Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Proposed Amendments To Part-21 Published
The European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) published on its website Friday proposed amendments to
Part-21, introducing the "Operational Suitability Certificate" and
"Safety Directives", including the corresponding acceptable means
of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM).
In line with the Agency's principles of broad consultation and
transparency, interested persons worldwide now have the possibility
to comment on this Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2009-01) by
using the Agency's web-based Comment Response Tool (CRT). The
comment period ends on 30 April 2009.
The Operational Suitability Certificate (OSC) is a transposition
of the Joint Operations Evaluation Board (JOEB) established by the
Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). While under the JAA this process
was voluntary, type-certificate holders have to obtain in future an
OSC for aircraft types in service of Community operators.
The approved OSC elements will be the basis for those operators
and training organizations to develop their Minimum Equipment List
(MEL) as well as their type training courses for pilots, cabin crew
and maintenance certifying staff. The NPA also contains proposals
for the issuance of Safety Directives reacting to safety
problems.
The draft rules were developed by a rulemaking drafting group
composed of experts from the aircraft manufacturers industry and
trade associations, air operators, pilots, maintenance engineers,
cabin crew associations, NAAs, and the Agency. Foreign aviation
authorities were invited to participate in this group as
observers.
The Agency is organising an open workshop to provide in-depth
information on this NPA beginning of March. The exact dates will be
communicated on its website in due course.
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