EASA - CAA Responses to NPAs and CRDs

Responses to Consultations on Notices of Proposed Amendments and Comment Response Documents

EASA Notices of Proposed Amendment	CAA Response
EASA NPA 2010-01 Other Party Supplier Control	CAA response on NPA 2010-01
EASA NPA 2010-02 Improvement of GM to 21A.101	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2010-03 Introduction of ACAS II Software Version 7.1	CAA response on NPA 2010-03
EASA NPA 2010-04 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures	CAA response on NPA 2010-04
EASA NPA 2010-05 Appendix 1 Aircraft Type Ratings for Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence	CAA response on NPA 2010-05
EASA NPA 2010-06 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Metallic Rotorcraft Structures	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2010-07 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	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2010-08 Control of Contracted Maintenance Personnel	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2010-09 Contracting of Continuing Airworthiness Management Activities	CAA response on NPA 2010-09
EASA NPA 2010-10 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	CAA response on NPA 2010-10
EASA NPA 2010-11 Passenger emergency exits, emergency features and escape routes - Harmonisation with FAA	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2010-12 Vibration Health Monitoring	CAA response on NPA 2010-12
EASA NPA 2010-13 Environmental protection - classification of changes to a type design	CAA response on NPA 2010-13
EASA NPA 2010-14 Implementing Rules for Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements for Commercial Air Transport (CAT) with Aeroplanes	CAA response on NPA 2010-14
EASA NPA 2011-01 Free Gas Balloons and Hot Air Balloons	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-02 Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) Part B	CAA response on NPA 2011-02
EASA NPA 2011-03 Large Aeroplane CSs in Supercooled Large Drop, Mixed Phase, and Ice Crystal Icing Conditions	CAA response on NPA 2011-03
EASA NPA 2011-04 Turbine Engine CS in Icing Conditions	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-05 Third Country Operators	CAA response on NPA 2011-05
EASA A-NPA 2011-06 Consultation on the ICAO IVATF paper about the management of flight operations with known or forecast volcanic cloud contamination	CAA response on A- NPA 2011-06
EASA NPA 2011-07 Appendix 1 - Aircraft Type Ratings for Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence	CAA response on NPA 2011-07
EASA NPA 2011-08 Implementation of CAEP/8 Amendments	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-09 Incorporation of Generic SC and AMC CRIs in CS-25	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-10 Certification Specifications - Cabin Crew	CAA response on NPA 2011-10
EASA NPA 2011-11 Certification Specifications - Master Minimum Equipment List (CS-MMEL)	CAA response on NPA 2011-11
EASA NPA 2011-12 Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSO	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-13 Large Aeroplanes protection against fuel low level and fuel exhaustion	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2011-14 Halon - Update of CSs in order to comply with EC regulations	CAA response on NPA 2011-14
EASA NPA 2011-15 Non-binding guidance on TBO limits	CAA response on NPA 2011-15
EASA NPA 2011-16 Qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorlogical Conditions (IMC)	CAA response on NPA 2011-16
EASA NPA 2011-17 Volcanic Ash	CAA response on NPA 2011-17
EASA NPA 2011-18 Development of Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for the implementation and measurement of Safety Key Performance Indicators (SKPIs) (ATM perforamnce IR)	CAA response on NPA 2011-18
EASA NPA 2011-19 Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring	CAA response on NPA 2011-19
EASA NPA 2011-20 Authority, Organisation and Operations Requirements for Aerodromes: A - Explanatory Note BI - Draft Cover Regulation and Implementing Rules BII - AMC Part-AR/-OR/-OPS BIII - CS-ADR Book 1 and 2 C - Cross References D - Regulatory Impact Assessment	CAA response on A CAA response on BI CAA response on BII CAA response on BIII CAA response on C No CAA comments on D
EASA A-NPA 2012-01 Harmonised Transition Altitude	CAA response on A-NPA 2012-01
EASA NPA 2012-02 Electronic Flight Bags	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2012-03 Control of suppliers of components and material used in maintenance	CAA response on NPA 2012-03
EASA NPA 2012-04 Critical Tasks	CAA response on NPA 2012-04
EASA NPA 2012-05 Certification Specification for Flight Crew Data (CS FCD)	CAA response on NPA 2012-05
EASA NPA 2012-06 Sterile Flight Deck Procedures	CAA response on NPA 2012-06
EASA NPA 2012-07 Guidance material on volcanic ash safety risk assessment	CAA response on NPA 2012-07
EASA NPA 2012-08 Maintenance Check Flights	CAA response on NPA 2012-08
EASA NPA 2012-09 CS-Generic MMEL for other than complex motor powered aeroplanes	CAA response on NPA 2012-09
EASA NPA 2012-10 Transposition of Amendment 43 to Annex 2 to the Chicago Convention on remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) into common rules of the air	CAA response on NPA 2012-10
