Regulations

    European Union legislation

    • Regulation (EEC) 0216/08 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.
    • Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
    • Commission Regulation (EU) No 290/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
    • Commission Regulation (EEC) 0070/14 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1178/2011.
    • Commission Regulation (EU) No 245/2014 of 13 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
    • Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/445 of 17 March 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
    • Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/539 of 6 April 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

     

    Decisions of the European Aviation Safety Agency

    • Decision 2012/006/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 19th April 2012. Acceptable means of compliance and guidance material to Part-ARA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
    • Decision 2012/007/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 19th April 2012, Acceptable means of compliance and guidance material to Part-ORA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.
    • Decision 2012/010/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 4th July 2012, on the certification specifications for Aeroplane Flight Simulation Training Devices. CS FSTD A.
    • Decision 2012/011/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 26th June 2012, on the certification specifications for Helicopter Flight Simulation Training Devices. CS FSTD H.
    • Decision 2013/006/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 2013, amending Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ARA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Amendment 1.
    • Decision 2013/008/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 2013, amending Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ORA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Amendment 1.
    • Decision 2014/020/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 2014, amending Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ARA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Amendment 2.
    • Decision 2014/021/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 2014, amending Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ORA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Amendment 2.
    • Decision 2014/033/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 2nd December 2014, adopting Certification Specifications for Simulator Data ‘CS-SIMD’.
    • Decision 2015/011/R of the executive director of the EASA, of 15 April 2015, amending Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ORA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Amendment 3.
    • Decision 2016/008/R the executive director of the EASA, of 2 May 2016 amending the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-ARA of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Amendment 3.

    Link Access to the consolidated version of EASA for FCL, ARA and ORA Parties

    Technical standards applicable by the industry.

    The documentation of the technical standards applicable to the industry, which should be known and taken into account by flight simulator manufacturers and the organisations operating them, is set out below.

    • Royal Aeronautical Society. Aeroplane Flight Simulator Evaluation Handbook Vol. I & II. International standards for The qualification of aeroplane Flight simulators.
    • Royal Aeronautical Society. Data Package Requirements for Design and Performance Evaluation of Rotary Wing Synthetic Training Devices.
    • IATA Manual. Flight Simulation Training Device Design and Performance Data Requirements.
    • ARINC Report 432. Training Requirements for Flight Training Equipment Support Personnel.
    • ARINC Report 433. Standard Measurements for Flight Simulator Quality.
    • ARINC Report 434. Synthetic Training Device (STD) — Life Cycle Report.
    • ARINC Report 436. Guidelines for Electronic Qualification Test Guide.
    • ARINC Report 437. Guidelines for Training Facilities.
    • ARINC Report 438. Guidance for Acceptance of Flight Simulation Training Devices.
    • ARINC Report 440. Guidelines for the Provisioning and Support of Training Equipment Data.
    • ARINC Report 443. Data Collection for Visual Databases.
    • ARINC Report 444. Overview of Export Control Issues for Flight Training Devices.
    • ARINC Report 445. Guidance for Configuration and Control of Loadable Software Parts in Flight Simulation Training Devices.
    • ARINC Report 446. Guidance for Flight Training Device Documentation Structure, Content, and Maintenance.
    • ARINC Report 610C. Guidance for Design of Aircraft Equipment and Software for use in Training Devices.

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