# Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) EU Regulation No 216/2008 · adopted 20 February 2008 Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) ## Introductory text Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter I: PRINCIPLES ## 1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter II: SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS ## 4 Basic principles and applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Airworthiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Essential requirements for environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Air operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8a Aerodromes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8b ATM/ANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8c Air traffic controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Aircraft used by a third-country operator into, within or out of the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Oversight and enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Recognition of certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Acceptance of third-country certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Qualified entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Flexibility provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Information network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Protection of the source of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter III: THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY ### Section I: Tasks ## 17 Establishment and functions of the Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Agency measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Opinions, certification specifications and guidance material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Airworthiness and environmental certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Pilot certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Air operation certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22a ATM/ANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22b Air traffic controller certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Third-country operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Monitoring the application of the rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Fines and periodic penalty payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 International relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section II: Internal structure ## 28 Legal status, location, local offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Privileges and immunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Publication of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Powers of the Management Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Composition of the Management Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Chairmanship of the Management Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Functions and powers of the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Appointment of senior officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Powers of the Boards of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Composition of the Boards of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Members of the Board of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Exclusion and objection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Decisions subject to appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Persons entitled to appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Time limit and form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Interlocutory revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Examination of appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Decisions on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Actions before the Court of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Direct appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section III: Working methods ## 52 Procedures for the development of opinions, certification specifications and guidance material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Procedures for taking decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Inspections of Member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Investigation of undertakings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Annual programme of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Annual general report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Transparency and communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section IV: Financial requirements ## 59 Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Implementation and control of the budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Combating fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Financial provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Fees and charges regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter IV: FINAL PROVISIONS ## 65 Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65a Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Participation of European third countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Commencement of the Agency's operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I: Essential requirements for airworthiness referred to in Article 5 ### Division 1: Product integrity: product integrity must be assured for all anticipated flight conditions for the operational life of the aircraft. Compliance with all requirements must be shown by assessment or analysis, supported, where necessary, by tests. ## 1.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.1.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.1.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.1.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Airworthiness aspects of product operation ## 2.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.c.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.c.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.c.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Organisations (including natural persons undertaking design, manufacture or maintenance) ## 3.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex II Aircraft referred to in Article 4(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex III: Essential requirements for pilot licensing referred to in Article 7 ### Division 1: Training ### Division 1.a: General ## 1.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.b: Theoretical knowledge ## 1.b.1 A pilot must acquire and maintain a level of knowledge appropriate to the functions exercised on the aircraft and proportionate to the risks associated to the type of activity. Such knowledge must include at least the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.c: Demonstration and maintenance of theoretical knowledge ## 1.c.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.d: Practical skill ## 1.d.1 A pilot must acquire and maintain the practical skills as appropriate to exercise his/her functions on the aircraft. Such skills must be proportionate to the risks associated to the type of activity and must cover, if appropriate to the functions exercised on the aircraft, the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.e: Demonstration and maintenance of practical skill ## 1.e.1 A pilot must demonstrate the ability to perform the procedures and manoeuvres with a degree of competence appropriate to the functions exercised on the aircraft, by: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.e.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.f Language Proficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.g Flight simulation training devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.h: Training course ## 1.h.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.h.2 A training course must meet the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.i: Instructors ## 1.i.1 Theoretical instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.i.2 Flight and flight simulation instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 1.j: Examiners ## 1.j.1 Persons responsible for assessing the skill of pilots must: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Experience requirements ## 2.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Training organisations ### Division 3.a: Training organisation requirements ## 3.a.1 A training organisation providing pilot training must meet the following requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4: Medical fitness ### Division 4.a: Medical criteria ## 4.a.1 All pilots must periodically demonstrate medical fitness to satisfactorily execute their functions, taking into account the type of activity. Compliance must be shown by appropriate assessment based on aero-medical best practice, taking into account the type of activity and the possible mental and physical degradation due to age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4.b: Aero-medical examiners ## 4.b.1 An aero-medical examiner must: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4.c: Aero-medical centres ## 4.c.1 Aero-medical centres must meet the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IV: Essential requirements for air operations referred to in Article 8 ### Division 1: General ## 1.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Flight preparation ## 2.