Procedures and policies for fueling aircraft were inconsistent with bolivian requirements.

Attributes
ACN	330756
Time
Date	199603
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lpb
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	330756
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the ground in lapaz, bolivia, I was approached by a safety inspector of bolivia about violations to air carrier in fueling our aircraft. The violations are 1) flight attendants are required to be in seats adjacent to all emergency exits if in transit passenger are aboard and he said they were not. 2) passenger must be in their seats with their seat belts unfastened which he said was not done properly. 3) there was not adequate space between the baggage carts and the fuel truck to allow free passage of emergency vehicles in the event of an emergency. He took my identify and numbers and copied them down and returned them. He said his source document was bolivian bar 121 which he said was the same as our FARS. I do not believe he was correct. Could someone immediately take care of this today so no one else runs into any problems. He tried to get me to sign a document in spanish which I refused due to not fully understanding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROCS AND POLICIES FOR FUELING ACFT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH BOLIVIAN REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: ON THE GND IN LAPAZ, BOLIVIA, I WAS APCHED BY A SAFETY INSPECTOR OF BOLIVIA ABOUT VIOLATIONS TO ACR IN FUELING OUR ACFT. THE VIOLATIONS ARE 1) FLT ATTENDANTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN SEATS ADJACENT TO ALL EMER EXITS IF IN TRANSIT PAX ARE ABOARD AND HE SAID THEY WERE NOT. 2) PAX MUST BE IN THEIR SEATS WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS UNFASTENED WHICH HE SAID WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. 3) THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE SPACE BTWN THE BAGGAGE CARTS AND THE FUEL TRUCK TO ALLOW FREE PASSAGE OF EMER VEHICLES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMER. HE TOOK MY IDENT AND NUMBERS AND COPIED THEM DOWN AND RETURNED THEM. HE SAID HIS SOURCE DOCUMENT WAS BOLIVIAN BAR 121 WHICH HE SAID WAS THE SAME AS OUR FARS. I DO NOT BELIEVE HE WAS CORRECT. COULD SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY TAKE CARE OF THIS TODAY SO NO ONE ELSE RUNS INTO ANY PROBS. HE TRIED TO GET ME TO SIGN A DOCUMENT IN SPANISH WHICH I REFUSED DUE TO NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.