EASA NPA 2012-11 Recognition of ED-12C/DO-178C in EASA AMC 20-115 (Software Considerations for Airborne Sytems and Equipment Certification)	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2012-12 Transfer of JAA Cabin Safety Tasks	CAA response on NPA 2012-12
EASA NPA 2012-13 Additional Requirements for Operations	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2012-14 Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-SERA	CAA response on NPA 2012-14
EASA NPA 2012-15 B2L and L Licences	CAA response on NPA 2012-15
EASA NPA 2012-16 Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSOs	CAA response on NPA 2012-16
EASA NPA 2012-17 Part-M GA Task Force Phase I	CAA response on NPA 2012-17
EASA NPA 2012-18 Licensing and medical certification of air traffic controllers: A - Explanatory Note BI - Draft Cover Regulation and IR Part-ATCO, Part-ATCO.AR and Part-ATCO.OR BII - Part-ATCO.MED BIII - Appendices to Part-ATCO, Part-ATCO.AR and Part-ATCO.OR BIV - AMC/GM to Part-ATCO, Part-ATCO.AR and Part-ATCO.OR BV - AMC to Part-ATCO, Subpart D, Section 2 (Initial training) BVI - AMC/GM to Part-ATCO.MED C - Regulatory Impact Assessment	CAA response on A CAA response on BI CAA response on BII CAA response on BIII CAA response on BIV No CAA comments on BV CAA response on BVI CAA response on C
EASA NPA 2012-19 Approval requirements for Air-Ground Data Link and ADS-B in support of interoperability requirements	CAA response on NPA 2012-19
EASA NPA 2012-20 Amendment of the AMC for pilot medical certification (LAPL)	CAA response on NPA 2012-20
EASA A-NPA 2012-21 Ash Ingestion in turbine engines	CAA response on A-NPA 2012-21
EASA NPA 2012-22 Large Aeroplane Certification Specifications in Supercooled Large Drop, Mixed phase, and Ice Crystal Icing Conditions - Advisory Material	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2012-23 Turbine Engine CSs in Icing Conditions - Advisory Material	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2012-24 Certification Specifications, Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for Tethered Gas Balloons (CS-31TGB)	No CAA comments
EASA NPA 2013-02 Protection from Debris Impacts	No CAA comments

EASA Comment Response Documents	CAA Response
2012
CRD to NPA 2012-11 Recognition of ED-12C/DO-178C in EASA AMC 20-115 (Software Considerations for Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification)	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2012-07 GM for the development of a safety risk assessment for flight operations with known or forecast volcanic cloud contamination	No CAA comments (info only - comments not invited)
CRD to NPA 2012-06 Sterile Flight Deck Procedures	No CAA comments
2011
CRD to NPA 2011-20 Authority, Organisation and Operations Requirements for Aerodromes	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-19 Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-17 Volcanic Ash	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-16 Qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-14 - Halon - Update of CSs in order to comply with EC regulations	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-13 Large Aeroplanes protection against fuel low level and fuel exhaustion	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-12 Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSO	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-11 CS-MMEL	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-10 CS - Cabin Crew Data	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-09 Incorporation of generic SC and AMC CRIs in CS-25	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-08 Implementation of CAEP/8 Amendments	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-07 Appendix 1 Aircraft type ratings for Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-05 Third Country Operators	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2011-04 Turbine Engine Certification Specifications in Icing Conditions	No CAA Comments
CRD toNPA 2011-03 Large Aeroplane Certification Specifications in Supercooled Large Drop, Mixed phase, and Ice Crystal Icing Conditions	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2011-02 Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) Part B - Requirements regarding Services in Air Navigation	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2011-01 Certification Specifications for free gas ballons and hot air balloons	No CAA Comments
2010
