Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 AIROPS : Air Operations
Revision 21, September 2023
SECTION 1 – Aeroplanes
NCO.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment – general - Regulation (EU) 2019/1384
- Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the
applicable airworthiness requirements if they are:
- used by the flight crew to control the flight path;
- used to comply with NCO.IDE.A.190;
- used to comply with NCO.IDE.A.195; or
- installed in the aeroplane.
- The following items, when required under this Subpart, do not need an equipment approval:
- spare fuses;
- independent portable lights;
- an accurate time piece;
- first-aid kit;
- survival and signalling equipment;
- sea anchor and equipment for mooring;
- child restraint device;
- a simple PCDS used by a task specialist as a restraint device.
- Instruments and equipment not required under Annex VII (Part-NCO) as well as any other
equipment that is not required under this Regulation, but is carried on a flight, shall
comply with the following requirements:
- the information provided by those instruments or equipment shall not be used by the
flight crew members to comply with Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or points
NCO.IDE.A.190 and NCO.IDE.A.195 of Annex VII;
- the instruments and equipment shall not affect the airworthiness of the aeroplane,
even in the case of failures or malfunction.
- Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from the station where the
flight crew member that needs to use it is seated.
- All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate use.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.100(a) Instruments and equipment – general - ED Decision
2014/016/R
APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS
The applicable airworthiness requirements for approval of instruments and equipment required
by this Part are the following:
- Regulation (EU) No 748/201291 for aeroplanes registered in the EU; and
- Airworthiness requirements of the State of registry for aeroplanes registered outside
the EU.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.100(b) Instruments and equipment – general - ED Decision
2014/016/R
REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS
The functionality of non-installed instruments and equipment required by this Subpart and
that do not need an equipment approval, as listed in NCO.IDE.A.100(b), should be checked
against recognised industry standards appropriate to the intended purpose. The operator is
responsible for ensuring the maintenance of these instruments and equipment.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.100(c) Instruments and equipment – general - ED Decision
2014/016/R
NOT REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS, BUT ARE CARRIED ON A FLIGHT
- The provision of this paragraph does not exempt any installed instrument or item of
equipment from complying with the applicable airworthiness requirements. In this case,
the installation should be approved as required in the applicable airworthiness
requirements and should comply with the applicable Certification Specifications.
- The failure of additional non-installed instruments or equipment not required by this
Part or by the applicable airworthiness requirements or any applicable airspace
requirements should not adversely affect the airworthiness and/or the safe operation of
the aeroplane. Examples may be the following:
- portable electronic flight bag (EFB);
- portable electronic devices carried by crew members; and
- non-installed passenger entertainment equipment.
NCO.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
UA flight shall not be commenced when any of the aeroplane instruments, items of equipment or
functions required for the intended flight are inoperative or missing, unless:
- the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the MEL, if established; or
- sthe aeroplane is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable
airworthiness requirements.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight - ED Decision
2021/005/R
MANAGEMENT OF THE STATUS OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FUNCTIONS
The operator should control and retain the status of the instruments, equipment or functions
required for the intended operation, that are not controlled for the purpose of continuing
airworthiness management.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight - ED Decision
2021/005/R
MANAGEMENT OF THE STATUS OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FUNCTIONS
- The operator should define responsibilities and procedures to retain and control the
status of instruments, equipment or functions required for the intended operation, that
are not controlled for the purpose of continuing airworthiness management.
- Examples of such instruments, equipment or functions may be, but are not limited to,
equipment related to navigation approvals as FM immunity or certain software versions.
NCO.IDE.A.110 Spare electrical fuses - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with spare electrical fuses, of the ratings required for complete
circuit protection, for replacement of those fuses that are allowed to be replaced in
flight.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.110 Spare electrical fuses - ED Decision 2014/016/R
FUSES
A spare electrical fuse means a replaceable fuse in the flight crew compartment, not an
automatic circuit breaker or circuit breakers in the electric compartments.
NCO.IDE.A.115 Operating lights - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
Aeroplanes operated at night shall be equipped with:
- an anti-collision light system;
- navigation/position lights;
- a landing light;
- lighting supplied from the aeroplane’s electrical system to provide adequate illumination
for all instruments and equipment essential to the safe operation of the aeroplane;
- lighting supplied from the aeroplane’s electrical system to provide illumination in all
passenger compartments;
- an independent portable light for each crew member station; and
- lights to conform with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea if the
aeroplane is operated as a seaplane.
