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Date: 2018-10-30 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Airports Authority of India Ac

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Executive Summary: This document outlines the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Ground Handling Services Regulations, 2018, superseding the 2017 regulations. It defines ground handling services, outlines eligibility for self-handling, and specifies conditions for ground handling agencies at airports. Airport operators must complete the selection of ground handling agencies by October 31, 2018, and appointed agencies must commence operations no later than June 30, 2019. Key Points / Main Content: Definitions: * **Apron:** Area for aircraft loading/unloading, refueling, parking, or maintenance. * **Ground Handling:** Services for aircraft arrival/departure, excluding air traffic control, including ramp and traffic handling. * **Ground Handling Agency:** Entity providing ground handling services, security cleared by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and appointed by the airport operator. * **Maneuvering Area:** Part of airport for takeoff, landing, and taxiing. * **Movement Area:** Includes maneuvering area and apron. * **Regular Employee:** Person employed directly, not through a contractor. * **Royalty:** Fee paid for ground handling services to the airport operator. * **Self-Handling:** Ground handling by an airline/helicopter operator or its subsidiary using its own employees and equipment. * **Terminal Building:** Building/area for passenger embarkation/disembarkation. Eligibility and Operations: * Domestic scheduled airlines/helicopter operators are free to conduct self-handling at all airports. * Foreign airlines may self-handle passenger/baggage activities (excluding security) at most airports, restricted to passenger check-in at pre-security hold area, excluding civil enclaves. * Cargo aircraft operators may self-handle at cargo terminals (excluding civil enclaves), excluding security functions. * Air India's joint venture/subsidiary must match the lowest royalty paid by other ground handling agencies as long as the majority share is with the government. Ground Handling Agencies at Airports: * Airports with over 10 million annual passengers must have at least three ground handling agencies: the airport operator (or its JV/subsidiary), Air India's JV/subsidiary, and another agency selected through a transparent bidding process. * Airports with fewer than 10 million annual passengers determine the number of agencies (up to three) based on traffic and capacity, with similar agency composition requirements. * Ground handling agencies with 50% or more foreign ownership are prohibited from operating at civil enclaves. Security and Personnel: * All ground handling services must be provided by regular employees of permitted entities. * Hiring through contractors or manpower suppliers is prohibited. * Airlines/agencies must comply with all applicable security laws. Equipment and Infrastructure: * Airport operators must provide adequate Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE) and Common User Self Service (CUSS). * Airports with high passenger throughput must provide adequate baggage reconciliation systems. * All agencies must use state-of-the-art equipment and best practices. * Airport operators should provide adequate parking for ground handling equipment. Timelines and Transitions: * Airport operators were required to complete the selection of ground handling agencies by October 31, 2018. * Appointed agencies must commence operations by June 30, 2019. * Agencies not permitted under these regulations and operating at airports must cease operations by June 30, 2019, or within 30 days of commencement of operations by newly appointed agencies. Impact Analysis: Airport Operators: * Impact: Must ensure the appropriate number and type of ground handling agencies are available at their airports, provide necessary infrastructure, and oversee compliance with the new regulations. * Action Required: Complete selection of ground handling agencies by October 31, 2018, ensure adequate equipment and parking space, and enter into agreements with ground handling entities. Airlines (Domestic and Foreign): * Impact: Outlines the extent to which they can self-handle, particularly for foreign airlines. All airlines must adhere to security protocols and standards for service performance. * Action Required: Review self-handling operations for compliance. Enter into agreements with airport operators and comply with security provisions. Ground Handling Agencies: * Impact: Specifies eligibility requirements, limitations on foreign ownership, and operational standards. Existing agencies may need to re-apply or adjust operations to comply. * Action Required: Ensure compliance with ownership and security requirements, participate in bidding processes, and commence operations by June 30, 2019. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS): * Impact: Responsible for security clearances and oversight of ground handling operations. * Action Required: Issue airport entry permits to existing ground handling agencies during the transition period. Air India (and its Subsidiaries/Joint Ventures): * Impact: Entitled to have a ground handling presence at all airports but must match the lowest royalty paid by other agencies if the government holds the majority share. * Action Required: Ensure compliance with royalty matching provisions.