CRD to NPA 2010-01 Third Party Supplier Control	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2010-02 Improvement of GM to 21A.101	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-03 Introduction to ACAS II Software Version 7.1	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2010-04 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-05 Appendix 1, Aircraft Type Ratings for Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-06 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Metallic Rotorcraft Structures	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-07 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	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-08 Control of Contracted Maintenance Personnel	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-10-1 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	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-10-2 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	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-11 Passenger Emergency Exits, Emergency Features and Escape Routes - Harmonisation with FAA	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-12 Vibration Health Monitoring	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-13 Environmental Protection - Classification of changes to a type design	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2010-14 IR and CS on Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements for CAT with Aeroplanes	CAA comments
2009
CRD to NPA 2009-12 Avionics	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-11 Systematic review and transposition of existing FAA TSO standards for parts and appliances into EASA ETSO	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-10 Cabin Air Quality onboard Large Aeroplanes	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-09 De-icing/Anti-icing	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-07 Security Related Design Standards	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-06 Composites	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-04 Airworthiness Approval and Operational Criteria for on-board equipment related to Area Navigation for Global Navigation Satellite System approach operation to Localiser Performance with Vertical guidance minima using a Satellite Based Augmentation System	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2009-02e Implementing Rules for Cabin Crew in Commercial Air Transport Operations (Part-CC)	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2009-02b Implementing Rules for Air Operations of Community Operators (Part NCC and Part NCO)	CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2009-02b Implementing Rules for Air Operations of Community Operators - Part-OPS: CRD a.1 - Explanatory Note CRD b.1 - Cover Regulation OPS CRD b.2 - Resulting Text of Annex I - Defintions (1 of 2) (2 of 2) CRD b.3 - Resulting Text of Part CAT CRD b.4 - Resulting Text of Part SPA CRD c.11 - Acroynms	CAA response on CRD a.1 CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2 (1/2) CAA response on CRD b.2 (2/2)CAA response on CRD b.3 CAA response on CRD b.4 CAA response on CRD c.11
CRD to NPA 2009-02b Part SPO and Part CAT for sailplanes and balloons (OPS III) CRD a.1 - Explanatory Note CRD b.1 - Addendum to Cover Regulation CRD b.2 - Resulting Text to Part-SPO CRD b.3 - Resulting Text to Part-CAT	CAA response on CRD a.1 CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2 CAA response on CRD b.3
CRD to NPA 2009-01 Operational Suitability Certificate and Safety Directives	CAA Comments
2008
CRD to NPA 2008-22b (and NPA 2009-02d) Authority and Organisation Requirements - Authority Requirements: CRD b.1 - Cover Regulation Part-AR CRD b.2 - Resulting Text Part-AR (IR) CRD b.3 - Resulting Text Part-AR (AMC/GM) Attachment 1 to CRD b.3 Application Form Attachment 2 to CRD b.3 Examination Form Attachment 3 to CRD b.3 LAPL Examination Form	CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2 CAA response on CRD b.3 Attachment 1 to CRD b.3 Attachment 2 to CRD b.3 Attachment 3 to CRD b.3
CRD to NPA 2008-22c (and NPA 2009-02c) Authority and Organisation Requirements - Organisation Requirements: CRD b.1 - Cover Regulation Part-OR CRD b.2 - Resulting Text Part-OR (IR)	CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2
CRD to NPA 2008-22d Certification Specifications for Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2008-22e Certification Specifications for Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2008-20 Flight Testing	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2008-17b Implementing Rules for Pilot Licensing - Part-FCL:
CRD b.1 - Resulting Text - Cover Regulation and Annexes CRD b.2 - Resulting Text - Part FCL and Appendices CRD b.3 - Resulting Text - AMC/GM to Part FCL	CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2 CAA response on CRD b.3
CRD to NPA 2008-17c Implementing Rules for Pilot Licensing - Part Medical:
CRD b.1 - Resulting Text - Cover Regulation CRD b.2 - Resulting Text - Part MED CRD b.3 - Resulting Text - AMC/GM to Part-MED	CAA response on CRD b.1 CAA response on CRD b.2 CAA response on CRD b.3
CRD to NPA 2008-15 Essential Requirements for Civil Aviation Environmental Protection	CAA Comments
CRD to NPA 2008/07 Part I and Part II ELA process and standard changes and repairs and for introducing an Executive Director Decision on certification specifications and acceptable means of compliance for Light Sport Aeroplanes (CS-LSA)	CAA Comments - Part I CAA Comments - Part II
CRD to NPA 2008-04 Type III Emergency Exit Access and Ease of Operation	No CAA comments
CRD to NPA 2008-01 Extended Range Operations with Two-Engined Aeroplanes ETOPS Certification and Operation	CAA Comments
2007
CRD to NPA 2007-09 Part-145 Single and Multiple Releases	CAA Comments

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