The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today published on its website proposed implementing rules for authority and organisation requirements, including the corresponding acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM). Following the Agency’s principles of broad consultation and transparency, interested persons worldwide now have the possibility to comment on this Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA 2008-22) by using the Agency’s web-based Comment Response Tool (CRT). The comment period ends on 31 January 2009.
This NPA is the second set of draft requirements following the Agency’s extension of scope to rulemaking in the fields of pilot licensing, air operations and the oversight of third country operators (Regulation (EC) No 216/2008). The draft rules were developed in working groups comprising of internal and external aviation experts. To allow a seamless transition and consistency, they are largely based on existing material such as JAA Joint Implementation Procedures (JIPs), ICAO requirements and existing national legislation. The NPA enables a global regulatory system for aviation safety, covering not only airworthiness, pilot licensing, air operations and the oversight of third country operators, but also in the future the safety regulation of air traffic management (ATM/ANS) and aerodromes.
The draft rules contain, amongst others, requirements aiming at implementing the ICAO principles of safety management. They will be complemented before the end of the year by draft rules covering also the air operations aspects. It is the Agency’s intention to enhance broad cooperation between National Aviation Authorities and industry for the sake of a safer aviation system.
Dr. Daniel Höltgen, Communications Manager
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