New global standard for management of aviation fuel quality

The Energy Institute (EI) and the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) have published EI/JIG Standard 1530 Quality assurance requirements for the manufacture, storage and distribution of aviation fuels to airports (1st edition), representing a major step forward for the aviation fuel supply industry.

EI/JIG Standard 1530 has been produced in response to the concern that there was not a single standard that parties could work to and reference for the management of aviation fuel quality. This had been identified as a priority by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which referenced EI/JIG Standard 1530 in its Doc 9977 Manual on civil aviation jet fuel supply, issued to the civil aviation authorities of the 191 Member States of ICAO.

EI/JIG Standard 1530 will assist those responsible for the management of aviation fuel quality, from the point of fuel manufacture and its storage, through distribution and transport systems to airports. It provides mandatory provisions/requirements and good practice recommendations for the design and functional requirements of facilities and operational procedures.

EI/JIG Standard 1530 is intended for adoption worldwide, by any company or organisation involved in the refining, storage, distribution or transport of aviation fuel upstream of airports. This includes those responsible for the design, construction, operation, inspection or maintenance of refineries, pipelines, marine vessels, coastal/inland waterway barges, road tankers, rail tank cars or storage installations, and aviation fuel testing laboratories and inspection companies.

EI/JIG Standard 1530 incorporates and updates the content of JIG 3 Aviation fuel quality control and operating standards for supply and distribution facilities, Issue 11. To this has been added new material derived from company proprietary policies, standards and procedures. The content is founded on decades of proven operating experience.

The overriding philosophy implicit in EI/JIG 1530 is that, at each step of the fuel’s journey from refinery to airport, from its initial production to subsequent storage and handling, the parties involved have a responsibility for maintaining the quality and cleanliness of the fuel at that point of the supply chain.

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For over 50 years the EI has provided publications for use by the international aviation fuel handling industry, and maintains a portfolio of 26 titles intended to assist in the maintenance of aviation fuel quality and cleanliness, and the safety and efficiency of fuel handling operations. For further information on the EI’s aviation fuel handling portfolio, please contact Martin Hunnybun, e: [email protected]

EI/JIG Standard 1530 Quality assurance requirements for the manufacture, storage and distribution of aviation fuels to airports

ISBN: 978 0 85293 637 5

Price: £295.00 (EI and JIG members receive a 50% discount)

Order online at www.energypublishing.org/1530

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For further information, please contact:

Katie Crabb, Communications Manager, Energy Institute

t: +44 (0)20 7467 7173, e: [email protected]

The Joint Inspection Group (JIG) is a not for profit company with over 60 members worldwide representing all aspects of aviation fuel handling, from refineries to aircraft fuel delivery, including pipeline agencies and storage companies. JIG has a number of fuel handling Standards (JIG 1, JIG 2 and JIG 4), that are endorsed by IATA and referenced in ICAO manuals

The vision of JIG is to be the leading internationally recognised forum where experts in all aspects of the aviation fuel supply industry can come together to establish and enhance standards for the safe handling and quality control of aviation fuels globally, and that those standards are recognised and endorsed by all parties with a stake in the industry. For further information on JIG, please contact Tony Conway, e: [email protected], Tony Rowe, e: [email protected], or visit  www.jigonline.com

(November 15, 2013)