AMC and GM to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373’ | ‘AMC & GM on occurrence reporting and on meteorological services
Following the amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 (air traffic management/air navigation services (ATM)/(ANS) Regulation) by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1338, this Decision updates the acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) to the Regulation in order to facilitate the uniform implementation of the requirements related to:
- occurrence reporting, by clarifying certain procedural aspects which affect air navigation services providers (ANSPs) and competent authorities; and
- meteorological services (MET) provision, by completing the regulatory framework with the introduction of provisions stemming from ICAO Annex 3 Amendments 78 and 79.
This AC provides guidance for compliance with applicable regulations for the airworthiness and operational approval for required cockpit voice recorder (CVR) systems. Non-required installations may use this guidance when installing a CVR system as a voluntary safety enhancement.
This AC provides an explanation of enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) operations conducted under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), guidance for obtaining Operations Specification (OpSpec), Management Specification (MSpec), or Letter of Authorization (LOA) C048, Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Operations, and information that may facilitate the development of a training curriculum for EFVS operations.
The objective of this Decision is to maintain a high level of safety for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in the ‘open’ and ‘specific’ categories.
Both the amended and the new AMC and GM are expected to maintain safety as regards UAS operations in the ‘open’ and ‘specific’ categories, and increase the harmonisation of UAS operations across the European Union by providing additional clarity regarding the interpretation and implementation of the related regulatory material.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) developed this Decision under rulemaking task (RMT).0730, which is divided into the following two subtasks:
- Subtask 1a providing:
- new AMC and GM for the establishment of ‘geographical zones’;
- revised forms for the application and issue of operational authorisations in the ‘specific’ category;
- new AMC defining the procedure to be applied by UAS operators and the competent authorities for cross-border operations, including the related forms;
- new AMC and GM for the standard scenarios (STSs);
- new AMC that provides the syllabus for training modules for remote pilots operating in the ‘specific’ category; and
- revision of the AMC following the feedback received from national aviation authorities (NAAs) and UAS operators.
- Subtask 1b providing new predefined risk assessment ‘PDRA G-03’.
