Overview of new OPS rules

Willy Sigl
EASA

ICF
Hotel Mondial am Dom, Cologne
08 October 2012
 Outline

Overview of European Aviation Regulations

Rulemaking procedure
Drafting principles
Air operation classification
Overview of Annexes of Regulation Air operations
Scope of Regulation Air operations
Phases and current document status
Applicability
Transitions periods
Overview to Parts

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 European rule structure – Regulations

Basic
Regulation ATM/ANS: air traffic

management, air
Flight
Airworthiness ATM/ANS Aerodromes navigation services
Standards

TCO: third country

Regulation
Regulation Regulation Regulation
Initial
airworthiness
Aircrew ATCO ADR operators

Regulation ATCO: air traffic

Regulation Regulation
Continuing
Air operations ANS Providers
airworthiness controllers

Regulation Regulation AUR: airspace usage

TCO AUR
requirements

Regulation
SERA: single European
ATM/ANS
Oversight
rules of the air

Regulation ADR: aerodromes

SERA

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 EASA rulemaking process (simplified)

Opinion
ToR NPA CRD /
Terms of Notice of Proposed Comment Response
Reference Amendment Document Decision

Opinion
Public adopted by the
Development of Public
consultation European
the RIA consultation
Commission
Drafting the
Drafting the Drafting the
Opinion / Decision
NPA CRD
Decision adopted by
EASA

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 Drafting principles for OPS rules

Safety focus
Emphasis on SMS and oversight
Risk-based approach
Strengthening operator and authority responsibilities

Harmonisation
ICAO compatibility
Harmonised rules with other regional regulators, e.g. FAA, TCAA

Flexibility and efficiency

Safety objective – Implementing Rule level
Method to comply with safety objective – AMC level
Operator can develop its own alternative AMC
Specific operational or geographical needs can be addressed
Proportionality

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 Proportionality

Proportionality: rules differentiate between

Non-complex versus complex organisations
local/A-to-A versus A-to-B operations
IFR and night versus VFR operations
single pilot versus multi-pilot operations
operations with cabin crew versus operations without
cabin crew
non-complex aircraft versus complex aircraft
single-engined versus multi-engined aircraft
performance classes A, B and C for aeroplanes
performance classes 1, 2, 3 and categories A and B for
helicopters

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 Air operation classification

Air
operations

Non-
Commercial
commercial

CAT SPO NC SPO

Commercial Air Non-commercial other
Special operations Special operations
Transport operations than SPO

NCC NCO
with CMPA with other than CMPA

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 Rule structure – Regulation Air operations

‘Cover’
Part-ARO: Authority requirements - OPS
Regulation
Air operations Part-ORO: Organisation requirements - OPS

Part-CAT: Commercial air transport operations

Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO
Part-SPA: Operations requiring specific

approvals
Annex III Annex IV
Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-NCC: non-commercial operations with

complex motor-powered aircraft (CMPA)

Annex V Annex VI
Part-SPA Part-NCC
Part-NCO: non-commercial operations with

other-than-CMPA

Annex VII Annex VIII Part-SPO: specialised operations, e.g. aerial

Part-NCO Part-SPO
work

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 Scope of Regulation air operation

Scope
Air operations with
aeroplanes, helicopters, sailplanes and balloons
Excluded for the time being:
airships, tilt-rotor aircraft, tethered balloons and
remotely piloted aircraft
flights conducted by design or production organisations
and related to this activity
certain Annex II aircraft when used in CAT operations

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 Scope of Regulation air operation

Derogations:
Single engine IMC operations with aeroplanes may
continue to be operated in accordance with the conditions
contained in exemptions accepted under EU-OPS
Helicopter operations to public interest sites may continue
outside performance class 1 and under conditions defined
by the MS
Additional conditions and approval for helicopter offshore
operations
Future rulemaking tasks will gradually address these
issues

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 Rule development in 4 phases

Phase Phase Phase Phase

OPS I OPS II OPS III OPS IV

Cover Reg.

