Airworthiness and…
Airworthiness and environmental certification Airworthiness and environmental certification SUMMARY OF: Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 — implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATIONS? Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 aims to ensure that aircraft (and any component to be installed in and on them) continue to be airworthy. Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 aims to ensure the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and associated products, parts and appliances, and that design and production organisations are certified. Both regulations deal with different certificates as any certificate, approval, licence, authorisation, attestation or other document issued as the result of a certification attesting compliance with the applicable requirements.The agency EASA should develop certification specifications * to facilitate the need to ensure uniformity in the application of common technical requirements in the field of continuing airworthiness of aeronautical parts and appliances. KEY POINTS Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 sets out technical rules and procedures for aircraft and components to ensure aircraft, including any component for installation in or on them, continue to be airworthy, and which are: registered in an EU country, unless their safety oversight has been delegated to a non-EU country and they are not used by an EU operator; or registered in a non-EU country and used by an EU operator, where their safety oversight has been delegated to an EU country; or registered in a non-EU country for which safety oversight has not been delegated to an EU country that are dry leased by a licenced air carrier in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 (see summary ). With detailed provisions outlined in various annexes, the regulation covers requirements and procedures for: continuing airworthiness * , including rules relating to the relevant oversight organisations designated by EU countries; maintenance * organisation approvals; certifying staff qualification and licence requirements; training organisation approvals, including for basic training, type training, examinations, and the ability to issue training certificates. Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 lays down rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft products, parts and appliances including conditions for: type-certificates; certificates of airworthiness, permits to fly and authorised release certificates; repair design approvals; compliance with environmental protection requirements; noise certificates; identification of products, parts and appliances; certification of certain parts and appliances; certification of design and production organisations; airworthiness directives. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/897 amends the regulation to include risk-based compliance verification and additional rules on implementing environmental protection. FROM WHEN DO THE REGULATIONS APPLY? Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 has applied since 6 January 2015. Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 has applied since 10 September 2012. BACKGROUND See also: Airworthiness Directives ( European Union Aviation Safety Agency ) Airworthiness and environmental certification ( European Commission ). KEY TERMS Certification specifications: standard means to demonstrate compliance of products or parts with the essential requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139). Continuing airworthiness: all of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its operating life, the aircraft complies with the airworthiness requirements in force and is in a condition for safe operation. Maintenance: any one or combination of the following activities: overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification or defect rectification of an aircraft or component, with the exception of pre-flight inspection. MAIN DOCUMENTS Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, pp. 1-194) Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only. Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, pp. 1-85) See consolidated version . RELATED DOCUMENTS Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, pp. 1-122) last update 04.11.2019