Airworthiness Certification Worldwide – An Industry View Aerospace Design & Certification Limited Presented by Terry Gibson aeroDAC presentation aeroDAC presentation
Introduction About TG. Purpose of my presentation. Airworthiness. aeroDAC presentation
Airworthiness Certification Initial Airworthiness Type Certificates (TC) Major Changes by the TC holder Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) Minor Changes Repairs Continued Airworthiness Service Bulletins Airworthiness Directives 18 September 2018 aeroDAC presentation aeroDAC presentation 3 3
Airworthiness Standards Generally based on a system created in the USA by the FAA (FAR) and adopted in Europe by the JAA (JAR) now under EASA Certification Specifications (CS). Aircraft, Engines, Propellers & TSO/ETSO Equipment. Meeting the ICAO standard for Airworthiness. aeroDAC presentation
Airworthiness Approval Regulator - Regulators take responsibility for verifying compliance & retain liability. Organisation - Organisations take responsibility for verifying compliance & retain some liability. Individuals - Appointed by Regulators, provide Regulator with compliance statements, Regulator takes most of the liability aeroDAC presentation
Airworthiness Approval Bilateral Arrangements Acceptance of each others approvals 18 September 2018 aeroDAC presentation aeroDAC presentation 6 6
THE EU US AGREEMENT on The BASA EU-US was signed on 30 June 2008 It has entered into force on the 1st of May 2011 aeroDAC presentation
Now Future? SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT Airworthiness and environmental certification (Annex 1) Maintenance (Annex 2) Future? Parties may agree on additional annexes (E.g. FCL, simulators) BOB (role of European Commission and Council) aeroDAC presentation
of all other design approvals: Design provisions: the concept TC/Amended TCs STC, ETSO Certain Major Changes/Repairs Automatic acceptance of all other design approvals: Changes & Repairs etc. aeroDAC presentation
Conclusion (2/2) Possibility of new annexes For product certification: « evolution rather than revolution » For maintenance: transfer of some European Maintenance organisations’ oversight from FAA to NAAs aeroDAC presentation
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Thank you Terry Gibson, Managing Director Aerospace Design & Certification Ltd Stone Building Paddockhurst Road Turners Hill West Sussex RH10 4SF terry.gibson@aerodac.com Tel +44 1342 719899 Mob + 44 7813 Fax +44 870 330 5914 www.aerodac.com aeroDAC presentation aeroDAC presentation 13