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Frequently asked questions

EPDE How and where can an entity obtain information on the conditions of the certification process?

The Aviation Safety State Agency (EASA) may only deliver the documentation related to the certification and on the explosives to be assessed to:

  • Security companies: By verifying that it is authorised as such by the Ministry of the Interior, in addition, when the person collecting the documentation is not the manager of the company, they must bring an authorisation from the manager in order to be able to collect it.
  • Training centres accredited by the Ministry of the Interior. They must provide the accrediting documentation, in addition, the person in charge of collecting the documentation, in the event of not being the director of the Training Centre, must carry an authorisation from the same in order to be able to collect the information from AESA.
  • Training centres subcontracted by training centres accredited by the Ministry of the Interior. Upon presentation of a certificate proving this and by subsequent verification of the training centre's documentation.

AESA will only deliver the documentation on the certification process at its offices, located at Paseo de la Castellana 112. 28046 (Madrid, Spain). In order to do so, an appointment must be made in advance through the mailbox seguridadpde.aesa@seguridadaerea.es.

The delivery of the documentation will be made after signing a confidentiality agreement.

In relation to obtaining POA approval to manufacture an article classified as ETSO, is it necessary to have applied for a DOA approval in addition to the ETSO authorisation for the article?

As can be seen on the relevant EASA website (ETSO FAQ), you must be, or have previously applied for, the ADOA (or DOA, if it is an ETSO article which is an APU) and the POA.
 
The DOA/ADOA and ETSO are held by EASA. The POA is handled by AESA as the Spanish Aviation Authority. Therefore, all 3 approvals have to be requested at the same time (approximately), from the respective Authority.
 
A.133 (Eligibility) is essential to remember in relation to the POA:

  • The production activity to be undertaken must be "appropriate" for approval under Part 21 Subpart G, as is the case for an ETSO item. In addition, and also essential to meet this criterion, is direct delivery to the final customer.
  • You must own or have applied for approval of the design you wish to produce (which would be fulfilled by making the DOA/ADOA application).
In the case of pilots in Temporary Employment Regulation (ERTE) status: is it possible to schedule a flight after leaving the ERTE situation and without taking into account the minimum rest before signing?

No non-compliance is considered as long as the operator has communicated the schedule to the crew members in sufficient time to enable them to plan their rest (ORO.FTL.110a).

If the crew member is aware of the schedule of their flights (flight activity) or of any other task assigned by the operator (activity, imaginary, bookings...) at least 14 days in advance, they can plan their pre-activity rest.

Please note that:

  • Before a flight duty period there must be a rest period (based on 12 hours). ORO.FTL.235 (a)
  • the definition of rest period is: “uninterrupted and defined period of time during which the crew member is relieved of any service, the provision of imaginary at the airport, and the reservation”. ORO.FTL.105 (21)
  • The definition of service (or activity) is “any task performed by a crew member for the operator, including flight duty, administrative work, giving or receiving training and verification, positioning, and some elements of the imaginary” ORO.FTL.105 (10)
In the case of operating a balloon in competition flights, is it necessary to submit a declaration?

Operators who conduct commercial balloon operations, and who conduct competition flights, must include this type of specialised operation in their declaration.

In the case of non-commercial operators involved in competition flights, a declaration is not required to be submitted in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/395, but as this is a specialised operation they must develop the corresponding checklist in compliance with requirement BOP.BAS.190.

In the case of modules that are the same in several (sub)categories, can this module be studied in another category or subcategory in any way?

Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 lays down in Appendix I to Part 66 the modules that need to be passed in order to access a particular category. Those modules that are common to two categories, may be used to obtain different categories or subcategories, if the module that has been passed in a certain category or subcategory has the same content with a level equal to or higher than in the other categories or subcategories to be obtained.

The expiration of the Provisional Registration of my aircraft is near and I still do not have the legal document registered at the Registro de Bienes Muebles de Madrid. Is it possible to extend this deadline?

Yes, it is possible to issue an extension of 45 days to the validity of the Provisional Registration at the request of the interested party, i.e. at the request of the interested party. In the following link you can download the MOD 3 of the extension request form 

Glider - sfcl licence questions - I am an sfcl licence holder and the period for proving the recent experience requirements in the launching method expires on 31.08.2020, is this period extended?

Pursuant to provision Five of the AESA Resolution dated 05.05.2020, the 2-year period for accrediting experience in the launching method held is extended to the last 2 years and 8 months.