This Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) proposes to amend Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (the Initial Airworthiness Regulation) and the associated acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) in order to address miscellaneous issues of a non-controversial nature.
The objective is to ensure that the Initial Airworthiness Regulation and the associated AMC and GM are fit for purpose, are cost-effective, and can be implemented. To achieve this, the following main actions are proposed in this NPA:
- amend the articles of the Initial Airworthiness Regulation to match the current situation of grandfathering and transitional measures and to correct cross references to the points in Annex I (Part 21);
- clarify the competence requirements for pilots performing operational suitability data flight tests in Annex I (Part 21);
- clarify the reporting obligations for production organisation approval holders in Annex I (Part 21);
- introduce recommendations made by the International Authorities Working Group on point 21.A.101;
- correct typographical errors and cross references in Annex I (Part 21) and in the AMC and GM;
- resolve certain recurrent implementation issues by improving the text of the AMC and GM to Annex I (Part 21); and
- align the AMC and GM to Annex I (Part 21) with the current industry practices and standards.
The proposed regulatory material is expected to increase the efficiency of implementing Annex I (Part 21) and ensure alignment with the current industry practices.
NPA 2024-04 is divided into four parts. This document, NPA 2024-04 (A), includes the background information pertaining to the regulatory proposal.
