AMC & GM to Part-ARO — Issue 3, Amendment 10

Annex III to ED Decision 2019/019/R

‘AMC and GM to Part-ARO — Issue 3, Amendment 10’

The Annex to Decision 2014/025/R of 28 July 2014 is hereby amended as follows: The text of the amendment is arranged to show deleted, new or amended text as shown below: — deleted text is marked with strike through; — new or amended text is highlighted in blue; — an ellipsis ‘(…)’ indicates that the rest of the text is unchanged. (…)

GM1 ARO.GEN.205 Allocation of tasks to qualified entities

CERTIFICATION/AUTHORISATION TASKS The tasks that may be performed by a qualified entity on behalf of the competent authority include those related to the initial certification, or specialised operations authorisation and continuing oversight of persons and organisations as defined in this Regulation, with the exclusion of the issuance of certificates, authorisations, licences, ratings or approvals.

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AMC2 ARO.GEN.305(b) Oversight programme

(…) (c) The following types of inspections should be envisaged included, as part of the oversight programme: (1) flight inspection, (2) ground inspection (e.g. documents and records), (3) training inspection (e.g. ground, aircraft/FSTD), (4) ramp inspection. The inspection should be a ‘deep cut’ through the items selected and all findings should be recorded. Inspectors should review the root cause(s) identified by the organisation for each confirmed finding. The competent authority should be satisfied that the root cause(s) identified and the corrective actions taken are adequate to correct the non-compliance and to prevent re-occurrence. (…)

(f) In the first few months of a new operation, inspectors should be particularly alert to carry out oversight activities with a particular focus on the operator’s any irregular procedures, evidence of inadequate facilities, or equipment, operational control and or indications that management system control of the operation may be ineffective. They should also carefully examine any conditions that may indicate a significant deterioration in the organisation's financial management. When any financial difficulties are identified, inspectors should increase technical surveillance of the operation with particular emphasis on the upholding of safety standards.

AMC1 ARO.GEN.330 Changes — organisations

AOC HOLDERS (a) Changes to personnel specified in Part-ORO: (…) (2) When an organisation submits the name of a new nominee for any of the persons nominated as per ORO.GEN.210(b) or for a safety manager as defined under AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(1), the competent authority should require the organisation to produce a written résumé of the proposed person's qualifications. The competent authority should reserve the right to interview the nominee or call for additional evidence of his/her his or her suitability before deciding upon his/her his or her acceptability. (…)

GM2 ARO.OPS.110 Lease agreements for aeroplanes and helicopters

DRY LEASE-OUT The purpose of the requirement for the competent authority to ensure proper coordination with the authority that is responsible for the oversight of the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft in 1 2 accordance with Commission Regulation (ECU) No 2042/2003 1321/2014 is to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to allow: (a) the transfer of regulatory oversight over the aircraft, if relevant; or (b) continued compliance of the aircraft with the requirements of Commission Regulation (ECU) No 2042/2003 1321/2014.

GM3 ARO.OPS.110 Lease agreements for aeroplanes and helicopters

LONG-TERM WET LEASE-IN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OPERATORS REGISTERED IN DIFFERENT EU MEMBER STATES In case of a long-term wet lease-in agreement between operators having their principal place of business in different EU Member States, the competent authorities of the lessee and the competent authority of the lessor may consider a mutual exchange of all necessary information in accordance with ARO.GEN.200(c).

GM2 ARO.OPS.200 Specific approval procedure

SPECIFIC APPROVALS FOR TRAINING ORGANISATIONS The specific approvals, as established in Appendix V III, for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, also apply to training organisations with a principal place of business in a Member State.

GM3 ARO.OPS.200 Specific approval procedure

INSERTION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION INTO THE OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS When issuing the operations specifications in accordance with Appendix II, where the operation does not include helicopter operations, the helicopter-related elements contained in the operations specifications may be omitted.