AMC & GM to Part-NCC — Amendment 8

Annex II to Decision 2017/002/R

‘AMC and GM to Part-NCC — Amendment 8’

The Annex to Decision 2013/021/R is hereby amended as follows: The text of the amendments 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 grey; and — an ellipsis (…) indicates that the remaining text is unchanged in front of or following the reflected amendment.

1. AMC1 NCC.IDE.A.260 is amended as follows: AMC1 NCC.IDE.A.260 Electronic navigation data management ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION DATA PRODUCTS (a) When the operator of a complex motor-powered aeroplane uses a navigation database that supports an airborne navigation application as a primary means of navigation, the navigation database supplier should hold a Type 2 letter of acceptance (LoA), or equivalent, or be a Type 2 DAT provider certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/373, or equivalent. (b) If this airborne navigation application is needed for an operation requiring a specific approval in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA), the operator’s procedures should be based upon the Type 2 LoA acceptance process.

2. GM1 NCC.IDE.A.260 is amended as follows: GM1 NCC.IDE.A.260 Electronic navigation data management LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE AND STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION DATA PRODUCTS (a) A Type 2 LoA is issued by the Agency in accordance with the Agency’s Opinion No 01/2005 on The Acceptance of Navigation Database Suppliers (hereinafter referred to as the Agency’s Opinion No 01/2005). The definitions of navigation database, navigation database supplier, data application integrator, Type 1 LoA and Type 2 LoA can be found in the Agency’s Opinion No 01/2005. (b) Equivalent to a Type 2 LoA is the FAA Type 2 LoA, issued in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular AC 20-153 or AC 20-153A, and the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) ‘Acknowledgement Letter of an Aeronautical Data Process’, which uses the same basis. (c) EUROCAE ED-76/Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) DO-200A Standards for Processing Aeronautical Data contains guidance relating to the processes which the supplier may follow. (d) A ‘Type 2 DAT provider’ is an organisation as defined in Article 2(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/373. (e) Equivalent to a certified ‘Type 2 DAT provider’ is defined in any Aviation Safety Agreement between the European Union and a third country, including any Technical Implementation Procedures, or any Working Arrangements between EASA and the competent authority of a third country.