Decision 2022/005/R issues the following amendments to the AMC and GM to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012:

• GM to Annex I (Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to VIII) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 15’
• AMC and GM to Annex II (Part-ARO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 3, Amendment 12
• AMC and GM to Annex III (Part-ORO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 19
• AMC and GM to Annex IV (Part-CAT) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 20
• AMC and GM to Annex V (Part-SPA) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 11
• AMC and GM to Annex VI (Part-NCC) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 15
• AMC and GM to Annex VII (Part-NCO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 12
• AMC and GM to Annex VIII (Part-SPO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 15

The objective of this Decision is to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements on fuel/energy planning and management introduced into Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (the ‘Air OPS Regulation’) by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296. The amended Regulation, which shall apply from 30 October 2022, will improve efficiency as regards fuel/energy planning and management for commercial air transport (CAT) aeroplanes, while maintaining a high level of safety in air operations. More flexibility is given to CAT operators through the introduction of the ‘fuel schemes’ concept. The amended Regulation also clarifies and simplifies the requirements for helicopter fuel/energy planning and management. Finally, the amended Regulation incorporates into the EU legal framework the latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 6 Parts I, II, and III Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) on fuel planning and management.

This Decision issues acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) to support the implementation of all the amendments introduced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1296, particularly those regarding the development and oversight of the air operators’ fuel schemes. The new AMC and GM on fuel schemes consider the robustness of the operators’ management system and are structured around three levels of performance, allowing operators to increase operational efficiency, with both cost-efficiency and environmental benefits.

The amended AMC and GM shall apply from 30 October 2022.

The objective of this Decision is to maintain a high and uniform level of safety in terms of aerodrome design.

This Decision amends the certification specifications (CS) and guidance material (GM) for the aerodrome design (CS-ADR-DSN) and transposes Amendment 15 to ICAO Annex 14, on Aerodrome Design and Operations. The changes are of non-controversial nature with a positive safety benefit and are not expected to induce significant efforts on the industry and national competent authorities.

The main changes concern:

• the standardised naming of taxiways;
• location of holding bays, runway-holding positions, intermediate holding positions and road-holding positions;
• runway guard lights, no-entry bar, information signs.

These changes aim to improve the navigation and efficiency on the aerodrome surface for both flight crews and vehicle operators, thus reducing the risk of runway incursions and taxiway confusion. The changes will reduce fuel burn while taxiing thus increasing environmental performance.

Additionally, this Decision introduces a new set of certification specifications for the design of aircraft arresting systems to ensure the harmonisation of the design within the Member States, the same level of safety, and, in addition, to facilitate the certification process in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014.

Furthermore, it also clarifies that the provision of runway shoulders for 60 m-wide runways is not necessary for certain wide-body aircraft. This will avoid significant costs for the aerodrome operators and administrative burden for both the aerodrome operators and national competent authorities.

Finally, this Decision includes some changes of editorial nature to improve the overall quality of the aerodrome certification specifications. These changes improve consistency and are not expected to incur any impact on the stakeholders.