Community Specifications - an EASA Perspective Bryan Jolly ATM Rulemaking Officer 17 March 2011
Community Specifications an EASA Perspective EASA Role CS s Community Specification (CS) Certification Specification (CS) 17/03/2011 2
EASA Role RULEMAKING IR & CS/AMC/GM: -Preparing Opinions - Adopting CS - Adopting AMCs - Adopting GM - Providing support STANDARDISATION: Inspections of national competent authorities SAFETY ADVISER in Single European Sky (SES) implementation International relations: - ICAO - Support to the Commission - Europe s role in technical assistance to 3 rd countries SAFETY ANALYSIS: Data gathering and analysis CERTIFICATION of: - Aircraft and Equipment - Foreign Organisations - Design Organisation (DOA) - Pan European & 3rd country Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) 17/03/2011 3
CS s Community Specifications (CS) contain technical and operational requirements are non binding provide a presumption of compliance with the applicable requirements Certification Specifications (CS) contain detailed technical standards are made binding through certification basis provide a presumption of compliance with the essential requirements and Implementing rule 17/03/2011 4
Community Specifications (CS) 17/03/2011 17/03/2011 5
Regulatory framework Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the single European sky has adopted the principles of the New Legislative Framework as it: Defines essential requirements applicable to EATMN systems, constituents and associated procedures in Annex II of the interoperability Regulation. Foresees the development of voluntary technical specifications in the form of Community specifications. Produced as a result of a mandate from the Commission and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. 17/03/2011 6
Community Specification What Status do Community Specification have? Non Mandatory Means of Compliance If applied in full provide a presumption of compliance with high requirements. 17/03/2011 7
System Specification Prepared by an ESO What do the contain? Majority of cases: reference to other specification e.g ETSI EN 303 212 para 5.3.4.5 ACIS Event identification Where Airport CDM is implemented, the Airport CDM Information Sharing shall be implemented with regard to: Identification of events and their associated times and dates, formatting and quality of service in accordance with Requirements ED145-12, ED145-13, ED145-14, ED145-16, ED145-17, ED145-18, ED145-20, ED145-21, ED145-22, ED145-23, ED145-24, ED145-25, ED145-26, ED145-27, ED145-28, ED145-29, ED145-30 and ED145-31 within the Airport CDM Interface Specification [6], and shall be tested and validated by demonstration, inspection and analysis. No new technical requirement. Mapping to essential requirements 17/03/2011 8
Question Are Community Specification (for interoperability) suitable for all Aviation needs? Are they resulting in any added value? 17/03/2011 9
EASA Certification Specifications (CS) 17/03/2011 10
Certification Specifications Standard means to show that products comply with Essential Requirements. Detailed objective and prescriptive requirements per category of product. CS-25 Large aeroplanes CS-29 Large helicopters. CS-ETSO: all kinds of equipment Most CS: Book 1: the standard Book 2: Acceptable Means of Compliance 17/03/2011 11
Certification Specifications CS-25 Large Aeroplanes Book 1: 220 pages, Book 2: 520 pages CS 25.1309 Equipment, systems and Installations (b) The aeroplane systems and associated components, considered separately and in relation to other systems, must be designed so that - (1) Any catastrophic failure condition (i) is extremely improbable; and (ii) does not result from a single failure; and (2) Any hazardous failure condition is extremely remote; and (3) Any major failure condition is remote. 17/03/2011 12
Certification Specifications Are issued by the Agency Are regularly updated to incorporate new technologies and improved safety standards Non-binding in nature however made binding through certification basis (i.e. when notified to an applicant. (21A.17)) 17/03/2011 13
Summary Community Specification primarily refer to other specifications/standards Means of compliance Questioned if this bring added benefit Certification Specification Indentified as different from Community Specification Binding requirement (when notified) 17/03/2011 14
EASA Regulatory Framework 17/03/2011 16
The Basic Regulation The Parliament and the Council define the Scope of Powers transferred to the Community They adopt the Essential Requirements specifying the objectives to be met Basic Regulation Regulation (EC) 216/2008 of 20 February 2008 (Replacing 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002) as amended by 1108/2009 of 21 October 2009 Annex I : Airworthiness Annex II : Excluded Aircraft Annex III: Pilots Annex IV: Operations Annex Va: Aerodromes Annex Vb: ATM/ANS & ATCOs 17/03/2011 17
Airworthiness Implementing Rules The Commission adopts standards for implementing the essential requirements Regulation (EC) 1702/2003 on Airworthiness and Environmental Certification Regulation (EC) 2042/2003 on Continuing Airworthiness Annex (Part 21) Section A: Application Requirements Section B: Administrative Procedures Appendices: EASA forms Annex I (Part-M): Continuing Airworthiness Requirements Annex II (Part-145): Maintenance Organisation Approvals Section A: Technical Requirements Section B: Administrative Procedures Appendices: EASA forms Annex III (Part-66): Certifying Staff Annex IV (Part-147): Training Organisation Requirements 17/03/2011 18
The Agency s soft laws The Agency adopts non binding standards for implementing the essential requirements AMC & Guidance Material AMC 20 Certification Specifications AMC & Guidance Material Part 21 CS 25 CS 34 CS 36 CS E CS P CS APU CS AWO CS ETSO CS Definitions CS 22 CS 23 CS 27 CS 29 CS VLA CS VLR Parts M, 145, 66, 147 17/03/2011 19
Certification Process Application Agency established Certification Basis: Applicable CS Special Conditions if needed Applicant shows compliance. TC, major change, STC or minor change issued after finding of compliance. Use of Design Organisation Approvals. 17/03/2011 20
Current Regulatory Structure B.R. Regulation 1702/2003 Annex I (Part-21) Regulation 2042/2003 Annex I (Part-M) Annex II (Part-145) Annex III (Part-147) Annex IV (Part-66) Regulation XX/2011 Common Requirements (Opinion 02/2010) Regulation XX/2011 ATCOs (Opinion 03/2010) Regulation XX/2011 Safety oversight (Opinion 02/2010) Regulation XX/2011 Airspace Usage (Opinion 05/2010) 17/03/2011 21