Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA TSO-C112f, Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment

– This technical standard order (TSO) is for manufacturers applying for a TSO authorization (TSOA) or letter of TSO design approval (LODA). In it, we (the Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA)) tell you what minimum performance standards (MPS) your Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) airborne equipment must meet for approval and identification with the applicable TSO marking.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1770 of 12 September 2023 Simpler Interoperability Framework for the single European sky airspace

PUBLICATION OF REGULATION

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1770 of 12 September 2023 laying down provisions on aircraft equipment required for the use of the Single European Sky airspace and operating rules related to the use of the Single European Sky airspace and repealing Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1206/2011, (EU) No 1207/2011 and (EU) No 1079/2012

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1770/oj

NPA CONSULTATION

The objective of the proposals put forward in this Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) is to adapt the implementing rules adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 as required by the legislator, ensure continuous compliance with those rules by optimising the use of resources during the demonstration of compliance and reduce the administrative burden, and also enable the clear allocation of responsibilities to the affected parties and maximise the synergies with existing processes.

The proposed amendments aim to mitigate the risk of overlaps and ambiguities that exist in the current regulatory framework due to the coexistence of interoperability requirements in the delegated and implementing acts proposed on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and in other EU regulatory frameworks. The proposed amendments will increase legal certainty and support the implementation of the seamless operation of the European Air Traffic Management network (EATMN) at all times and for all phases of flight.

Following the principles presented in NPA 2022-09 ‘Establishment of a regulatory framework on the conformity assessment of ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents (ATM/ANS equipment) (Subtask 1)’ issued on 16 August 2022, and based on the results of the review and assessment of Regulations (EC) Nos 1032/2006, 1033/2006, 633/2007, 262/2009, 29/2009, and Implementing Regulations (EU) Nos 1206/2011, 1207/2011, and 1079/2012 (the single European sky interoperability (SES IOP) Regulations) implementing Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 repealed by Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, this NPA mainly proposes the transposition of the requirements from the SES IOP framework into the EASA regulatory framework, without introducing changes to the obligations of the affected parties and, when doing so, the ‘rationale’ for the introduction of the amendments is presented in this NPA.

The proposed new implementing regulations and the amending ones are expected to maintain safety or even increase it through enhanced commonality, continuous compliance, and oversight of the interoperability of the EATMN while reducing the regulatory burden, increasing cost-effectiveness, and improving harmonisation among the affected parties in terms of system technical requirements.

FAA Notice N8900_643 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 in 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 the ASAP
and from the current edition of FAA Order 2150.3, FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program.

FAA Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration

The FAA is extending the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three years to seven years. Initial Certificates of Aircraft Registration will expire seven years from the month issued. In addition, the FAA is applying this amendment to all aircraft currently registered under existing FAA regulations governing aircraft registration, which will extend valid Certificates of Aircraft Registration to a seven-year duration. This rulemaking also makes other minor revisions to rules related to internal FAA registration processes.

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The regulatory amendment also introduces a new paragraph in 14 CFR 47.40 to require aircraft owners to submit new registration forms to update their Certificates of Aircraft Registration prior to the seven-year expiration date if the Administrator determines that their registration information is inaccurate.

Additionally, as stated in the preamble to the rule, the amendment also revises 14 CFR 47.31(c)(1) to remove the requirement that the FAA issue a letter extending the temporary authority for an aircraft to operate when a Certificate of Aircraft Registration has not been issued or denied within 90 days after the date the application was signed.

ED Decision 2022/020/R Amendments to the SERA radiotelephony phraseologies for pilot–air traffic controller voice communications | AMC and GM to the rules of the air — Issue 1, Amendment 5

This Decision issues amendments to the SERA radiotelephony (RT) phraseologies in order to ensure the necessary harmonisation in the voice communications between pilots and air traffic controllers, and to prevent any misunderstanding that would potentially result in safety issues, especially in a critical phase of the flight such as the approach.

The completion of this rulemaking task ensures the full and timely alignment of the SERA RT phraseologies with those applicable at global level, as recently amended by ICAO through Amendment 11 to Doc 4444 ‘PANS-ATM’.

FAA N8900_642 OpSpec C081, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures, for Foreign Air Carriers

This notice announces a mandatory change to Operations
Specification (OpSpec) C381, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures, for
foreign air carriers operating under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 129. It also announces revised Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1 policy
guidance associated with the change. The part 129 C381 has been decommissioned and replaced
with part 129 OpSpec C081, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures. The
OpSpec C081 will allow International Flight Offices (IFO) to issue and amend the OpSpec
without requesting the Flight Technologies and Procedures Division (AFS-400) and the
International Program Division (AFS-50) to concur on each OpSpec approval.

FAA N8900_642

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