Key Entities Referenced

Airports Authority of India: The issuing authority of the Ground Handling Services Regulations and an organisation established under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994. Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry under which the Ground Handling Services Regulations, 2017 were issued, and which granted previous approval for the new regulations. Airports Authority of India Act, 1994: The Act of the Indian Parliament that empowers the Airports Authority of India to make regulations. Ground Handling Services Regulations, 2018: The name of the new regulations being introduced by this notification. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security: An agency responsible for security clearances of Ground Handling Agencies and issuing airport entry permits. Air India: The flag carrier airline of India, whose joint ventures or subsidiaries are given preferential treatment in ground handling services at airports. Aircraft Rules, 1937: The set of rules which provides exceptions to the entry regulations outlined in the notification. AVSEC Order No. 032009: Order by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security that lists security functions that are excluded from self-handling by foreign airlines and cargo operators.
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( ¼6½ gokbvZ ìk sa dh ewfjax ( ¼7½ mM+ku Mds lpa kj d s fy, jSEi 2- foeku lsok,a% ¼1½ b/Za ku ,o a fM¶;wfyxa gsr q lia d Z djuk ( ¼2½ rys ,o a vU; ~ rjy inkFkksa Z dk s Hkju s d s fy, vkifwrdZ rkvk sa l s laid Z (4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] ¼3½ dfscu midj.k ( ¼4½ fu;fer ,o a xSj&fu;fer lsok,a ( ¼5½ dfwyxa ,o a ghfVax ( ¼6½ dfscu lkexzh dk HkMa kj.k- 3- foekuksa dh lQkbZ% ¼1½ ckgjh lQkb Z ( ¼2½ vkarfjd lQkb Z ( ¼3½ 'kkSpky; lsok, a ( ¼4½ ty lsok,-a 4- yksfMax ,oa vuyksfMax% ¼1½ ;k=h cSxts dh ykfsMxa rFkk vuykfsMxa ( ¼2½ ;k=h cSxts dk Vªkalf'kieVsa ( ¼3½ ykfsMxa rFkk vuyksfMxa midj.k dk çpkyu( ¼4½ ;k=h LVSij vFkok fctz dh fLFkfr rFkk bl s fudkyuk ( ¼5½ bia Iyslu ,o a fMIyFs ku ;k=h( ¼6½ cSxts d s cdzs vFkok eds &vi( ¼7½ ;kf=;k sa rFkk Ø w dh cl ;krk;kr( ¼8½ cSxts dh Fkkds e sa ykfsMxa ,o a vuykfsMxa ( ¼9½ dVs fjax jisa gSMa fyxa ( ¼10½ ykMs fu;a=.k( ¼11½ lpa kj( ¼12½ mM+ku çpkyu( ¼13½ Ø w ç'kklu- 5- dkxksZ gSaMfyax lsok,a% ¼1½ foeku l s vFkok rd Vªkalf'kiesaV dkxks Z dh yksfMxa ] v‚Q&ykfsMxa ] fu;kZr] vk;kr( ¼2½ eys gMSa fyxa lsok,(a ¼3½ dkxk sZ dh gSMa fyxa gsr q vko';d midj.kk sa d s çpkyu vFkok nsu s vFkok miyfC/k djkuk ( ¼4½ dkxk sZ dk Vªkalf'kieVsa ( ¼5½ dkxk sZ dk ifêdkdj.k rFkk dVa sujvkbt's ku( ¼6½ dkxk sZ dVa us j vFkok ;fwuV ykMs fMokbl dk cdzs &vi vFkok esd&vi( ¼7½ Fkkds ykfsMxa vFkok vuykfsMxa ( ¼8½ dkxk sZ rFkk eys gMSa fyxa ( ¼9½ lhek&'kqYd a fu;a=.k( ¼10½ nLrkots h gSMa fyxa ( ¼11½ HkkSfrd gSMa fyxa vkmVckmMa vFkok buckmMa ( ¼12½ gLrkarfjr vFkok ikjxeu dkxksZ( ¼13½ Mkd ?kj eys -¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 6- liksVZ lsok,a% ¼1½ vkokl( ¼2½ vkVkes 's ku vFkok dIa;Vw j ç.kkyh( ¼3½ ;fwuV ykMs fMokbl dVa ªkys ( ¼4½ b/Za ku Qke Z ¼fMik½s( ¼5½ jisa ¶;fwyxa vFkok fM¶;wfyxa çpkyu( ¼6½ lrgh ifjogu( ¼7½ dVs fjax lsok,&a tulia d Z ,o a ç'kklu- vuqlwph&II [fofu;e 2 n[s k sa ¼ch½ ¼ii½] ;krk;kr gSaMfyax 1- VfeZuy lsok,a% ¼1½ nLrkots ks a dk s lHa kkyuk vkSj Hkkj ykMs dVa ªkys ( ¼2½ gokb Z vì s d s VfeZuy ij ;k=h vkSj cSxts gMSa fyxa ( ¼3½ gokb Z vì s d s VfeZuy ij dkxksZ gMSa fyxa lsok,(a ¼4½ ,;jikVs Z VfeuZ y ij Mkd gSMa fyxa lsok,(a ¼5½ ;k=h pds &bu lfgr ,;jikVs Z VfeuZ y ij ;krk;kr lsok, a A 2- mM+ku lapkyu% ¼1½ mÙkjnkf;Ro d s {ks=ks a e sa mud s foeku d s fy, miyC/k ifjpkyu lsokvks a vkSj lfqo/kkvks a dk s çHkkfor dju s okyh fdlh Hkh Kkr ifj;kts uk l s okgd dk s lfwpr djuk( ¼2½ çLFkku d s fy, gokb