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Part-SPO

24 September 2014 Finland. Francisco Arenas Alvariño Rulemaking Officer - Operations

European aviation rules structure

SPO regulatory Update 2 2014

Basic Regulation

Airworthiness

Regulation

Initial airworthiness

Regulation

Continuing airworthiness

Flight Standards

Regulation

Aircrew

Regulation

Air operations

Regulation

TCO

ATM/ANS

Regulation

ATCO

Regulation

ANS Providers

Regulation

AUR

Regulation

ATM/ANS Oversight

Regulation

SERA

Aerodromes

Regulation

ADR

OPS rule structure & rule development

2014 SPO regulatory Update 3

Part-ARO: Authority requirements - OPS

Part-ORO: Organisation requirements - OPS

Part-CAT: Commercial air transport operations

Part-SPA: Operations requiring specific

approvals

Part-NCC: Non-commercial operations with

complex motor-powered aircraft (CMPA)

Part-NCO: Non-commercial operations with

other than CMPA

Part-SPO: specialised operations

Regulation 965/2012

Regulation 800/2013

Regulation 379/2014

Annex I

Definitions

Annex VI

Part-NCC

Annex III

Part-ORO

Annex II

Part-ARO

Annex IV

Part-CAT

Annex V

Part-SPA

Annex VIII

Part-SPO

Annex VII

Part-NCO

Regulation Air

operations

Regulation 965/2012 & amendments


965/2012 800/2013 71/2014 83/2014 379/2014

CAT(A,H) NCC, NCO OSD FTL for CAT(A) SPO,

CAT(S,B,A-to-A)

Cover Regulation

Annex I - DEF

Annex II - ARO

Annex III - ORO

Annex IV - CAT

Annex V - SPA

Annex VI - NCC

Annex VII - NCO

Annex VIII - SPO

initial versions amendments

Decisions with AMC/GM to Reg. 965/2012 & amendments


CAT(A,H) volcanic ash NCC, NCO PED OSD FTL for CAT(A) SPO,

CAT(S,B,A-to-A)

Cover Regulation 2014/019/IR

Annex I - DEF 2012/015/R 2013/017/R

Annex II - ARO 2012/016/R 2013/007/R 2013/018/R 2014/014/IR

Annex III - ORO 2012/017/R 2013/009/R 2013/019/R 2014/009/R 2014/003/R 2014/017/IR

Annex IV - CAT 2012/018/R 2013/028/R 2014/015/IR

Annex V - SPA 2012/019/R 2013/020/R

Annex VI - NCC 2013/021/R

Annex VII - NCO 2013/022/R 2014/016/IR

Annex VIII - SPO 2014/018/IR

initial versions amendments

EASA web page

No consolidated version for SPO

http://www.easa.europa.eu/

4 June 2014 SPO regulatory Update 6

Part-SPO | scope

SPO.GEN.005

any specialised operation, commercial or not, where the aircraft is used for specialised activities such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol, aerial advertisement.

AMC1 SPO.GEN.005

criteria to determine whether an activity falls within the scope of specialised operations:

the aircraft is flown close to the surface to fulfil the mission;

abnormal manoeuvres are performed;

special equipment is necessary to fulfil the mission and which affects the manoeuvrability of the aircraft;

substances are released from the aircraft during the flight where these substances are either harmful or affect the manoeuvrability of the aircraft;

external loads or goods are lifted or towed; or

persons enter or leave the aircraft during flight

GM1 SPO.GEN.005

A non exhaustive list of known specialised operations to date is provided


Part-SPO | scope

SPO activities may be conducted under:

or


• A declaration

• An authorisation for “High risk commercial specialised operations”

High risk commercial specialised operation” means any commercial specialised aircraft operation carried out over an area where the safety of third parties on the ground is likely to be endangered in the event of an emergency, or, as determined by the competent authority of the place where the operation is conducted, any commercial specialised aircraft operation that, due to its specific nature and the local environment in which it is conducted, poses a high risk, in particular to third parties on the ground.

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Covers both ARO and ORO.




Part-SPO | scope

However:

non-commercial specialised operations with other than complex motor-powered aircraft shall comply with Part-NCO

the following commercial specialised operations with other than complex motor-powered aircraft may be conducted in accordance with Part-NCO:


• competition flights or flying displays, on the condition that the remuneration or any valuable consideration given for such flights is limited to recovery of direct costs and a proportionate contribution to annual costs, as well as prizes of no more than a value specified by the competent authority.

• parachute dropping, sailplane towing or aerobatic flights performed either by a training organisation having its principal place of business in a Member State and approved in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, or by an organisation created with the aim of promoting aerial sport or leisure aviation, on the condition that the aircraft is operated by the organisation on the basis of ownership or dry lease, that the flight does not generate profits distributed outside of the organisation, and that whenever non-members of the organisation are involved, such flights represent only a marginal activity of the organisation.

Rule applicability for SPO


Rule applicability

Cover Reg.