NCO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated
equipment - Regulation (EU) 2019/1384
- Aeroplanes operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and
displaying the following:
- magnetic heading;
- time, in hours, minutes and seconds;
- barometric altitude;
- indicated airspeed; and
- Mach number, whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number.
- Aeroplanes operated under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at night, or in conditions
where the aeroplane cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one
or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with:
- a means of measuring and displaying the following:
- turn and slip;
- attitude;
- vertical speed; and
- lstabilised heading;
and
- a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not
adequate.
- Aeroplanes operated in conditions where they cannot be maintained in a desired flight path
without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and
(b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system
required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.120&NCO.IDE.A.125 Operations under VFR & operations under IFR –
flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment - ED Decision
2014/016/R
INTEGRATED INSTRUMENTS
- Individual equipment requirements may be met by combinations of instruments, by
integrated flight systems or by a combination of parameters on electronic displays. The
information so available to each required pilot should not be less than that required in
the applicable operational requirements, and the equivalent safety of the installation
should be approved during type certification of the aeroplane for the intended type of
operation.
- The means of measuring and indicating turn and slip, aeroplane attitude and stabilised
aeroplane heading may be met by combinations of instruments or by integrated flight
director systems, provided that the safeguards against total failure, inherent in the
three separate instruments, are retained.
AMC2 NCO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments
and associated equipment - ED Decision 2014/016/R
LOCAL FLIGHTS
For flights that do not exceed 60 minutes duration, that take off and land at the same
aerodrome, and that remain within 50 NM of that aerodrome, an equivalent means of complying
with NCO.IDE.A.120(b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii) may be:
- a turn and slip indicator;
- a turn co-ordinator; or
- both an attitude indicator and a slip indicator.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments and
associated equipment - ED Decision 2014/016/R
SLIP INDICATION
Aeroplanes should be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying slip.
NCO.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated
equipment - Regulation (EU) 2019/1384
NCO.IDE.A.130 Terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) - Regulation (EU) 2019/1384
NCO.IDE.A.135 Flight crew interphone system - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
Aeroplanes operated by more than one flight crew member shall be equipped with a flight crew
interphone system, including headsets and microphones for use by all flight crew members.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.135 Flight crew interphone system - ED Decision
2014/016/R
GENERAL
- The flight crew interphone system should not be of a handheld type.
- A headset consists of a communication device that includes two earphones to receive and
a microphone to transmit audio signals to the aeroplane’s communication system. To
comply with the minimum performance requirements, the earphones and microphone should
match the communication system’s characteristics and the flight crew compartment
environment. The headset should be adequately adjustable in order to fit the pilot’s
head. Headset boom microphones should be of the noise cancelling type.
- If the intention is to utilise noise-cancelling earphones, the pilot-in-command should
ensure that the earphones do not attenuate any aural warnings or sounds necessary for
alerting the flight crew on matters related to the safe operation of the aeroplane.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.135 Flight crew interphone system - ED Decision
2014/016/R
HEADSET
The term ‘headset’ includes any aviation helmet incorporating headphones and microphone worn
by a flight crew member.
NCO.IDE.A.140 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices - Regulation
(EU) 2019/1384
- Aeroplanes shall be equipped with:
- a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more;
- a seat belt on each seat and restraining belts for each berth;
- a child restraint device (CRD) for each person on board younger than 24 months;
and
- a seat belt with upper torso restraint system on each flight crew seat, having a
single point release for aeroplanes having a CofA first issued on or after 25 August
2016.
NCO.IDE.A.145 First-aid kit - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
- Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a first-aid kit.
- The first-aid kit shall be:
- readily accessible for use; and
- kept up-to-date.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.145 First-aid kit - ED Decision 2021/005/R
CONTENT OF FIRST-AID KITS
- First-aid kits should be equipped with appropriate and sufficient medications and
instrumentation. However, these kits should be supplemented by the operator according to
the characteristics of the operation (scope of operation, flight duration, number and
demographics of passengers, etc.).
- The following should be included in the FAKs:
- bandages (assorted sizes, including a triangular bandage),
- burns dressings (large and small),
- wound dressings (large and small),
- adhesive dressings (assorted sizes),
- antiseptic wound cleaner,
- safety scissors,
- disposable gloves,
- disposable resuscitation aid, and
- surgical masks.
