This NPA proposes to align Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 and the related acceptable means of compliance and guidance material with the latest amendments to ICAO Annex 3, the new ICAO PANS-MET, and the consequential amendments introduced to PANS-AIM and PANS-ATM provisions with Amendment 82 to ICAO Annex 3.
The amendments proposed with this NPA concern mainly provisions in Annex V (Part-MET), Annex I (Part-DEFINITIONS), Annex II (Part-ATM/ANS.AR), Annex III (Part-ATM/ANS.OR) and Annex IV (Part-ATS). This NPA also proposes amendments to Appendix 5 ‘REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SERVICES IN AIR NAVIGATION’ to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 concerning ‘Special air-report of volcanic activity form (model VAR)’ for regulatory consistency.
The proposed regulatory material is expected to support the safety and efficiency of aviation operations and improve the harmonisation of meteorological services at EU level and globally.