SIST EN 12312-4:2004

Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges

This European Standard specifies the requirements recognized as essential by the health and safety authorities, aircraft and vehicle manufacturers as well as airlines and handling agencies.  It applies to - apron-drive bridges; - noseloader or fixed-head bridges; - suspended bridges, for embarking/ disembarking of passengers. This European Standard is applicable from the interface of the building to the connection with the aircraft.

Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 4: Fluggastbrücken

Diese Europäische Norm legt diejenigen Anforderungen fest, die von den Organen der Arbeitssicherheit, von Luftfahrzeug- und Fahrzeugherstellern sowie von Luftverkehrs- und Abfertigungsgesellschaften als erforderlich erachtet wurden. Sie gilt für: - freiverfahrbare Teleskopbrücken; - Noseloader oder Brücken mit feststehendem Kopf; - Hängebrücken, die zum Betreten und Verlassen der Kabine von Luftfahrzeug bestimmt sind. Diese Europäische Norm gilt für den Bereich von der Gebäude-Schnittstelle bis zur Verbindungsstelle am Luftfahrzeug.

Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulieres - Partie 4 : Passerelles passagers

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences techniques pour réduire les phénomenes dangereux énumérés a l'Article 4 qui peuvent survenir lors des opérations de mise en ?uvre, d'exploitation et de maintenance des passerelles passagers lorsqu'elles sont réalisées conformément aux spécifications données par le fabricant ou son représentant légal. Elle tient également compte de certaines exigences reconnues comme essentielles par les autorités, les constructeurs d'aéronefs et de matériel au sol, ainsi que par les compagnies aériennes et les organismes d'assistance.
La présente norme s'applique aux éléments suivants :
3 passerelles télescopiques ;
3 passerelles a tete fixe ou passerelles sur pied ;
3 passerelles suspendues,
pour l'embarquement et le débarquement des passagers. Elle est applicable depuis l'interface du bâtiment jusqu'au raccordement avec l'avion. Un exemple de passerelle passagers type est représenté dans l'Annexe A.
La présente norme ne s'applique ni aux :
3 autobus élévateurs ;
3 escaliers passagers ; ou toute autre
3 forme de matériel d'acces aux aéronefs,
ni a la structure fixe du bâtiment a laquelle la passerelle est reliée.
La présente Norme n'établit pas d'exigences concernant les phénomenes dangereux dus au bruit et aux vibrations.
La présente partie de l'EN 12312 ne s'applique pas aux passerelles passagers fabriquées avant la date de publication de la présente norme par le CEN.

Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 05-May-2009
• ICS: 49.100 - Ground service and maintenance equipment
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-May-2009
• Due Date: 29-May-2009
• Completion Date: 06-May-2009
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
• Ref Project: EN 12312-4:2003 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 12312-4:2004+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Consolidated By: SIST EN 12312-4:2004+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Consolidated By: SIST EN 12312-4:2004+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Revised: SIST EN 12312-4:2004/kprA1:2008 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 12312-4:2004
01-maj-2004
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger
boarding bridges
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 4: Passenger boarding
bridges
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 4: Fluggastbrücken
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulieres - Partie 4 : Passerelles passagers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12312-4:2003
ICS:
49.100 Oprema za servis in Ground service and
vzdrževanje na tleh maintenance equipment
SIST EN 12312-4:2004 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12312-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2003
ICS 49.100
English version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part
4: Passenger boarding bridges
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 4:
Partie 4: Passerelles passagers Fluggastbrücken
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 January 2003.
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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
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Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36  B-1050 Brussels
© 2003 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12312-4:2003 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 12312-4:2003 (E)
Contents page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions.5
4 List of hazards.7
5 Safety requirements and/or measures .7
5.1 General requirements.7
5.2 Controls, monitoring and warning devices.7
5.3 Vertical drive systems .8
5.4 Horizontal drive systems .8
5.5 Bridgehead rotation system .9
5.6 Operating speeds.9
5.7 Passenger accommodation .9
5.8 Operator's workplace .10
5.9 Service stairs and landings .10
5.10 Lighting.11
5.11 Fire protection.11
5.12 Electrical equipment.12
6 Information for use .12
6.1 Marking of data .12
6.2 Additional marking .12
6.3 Warnings.12
6.4 Instructions.12
7 Verification of requirements .13
Annex A (informative) Example of a typical boarding bridge .14
Annex B (normative) List of hazards.15
Annex C (informative) Sloping gradients.18
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this document with EC Directives.19
Bibliography .20
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EN 12312-4:2003 (E)
Foreword
This document EN 12312-4:2003 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 November 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by November 2003.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directive, see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The Parts of EN 12312 — Aircraft ground support equipment — Specific requirements — are:
Part 1: Passenger stairs
Part 2: Catering vehicles
Part 3: Conveyor belt vehicles
Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges
Part 5: Aircraft fuelling equipment
Part 6: Deicers and deicing/antiicing equipment
Part 7: Aircraft movement equipment
Part 8: Maintenance 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 equipment
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: Ground power equipment
Annexes A and C are informative. Annex B is normative.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 12312-4:2003 (E)
Introduction
This European Standard 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.
This European Standard is a Type C standard as stated in EN 1070:1998.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the technical requirements to minimise the hazards listed in clause 4 which can
arise during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of PBB's when carried out in accordance with the
specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. It also takes into account some require-
ments recognised as essential by authorities, aircraft and ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers as well
as airlines and handling agencies.
This standard applies to:
apron-drive bridges;
fixed-head bridges (also referred to as nose-loaders) or pedestal bridges;
suspended bridges,
for embarking/disembarking of passengers. It is applicable from the interface of the building to the connection with
the aircraft. An example of a typical PBB is shown in annex A.
This standard does not apply to:
elevating lounges;
passenger stairs;
other forms of aircraft access equipment
or to the fixed building structure to which the PBB interfaces.
This standard does not establish requirements for hazards caused by noise and vibration.
This Part of EN 12312 is not applicable to PBB's which are manufactured before the date of publication of this
standard by CEN.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 292-2:1991/A1:1995, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical
principles and specifications.
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EN 418:1992, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop equipment, functional aspects - Principles for design.
EN 954-1:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for
design.
EN 1050:1996, Safety of machinery — Principles for risk assessment.
EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery — Terminology.
EN 1386:1996, Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Tread plate — Specification.
EN 1915-1:2001, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 1: Basic safety requirements.
EN 1915-2:2001, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 2: Stability and strength
requirements, calculations and test methods.
1)
IEC 60332, (CENELEC HD 405), Tests on electric cables under fire conditions.
ISO 3795:1989, Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning
behaviour of interior materials.
ISO 7718:1984, Aircraft — Connection of passenger loading bridge or transfer vehicle — Interface requirements in
2)
the vicinity of main deck passenger doors.
ISO/DIS 16004:2000, Ground equipment — Passenger boarding bridge or transfer vehicle — Interface
requirements with aircraft doors.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 1070:1998 and EN 1915-1:2001
together with the following apply.
3.1
passenger boarding bridge (PBB)
enclosed adjustable passenger walkway connecting the terminal building to the aircraft
3.2
apron-drive bridge
PBB with a drive unit, that can be driven across the apron within its operating range
3.3
pedestal bridge
PBB without an apron drive unit
3.4
suspended bridge
PBB which is driven from a cantilevered structure
3.5
rotunda
enclosed structure about which the PBB rotates for radial movement and hinges for vertical movement