Definitions

Part-ARO

Part-ORO

Part-CAT A, H S, B, A-to-A

Part-SPA

Part-NCC

Part-NCO
initial version

Part-SPO amendment

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 Documents’ status

To be
Publication Adopted in Discussed
discussed
planned for EASA in EASA
in EASA
4q/2012 Committee Committee
Committee

Phase Phase Phase Phase

OPS I OPS II OPS III OPS IV
IR:
Cover Reg.
• Rule
Definitions
development
finalised
Part-ARO • IR to be
published in the
Part-ORO Official Journal

Part-CAT A, H S, B, A-to-A
AMC/GM:
Part-SPA • Rule
development
Part-NCC finalised/ final
stage
Part-NCO • Will be
published when
Part-SPO IR are published

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 Rule applicability

CAT NCC NCO SPO

NAA
operator operator operator operator

Cover Reg.

Definitions

Part-ARO

Com/non-com
Part-ORO CMPA

Part-CAT S, H, A-to-A

Part-SPA

Part-NCC

Part-NCO

Part-SPO

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 Transition periods – proposed opt outs

CAT NCC NCO SPO

A, H B, S A, H A, H, B, S A, H, B, S

2 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years

MS shall
inform EC and EASA within 2 months if opt-out is used;
describe reasons, duration, implementation programme

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 Annex II: Part-ARO

Regulation Applicability:
Air operations
Authority requirements
for air operations
Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO National aviation
authorities
Annex III Annex IV
Part-ORO Part-CAT EASA

Annex V Annex VI
Part-SPA Part-NCC

Annex VII Annex VIII

Part-NCO Part-SPO

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 Annex II: Part-ARO

Part-ARO

.GEN .OPS .RAMP

ARO – authority

General
Certification requirements, national
of CAT
aviation authorities, EASA

.GEN – general requirements

Management Approvals

.OPS – air operations

Oversight,
certification, .RAMP – ramp inspections
enforcement

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 Annex III: Part-ORO

Regulation Applicability:
Air operations
Organisation
requirements for
Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO CAT operators
NCC operators
Annex III Annex IV
Part-ORO Part-CAT
SPO operators
Commercial
Annex V Annex VI
Part-SPA Part-NCC operations
Non-commercial
Annex VII Annex VIII
Part-NCO Part-SPO
operations with
complex aircraft

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 Annex III: Part-ORO

Part-ORO
.GEN – general requirements
.GEN
.AOC – air operator certification
.AOC
.DEC – declaration
.DEC
.MLR – manual, logs, records
.MLR
.SEC – security
.SEC
.FC – flight crew
.FC
.CC – cabin crew
.CC
.TC – technical crew
.TC
.FTL – flight time limitations
.FTL

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 Annex IV: Part-CAT

Regulation
Air operations
Applicability:

Annex I Annex II
Technical rules for CAT
Definitions Part-ARO operations with
Complex aircraft:
Part-III Annex IV
Part-ORO Part-CAT A, H
Non-complex aircraft:
Annex V Annex VI
Part-SPA Part-NCC
A, H, S, B
A-to-A operations
Annex VII Annex VIII with A, H
Part-NCO Part-SPO

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 Annex IV: Part-CAT

Part-CAT
CAT – commercial air transport

.GEN – general requirements

.GEN .OP .POL .IDE
.OP – operational procedures

.MPA .MPA .A .A .POL – performance and

operating limitations

.NMPA .NMPA .H .H .IDE – instruments, data,

equipment

.MPA – motor-powered aircraft

.MAB .S
.NMPA – non-motor-powered
aircraft
.S .B
.A, .H, .S, .B - aeroplanes,
helicopters, sailplanes, balloons
.B
.MAB – mass and balance

