Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
Fuel Door verification procedures were not accomplished. On the day prior to this trip; we had flown Flight ABCB ZZZ to ZZZZ in which we had accomplished the Fuel Door verification procedure. Upon departure at ZZZZ we were taking the exact aircraft we'd flown in. We'd ferried fuel in the day before and assumed that we would not require the verification procedure because we figured the fuel door would not have been opened. We misunderstood that the requirement was for all flights; regardless of any extenuating circumstances. Closer attention to detail in reviewing recent policy and procedure changes; especially after a long layoff.
Did not submit Fuel Door verification pre-departure in ZZZZ due to no fuel added.  Operated Flight ABCB day prior ZZZ-ZZZZ; complied with MEL requirement departing ZZZ.  Due to no fuel added and dispatching with fuel as onboard did not believe it was necessary to submit Fuel Door verification.I directed the fueler not to open the fuel panel so as to not have to submit fuel form and meet the MEL requirement.  Believed this to be unnecessary.Nearly all operations with this type aircraft require fuel to be added.  Would be helpful to describe this procedure to highlight these circumstances where fuel is not added.
Air carrier flight crew reported not filling out Fuel Door verification paperwork because they thought it wasn't necessary.