei hängende Brücken
für das Ein- und Aussteigen von Fluggästen. Es ist anwendbar ab der Verbindung mit dem Abfertigungsgebäude, die beweglich sein kann, z. B. auf zwei Ebenen, um die Ankunfts- und die Abflugebene voneinander zu trennen, bis zur Verbindung mit dem Luftfahrzeug, einschließlich fester Tunnelverbindungen.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für:
d) Lift Lounges;
e) Fluggasttreppen;
f) eine andere Bauart von Einrichtungen zum Einsteigen in Luftfahrzeuge;
g) autonome Positionierung der Fluggastbrücke.
Neben den Anforderungen in EN 1915 4:2004+A1:2009 werden keine weiteren Anforderungen zur Lärmmessung behandelt.
ANMERKUNG EN 1915 4:2004+A1:2009 umfasst allgemeine Lärmanforderungen.
Dieser Teil von EN 12312 ist nicht anwendbar für Fluggastbrücken, die vor der Veröffentlichung dieses Dokuments durch CEN hergestellt wurden.
Dieser Teil von EN 12312 legt Anforderungen an Fluggastbrücken fest, wenn er in Verbindung mit EN 1915 1:2023 und EN 1915 2:2001+A1:2009 angewendet wird.
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 4 : Passerelles passagers
Le présent document spécifie les exigences techniques pour réduire à un minimum les phénomènes dangereux énumérés à l'Article 4 qui peuvent survenir lors de la mise en service, l'exploitation et la maintenance des passerelles passagers (PBB) lorsqu'elles sont utilisées tel que préconisé, y compris la mauvaise utilisation raisonnablement prévisible par le fabricant, lorsqu'elles sont réalisées selon les spécifications émises par le constructeur ou son représentant autorisé. Il prend également en compte certaines exigences reconnues comme essentielles par les autorités, les constructeurs d’aéronefs et de matériel au sol (GSE, ground support equipment), ainsi que par les compagnies aériennes et les agences de manutention.
Le présent document s’applique aux types de matériels suivants :
a) passerelles télescopiques ;
b) passerelles à tête fixe ou passerelles sur pied ;
c) passerelles suspendues
pour l'embarquement/le débarquement des passagers. Il est applicable depuis l’interface de l’aérogare qui peut être mobile, par exemple, sur deux niveaux de manière à séparer les niveaux arrivée et départ jusqu’au raccordement avec l’aéronef y compris les couloirs fixes.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas :
d) aux autobus élévateurs ;
e) aux escaliers passagers ;
f) à toute autre forme de matériel d’accès aux aéronefs ;
g) au positionnement de PBB autonome.
Le présent document ne spécifie pas d'exigences relatives au bruit autres que celles de l’EN 1915-4:2004+A1:2009.
NOTE L’EN 1915-4:2004+A1:2009 fournit les exigences générales relatives au bruit.
La présente partie de l’EN 12312 ne s’applique pas aux PBB fabriquées avant la date de publication du présent document par le CEN.
Cette partie de l’EN 12312, lorsqu’elle est utilisée conjointement avec l’EN 1915-1:2023 et l’EN 1915-2:2001+A1:2009, fournit les exigences pour les PBB.
Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 4. del: Mostovi za vkrcanje na potniška letala
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 4. del: Mostovi za
vkrcanje na potniška letala
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding
bridges
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 4: Fluggastbrücken
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 4 : Passerelles passagers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12312-4:2024
ICS:
49.100 Oprema za servis in Ground service and
vzdrževanje na tleh maintenance equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 12312-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 49.100 Supersedes EN 12312-4:2014
English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific
requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen -
- Partie 4 : Passerelles passagers Teil 4: Fluggastbrücken
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 August 2024.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12312-4:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 List of hazards . 12
5 Safety requirements and/or measures . 12
5.1 General requirements . 12
5.2 Controls, monitoring and warning devices . 14
5.3 Vertical drive systems . 15
5.4 Horizontal drive systems . 16
5.5 Bridgehead . 16
5.6 Operating speeds . 17
5.7 Passenger areas . 18
5.8 Operator's workplace in PBBs . 19
5.9 Safeguards against falling . 19
5.10 Service access and landings . 20
5.11 Lighting . 22
5.12 Fire protection . 22
5.13 Electrical equipment . 23
6 Verification of requirements . 23
6.1 General . 23
6.2 Barrier or bridgehead closure device. 23
7 Information for use . 24
7.1 Marking . 24
7.2 Additional marking . 24
7.3 Warnings . 24
7.4 Instructions . 25
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 26
Annex B (informative) Sloping gradients . 30
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 31
Bibliography . 37
European foreword
This document (EN 12312-4:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 274 “Aircraft
ground support equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2025 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12312-4:2014.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
The main technical changes compared to the previous version are the following:
a) Clause 2, Normative references, was updated;
b) in Clause 3, Terms and definitions, the terms "auto-levelling mode", "autonomous mode", "remote
control mode", "pre-positioning", "GPU", "PCA", "mono control panel" and "remote multi control
panel" were added;
c) in Clause 3, Terms and definitions, the definitions for "service access" and "automatic mode" were
updated;
d) in 5.1.4 a) an example was added for clarification;
e) 5.1.6 and 5.1.7 added to improve safety on ground staff;
f) 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.10 changed;
g) 5.2.3 and 5.2.13 added to improve safety while operating the PBB;
h) old subclauses 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.7,5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.2.11, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.4, 5.6.5, 5.10.5,
5.10.6, 6.2 b) and 6.2 c) renumbered;
i) 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 changed;
j) 5.4.1 changed;
k) 5.4.6 added to improve safety in case of synchronization system fails;
l) 5.5.1 added to improve safety while auto-levelling;
m) previous subclause 5.5.3 renumbered and changed;
n) 5.6.2 changed;
o) 5.6.4, 5.10.4, 5.12.5, 6.2 a) and 6.3 c) deleted;
p) 5.7.3 changed;
q) 5.8.6 and 5.8.8 changed;
r) 5.2.14 added to improve safety of people entering into the PBB while it is moving;
s) 5.9.5, NOTE changed;
t) 5.9.6 and 5.9.7 changed;
u) 5.10.1, 5.10.2 and 5.10.3 changed;
v) 5.11.4 and 5.11.8 changed;
w) 5.11.11 added to improve safety under remote operations;
x) 5.12.6 renumbered and changed;
y) Clause 6 and Clause 7 were switched;
z) previous subclauses 6.3 b) and 6.3 d) changed
aa) subclause 7.3 g) added to improve safety of passengers while boarding / disembarking;
bb) previous subclauses 6.4 c) and 6.4 d) changed;
cc) Annex A, Table A.1, items 1,7,8,9 and10 updated.
EN 12312, Aircraft ground support equipment – Specific requirements consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Passenger stairs;
— Part 2: Catering vehicles;
— Part 3: Conveyor belt vehicles;
— Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges; (this document)
— Part 5: Aircraft fuelling equipment;
— Part 6: Deicers and deicing/antiicing equipment;
— Part 7: Aircraft movement equipment;
— Part 8: Maintenance or service stairs and platforms;
— Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders;
— Part 10: Container/Pallet transfer transporters;
— Part 11: Container/Pallet dollies and loose load trailers;
— Part 12: Potable water service equipment;
— Part 13: Lavatory service equipment;
— Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles;
— Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors;
— Part 16: Air start equipment;
— Part 17: Air conditioning equipment;
— Part 18: Nitrogen or Oxygen units;
— Part 19: Aircraft jacks, axle jacks and hydraulic tail stanchions;
— Part 20: Electrical ground power units.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document specifies health and safety requirements, as well as some functional and performance
requirements, for passenger boarding bridges (PBB) intended for passenger embarking/disembarking
of all aircraft types commonly in service in civil air transport.
The minimum essential criteria are considered to be of primary importance in providing safe,
serviceable, economical and practical PBB. Deviations from the recommended criteria should occur only
after careful consideration, extensive testing, risk assessment and thorough service evaluation have
shown alternative methods or conditions to be satisfactory. Such deviations are outside the Scope of
this document and a manufacturer should be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of protection.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are
covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.
This document is a Type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the
market players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-
B standards, the
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