Z vì s ij mM+ku dh rS;kjh( ¼3½ fdlh LFkku ij mM+ku dh rS;kjh çLFkku d s gokb Z vì s d s :i e sa vyx gksrh gS( ¼4½ bu&¶ykbV lgk;rk( ¼5½ mM+ku d s mijkar dh xfrfof/k;ka( ¼6½ bu&¶ykbV jh&fMLiSp( ¼7½ xzkmMa gSMa fyxa l s tMq +h lpa kj ç.kkyh( ¼8½ lkeku gSMa fyxa A 3- Hkwry ifjogu% ¼1½ ,d gh gokb Z vì s ij vyx&vyx VfeuZ yk sa d s chp ;kf=;k sa ;k cSxts vkSj dkxk sZ d s ifjogu d s fy, O;oLFkk( ¼2½ ;kf=;k sa ;k pkyd ny d s ifjogu d s fy, gokb Z vì s vkSj 'kgj ;k vU; lger fcna vq k sa d s chp viu s lkeku d s lkFk O;oLFkkA 4- çfrfuf/k lsok% ¼1½ LFkkuh; vf/kdkfj;k sa d s lkFk laid(Z ¼2½ bPNdq ikfVZ;ks a dk s tkudkjh] okgd foeku dh vkoktkgh( ¼3½ lHkh gokb Z vìk sa ij okgdk sa dh vksj l s Hkxq rku dk forj.k( ¼4½ i;Zo{s k.k vkSj ç'kklu lsok, a A M‚ x:q çlkn egkik=] v/;{k6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] vuqyXud 1 [fofu;e 3 ¼2½ n[s k]sa çfrcaf/kr l-a lh,,l&6 ¼1½@2008@MhvkbZoh-vkb Z ¼lds - QaD'ku½ ukxj foekuu lqj{kk C;wjks ¼ukxj foekuu ea=ky;½ Hkkjr ljdkj , ^foxa ¼I ,o aIII eafty½] tuiFk Hkou tuiFk] ub Z fnYyh fnukda % 21@08@2009 ,oh,lbZlh vkns'k la[;k 03@2009 fo"k; % ,;jØk¶V vksijsVjksa }kjk fd, tkus okys lqj{kk dk;Z A foeku vf/kfu;e 1934 dh /kkjk 5 , }kjk çnÙk 'kfä;k sa ds ç;kxs esa mudks Hkkjr ljdkj] ukxj foekuu ea=ky; dh fnukad 03 tyq kb]Z 1997 dh vf/klpw uk l-a 1797 d s lkFk Mhthlh, d s fnukda 28@9@07 d s ifji= l-a 9@1@2002&vkbZvkj ds iSjk&4 d s lkFk( rFkk Hkkjrh; foekuiÙku çkf/kdj.k ¼lkekU; çc/a ku] xzkmMa gMSa fyxa lsokvksa dh ,Va ªh½ fofu;eu] 2007 ds fu;e 6 vkSj 7 tksfd Hkkjr ljdkj d s jkti= }kjk fnukfadr 18-10-2007 ¼vlk/kkj.k½ vf/klpw uk l-a ,,vkb@Z yhxy@ th,pvkjbtZ h@2007( lqj{kk vk;äq ¼ukxj foekuu½] ukxj foekuu lqj{kk C;wjk s ¼chlh,,l½] ,;jØk¶V çpkyu dh ljq {kk dk s lqjf{kr dju s d s mí's ; l]s fun'sZ k nsrk gS fd ,;jØk¶V çpkyu l s lca fa/kr fuEufyf[kr xfrfof/k;k a ,;jØk¶V v‚ijVs j ds foekuu lqj{kk dk;ksa Z d s :i e sa ekuh tk,xa h% ¼1½ ,;jØk¶V igq¡p rd fu;a=.k( ¼2½ lkekU; lqj{kk d s lkFk&lkFk ce d s [krj s dh fLFkfr d s nkSjku ,;jØk¶V lqj{kk [kkts @lqj{kk tkpa ( ¼3½ ita h—r@vlxa r lkeku] dkxks]Z Mkd vkSj dia uh LVksj vkfn dh LØhfuax( ¼4½ Loh—fr rd pds &bu dkmVa j ij LØhu fd, x, cSxts dh fuxjkuh( ¼5½ ,;jØk¶V v‚ijVs j }kjk viu s fu;a=.k es a fy, x, fcUn q l s pds fd, x, cxS ts dh] bl s foeku es a ykMs gkus s rd lqj{kk fu;a=.k ¼6½ ;k=h lkeku dh miyC/krk@igpku ¼7½ cSxts VSx] ckfsMaZx dkM Z vkSj mM+ku nLrkots k sa dh lqj{kk( ¼8½ felgSMa YM@vlxa r@ikjxeu@LFkkukarj.k cSxts dh lqj{kk( ¼9½ ,;jØk¶V dh lh<+h fcna q ij lds Msa jh tkpa ( ¼10½ iwo&Z lfsVxa pj.k l s foeku e sa ykMs gkus s rd] [kkuiku oLrvq k sa dh lqj{kk( ¼11½ ,Dlçsl dkxk]sZ dwfj;j cSx] dkxk]sZ dia uh LVksl]Z iklyZ ] eys cSx vkSj flVh lkbM l s ,;jØk¶V rd yk, x, lkeku dk lqj{kk fu;a=.k( ¼12½ lqj{kk {ks= l s fudky s lkeku dk s çkIr djuk] ifjogu vkSj iuq izkZfIr( ¼13½ le;&le; ij vk;äq }kjk vf/klwfpr dkbs Z vU; lqj{kk dk;ZA 2- bl rF; d s ckotnw fd mijkäs xfrfof/k;k a gokbvZ ì s ij dh tkrh gS]a ekStnw k vf/kHkkfjr lqj{kk ifj–'; d s rgr ,olds vko';drkvk sa dk s /;ku es a j[kr s g,q ] bu ,olds dk;k saZ dk s vU; xzkmMa gMSa fyxa xfrfof/k;k sa d s lkFk fefJr ugh a fd;k tk ldrk gS] vkSj bu ,olds dk;k saZ dk s ,;jØk¶V v‚ijVs j@gokbvZ ìk v‚ijVs j }kjk lpa kfyr xzkmMa gSMa fyxa ,tsalh }kjk fd, tku s dh vueq fr ugh a nh tk,xhA 3- mijkäs mfYyf[kr lqj{kk dk; Z lca fa/kr ,;jykbal d s lqj{kk dfe;Z k sa }kjk fd, tk,xa ]s ftud s ikl viuh drOZ;ks a dk s iwjk dju s d s fy, vko';d lHkh ;ksX;rk, a gkxsa h vkSj lca fa/kr ,;jØk¶V v‚ijVs j] Hkkjr d s jk"Vªh; ukxj foekuu lqj{kk dk;ØZ e d s vuqekfsnr lqj{kk dk;ØZ e dh vko';drkvk sa d s vuqlkj mfpr :i l s çf'kf{kr vkSj çekf.kr gkxsa s A¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 4- fon's kh ,;jykbal çR;ds ,;jykbu e sa chlh,,l l s fof'k"V vueq kns u d s ckn gh ml gokb Z vì s l s vra