The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published the updated Easy Access Rules for Air Operations (Revision 15) and the updated Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness (Revision from July 2021).
Air Operations
These consolidated, up-to-date rules are displayed in an easy-to-read format with advanced navigation features through links and bookmarks and are for free download from the EASA website.
Revision 15 includes:
- Regulation (EU) 2020/745 postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Regulation (EU) 2020/1176 postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Regulation (EU) 2020/2036 as regards the requirements for flight crew competence and training methods and postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- ED Decision 2019/025/R issuing the Certification Specifications for Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices, as well as updating the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Annex III (Part-ORO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
- ED Decision 2020/013/R issuing the Certification Specifications for Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices, as well as updating the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Annex III (Part-ORO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
- ED Decision 2021/002/R, which updates of the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on flight crew competence and training methods in order to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements on evidence-based training;
- ED Decision 2021/005/R which updates of the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on aeroplane performance, PBCS, oxygen equipment, medical equipment, recorders, technical records, non-ETOPS operations, ground de-icing/anti-icing procedures;
- ED Decision 2021/008/R which updates of the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on flight recorders and underwater locating devices — Certification specifications, acceptable means of compliance, and guidance material for locating an aircraft in distress.
Continuing Airworthiness
Revision from July includes:
- amending Regulation (EU) 2021/700 as regards the maintenance data and the installation of certain aircraft components without an EASA Form 1.
- the related ED Decision 2021/009/R.
The Easy Access Rules for free download on EASA website offer an easy-to-read format of the rules with advanced navigation features in two formats – as PDF and online dynamic publication.
As they are generated through the eRules platform, the documents will be updated regularly to incorporate further changes and evolutions to their content.
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