AMC2 NCO.IDE.A.145 First-aid kit - ED Decision 2014/016/R
MAINTENANCE OF FIRST-AID KIT
To be kept up-to-date, the first-aid kit should be:
- inspected periodically to confirm, to the extent possible, that contents are maintained
in the condition necessary for their intended use;
- replenished at regular intervals, in accordance with instructions contained on their
labels, or as circumstances warrant; and
- replenished after use in-flight at the first opportunity where replacement items are
available.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.145 First-aid kit - ED Decision 2021/005/R
LOCATION
The location of the first-aid kit in the cabin is normally indicated using internationally
recognisable signs.
GM2 NCO.IDE.A.145 First-aid kit - ED Decision 2021/005/R
CONTENT OF FIRST-AID KITS
The operator may supplement first-aid kits according to the characteristics of the operation
based on a risk assessment. The assessment does not require an approval by the competent
authority.
NCO.IDE.A.150 Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes - Regulation (EU)
800/2013
NCO.IDE.A.155 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised aeroplanes - Regulation (EU)
2016/1119
Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated when an oxygen supply is required in accordance with
NCO.OP.190 shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and
dispensing the required oxygen supplies.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.155 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised aeroplanes - ED
Decision 2014/016/R
DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN
- In the determination of the amount of oxygen for the routes to be flown, it is assumed
that the aeroplane will operate at a flight altitude that will allow the flight to be
completed safely (i.e. flight altitudes ensuring adequate terrain clearance,
navigational accuracy, hazardous weather avoidance, etc.).
- The amount of oxygen should be determined on the basis of cabin pressure altitude and
flight duration.
AMC2 NCO.IDE.A.155 Supplemental oxygen supply – non-pressurised aeroplanes -
ED Decision 2016/018/R
OXYGEN SUPPLY
The need for oxygen supply, when required by NCO.OP.190, may be met either by means of
installed equipment or portable equipment.
NCO.IDE.A.160 Hand fire extinguishers - Regulation (EU) 2016/1119
- Aeroplanes, except ELA1(1) aeroplanes, shall be equipped with at least one hand
fire extinguisher:
- in the flight crew compartment; and
- in each passenger compartment that is separate from the flight crew compartment,
except if the compartment is readily accessible to the flight crew.
- The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required fire extinguishers shall be
suitable for the type of fire likely to occur in the compartment where the extinguisher is
intended to be used and to minimise the hazard of toxic gas concentration in compartments
occupied by persons.
Note (1) : Définitions
Aéronef ELA1 signifie signifie European Light Aircraft (aéronef léger
européen) et renvoie aux
aéronefs habités suivants :
- Un avion d'une masse maximale au décollage (MTOW) n'excédant
pas 1 200 kg, non classé comme aéronef motorisé complexe
- Un planeur ou motoplaneur d'une MTOW n'excédant pas 1 200 kg
Aéronef ELA2 signifie signifie European Light Aircraft (aéronef léger
européen) et renvoie aux
aéronefs habités suivants :
- Un avion d'une masse maximale au décollage (MTOW) inférieure ou égale à 2 000 kg,
non classé comme aéronef motorisé complexe
- Un planeur ou motoplaneur d'une MTOW inférieure ou égale à 2 000 kg
NCO.IDE.A.165 Marking of break-in points - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
- Aeroplanes shall be equipped with:
- an ELT of any type, when first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July
2008;
- an automatic ELT, when first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008; or
- a survival ELT (ELT(S)) or a personal locator beacon (PLB), carried by a crew member
or a passenger, when certified for a maximum passenger seating configuration of six
or less.
- ELTs of any type and PLBs shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on 121,5 MHz and
406 MHz.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - ED Decision
2014/016/R
BATTERIES
- All batteries used in ELTs or PLBs should be replaced (or recharged, if the battery is
rechargeable) when the equipment has been in use for more than 1 cumulative hour or in
the following cases:
- Batteries specifically designed for use in ELTs and having an airworthiness
release certificate (EASA Form 1 or equivalent) should be replaced (or
recharged, if the battery is rechargeable) before the end of their useful life
in accordance with the maintenance instructions applicable to the ELT.
- Standard batteries manufactured in accordance with an industry standard and not
having an airworthiness release certificate (EASA Form 1 or equivalent), when
used in ELTs should be replaced (or recharged, if the battery is rechargeable)
when 50 % of their useful life (or for rechargeable, 50 % of their useful life
of charge), as established by the battery manufacturer, has expired.
- All batteries used in PLBs should be replaced (or recharged, if the battery is
rechargeable) when 50 % of their useful life (or for rechargeable, 50 % of their
useful life of charge), as established by the battery manufacturer, has expired.
- The battery useful life (or useful life of charge) criteria in (1),(2) and (3)
do not apply to batteries (such as water-activated batteries) that are
essentially unaffected during probable storage intervals.
