After all passengers have disembarked, the CAS have to advise the ground staff the all passengers have disembarked . They have to check hatracks, stowage bins, and seat pockets for lost and found items and give them to the ground staff. They also have to recheck and toilet articles.
During a transit stop, or normal ground stop, the CAs have to ensure that cleaning and loading commences. The embarking crew at crew change stations have to be briefed. The CAs have to supervise the cleaning of the cabin interior, galleys and toilets. Toilet articles have to be checked and refillet. The CAs have to check the uplift (the pre-set meal trays loaded). When necessary the purser must assign attendants for passengers who are remaining on board. The cabin crew remaining on board must ensure that safety instruction, in particular the smoking rule, are obeyed. Passengers may walk around.
During short ground stop, many procedures apply. Transit passengers must remain on board. An appropriate announcement has to be made. The "no smoking" sign must be on. Smoking is strictly forbidden. This is to be monitored by the cabin attendants. Crew members whit no specific duties on the ground must remain on board. If refuelling is taking place, CAs must be vigilant for any sign of fuel vapour escaping into the cabin.