jjk"Vªh; v‚ijs'ku oky s Hkkjrh; ,;j dSfj;j d s lkFk le>kSr s es a ço's k dj ldrh gSA 5- tSlk fd ukxj foekuu ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½ }kjk fnukda 20 ekp Z 2008 d s i= l[a ;k ,oh&24013@004@ 2007&,,vkb Z }kjk vueq ksfnr fd;k x;k gS] Hkkjr e sa gokbvZ ì s l s ,d ,;jØk¶V v‚ijVs j }kjk gksYM cSxts dh bu&ykbu LØhfuxa dks lca fa/kr gokb Z vìs v‚ijsVj d s çf'kf{kr vkSj chlh,,l çekf.kr LØhul Z }kjk ;k ,u,lhvkb,Z y ;k mud s gokbZ vì s ij mud s l;a äq m|e d s ikl miyC/k bu&ykbu cSxts fujh{k.k ç.kkyh }kjk fd;k tk,xkA 6- dkxk sZ lkekuk sa d s LØhfuxa vkSj lqj{kk fu;a=.k dk s chlh,,l }kjk le;&le; ij tkjh fun'sZ kks a d s vuqlkj chlh,,l }kjk vueq kfsnr fofu;fer ,tVsa k sa d s çf'kf{kr vkSj chlh,,l çekf.kr LØhul Z }kjk Hkh fd;k tk ldrk gSA 7- lHkh lqj{kk lca fa/kr dk;ks aZ dh ftEens kjh lca fa/kr ,;jykbuks a dh gkxs hA bl mí's ; d s fy,] çR;ds gokb Z vì s ij lca fa/kr ,;jykbuk sa }kjk ,d lqj{kk leUo;drk Z dk s ukfer fd;k tk,xk tgk a l s mud s ikl çpkyu gkxs kA 8- ;g vkn's k bl fo"k; ij lHkh fun'sZ kk sa ¼chlh,,l ifji= l[a ;k 4@2007 dk s NkMs d+ j ½ dk vfrØe.k djrk gS vkSj rRdky çHkko l s ykx w gkxs kA bl vkn's k dk mYy?a ku dju s ij ,;jØk¶V vf/kfu;e] 1934 dh /kkjk 11, d s rgr dkuwuh dkjZokb Z dh tk,xh A bl s lqj{kk vk;äq ¼ukxj foekuu½ d s vueq kns u l s tkjh fd;k x;k gSA gLrk@& ,e- ekyoh;k] vkbiZ h,l] vij lqj{kk vk;äq ¼uk-fo-½ [foKkiu&III@4@vlk-@326@18] AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th October, 2018 F.No. AAI/OPS/707/GHR-2018.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994) and in supersession of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Ground Handling Services) Regulations, 2017, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Airports Authority of India with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations, namely:– 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These regulations may be called the Airports Authority of India (Ground Handling Services) Regulations, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. – In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “apron” means a defined area of an airport intended to accommodate aircraft for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refuelling, parking or maintenance; (b) “ground handling” means services necessary for an aircraft’s arrival at, and departure from, an airport other than air traffic control and it includes– (i) ramp handling including activities as specified in Schedule-I; (ii) traffic handling including activities as specified in Schedule-II; and (iii) any other activity specified by the Central Government from time to time; (c) “Ground Handling Agency” means an entity established for the purpose of providing ground handling service at an airport and security cleared by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and duly appointed by the airport operator; (d) “maneuvering area” means the part of an airport or an aerodrome or civil enclave to be used for take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft but does not include apron; (e) “movement area” means part of an airport or an aerodrome or civil enclave intended for surface movement of aircraft including the maneuvering area and apron;8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] (f) “regular employee” means a person employed and paid for a regular work directly by the employer without the intervention of a contractor; and does not include contract labourers as defined in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970); (g) “royalty” means compensation, consideration or fee paid for providing ground handling services at an airport payable to the airport operator in addition to applicable land or space rentals; (h) “Schedule” means the Schedule annexed to these regulations; (i) “self-handling” means the ground handling services relating to its own aircraft or helicopter by an airline or helicopter operator or its hundred percent owned subsidiary through its own regular employees, using equipment owned or taken on lease; (j) “terminal building” means the building or area of the airport or civil enclave which is used for embarkation or disembarkation or processing of passengers; 3. Ground handling services at airports.