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 Annex IV: Part-CAT

Key issues
Part contains technical rules for all CAT operations
Part structured into aircraft-specific sections/chapters
Part could be easily amended for other aircraft categories,
e.g. tilt rotor, airships, remotely piloted aircraft systems
Rule text aligned with the content of
EU-OPS and Section 1 of JAR-OPS 3
Section 2 material of JAR-OPS 1 and JAR-OPS 3
Adapted balance between Implementing Rules and
AMC/GM
EU-OPS/JAR-OPS 3 text has been given precedence over
ICAO SARPs

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 Annex IV: Part-CAT

Regulation Applicability:
Air operations
To all operators which
wish to conduct an
Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO operation requiring a
specific approval
Part-III Annex IV
To be documented
Part-ORO Part-CAT

in OPSPECS for
Annex V Annex VI commercial operators
Part-SPA Part-NCC
List of specific
Annex VII Annex VIII
approvals for non-
Part-NCO Part-SPO commercial operators

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 Annex V: Part-SPA

.GEN – general requirements

Part-SPA
.PBN – performance based navigation

.MNPS – minimum navigation performance

.GEN .PBN
specifications

.RVSM – reduced vertical separation minima

.MNPS .RVSM
.LVO – low visibility operations

.ETOPS – extended range operations with two-

.LVO .ETOPS
engined aeroplanes

.DG – dangerous goods

.DG .NVIS
.NVIS – night vision imaging systems

.HHO – helicopter hoist operations

.HHO .HEMS
.HEMS – helicopter emergency medical services

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 Annex VI: Part-NCC

Regulation
Air operations

Annex I Annex II
Applicability:
Definitions Part-ARO
Technical rules for non-
commercial operations of
Part-III Annex IV
Part-ORO Part-CAT complex motor-powered
aircraft
Annex V Annex VI
Part-SPA Part-NCC
complex aeroplanes
complex helicopters
Annex VII Annex VIII
Part-NCO Part-SPO

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 Annex VI: Part-NCC
Reg. (EC) No 216/2008

EC Super
Puma

Complex
motor- Cessna
powered Citation
aircraft
Beechcraft
King Air

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 Annex VI: Part-NCC

NCC – non-commercial
operations with complex
motor-powered aircraft
Part-NCC

.GEN – general requirements

.GEN .OP .POL .IDE
.OP – operational procedures

.POL – performance and

.A
operating limitations

.IDE – instruments, data,

.H
equipment

.A, .H - aeroplanes,
helicopters

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 Annex VI: Part-NCC

Regulation Applicability:
Air operations
Technical rules for non-
commercial operations of
Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO other-than-complex
motor-powered aircraft
Part-III Annex IV
Non-complex
Part-ORO Part-CAT
aeroplanes
Annex V Annex VI Non-complex
Part-SPA Part-NCC
helicopters

Annex VII Annex VIII

Sailplanes
Part-NCO Part-SPO
Balloons

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 Annex VII: Part-NCO

NCO – non-commercial
operations with other-than-
Part-NCO
complex motor-powered
aircraft
.GEN .OP .POL .IDE
.GEN – general requirements
.A .OP – operational procedures

.POL – performance and

.H operating limitations

.IDE – instruments, data,

.S
equipment

.A, .H, .S, .B - aeroplanes,

.B
helicopters, sailplanes,
balloons

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 Annex VI: Part-NCC

Regulation Applicability:
Air operations
Technical rules for
commercial and non-
Annex I Annex II
Definitions Part-ARO commercial specialised
operations, e.g. aerial
Part-III Annex IV work
Part-ORO Part-CAT
Aeroplanes
Annex V Annex VI Helicopters
Part-SPA Part-NCC
Sailplanes
Annex VII Annex VIII Balloons
Part-NCO Part-SPO

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 Annex VIII: Part-SPO

SPO – specialised operations –

Part-
SPO commercial and non-
commercial, all type of aircraft
.GEN .OP .POL .IDE .SPEC
.SPEC – specific requirements

.A .HESLO .HESLO – helicopter external

sling load operations
.H .HEC
.HEC – human external cargo
operations
.S .PAR
.PAR – parachute operations
.B .ABF
.ABF – aerobatic flights

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