Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA N8900.511 Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP), and Compliance Program

This notice supplements current policy relating to the Aviation
Safety Action Program (ASAP) and the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP). The
changes are to policy contained within Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1,
Volume 11, Chapter 1, Section 1, Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program for Air Carriers and
Regulated Entities; and Volume 11, Chapter 2, Section 1, Safety Assurance System: Aviation
Safety Action Program. These changes primarily address the impact and application of the
Compliance Program, calling for the removal of administrative action as a required outcome for
accepted voluntary disclosures under the VDRP, and eliminate administrative action and the
Enforcement Decision Process (EDP) tool from application to accepted reports within ASAP,
and from the current edition of FAA Order 2150.3, FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program.

FAA N8900.508 National Appointment and Termination of Designees

This notice provides guidance on national appointment and
termination of Flight Standards Service Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE), Administrative Pilot
Examiners (Admin PE), Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE), Designated Mechanic Examiners
(DME), Designated Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE), and Designated Airworthiness
Representatives–Maintenance (DAR-T). This notice also identifies additional procedures for
Flight Standards offices managing those designees.

DGAC Mexico TCAS 7.1: Subject the use of the on-board anti-collision system (ACAS) in fixed-wing aircraft operating in airspace under the jurisdiction of the United Mexican States

See attached.

Key provisions (Google Translate):

5. Applicability for the use of ACAS

5.1. All fixed-wing aircraft with a turbine engine belonging to or in possession of Dealers, Permittees or Air Operators that operate or intend to carry out international operations must comply with the laws, regulations or rules of the State where they operate or intend to operate, with respect to to the applicability of ACAS II version 7.1, the aforementioned with prior authorization or validation for the installation of said system by the Aeronautical Authority.

5.2. Except as indicated in section 5.3, all fixed-wing aircraft with turbine engines belonging to or owned by Dealers and / or Permits, whose maximum certified take-off weight exceeds 5700 kg. or in accordance with its certificate of airworthiness, are authorized to transport more than 19 passengers, must be equipped with an ACAS II, version 6.04 or higher and as of January 1, 2020, they must be equipped with an ACAS II version 7.1. or higher.

5.3. All fixed-wing aircraft in the service of Air Transport Permiters in the form of air taxi that conform to their airworthiness certificate have a configuration of less than 10 passengers, are exempt from the installation of an ACAS II, regardless of its weight maximum take-off certificate.

5.4. It is recommended that all fixed-wing aircraft belonging to or owned by Dealers and / or Licensees be equipped with an ACAS II version 7.1 or higher.

5.5 It is recommended that all fixed-wing aircraft with turbine engine, belonging to or in possession of Air Operators, whose maximum certified take-off weight exceeds 15,000 kg or in accordance with its airworthiness certificate, are authorized to transport more than 30 passengers, and for whom the corresponding airworthiness certificate was issued for the first time after November 24, 2005, are equipped with an ACAS II, version 7.1 or higher.

5.6. All fixed-wing aircraft with turbine engine, belonging to or in possession of Air Operators whose maximum certified take-off weight exceeds 15,000 kg or in accordance with their certificate of airworthiness, are authorized to carry more than 30 passengers, and for which the corresponding airworthiness certificate was issued for the first time after January 1, 2007, must be equipped with an ACAS II version 6.04 or higher; and as of January 1, 2020 they must be equipped with an ACAS II version 7.1. or higher.

5.7. It is recommended that all fixed-wing aircraft with a turbine engine, belonging to or in possession of Air Operators whose maximum certified take-off weight exceeds 5 700 kg, but does not exceed 15,000 kg, or in accordance with its airworthiness certificate. are authorized to carry more than 19 passengers, and for which the corresponding certificate of airworthiness was issued for the first time after January 1, 2008, they are equipped with an ACAS II, version 7.1. or higher.

ED Decision 2019/010/R CS-STAN Issue 3 – Certification Specifications for Standard Changes and Standard Repairs

This Decision introduces the following amendments to CS-STAN:
— it provides additional clarification in Subpart A ‘General’ regarding the use of CS-STAN;
— it introduces new standard changes and updates some existing ones; and
— it introduces new standard repairs and updates some existing ones.
The amendments introduced by this Decision are based on lessons learned during the utilisation of CS-STAN,
proposals submitted by stakeholders, and on technological innovations that came from the industry, which can
bring safety benefits or allow the implementation of the latest technologies in a cost-efficient manner.
These amendments are expected to provide economic benefits to the general aviation (GA) community by
reducing the regulatory burden for the embodiment of changes and repairs in certain aircraft when applying
the acceptable methods, techniques and practices included in CS-STAN. These amendments are not expected
to have any significant social or environmental impacts.

FAA N8000.380 Assessment of a Training Need

Purpose of this Notice. This notice provides guidance on assessing employee-training needs
prior to the Call-for-Training. It changes FAA Order 8000.93C, AIR National Technical
Training Plan.
2. Audience. The audience for this notice is all AIR managers, supervisors and employees

FAA N8900.506 Emergency Order of Prohibition Pertaining to “Doors-Off” Flight Operations for Compensation or Hire

This notice informs inspectors of the issuance of “Operators and
Pilots of “Doors Off” Flights for Compensation or Hire” Emergency Order of Prohibition,
Docket No. FAA-2018-0243, 83 FR 12856 (March 26, 2018) (“the Order”), which prohibits the
use of supplemental passenger restraint systems (SPRS) that cannot be released quickly in an
emergency during flight operations for compensation or hire with the doors open or removed
(“doors-off flights” or “doors-off flight operations”). The Order is applicable to operators and
pilots who conduct doors-off flights for compensation or hire. Additionally, the order prohibits
passenger-carrying doors-off flight operations for compensation or hire unless the passengers are
at all times properly secured using Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-authorized restraints.
Correct use of FAA-approved SPRSs during flight meets this requirement. The Order became
effective immediately upon issuance. This notice provides updated guidance for resumption of
doors-off flights for compensation or hire and supersedes the information conveyed in Notice
N 8900.456, Emergency Order of Prohibition Pertaining to “Doors-Off” Flight Operations for
Compensation or Hire, effective March 23, 2018, which is now canceled.