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.3 The pilot in command must be satisfied that: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2.a.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Flight operations ## 3.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3.a.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4: Aircraft performance and operating limitations ## 4.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.c A flight must not be commenced or continued unless the aircraft's scheduled performance, considering all factors which significantly affect its performance level, allows all phases of flight to be executed within the applicable distances/areas and obstacle clearances at the planned operating mass. Performance factors which significantly affect take-off, en-route and approach/landing are, particularly: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.c.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5: Instruments, data and equipment ## 5.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 6: Continuing airworthiness ## 6.a The aircraft must not be operated unless: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6.f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 7: Crew members ## 7.a The number and composition of the crew must be determined taking into account: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.b Cabin crew members must: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7.g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 8: Additional requirements for operation for commercial purposes and operation of complex motor-powered aircraft ## 8.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.a.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.a.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.a.3 the operator must establish a MEL or equivalent document, taking account of the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.a.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.a.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.d The operator must develop and maintain security programmes adapted to the aircraft and the type of operation including particularly: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8.g The tasks specified in point 6.a and those described in points 6.d and 6.e must be controlled by an organisation responsible for the continuing airworthiness management that must meet, in addition to those requirements of Annex I point 3.a, the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex V: Criteria for qualified entities referred to in Article 13 (‘qualified entity’ or ‘entity’) ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 The staff responsible for investigation must have: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex Va: ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AERODROMES ### Division A —: Physical characteristics, infrastructure and equipment ### Division 1: Movement area ## (a) Aerodromes shall have a designated area for the landing and take-off of aircraft, which satisfies the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) The designated landing and take-off area shall be surrounded by defined areas. These areas are intended to protect aircraft flying over them during take-off or landing operations or to mitigate the consequences of undershooting, running off the side or overrunning the take-off and landing area, and shall satisfy the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) Those areas of an aerodrome, with their associated immediate surroundings, that are to be used for taxiing or parking aircraft, shall be designed to permit safe operation of the aircraft expected to use the particular facility under all the conditions planned for, and shall satisfy the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Obstacle clearances ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Visual and non-visual aids and aerodrome equipment ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4: Aerodrome data ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division B —: Operations and management ### Division 1: The aerodrome operator is responsible for operation of the aerodrome. The responsibilities of the aerodrome operator are as follows: ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (k) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (n) all rescue and firefighting personnel potentially required to act in aviation emergencies shall periodically demonstrate their medical fitness to execute their functions satisfactorily, taking into account the type of activity. In this context, medical fitness, comprising both physical and mental fitness, means not suffering from any disease or disability which could make this personnel unable: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Management systems ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division C —: Aerodrome surroundings ## 1 The airspace around aerodrome movement areas shall be safeguarded from obstacles so as to permit the intended aircraft operations at the aerodromes without creating an unacceptable risk caused by the development of obstacles around the aerodrome. Obstacle monitoring surfaces shall therefore be developed, implemented and continuously monitored to identify any infringing penetration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Hazards related to human activities and land use, such as, but not limited to, items on the following list, shall be monitored. The risk caused by them shall be assessed and mitigated as appropriate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## D — Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex Vb: ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ATM/ANS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ### Division 1: Use of the airspace ## (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Services ### Division (a): Aeronautical information and data for airspace users for the purpose of air navigation ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (b): Meteorological information ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (c): Air traffic services ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (vi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) Communication services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (e) Navigation service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (f) Surveillance service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (g) Air traffic flow management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (h) Airspace management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (i) Airspace design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Systems and constituents ## (a) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) System and constituent integrity, performance and reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (c): Design of systems and constituents ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) Continuing level of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 4: Qualification of air traffic controllers ## (a) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (b): Theoretical knowledge ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (c): Practical skill ## (i) An air traffic controller shall acquire and maintain the practical skills appropriate to exercise his/her functions. Such skills shall be proportionate to the risks associated with the type of service and shall cover at least, if appropriate to the functions exercised, the following items: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (d): Language proficiency ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (e) Synthetic training devices (STD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (f): Training course ## (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (g): Instructors ## (i) Theoretical instruction shall be given by appropriately qualified instructors. They shall: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) Instruction on practical skills shall be given by appropriately qualified instructors, who have the following qualifications: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (h): Assessors ## (i) Persons responsible for assessing the skill of air traffic controllers shall: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division (i): Medical fitness of an air traffic controller ### Division (i): Medical criteria ## i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## ii Demonstration of medical fitness, comprising physical and mental fitness, shall include the demonstrated absence of any disease or disability, which makes the person providing an air traffic control (ATC) service unable: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 5: Service providers and training organisations ## (a) Service provision shall not be undertaken unless the following conditions are met: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (b) ATC service provision shall not be undertaken unless the following conditions are met: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (c) Communication, navigation and/or surveillance service provision shall not be undertaken unless the following condition is met: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## (d) Training organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VI CORRELATION TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/216 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-216 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.