Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta
4 March 2013
‘Implementation of the new
Air Operations Regulations in Malta’
Capt Michael O’Brien
Head of Flight Operations Inspectorate
Transport Malta – Civil Aviation Directorate
Development of Air Operations
Regulations in Europe
 Joint Aviation Authorities.
 JAR-OPS 1 (Aeroplanes) JAR-OPS 3 (helicopters).
 EU-OPS (Aeroplanes).
 EASA Implementing Rules will replace EU-OPS and
JAR-OPS 3.
 New rules encompass a range of commercial and noncommercial operations.
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 The Air Operations Regulation (965/2012) entered into
force on 28th October 2012.
 Malta will make use of the 2 year opt out period
therefore the ‘Date of Application’ of the Regulation in
Malta will be 28th October 2014.
 In the meantime EU-OPS and JAR-OPS 3 will continue
to apply.
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Regulation (EC) No 965/2012
contains the first 5 Annexes of the
Air Operations Regulation
Annex I
Annex II
Annex III
Annex IV
Annex V
DEF Definitions used in Annexes II to VIII
Part-ARO Authority Requirements for
Air Operations.
Part-ORO Organisation Requirements for Air
Operations.
Part-CAT Commercial Air Transport
Operations with aeroplanes and helicopters.
Part-SPA Requirements for operations
requiring Specific Approval e.g. RVSM, MNPS,
LVO etc.
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 The Regulation will be complemented by Annexes VI to VIII
including regulations for Sailplanes and Balloons (CAT S & B),
A to A Operations (CAT A-A) and rules concerning Flight Time
Limitations later in 2013.
Annex VI
Part-NCO Requirements for NonCommercial Operations of
complex motor powered aircraft.
Annex VII Part-NCO Requirements for NonCommercial Operations of otherthan-complex motor powered aircraft.
Annex VIII Part-SPO Requirements for Specialised
Operations including commercial and noncommercial operations e.g. Aerial Work.
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Regulation
Air Operations
Annex I
DEF
Annex II
Part-ARO
Annex III
Part-ORO
Annex IV
Part-CAT
Annex V
Part-SPA
Annex VI
Part-NCC
Annex VIII
Part-SPO
Annex VII
Part-NCO
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.GEN
.GEN
.GEN
.OPS
.AOC
.OP
.PBN
.OP
.OP
.OP
.RAMP
.DEC
.POL
.MNPS
.POL
.POL
.POL
AOC –Air Operator’s Certificate
ARO –Authority Requirements Operations
CAT –Commercial Air Transport
CC-Cabin Crew
DEC- Declarations
DG – Dangerous Goods
FC – Flight Crew
GEN – General
HHO – Helicopter Hoist Operations
IDE - Instrument Data Equipment
LVO – Low Visibility Operations
MLR –Manuals, Logs & Records
MNPS –Minimum Navigation Performance
Specification
NCC – Non-Commercial Complex
NCO – Non-Commercial Other Than Complex
NVIS –Night Vision Enhancement Systems
OP –Operating Procedures
ORO – Organisation Requirements
Operations
PBN – Performance Based Navigation
POL – Performance & Operating Limits
RVSM – Reduced Vertical Separation
Minimum
SEC – Security
SPA –Specific Approvals
SPO –Specialised Operations (Aerial Work)
.MLR
.IDE
.RVSM
.IDE
.IDE
.IDE
TC –Technical Crew
.SEC
.LVO
.FC
.ETOPS
.CC
.DG
.TC
.NVIS
.FTL
.HHO
.SPEC
.HEMS
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Actions by the Civil Aviation Directorate during the
transition period.
 Inform EASA and the Commission of our intention to
use the opt-out and submit our implementation plan.
 Make necessary changes to our Inspecting Staff
Manual and Management System Manual.
 Issue further advisory material to operators by way
of Operations Advisory Notices (OAN) and convene
additional Flight Operations Consultation Group
(FOCG) meetings.
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 Monitor Operators’ progress with implementation and
conduct visits to individual operators to give advice
where necessary.
 Review Operators’ submissions of revised
Operations Manuals.
 Check each operator’s application for the EASA
AOC, Compliance Checklist and Compliance
Statement.
 Issue the new AOCs.
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Actions to be taken by existing Operators during
the transition period.
 Appoint a project leader/point of contact.
 Analyse the new regulation, associated means of
compliance and guidance material and consider the
implications for their own operation.
 Conduct a gap analysis to identify individual areas
that would need development and/or adaptation.
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 Devise a road map to ensure that the set target
dates can be achieved.
 Inform the CAD Flight Operations Inspectorate of
time scales set for the implementation plan.
 Adapt their Management Systems, including a
Safety Management System and Operations
Manuals to satisfy the new Regulation.
 Submit a notice of proposed amendment for the
Operations Manual with a list of changes made to
the existing manual.
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 Complete the process for grant of an EASA AOC by
April 2014 at the latest – 6 months prior to the expiry
of the opt-out.
 Ensure that crew members and other operations
personnel are briefed on the changes that have been
made. This briefing, which must be recorded, is to
be given prior to the revised documentation being
used as reference in actual operations.
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Advice to Operators
Do:
 Start work now and devise a plan of action.
 Keep CAD Flight Operations Inspectorate informed.
 Aim to submit necessary material as soon as possible.
 Apply adequate resources.
 Keep in mind that, after the end of the opt-out period,
AOCs issued in accordance with EU-OPS or JAR-OPS 3
will no longer be valid.
Do Not:
 Panic!
 Delay or underestimate the work to be done to obtain the
new AOC
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Thank you.
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