Community Specifications

-an EASA Perspective

-an EASA Perspective

Bryan JollyATM Rulemaking Officer17 March 2011

Community Specifications an EASA Perspective

EASA Role

CS’s

Community Specification (CS)

Certification Specification (CS)

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EASA Role

RULEMAKING – IR & CS/AMC/GM:-Preparing Opinions- Adopting CS - Adopting AMCs- Adopting GM- Providing support

STANDARDISATION : Inspections of national competent authorities

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CERTIFICATION of:- Aircraft and Equipment- Foreign Organisations- Design Organisation (DOA)- Pan European & 3rd country Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP)

SAFETY ANALYSIS :Data gathering and analysis

‘SAFETY ADVISER’ inSingle European Sky (SES)

implementation

International relations:- ICAO- Support to the Commission- Europe’s role in technicalassistance to 3rd countries

Community Specifications (CS)contain technical and operational requirementsare non bindingprovide a presumption of compliance with the applicable requirements

CS’s

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Certification Specifications (CS)contain detailed technical standardsare made binding through certification basisprovide a presumption of compliance with the essential requirements and Implementing rule

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Community SpecificationsCommunity Specifications(CS)(CS)

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(CS)(CS)

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Regulatory framework

Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the single European sky has adopted the principles of the New Legislative Framework as it:

Defines essential requirements applicable to EATMN systems, constituents and associated procedures in Annex II of the interoperability

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procedures in Annex II of the interoperability Regulation.

Foresees the development of voluntary technical specifications in the form of Community specifications.

Produced as a result of a mandate from the Commission and published in the Official

Journal of the European Union.

Community Specification

What Status do Community Specification have?

Non Mandatory

Means of Compliance

If applied in full provide a presumption of

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If applied in full provide a presumption of compliance with high requirements.

System Specification

Prepared by an ESO What do the contain?

Majority of cases: reference to other specification

e.g ETSI EN 303 212 para 5.3.4.5 ACIS Event identificationWhere Airport CDM is implemented, the Airport CDM Information Sharing shall be implemented with regard to:• Identification of events and their associated times and dates, formatting and quality of service in accordance with

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• Identification of events and their associated times and dates, formatting and quality of service in accordance with Requirements ED145-12, ED145-13, ED145-14, ED145-16, ED145-17, ED145-18, ED145-20, ED145-21, ED145-22, ED145-23, ED145-24, ED145-25, ED145-26, ED145-27, ED145-28, ED145-29, ED145-30 and ED145-31 within the Airport CDM Interface Specification [6], and shall be tested and validated by demonstration, inspection and analysis.

No new technical requirement.Mapping to essential requirements

Are Community Specification (for

interoperability) suitable for all

Aviation needs?

Are they resulting in any added

Question

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Are they resulting in any added

value?

EASA Certification EASA Certification SpecificationsSpecifications

(CS)(CS)

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(CS)(CS)

Certification Specifications

Standard means to show that products comply with Essential Requirements.

Detailed objective and prescriptive ‘requirements’ per category of product.

CS-25 Large aeroplanes

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CS-25 Large aeroplanes

CS-29 Large helicopters

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CS-ETSO: all kinds of equipment

Most CS:Book 1: the standard

Book 2: Acceptable Means of Compliance

Book 1: 220 pages, Book 2: 520 pages

CS 25.1309 Equipment, systems and Installations

(b) The aeroplane systems and associated components, considered separately and in relation to other systems,

Certification Specifications

CS-25 – Large Aeroplanes

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considered separately and in relation to other systems, must be designed so that -

(1) Any catastrophic failure condition

(i) is extremely improbable; and

(ii) does not result from a single failure; and

(2) Any hazardous failure condition is extremely remote; and

(3) Any major failure condition is remote.

Are issued by the Agency

Are regularly updated to incorporate new technologies and improved safety standards

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improved safety standards

Non-binding in nature however made binding through certification basis (i.e. when notified to an applicant. (21A.17))

Summary

Community Specification

primarily refer to other specifications/standards

Means of compliance

Questioned if this bring added benefit

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Questioned if this bring added benefit

Certification Specification

Indentified as different from Community Specification

Binding requirement (when notified)

EASA Regulatory EASA Regulatory FrameworkFramework

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FrameworkFramework

The Parliament and the Council define the Scope of Powers transferred to the Community

They adopt the Essential Requirements specifying the

The Basic Regulation

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Requirements specifying the objectives to be met

Basic RegulationRegulation (EC) 216/2008 of 20 February

2008(Replacing 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002)

as amended by 1108/2009 of 21 October 2009

Annex I : AirworthinessAnnex II : Excluded AircraftAnnex III: PilotsAnnex IV: OperationsAnnex Va: AerodromesAnnex Vb: ATM/ANS & ATCOs

The Commission adopts standards for implementing the essential requirements

Airworthiness Implementing Rules

Regulation (EC) 2042/2003on Continuing Airworthiness

Regulation (EC) 1702/2003 on Airworthiness and Environmental Certification

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Annex I (Part-M):Continuing Airworthiness Requirements

Annex II (Part-145): Maintenance Organisation Approvals

Annex III (Part-66):Certifying Staff

Annex IV (Part-147):Training Organisation Requirements

Annex (Part 21)Section A: Technical Requirements

Section B: Administrative Procedures

Section A: Application Requirements

Section B: Administrative Procedures

Appendices: EASA forms

Appendices: EASA forms

The Agency’s soft laws

The Agency adopts non binding standards for implementing the essential requirements

AMC & Guidance

AMC & CertificationSpecifications

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Guidance Material

Part 21

Guidance Material

Parts M, 145, 66, 147

Specifications

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CS 25CS 34CS 36CS ECS PCS APU

CS 22CS 23CS 27CS 29CS VLACS VLR

CS AWOCS ETSOCS Definitions

Application

Agency established Certification Basis:

Applicable CS

Special Conditions if needed

Applicant shows compliance.

Certification Process

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Applicant shows compliance.

TC, major change, STC or minor change issued after finding of compliance.

Use of Design Organisation Approvals.

Current Regulatory Structure

B.R.

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Regulation 1702/2003Annex I (Part-21)

Regulation 2042/2003Annex I (Part-M)Annex II(Part-145)Annex III(Part-147)Annex IV(Part-66)

Regulation XX/2011Common

Requirements(Opinion 02/2010)

Regulation XX/2011ATCOs(Opinion 03/2010)

Regulation XX/2011Safety

oversight(Opinion02/2010)

Regulation XX/2011AirspaceUsage(Opinion05/2010)