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of the owner or occupier of the place.
3.3 Before authorising the hot refuelling of an aeroplane, the operator or owner must be satisfied that the refuelling can be carried out safely and, in particular, must have regard to:
 (a) the configuration of the aeroplane and its engine or engines; and
 (b) the location of the components of the aeroplane's fuel system; and
 (c) the refuelling system or systems to be used and its or their components; and
 (d) the aeroplane's flight manual or equivalent data.
3.4 The operator or owner of an aeroplane who authorises hot refuelling of that aeroplane in accordance with paragraph 3.1 must include in the aeroplane's operations manual or, in the case of private operations, its flight manual or equivalent data:
 (a) the operational circumstances in which hot refuelling may take place; and
 (b) the procedures to be followed during hot refuelling; and
 (c) in the case of an operations manual — the requirements and instructions, if any, that relate to hot refuelling and are set out in the aeroplane's flight manual or equivalent data; and
 (d) if applicable, the instructions to ensure fuel quality as required for the purposes of subparagraph 8.3 (b).
3.5 In an operations manual, the operator must set out the matters referred to in paragraph 3.4 separately in relation to each type of aeroplane to which the operations manual applies.
4 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PILOT IN COMMAND
4.1 Before allowing the hot refuelling of an aeroplane to commence, the pilot in command must ensure that the refuelling can be carried out safely in accordance with this section and the procedures included in the operations manual or the aeroplane's flight manual or equivalent data.
4.2 The pilot in command must ensure that passengers are not on board during hot refuelling, except in the case of a passenger who cannot, in the opinion of the pilot or on medical advice, be safely disembarked.
4.3 Unless subsection 7 of section 95.7 of the Civil Aviation Orders applies, a pilot with a licence that is valid for the aeroplane must, at all times, be at the controls of the aeroplane while refuelling is carried out.
4.4 While a pilot is at the controls of an aeroplane, communication between the pilot and the person on the ground in charge of the refuelling system must be maintained by means of an electronic intercommunication system or by visual contact and an agreed system of signals.
4.5 While hot refuelling is taking place, the pilot in command must ensure that:
 (a) the door or doors on the refuelling side of the aircraft remain closed; and
 (b) the door or doors on the non-refuelling side remain open; and
 (c) a