1) And all relevant parts.
2) Revision in preparation at the time of publication of this standard.
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3.6
rotunda column
supporting structure for the rotunda
3.7
tunnel
enclosed walkway section
3.8
elevating leg
assembly for raising and lowering the PBB
3.9
drive unit
wheeled carriage of apron-drive bridges on which elevating legs are mounted
3.10
bridgehead
transitional area at the aircraft end of the PBB
3.11
canopy
flexible weather protection between the aircraft and the PBB
3.12
service stair
stair and landing allowing access from the apron to the PBB
3.13
autoleveller
device which ensures automatic vertical adjustment of the PBB, corresponding to vertical movement of the aircraft
3.14
vertical drive system
means of adjusting the height of the PBB
3.15
horizontal drive system
means of adjusting the position of the PBB in the horizontal plane
3.16
telescoping system
system used to extend or retract the PBB
3.17
bridgehead rotation system
means to adjust the bridgehead sill towards the fuselage of the aircraft
3.18
translation
movement of the PBB across an airfield apron. Movement involves elements of rotation and/or extension
3.19
inter-ramp
short ramp providing a smooth transition between telescoping tunnel floors, or where a step might otherwise occur
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3.20
emergency lowering
means of coping automatically with a sudden aircraft movement exceeding the capability of normal autolevelling
3.21
manual mode
mode, which allows operator-initiated control of all bridge movements
3.22
automatic mode
mode that initiates control of all PBB movement without intervention by the operator. This does not include
autolevelling mode
3.23
safety shoe
pressure-sensitive switch placed underneath the open door of an aircraft to detect excessive downward motion of
the aircraft
4 List of hazards
The list of risks and hazards (see annex B) is based on EN 1050:1996 and contains the hazards and hazardous
situations, as far as they are dealt with in this European Standard, identified by risk assessment as significant for
PBB's and which require action to eliminate or reduce risks. Not covered are risks and hazards due to the traffic on
the apron, maintenance and repair and general misuse.
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
5.1 General requirements
5.1.1 PBB's shall conform to the relevant requirements of EN 1915-1:2001, unless otherwise specified in this
standard. They shall also conform to the specific requirements of this standard.
5.1.2 Stability and strength calculations shall be carried out in accordance with EN 1915-2:2001. Resonance
shall be considered.
5.1.3 The lower parts of drive units of apron-drive bridges shall be guarded/safe-guarded by e.g. safety hoops,
wheel cages, wheel coverings, switch bars.
5.2 Controls, monitoring and warning devices
5.2.1 Positioning controls shall control the movement and speed of the PBB. The control devices shall ensure
that the approach/docking speeds and direction can be maintained by the operator, e.g. marking of joy stick
position, switch speed selector, separate control devices.
5.2.2 An emergency stop shall be provided at the control panel. It shall meet the requirements in EN 418:1992,
category 0 (see 4.1.5 of EN 418:1992). In addition, at least one emergency stop easily accessible from the apron,
e.g. between 1,0 m and 1,5 m high and maximum 0,5 m from the outer contour shall be provided on the drive unit
of apron-drive PBB's.
5.2.3 For apron-drive PBB's, a monitoring system, e.g. camera, monitor display at the control panel allowing
visibility of the area surrounding the drive unit and bottom of the service stair shall be provided. It shall be possible
to distinguish a human form.
5.2.4 Where cameras are provided they shall be mounted below the PBB in a position to conform to 5.2.3. They
shall be installed in such a manner as to ensure no misting of the camera lenses.
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5.2.5 The monitoring system shall remain on, while the PBB is manoeuvering.
5.2.6 Intermittent amber warning light(s) shall be positioned so as to be clearly visible from all directions by
persons on the apron. The minimum electrical power of lamps shall be 25 W.
5.2.7 The warning lights shall be activated prior to, and during any movement of, the PBB.
NOTE The warning lights are not required to operate when the PBB is in autolevel mode.
5.2.8 An audible warning device shall be activated automatically while the PBB is manoeuvering.
NOTE The audible warning device is not required to operate when the PBB is in autolevel mode.
5.2.9 Where an audible warning device is used to indicate height adjustment while in autolevel mode, this signal
shall be clearly identifiable as separate to the signal used during movement.
5.2.10 Signals shall be clearly audible by persons on the apron, e.g. in the vicinity of the drive unit.
5.2.11 During autolevelling the subsequent positioning of the canopy shall be automatic. The corresponding safety
circuit shall be according to EN 954-1:1996, category 1.
5.3 Vertical drive systems
5.3.1 Vertical drive systems for PBB's shall be designed so that the supporting structures withstand all stresses
(which may occur during operation or when safety devices are tripped) at an evenly distributed working load of
2
3 000 N/m without permanent deformation.
NOTE Additional loads are dependant on the site of installation, e.g. wind load, snow load (see clause 0 of
EN 1915-1:2001 — negotiation).
5.3.2 Where a PBB is supported by two lifting devices, one shall be capable of supporting the PBB under full
load conditions in the event of failure of either of them. Consideration shall also be g
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