– (1) All domestic scheduled airline operators and scheduled helicopter operators will be free to carry out self-handling at all airports including civil enclaves; (2) A foreign airline may undertake self-handling in respect of passenger and baggage handling activities excluding security functions listed in paragraph 1 of AVSEC Order No. 03/2009 dated the 21st August, 2009 [enclosed as Annexure-I] at the airport terminals restricted to the passenger check-in at pre security hold area, at all the airports except civil enclaves; (3) At the cargo terminal except civil enclave, all cargo aircraft operator may undertake self handling excluding security functions listed in paragraph 1 of AVSEC Order No. 03/2009 referred to in sub- regulation (2); (4) At the airport having annual passenger throughput of ten million passengers per annum or above, the airport operator shall ensure that there will be three ground handling agencies including that of, – (a) the airport operator or its joint venture or its hundred percent owned subsidiary; (b) a joint venture or a subsidiary of the Air India; and (c) any other ground handling agencies appointed by the airport operator through a transparent bidding process. (5) At the airport having annual passenger throughput of less than ten million passengers per annum, based on the traffic output and airside and terminal building capacity, the airport operator may decide on the number of ground handling agencies, not exceeding three, including that of, – (a) the airport operator or its joint venture or its hundred percent owned subsidiary; (b) a Joint Venture or a subsidiary of Air India; and (c) any other ground handling agency appointed by the airport operator through a transparent bidding process. (6) A ground handling agency, with foreign ownership of fifty percent or more of its paid-up capital shall not be allowed to undertake ground handling activities at the civil enclave; (7) At all airports, the joint venture or the subsidiary of Air India shall match the lowest royalty paid by the other ground handling agencies, as long as majority share in such entity is with the Government; (8) The provisions of sub-regulations (4), (5) and (7) relating to subsidiary or joint venture of the Air India shall apply so long as such ground handling agency remains a subsidiary or a fifty-fifty joint venture of a public sector undertaking and in case such ground handling agency ceases to be subsidiary or a fifty-fifty joint venture of a public sector undertaking, the provisions of sub- regulations (4), (5) and (7) shall continue to apply to such ground handling agency at all such airports where it is operating as a ground handling agency, for a period of thirty-six months from the date such ground handling agency ceased to be a subsidiary or a joint venture of a public sector undertaking; (9) No royalty is payable in case of self-handling; and (10) All airlines, joint ventures, subsidiaries, ground handling agencies shall enter into an agreement with the airport operator for the satisfactory observance of performance of standards as may be mutually acceptable.¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 9 4. Entry into terminal building or movement area.