Notices of Proposed Amendment (NPAs)

The Agency consults its draft regulatory material in the form of Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) to collect views from stakeholders for consideration before issuing its Opinions and Decisions. Depending on the subject, the Agency reaches out to the public or in a more focused manner to Member States, other affected and interested parties, the EASA Advisory Bodies and/or experts.

The NPAs published for public consultation are shown here. The Agency uses for such consultations its Comment Response Tool (CRT). The CRT allows users to review NPAs and place their comments.

The NPAs that were consulted in a focused manner with Member States, other affected and interested parties, the EASA Advisory Bodies and/or experts are published under ‘focused consultations’.

Notices of Proposed Amendment (NPAs)
Publication date Title Comments via CRT
11/09/2013
Rotorcraft AMC revision (Group 2)
NPA 2013-18
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27/08/2013
Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for the development of the definition of scope of the aircraft validation source data to support the objective qualification of simulator(s) associated to the pilot type rating training (simulator data)
NPA 2013-17
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13/08/2013
Lead Flight Test Engineer Licence
A-NPA 2013-16
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26/07/2013
Update of Part-MED (Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011) and Update of Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-MED (ED Decision 2011/015/R)
NPA 2013-15
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25/07/2013
Safety Key Performance Indicators (SKPIs) (ATM performance IR)
NPA 2013-14
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22/07/2013
SACA & SAFA
NPA 2013-13
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11/07/2013
Amendment to Decision 2003/19/RM (AMC to Part-145) to adapt it to the process of granting Part-145 approvals to maintenance organisations located outside the territories of the Member States
NPA 2013-12
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10/07/2013
Regular update of CS-25
NPA 2013-11
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06/06/2013
Helicopter offshore operations
NPA 2013-10
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10/05/2013
Reduction of Runway Excursions
NPA 2013-09
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10/05/2013
Requirements for ATM/ANS providers and the safety oversight thereof
NPA 2013-08
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23/04/2013
Ageing aircraft structures
NPA 2013-07
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15/04/2013
Approval requirements for Air-Ground Data Link and ADS-B in support of Interoperability requirements and Miscellaneous improvement to AMC 20
NPA 2013-06
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15/04/2013
Regular update of CS-LSA
NPA 2013-05
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14/03/2013
Rotorcraft AMC revision (1st group)
NPA 2013-04
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25/02/2013
Appendix 1 - Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licences
NPA 2013-03
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22/01/2013
Protection from debris impacts
NPA 2013-02
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21/01/2013
Embodiment of Safety Management System (SMS) requirements into Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003
NPA 2013-01
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06/12/2012
Certification Specifications, Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for Tethered Gas Balloons ("CS-31TGB")
NPA 2012-24
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06/12/2012
Turbine Engine CSs in Icing Conditions - Advisory Material
NPA 2012-23
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29/11/2012
Large Aeroplane Certification Specifications in Supercooled Large Drop, Mixed phase, and Ice Crystal Icing Conditions - Advisory Material
NPA 2012-22
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28/11/2012
Amendment of the AMC for pilot medical certification (LAPL)
NPA 2012-20
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28/11/2012
Volcanic ash ingestion in turbine engines
A-NPA 2012-21
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21/11/2012
Approval requirements for Air-Ground Data Link and ADS-B in support of Interoperability requirements
NPA 2012-19
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12/11/2012
Licensing and medical certification of air traffic controllers
NPA 2012-18
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29/10/2012
Part-M General Aviation Task Force (Phase I)
NPA 2012-17
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11/10/2012
Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSOs
NPA 2012-16
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04/10/2012
B2L and L licences
NPA 2012-15
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24/09/2012
Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to the rules of the air
NPA 2012-14
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13/09/2012
Additional Requirements for Operations
NPA 2012-13
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29/08/2012
Transfer of JAA cabin safety tasks
NPA 2012-12
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22/08/2012
Recognition of ED-12C/DO-178C in EASA AMC 20-115 (Software Considerations for Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification)
NPA 2012-11
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21/08/2012
Transposition of Amendment 43 to Annex 2 to the Chicago Convention on remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) into common rules of the air
NPA 2012-10
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16/08/2012
Certification Specifications Generic Master Minimum Equipment List
NPA 2012-09
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30/07/2012
Maintenance check flights (MCFs)
NPA 2012-08
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19/07/2012
Guidance material on volcanic ash safety risk assessment (VA SRA)
NPA 2012-07
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11/07/2012
Sterile Flight Deck Procedures
NPA 2012-06
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06/07/2012
Certification Specifications for Flight Crew Data (CS FCD)
NPA 2012-05
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12/06/2012
Critical Tasks
NPA 2012-04
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12/04/2012
Control of suppliers of components and material used in maintenance
NPA 2012-03
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15/03/2012
Airworthiness and operational criteria for the approval of Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs)
NPA 2012-02
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29/02/2012
Harmonised Transition Altitude
A-NPA 2012-01
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13/12/2011
Authority, Organisation and Operations Requirements for Aerodromes
NPA 2011-20
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29/11/2011
Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring
NPA 2011-19
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25/10/2011
Development of Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for the implementation and measurement of Safety Key Performance Indicators (SKPIs) (ATM performance IR)
NPA 2011-18
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23/09/2011
Volcanic Ash
NPA 2011-17
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21/09/2011
Qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions
NPA 2011-16
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16/09/2011
Recommended practice for TBO extension
NPA 2011-15
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08/08/2011
Halon - Update of CSs in order to comply with EC regulations
NPA 2011-14
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22/07/2011
Large Aeroplanes protection against fuel low level and fuel exhaustion
NPA 2011-13
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18/07/2011
Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSO
NPA 2011-12
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28/06/2011
Certification Specifications - Master Minimum Equipment List (CS-MMEL)
NPA 2011-11
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06/06/2011
Certification Specifications - Cabin Crew
NPA 2011-10
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31/05/2011
Incorporation of generic SC and AMC CRIs in CS-25
NPA 2011-09
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16/05/2011
Implementation of CAEP/8 amendments
NPA 2011-08
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05/05/2011
Appendix 1 Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence
NPA 2011-07
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03/05/2011
Consultation on the ICAO IVATF paper about the management of flight operations with known or forecast volcanic cloud contamination
A-NPA 2011-06
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01/04/2011
Third Country Operators
NPA 2011-05
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22/03/2011
Turbine Engine Certification Specifications in Icing Conditions
NPA 2011-04
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22/03/2011
Large Aeroplane Certification Specifications in Supercooled Large Drop, Mixed phase, and Ice Crystal Icing Conditions
NPA 2011-03
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10/02/2011
Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) Part B - Requirements regarding Services in Air Navigation
NPA 2011-02
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07/02/2011
Free Gas Balloons and Hot Air Balloons
NPA 2011-01
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20/12/2010
Implementing Rules on Flight and Duty Time Limitations and rest requirements for commercial air transport (CAT) with aeroplanes
NPA 2010-14
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23/11/2010
Environmental protection - classification of changes to a type design
NPA 2010-13
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15/10/2010
Vibration Health Monitoring
NPA 2010-12
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08/09/2010
Passenger emergency exits, emergency features and escape routes - Harmonisation with FAA
NPA 2010-11
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10/08/2010
Alignment of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and with ICAO Annex 6 requirement for human factor principles to be observed in the design and application of the aircraft maintenance programme
NPA 2010-10
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30/07/2010
Contracting of continuing airworthiness management activities
NPA 2010-09
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19/07/2010
Amend AMC M.A.706(e) to cover additional cases for the competent authority to accept that the nominated post holder in the operator/Part-M Subpart G organisation be employed by the contracted Part-145 organisation
NPA 2010-07
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15/07/2010
Control of contracted maintenance personnel
NPA 2010-08
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27/05/2010
Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Metallic Rotorcraft Structures
NPA 2010-06
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21/05/2010
Appendix 1 Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence
NPA 2010-05
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29/04/2010
Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures
NPA 2010-04
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25/03/2010
Introduction of ACAS II software version 7.1
NPA 2010-03
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16/03/2010
Improvement of GM to 21A.101
NPA 2010-02
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20/01/2010
Other party supplier control
NPA 2010-01
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30/11/2009
Avionics
NPA 2009-12
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17/10/2009
Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSO
NPA 2009-11
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28/09/2009
Cabin Air Quality onboard Large Aeroplanes
A-NPA 2009-10
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02/09/2009
De-Icing/Anti-Icing
NPA 2009-09
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31/08/2009
Activation of ice protection system and update of ETSO C16 for electrically heated pitot and pitot-static tubes
NPA 2009-08
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14/07/2009
Security related design standards
NPA 2009-07
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10/07/2009
Composites
NPA 2009-06
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13/05/2009
Appendix 1 - Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence
NPA 2009-05
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19/03/2009
Airworthiness Approval and Operational Criteria for onboard equipment related to Area Navigation for Global Navigation Satellite System approach operation to Localiser Precision with Vertical guidance minima using Satellite Based Augmentation System
NPA 2009-04
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12/03/2009
Update to European Technical Standard Order ETSO-C119b
NPA 2009-03
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30/01/2009
Implementing Rules for Air Operations of Community Operator
NPA 2009-02
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16/01/2009
Operational Suitability Certificate and Safety Directives
NPA 2009-01
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30/10/2008
Authority and Organisation Requirements
NPA 2008-22
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13/10/2008
Review and Analysis of Certification Noise Levels for Subsonic Jet and Heavy Propeller-driven Aeroplanes
A-NPA 2008-21
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29/08/2008
Flight Testing
NPA 2008-20
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17/07/2008
Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction
NPA 2008-19
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13/06/2008
Access through bulkheads
NPA 2008-18
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03/06/2008
Implementing Rules for Pilot Licensing
NPA 2008-17
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29/05/2008
Fuel Tank Safety
NPA 2008-16
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29/05/2008
Essential Requirements for Civil Aviation Environmental Protection
NPA 2008-15
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26/05/2008
Airworthiness and Operational Approval for on board equipment related to Required Navigation Performance/Area Navigation (RNP/RNAV) Approach Operations
NPA 2008-14
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20/05/2008
Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Material
NPA 2008-13
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16/05/2008
Repair and design changes to European Technical Standard Order (ETSO)
NPA 2008-12
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16/05/2008
Exits
NPA 2008-11
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