- The new expiry date for a replaced (or recharged) battery should be legibly marked on
the outside of the equipment.
AMC2 NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - ED Decision
2021/008/R
TYPES OF ELTs AND GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- The ELT required by this provision should be one of the following:
- Automatic fixed (ELT(AF)). An automatically activated ELT that is permanently
attached to an aircraft and is designed to aid search and rescue (SAR) teams in
locating the crash site.
- Automatic portable (ELT(AP)). An automatically activated ELT that is rigidly
attached to an aircraft before a crash, but is readily removable from the
aircraft after a crash. It functions as an ELT during the crash sequence. If the
ELT does not employ an integral antenna, the aircraft-mounted antenna may be
disconnected and an auxiliary antenna (stored on the ELT case) attached to the
ELT. The ELT can be tethered to a survivor or a life-raft. This type of ELT is
intended to aid SAR teams in locating the crash site or survivor(s).
- Automatic deployable (ELT(AD)). An ELT that is rigidly attached to the aircraft
before the crash and that is automatically deployed and activated by an impact,
and, in some cases, also by water sensors. This type of ELT should float in
water and is intended to aid SAR teams in locating the crash site. The ELT(AD)
may be either a stand-alone beacon or an inseparable part of a deployable
recorder.
- Survival ELT (ELT(S)). An ELT that is removable from an aircraft, stowed so as
to facilitate its ready use in an emergency and manually activated by a
survivor. An ELT(S) may be activated manually or automatically (e.g. by water
activation). It should be designed either to be tethered to a life-raft or a
survivor. A water-activated ELT(S) is not an ELT(AP).
- To minimise the possibility of damage in the event of crash impact, the automatic ELT
should be rigidly fixed to the aircraft structure, as far aft as is practicable, with
its antenna and connections arranged so as to maximise the probability of the signal
being transmitted after a crash.
- Any ELT carried should operate in accordance with the relevant provisions of ICAO Annex
10, Volume III, and should be registered with the national agency responsible for
initiating search and rescue or other nominated agency.
AMC3 NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - ED Decision
2014/016/R
PLB TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- A personal locator beacon (PLB) should have a built-in GNSS receiver with a
cosmicheskaya sistyema poiska avariynich sudov — search and rescue satellite-aided
tracking (COSPAS-SARSAT) type approval number. However, devices with a COSPAS-SARSAT
number belonging to series 700 are excluded as this series of numbers identifies the
special-use beacons not meeting all the technical requirements and all the tests
specified by COSPAS-SARSAT.
- Any PLB carried should be registered with the national agency responsible for initiating
search and rescue or other nominated agency.
AMC4 NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - ED Decision
2014/016/R
BRIEFING ON PLB USE
When a PLB is carried by a passenger, he/she should be briefed on its characteristics and use
by the pilot-in-command before the flight.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) - ED Decision
2021/008/R
TERMINOLOGY
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.280 contains explanations of terms used in point NCO.IDE.A.170 and in the
related AMC.
NCO.IDE.A.175 Flight over water - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
- The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, or
equivalent individual floatation device for each person on board younger than 24 months,
that shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or berth
of the person for whose use it is provided:
- single-engined landplanes when:
- flying over water beyond gliding distance from land; or
- taking off or landing at an aerodrome or operating site where, in the
opinion of the pilot-in-command, the take-off or approach path is so
disposed over water that there would be a likelihood of a ditching;
- seaplanes operated over water; and
- aeroplanes operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is
possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or
50 NM, whichever is less.
- Seaplanes operated over water shall be equipped with:
- one anchor;
- one sea anchor (drogue), when necessary to assist in manoeuvring; and
- equipment for making the sound signals, as prescribed in the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.
- The pilot-in-command of an aeroplane operated at a distance away from land where an
emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal
cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is the lesser, shall determine the risks to survival of
the occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a ditching, based on which he/she shall
determine the carriage of:
- equipment for making the distress signals;
- life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to
facilitate their ready use in emergency; and
- life-saving equipment, to provide the means of sustaining life, as appropriate to
the flight to be undertaken.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.175 Flight over water - ED Decision 2014/016/R
ACCESSIBILITY OF LIFE-JACKETS
The life-jacket, if not worn, should be accessible from the seat or berth of the person for
whose use it is provided, with a safety belt or a restraint system fastened.
MEANS OF ILLUMINATION FOR LIFE-JACKETS
Each life-jacket or equivalent individual flotation device should be equipped with a means of
electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons.