– Except as provided in rule 90 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the entities permitted to undertake ground handling services at airports under these regulations shall also be allowed to enter and remain in the terminal building or movement area. 5. Security Protocol.– (1) All ground handling services shall be provided only through the regular employees of the entities permitted under these regulations; (2) No hiring of employees through handling contractor or manpower supplier shall be permitted; (3) An airline and agency allowed to carry out ground handling services at the airport shall ensure compliance to security provisions as required under any law for the time being in force; and (4) The ground handling agency, unless it acquire the status of regulated agent or otherwise authorised to do so by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, shall not undertake the security functions listed in paragraph1 of AVSEC Order referred to in sub-regulation (2)of regulation 3. 6. Equipment.– (1) At all airports, in order to overcome space and time constraints, the airport operator shall provide adequate number of common user terminal equipment (CUTE) and common user self service (CUSS); (2) At the airport having annual passenger throughput of one and a half million passengers per annum or above, the airport operator shall provide adequate number of baggage reconciliation system: Provided that where the annual passenger throughput is less than one and a half million passengers per annum, the airport operator may decide the number of baggage reconciliation system as may be necessary; (3) All agencies concerned shall ensure the use of state-of-art equipment and best practices in line with the International Air Transport Association Airport Handling Manual; and (4) The airport operator shall, as far as may be, provide adequate parking space for the equipment required for ground handling purpose, within the airport premises on mutually agreed terms and conditions. 7. (1) All airport operators shall complete the process of selection of requisite number of ground handling agencies by the 31st October, 2018 unless extended by Government of India. (2) The ground handling agency so appointed shall commence its operation expeditiously and in any case not later than the 30th June, 2019. (3) Airport where duly appointed ground handling agency is already in place and where any agency which is not permitted under these regulations is operating, such agencies shall not be allowed to continue after the 31st October, 2018 unless extended by Government of India. (4) Any agency which is not permitted under these regulations and carrying out the ground handling activities on the commencement of these regulations, at an airport or civil enclave other than those referred to in sub-regulation (3), shall be allowed to continue till the 30th June, 2019 or till thirty days from the commencement of operations by the ground handling agencies duly appointed under these regulations, whichever is earlier. (5) The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security shall issue airport entry permits to the existing ground handling agencies till such time their operations are allowed to continue under this regulation. SCHEDULE-I [See regulation 2(b)(i)] Ramp Handling 1. Aircraft handling: (1) Attendance; (2) Marshalling; (3) Parking;10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] (4) Starting; (5) Safety measures; (6) Mooring of Aircraft; (7) Ramp to flight deck communication. 2. Aircraft servicing: (1) Liaison for fuelling and defueling; (2) Liaison with suppliers for replenishing of oil and other fluids; (3) Cabin Equipment; (4) Routine and Non-Routine services; (5) Cooling and Heating; (6) Storage of cabin material. 