Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA Final AC_120-57C Low Visibility Operations / Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (LVO/SMGCS)

This Advisory Circular (AC) provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, for United
States airports who choose to develop and maintain an accepted voluntary Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Low Visibility Operations/Surface Movement Guidance and Control
Systems (LVO/SMGCS) Plan under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part
91 and 139. The LVO/SMGCS program focuses on enhancing safe taxi operations during
visibility conditions of less than Runway Visual Range (RVR) 1200 feet (350 meters).

ED Decision 2022/014/R Update of ORO.FC — review of crew training provisions

Decision 2022/014/R issues the following amendments to the AMC and GM to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012:

  • AMC and GM to Annex III (Part-ORO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 21
  • AMC and GM to Annex IV (Part-CAT) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 22
  • AMC and GM to Annex V (Part-SPA) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 13
  • AMC and GM to Annex VI (Part-NCC) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 17
  • AMC and GM to Annex VII (Part-NCO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 14
  • AMC and GM to Annex VIII (Part-SPO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 17
  • AMC and GM to Annex I (Part-FCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 — Issue 1, Amendment 12

The objective of this Decision is to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements introduced into:

  • Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (the ‘Air OPS Regulation’) related to flight crew training by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 which will apply from 30 October 2022; and
  • Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (the ‘Aircrew Regulation’) related to flight crew training by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 which will apply from 30 October 2022.

Those Regulations and this ED Decision amend the operator’s flight crew training and checking provisions to better reflect the increased complexity in the aviation system. The updates cover aeroplanes and helicopters that carry out commercial air transport (CAT) operations, specialised operations (SPO) and non-commercial operations with complex motor-powered aircraft (NCC).
The most important items are:
(a)           new conditions for multi-pilot operations in single-pilot certified helicopters,
(b)          new provisions for initial training and checking under SPO,
(c)           new provisions for recurrent training and checking under CAT and SPO,
(d)          new conditions for the operation on different aircraft types or variants,
(e)          introduction of the option for NCC operators to accept previous training and checking, and
(f)           addressing other minor issues regarding flight crew training and checking.
Some changes are expected to increase safety in a cost-effective way, whereas others should reduce the training costs without an impact on safety. Several clarifications are also introduced to maintain a high level of safety for air operations by ensuring a harmonised implementation of the Air OPS Regulation and the Aircrew Regulation.

ED Decision 2022/015/R Aeronautical information publication — AMC & GM to the ATM/ANS rules

Decision 2022/015/R issues the following amendments to the AMC and GM to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373:

  • AMC and GM to Part-AIS — Issue 1, Amendment 2

The objective of this Decision is to facilitate the implementation of the amended provisions of Part-AIS of Regulation (EU) 2017/373, introduced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/938, and to ensure their harmonised implementation, with a view to ensuring a high level of safety, while improving efficiency in the domain of aeronautical information services.

This Decision amends the Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) to Part-AIS of Regulation (EU) 2017/373, which are related to specific sections of the aeronautical information publication (AIP).

The amendments of the AMC and GM are expected to support the implementation of the ICAO global reporting format (GRF), but also the all-weather operations (AWOs) concept at aerodromes, by ensuring the publication of required aeronautical data/information in the AIP, in a consistent and harmonised manner.

The amendments are also expected to facilitate the relevant aeronautical data/information originators, but also the industry of aeronautical data services providers, as well as aircraft operators and other organisations using the AIP content, such as flight procedure design organisations.