The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment of Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012

23.—(1) Annex 1 (part-21 certification of aircraft and related products, etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In Section A (technical requirements)—

(a) in Subpart A (general provisions), in point 21.A.3A (failures, malfunctions and defects), for the heading substitute “Reporting system”;

(b) in Subpart G (production organisation approval), in point 21.A.145 (approval requirements), for the heading substitute “Resources”;

(c) in Subpart J (design organisation approval), in point 21.A.243 (data), for the heading and point (a) substitute—

“21.A.243 Design handbook and flight test operations manual

(a) As part of the design management system, the design organisation must provide the CAA with a handbook that describes, directly or by cross reference:

(1) the organisation and its relevant policies, processes and procedures;

(2) the type of design work and the categories of products, parts and appliances for which the design organisation holds a design organisation approval, as identified in the terms of approval issued under point 21.A.251 (terms of approval);

(3) where relevant, the interfaces with and the control of its partners or subcontractors.

(aa) If flight tests are to be conducted, a flight test operations manual that defines the organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to flight tests must also be provided to the CAA. The flight test operations manual must include:

(1) a description of the organisation’s processes for flight tests, including any involvement by a flight test organisation in the permit to fly issuance process;

(2) crewing policy, including composition, competency, currency and flight time limitations, in accordance with Appendix XII (categories of flight tests and associated flight test crew qualifications), where applicable;

(3) procedures for the carriage of persons other than crew members and for flight test training, when applicable;

(4) a policy for risk and safety management and associated methodologies;

(5) procedures to identify the instruments and equipment that must be carried on board the aircraft;

(6) a list of documents that need to be produced for flight tests.”.

(3) In Section B (procedures for the CAA)—

(a) in Subpart E (supplemental type certificates), omit point 21.B.115 (means of compliance);

(b) in Subpart F (production without production organisation approval), in point 21.B.215 (means of compliance), in point (a), after “Regulation (EU) 2018/1139” insert “and this Regulation”;

(c) in Subpart G (production organisation approval), after point 21.B.260 (record keeping) insert—

“21.B.265 Means of compliance

(a) AMC may be used to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and this Regulation.

(b) Alternative means of compliance may be used by an organisation to establish compliance with this Regulation when approved by the CAA.”.