3. Aircraft Cleaning: (1) Exterior cleaning; (2) Interior cleaning; (3) Toilet service; (4) Water service. 4. Loading or Unloading: (1) Loading and unloading of passenger baggage; (2) Transhipment of passenger baggage; (3) Operation of Loading or Unloading equipment; (4) Position and removing of passenger stairs or bridges; (5) Emplane or Deplane passengers; (6) Break or Make-up of baggages; (7) Bussing of passengers or crew; (8) Bulk loading or unloading of baggage; (9) Catering ramp handling; (10) Load control; (11) Communication; (12) Flight operations; (13) Crew administration. 5. Cargo handling services: (1) Loading, off-loading, export, import and transhipment cargo on or from the aircraft; (2) Mail handling services; (3) Operate or provide or arrange essential equipments for handling of cargo; (4) Transhipment of cargo; (5) Palletisation or containerisation of cargo; (6) Break-up or Make-up of cargo container or unit load device; (7) Bulk loading or unloading;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 11 (8) Cargo and mail handling; (9) Customs control; (10) Documentation handling; (11) Physical handling outbound or inbound; (12) Transfer or transit cargo; (13) Post office mail. 6. Support Services: (1) Accommodation; (2) Automation or Computer systems; (3) Unit load device control; (4) Fuel farm (Depot); (5) Ramp fuelling or defueling operations; (6) Surface transport; (7) Catering services – liaison and administration. SCHEDULE-II [See regulation 2(b)(ii)] Traffic Handling 1. Terminal Services: (1) Handling documents and load control; (2) Passenger and baggage handling at the airport terminals; (3) Cargo handling services at the airport terminals; (4) Mail handling services at the airport terminal; (5) Traffic services at the airport terminals including passenger check-in. 2. Flight Operations: (1) Inform the carrier of any known project affecting the operational services and facilities made available to its aircraft in the areas of responsibility; (2) Flight preparation at the airport of departure; (3) Flight preparation at a point different form the airport of departure; (4) In-flight assistance; (5) Post flight activities; (6) In-flight re-dispatch; (7) Communication system associated with Ground Handling; (8) Material handling. 3. Surface Transport: (1) Arrangement for the transportation of passengers or baggages and cargo between separate terminals at the same airport; (2) Arrangements for passengers or crew transport together with their baggage between airport and city or other agreed points.12 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 4. Representational Services: (1) Liaison with local authorities; (2) Information to interested parties, movement of carrier aircraft; (3) Disbursement of payment on behalf of the carriers at all airports; (4) Supervision and administration services. Dr. GURUPRASAD MOHAPATRA, Chairman Annexure-1 [See regulation 3(2)] RESTRICTED NO.CAS-6(1)/2008/Div.I (Sec.functions) BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY (MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA A' WING (I-Ill Floor), JANPATH BHAVAN JANPATH, NEW DELHI Dated: 21/08/2009 AVSEC Order No. 03/2009 Sub: Security Functions to be carried out by aircraft operators. