Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

ED Decision 2020/001/R Reduction of runway excursions AND Aeroplane-level safety assessments of critical systems, specifications for flight control systems and aeroelastic stability

The objectives of this Decision are to:
 reduce the number of runway excursions during landings of large aeroplanes by providing design-related
means to support the flight crew in identifying and managing the risk of a longitudinal runway excursion;
and
 clarify and standardise specifications and acceptable means of compliance related to large aeroplanes
safety assessments of critical systems, flight control systems, and aeroelastic stability.
CS-25 is amended to:
 require that new large aeroplane designs are equipped with a runway overrun awareness and alerting
system; and
 clarify and standardise the specific risk and criteria used for conducting aeroplane-level safety
assessments of critical systems, as well as the specifications and acceptable means of compliance for
flight control systems and aeroelastic stability.
These amendments are expected to increase safety, and increase the cost-effectiveness of the certification
process.

FAA Notice N8900.533 Decommissioning OpSpec D091, Requirements: Air Carrier Maintenance Providers

This notice announces the decommissioning of the operations
specification (OpSpec) D091 templates. It directs inspectors having oversight responsibilities of
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 air carriers to archive
OpSpec D091 from the operators’ issued authorizations. This notice also directs inspectors
having oversight responsibilities of combined part 121/135 certificate holders conducting
part 121 operations to reissue OpSpec A004, Summary of Special Authorizations and
Limitations, and archive OpSpec D091 from the operators’ issued authorizations.

FAA Order 8260.57B Oversight of Non-FAA Instrument Flight Procedure Service Providers

This order establishes Flight Standards Service policy, guidance, and standardization for the
oversight of non-FAA Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) service providers. This guidance
outlines the surveillance methods along with audit, program review and compliance processes
utilized by the Flight Procedures & Airspace Group. The purpose is to ensure service providers
comply with safety polices, processes and practices for managing all aspects of Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 95/97 or Special non-14 CFR part 95/97 Instrument
Flight Procedures.

FAA Draft AC_120-92D Safety Management Systems for Aviation Service Providers

This AC provides information to assist Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) certificate holders in developing a Safety Management System (SMS) that meets the requirements of 14 CFR part 5 or the SMS Voluntary Program (SMSVP). It describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to implement and maintain an SMS.

Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 91, General Operating and Flight Rules

  • Part 5, Safety Management Systems
  • Part 119, Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators.
  • Part 121, Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations
  • Part 135, Operating Requirements: Commuter and On Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons On Board Such Aircraft

Opinion 08/2019 (A) & (B) Subpart FC ‘Flight Crew’ of Annex III (Part-ORO) to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 – Update of ORO.FC: evidence-based training (EBT)|Alignment of implementing rules with Regulation (EU) No 376/2014

This Opinion delivers the results of two rulemaking tasks (RMTs): RMT.0599 ‘Update of ORO.FC’ and RMT.0681 ‘Alignment of implementing rules and acceptable means of compliance/guidance material with Regulation (EU) No 376/2014’. The detailed structure of this Opinion is given in Section 1.1.

The objective of this Opinion regarding RMT.0599 is to update the flight crew training requirements to improve pilot competencies. The proposed requirements provide additional efficiency in the field of flight crew training and achieve a smooth transition to competency-based training.

The present EBT Opinion is part of a global safety initiative endorsed by ICAO whose objective is to determine the relevance of the existing pilot training according to aircraft generation. EBT intends to improve safety and to enhance the capability of flight crews to operate the aircraft in all flight regimes and to be able to recognise and manage unexpected situations. The EBT concept is designed to maximise learning and minimise formal checking.

This Opinion is a second step in the European rulemaking actions to implement EBT. The first step was completed in 2015 with the publication of ED Decision 2015/027/R that provided guidance material to allow the implementation of a ‘mixed EBT’ which maintains the current operator proficiency check (OPC) and licence proficiency check (LPC). This Opinion proposes further changes to the Air OPS and Air Crew Regulations to allow authorities to approve the baseline EBT, which replaces OPC and LPC. This will allow a single philosophy of recurrent training within the airline. Further work is foreseen in the context of the activities of RMT.0599 to allow expansion of EBT to the operator conversion course and initial type rating, as well as to other types of aircraft (e.g. helicopters and business jets).

The impact assessment (IA) shows that the implementation of EBT by the operator on a voluntary basis is the preferred option in regulating recurrent training and checking of flight crew. The IA illustrates that the proposed rules contribute to significant improvement in safety by strengthening the competencies of flight crews while providing a cost-efficient and socially acceptable framework.

Opinion 08/2019 (B)

This Opinion delivers the results of two rulemaking tasks (RMTs): RMT.0599 ‘Update of ORO.FC’ and RMT.0681 ‘Alignment of implementing rules and acceptable means of compliance/guidance material with Regulation (EU) No 376/2014’. The detailed structure of this Opinion is given in Section 1.1.

The objective of this Opinion regarding RMT.0681 is to update Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (the Aircrew Regulation) in order to be aligned with Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 as regards the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation.

The changes proposed through RMT.0681 aim at mitigating the risks of overlaps and ambiguities that exist in the current regulatory framework due to the coexistence of reporting requirements in the delegated and implementing acts of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (the Basic Regulation) and in Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its delegated and implementing acts. The proposed changes are expected to increase legal certainty, support EASA standardisation inspections in the area of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, and support the implementation of effective occurrence-reporting systems as part of safety management.