RISK ASSESSMENT
- When conducting the risk assessment, the pilot-in-command should base his/her decision,
as far as is practicable, on the Implementing Rules and AMCs applicable to the operation
of the aeroplane.
- The pilot-in-command should, for determining the risk, take the following operating
environment and conditions into account:
- sea state;
- sea and air temperatures;
- the distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing; and
- the availability of search and rescue facilities.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.175 Flight over water - ED Decision 2014/016/R
SEAT CUSHIONS
Seat cushions are not considered to be flotation devices.
NCO.IDE.A.180 Survival equipment - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
Aeroplanes operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be
equipped with such signalling devices and life-saving equipment, including means of sustaining
life, as may be appropriate to the area overflown.
NCO.IDE.A.190 Radio communication equipment - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
- Where required by the airspace being flown aeroplanes shall be equipped with radio
communication equipment capable of conducting two-way communication with those aeronautical
stations and on those frequencies to meet airspace requirements.
- Radio communication equipment, if required by (a), shall provide for communication on the
aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.
- When more than one communication equipment unit is required, each shall be independent of
the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in failure of
any other.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.190 Radio communication equipment - ED Decision
2014/016/R
APPLICABLE AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS
For aeroplanes being operated under European air traffic control, the applicable airspace
requirements include the Single European Sky legislation.
NCO.IDE.A.195 Navigation equipment - Regulation (EU) 2019/1384
- Aeroplanes operated over routes that cannot be navigated by reference to visual landmarks
shall be equipped with any navigation equipment necessary to enable them to proceed in
accordance with:
- the ATS flight plan; if applicable; and
- the applicable airspace requirements.
- Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in the event of the
failure of one item of equipment at any stage of the flight, the remaining equipment shall
allow safe navigation in accordance with (a), or an appropriate contingency action, to be
completed safely.
- Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to land in IMC shall be equipped with
suitable equipment capable of providing guidance to a point from which a visual landing can
be performed. This equipment shall be capable of providing such guidance for each aerodrome
at which it is intended to land in IMC and for any designated alternate aerodromes.
- For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification requirements for
the appropriate navigation specification.
- Aeroplanes shall be equipped with surveillance equipment in accordance with the applicable
airspace requirements.
NCO.IDE.A.200 Transponder - Regulation (EU) 800/2013
Where required by the airspace being flown, aeroplanes shall be equipped with a secondary
surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with all the required capabilities.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.200 Transponder - ED Decision 2014/016/R
GENERAL
- The secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponders of aeroplanes being operated under
European air traffic control should comply with any applicable Single European Sky
legislation.
- If the Single European Sky legislation is not applicable, the SSR transponders should
operate in accordance with the relevant provisions of Volume IV of ICAO Annex 10.
NCO.IDE.A.205 Management of aeronautical databases - Regulation (EU) 2016/1119
- Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data
quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the data.
- The pilot-in-command shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of current and
unaltered aeronautical databases to the aircraft that require them.
- Notwithstanding any other occurrence reporting requirements as defined in Regulation (EU) No
376/2014, the pilot-in-command shall report to the database provider instances of erroneous,
inconsistent or missing data that might be reasonably expected to constitute a hazard to
flight.
In such cases, the pilot-in-command shall not use the affected data.
AMC1 NCO.IDE.A.205 Management of aeronautical databases - ED Decision
2017/003/R
AERONAUTICAL DATABASES
When the operator of an aircraft uses an aeronautical database that supports an airborne
navigation application as a primary means of navigation used to meet the airspace usage
requirements, the database provider should be a Type 2 DAT provider certified in accordance
with Regulation (EU) 2017/373 or equivalent.
GM1 NCO.IDE.A.205 Management of aeronautical databases - ED Decision
2017/003/R
AERONAUTICAL DATABASE APPLICATIONS
The certification of a Type 2 DAT provider in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/373
ensures data integrity and compatibility with the certified aircraft
application/equipment.
GM2 NCO.IDE.A.205 Management of aeronautical databases - ED Decision
2017/003/R
TIMELY DISTRIBUTION
The operator should distribute current and unaltered aeronautical databases to all aircraft
requiring them in accordance with the validity period of the databases or in accordance with
an established procedure if no validity period is defined.
GM3 NCO.IDE.A.205 Management of aeronautical databases - ED Decision
2017/003/R
STANDARDS FOR AERONAUTICAL DATABASES AND DAT PROVIDERS
- A ‘Type 2 DAT provider’ is an organisation as defined in Article 2(5)(b) of Regulation
(EU) 2017/373.
- 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.