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5A of Aircraft Act 1934 delegated to him vide Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification No. 1797 dated July 3, 1997, read with para-4 of DGCA Circular No. 9/1/2002-IR dated 28/9/07; and Regulations 6 and 7 of the Airports Authority of India (General Management, Entry for Ground Handling Services) Regulations, 2007 issued vide Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Notification NO. AAI/LEGAL/GHREG/2007 dated 18.10.2007, the Commissioner of Security (Civil Aviation), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), for the purpose of securing the safety of aircraft operations, directs that the following activities pertaining to aircraft operations shall be treated as Aircraft Operators' Aviation Security Functions: i) Access control to the aircraft; ii) Aircraft security search/Security check during normal as well as bomb threat situation; iii) Screening of registered /unaccompanied baggage, cargo, mail and company stores etc. ; iv) Surveillance of screened baggage till acceptance at check-in counters; v) Security control of the checked baggage from the point it is taken into the charge of aircraft operator till loading into aircraft; vi) Passengers baggage reconciliation/identification vii) Security of baggage tag, boarding cards and flight documents; viii) Security of mishandled/unaccompanied/transit /transfer baggage; ix) Secondary checks at ladder point of aircraft; x) Security of catering items from pre-setting stage till loading into aircraft; xi) Security control of express cargo, courier bags, cargo, company stores, parcels, mail bags and escorting from city side up to aircraft; xii) Receiving, carriage and retrieval of security removed articles; xiii) Any other security functions notified by the Commissioner from time to time.¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 13 2. Despite the fact that the above activities are carried out on ground at the airports, keeping in view the AVSEC requirements under the current surcharged security scenario, these AVSEC functions cannot be mixed-up with other ground handling activities, and these AVSEC functions shall not be allowed by an aircraft operator/ airport operator to be undertaken by a Ground Handling Agency. 3. The above mentioned security functions shall be carried out by the concerned airlines' security personnel who possess all competencies required to perform their duties and are appropriately trained and certified according to the requirements of the approved Security Programme of respective Aircraft Operator and the National Civil Aviation Security Programme of India. 4. Foreign airlines may enter into agreement with Indian Air carriers having international operation from that airport only after specific approval from the BCAS in each case. 5. As approved by Ministry of Civil Aviation (GoI) vide letter No. AV-24013/004/2007-AAI dated 20th March 2008, the In-line screening of hold baggage to be transported by an aircraft operator from the airports in India, shall be carried out by trained and BCAS certified screeners of respective airport operator or NACIL or their JV at airports having In-line baggage Inspection System. 6. Screening and security control of Cargo consignments may also be undertaken by trained and BCAS certified screeners of Regulated Agents approved by the BCAS in accordance with the instructions issued by the BCAS from time to time. 7. The responsibility for all security related functions shall be with the airlines concerned. For this purpose, a security coordinator shall be designated by the respective airlines at each airport from where they shall have operations. 8. This order supersedes all instructions (except BCAS Cir. No. 4/2007) on the subject and shall come into force with immediate effect. Violation of this order will attract legal action under section 11A of Aircraft Act, 1934. These issues with the approval of Commissioner of Security (CA) Sd/- M. MALAVIYA, I.P.S., Addl. Commissioner of Security (CA) [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./326/18] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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