Definitions

Part-ARO

Part-ORO

Part-CAT

Part-SPA

Part-NCC

Part-NCO

Part-SPO

SPO (COM)

SPO (NCC)

SPO (NCO)

SPO (COM)

Commercial specialised

operations with complex and

non-complex aircraft

SPO (NCC)

Non-commercial specialised

operations with complex

aircraft

SPO (NCO)

Non-commercial specialised

operations with non-complex

aircraft

Part-ORO | applicability of subparts


Part-ORO Operator

CAT NCC SPO(COM) SPO(NCC)

.GEN Applicable

.AOC Partly applicable

.DEC Not applicable

.SPO

.MLR

.SEC

.FC Sec.1 Sec. 1 and 3 Sec.1

.CC

.TC CAT(H)

.FTL CAT(A) scheduled

Part-SPA | applicability of subparts


Part-SPA Operator

CAT NCC NCO SPO

.GEN Applicable

.PBN Partly applicable

.MNPS Not applicable

.RVSM Not permitted

.LVO

.ETOPS

.DG

.NVIS only H

.HHO only H

.HEMS only H

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Part-SPO | structure

.GEN – general requirements

.OP – operational procedures

.POL – performance and operating limitations

.IDE – instruments, data, equipment

.A, .H, .S, .B - aeroplanes, helicopters, sailplanes, balloons

.SPEC – specific requirements

.HESLO – helicopter external sling

load operations

.HEC – human external cargo operations

.PAR – parachute operations

.ABF – aerobatic flights

Part-SPO

.GEN .OP .POL .IDE

.A

.H

.S

.B

.SPEC

.HESLO

.HEC

.PAR

.ABF

2014 SPO regulatory Update

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Part-SPO | specific provisions


Task specialists

Definition (Annex I - Definitions)

“a person assigned by the operator or a third party, or acting as an undertaking, who performs tasks on the ground directly associated with a specialised task or performs specialised tasks on board or from the aircraft”

Number (CR art. 5.7)

Except for parachute operations, no more than six persons indispensable to the mission, excluding crew members, shall be carried on board.

Responsibilities (SPO.GEN.106)

Responsible for execution of his/her duties

Duties specified in SOPs

Report to the pilot-in-command

Part-SPO

.GEN .OP .POL .IDE .SPEC

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Part-SPO | specific provisions


Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

SPO.OP.230

Before commencing a specialised operation, the operator shall conduct a risk assessment, assessing the complexity of the activity to determine the hazards and associated risks inherent in the operation and establish mitigating measures.

Based on the risk assessment, the operator shall establish standard operating procedures (SOP) appropriate to the specialised activity and aircraft used taking account of the requirements of subpart E. The SOP shall be part of the operations manual or a separate document. SOP shall be regularly reviewed and updated, as appropriate.

The operator shall ensure that specialised operations are performed in accordance with SOP.

AMC1, AMC2, GM1 SPO.OP.230

Criteria and templates

Part-SPO


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Part-SPO | Subpart .SPEC


Specific requirements for each specialised operation type

Section 1 Helicopter external sling load

operations .HESLO

Section 2 Human external cargo operations .HEC

Section 3 Parachute operations .PAR

Section 4 Aerobatic flights .ABF

Part-SPO


Transition periods (opt-outs)

Member States shall;

inform EC and EASA if opt-out is used,

describe reasons, duration, implementation programme.

SPO regulatory Update 18

CAT

A, H

2 years

28/10/2014

B, S

3 years

21/04/2017

NCC

A, H

3 years

25/08/2016

NCO

A, H, B, S

3 years

25/08/2016

SPO

A, H, B, S

3 years

21/04/2017

2014

Q&A

Are there examples for the interpretation of commercial operations in the area of SPO glider towing, parachute jumping operations in particular when operated by non-commercial aerocblubs?

Answer

For the time being, a majority view has been that activities of an aeroclub for its members do not constitute a commercial activity. If operations are provided for non-members against remuneration, this may constitute a commercial activity.

Currently the EASA Committee is also discussing the possibility to exempt commercial activities of aeroclubs from applying Part-CAT under specific conditions.


How should the distinction between commercial and non-commercial SPO operations be drawn?

Answer

In the same way as between CAT operations and non-commercial (non-SPO) operations. The key question is, if the operation is provided against remuneration or if it can be classified as a “cooperate” type of operation, e.g., the farmer sprays his own land, or the power transmission company uses its own flight department to inspect power transmission lines.


How should operations be treated which swap flexible between commercial and non-commercial operations.

Answer

Reg. 965 contains a new requirement (compared to EU-OPS) for such operations:

ORO.AOC.125 Non-commercial operations of aircraft listed in the operations specifications by the holder of an AOC

The holder of an AOC may conduct non-commercial operations with an aircraft otherwise used for commercial air transport operations that is listed in the operations specifications of its AOC, provided that the operator:

(a) describes such operations in detail in the operations manual, including:

(1) identification of the applicable requirements;

(2) a clear identification of any differences between operating procedures used when conducting commercial and non-commercial operations;

(3) a means of ensuring that all personnel involved in the operation are fully familiar with the associated procedures;

(b) submits the identified between the operating procedures referred to in (a)(2) to the competent authority for prior approval.

RMT.0352, 0353 non-revenue flights, starting this year, is tasked to provide further rules including criteria for granting the operational approval.


Thank you for your attention

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