SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS U.K.
[F1SPA.GEN.100 Competent authority U.K.
The competent authority for issuing a specific approval shall be:
for the commercial operator, the authority of the Member State in which the operator has its principal place of business;
for the non-commercial operator, the authority of the State in which the operator has its principal place of business, is established or is residing.
Notwithstanding point (a)(2), for the non-commercial operator using aircraft registered in a third country, the applicable requirements under this Annex for the approval of the following operations shall not apply if those approvals are issued by a third-country State of Registry:
performance-based navigation (PBN);
minimum operational performance specifications (MNPS);
reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) airspace;
low visibility operations (LVO).]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).
SPA.GEN.105 Application for a specific approval U.K.
(a)The operator applying for the initial issue of a specific approval shall provide to the competent authority the documentation required in the applicable Subpart, together with the following information:U.K.
the name, address and mailing address of the applicant;
a description of the intended operation.
(b)The operator shall provide the following evidence to the competent authority:U.K.
compliance with the requirements of the applicable Subpart;
[F2that the relevant elements defined in the mandatory part of the operational suitability data established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 are taken into account.]
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 71/2014 of 27 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to Air Operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
(c)The operator shall retain records relating to (a) and (b) at least for the duration of the operation requiring a specific approval, or, if applicable, in accordance with Annex III (Part-ORO).U.K.
SPA.GEN.110 Privileges of an operator holding a specific approval U.K.
[F3The scope of the activity that an operator is approved to conduct shall be documented and specified:
Textual Amendments
F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 of 14 August 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
for operators holding an air operator certificate (AOC) in the operations specifications to the AOC;
for all other operators in the list of specific approvals.]
SPA.GEN.115 Changes to a specific approval U.K.
When the conditions of a specific approval are affected by changes, the operator shall provide the relevant documentation to the competent authority and obtain prior approval for the operation.
[F2SPA.GEN.120 Continued validity of a specific approval U.K.
Specific approvals shall be issued for an unlimited duration and shall remain valid subject to the operator remaining in compliance with the requirements associated with the specific approval and taking into account the relevant elements defined in the mandatory part of the operational suitability data established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.]