This NPA puts forward amendments to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (the Initial Airworthiness Regulation) and Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 (the Continuing Airworthiness Regulation), together with their associated acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM), in order to align them with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (the Basic Regulation) in respect of the certification and continuing airworthiness of non-installed equipment (NIE).
The aim of the proposed regulatory material is to clarify the processes applicable for the initial certification and continuing airworthiness of NIE. This will allow the stakeholders concerned to apply to the maximum extent possible the existing certification and continuing airworthiness processes, thus reaping the full benefits of applying well-established industry processes. When and if relevant, in order to increase efficiency, simplifications are proposed with regard to the exemption from the requirement for capability demonstration for the production of NIE that consists of software applications only to allow for adaptations to the specificities of NIE.