Article 1
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 is amended as follows:
- (1)
In Article 2, the following point (ka) is inserted after point (k):
‘(ka)
“ELA2 aircraft” means the following manned European Light Aircraft:
- (i)
an aeroplane with a Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) of 2 000 kg or less that is not classified as complex motor-powered aircraft;
- (ii)
a sailplane or powered sailplane of 2 000 kg MTOM or less;
- (iii)
a balloon;
- (iv)
a hot air ship;
- (v)
a gas airship complying with all of the following characteristics:
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3 % maximum static heaviness,
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non-vectored thrust (except reverse thrust),
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conventional and simple design of structure, control system and ballonet system, and
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non-power assisted controls;
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- (vi)
a Very Light Rotorcraft.’
- (i)
- (2)
In Article 3, the following paragraph 4 is added:
‘4.Maintenance programmes approved in accordance with the requirements applicable before 27 July 2015 shall be deemed to have been approved in accordance with the requirements set out in this Regulation.’
- (3)
Article 8 is amended as follows:
- (a)
in paragraph (2)(b), the date of ‘28 September 2015’ is replaced by the date of ‘28 September 2016’;
- (b)
in paragraph (4), ‘Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003’ is replaced by ‘Regulation (EU) No 1149/2011’;
- (c)
The following paragraph (6) is added:
‘6.By way of derogation from paragraph 1:
(a)Competent authorities or, where applicable, organisations may continue to issue certificates, previous issue, as laid down in Appendix III to Annex I (Part-M) or Appendix II and Appendix III to Annex IV (Part-147) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, in force prior to 27 July 2015, until 31 December 2015.
(b)Certificates issued before 1 January 2016 remain valid until they are changed, suspended or revoked.’
- (a)
- (4)
Annex I (Part-M) is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
- (5)
Annex II (Part-145) is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
- (6)
Annex IV (Part-147) is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.