Frequently asked questions

Oh, yeah, yeah. The content of the Operational Instructions for Participants (IOP) is detailed in Annex I to Royal Decree 1919/2009.

No. Royal Decree 1919/2009 provides for periodic aerial demonstrations so that they can be authorised with a single declaration of conformity. The specific conditions for this type of demonstration can be found in Article 27.

Participants in a civil air demonstration must meet certain qualification and experience requirements. These requirements are detailed in Article 10 of Royal Decree 1919/2009 and Annex II thereto.

Yes, it is necessary to have specific insurance for participation in the air demonstration, differentiated from compulsory insurance for aircraft and other participants, in accordance with Article 32 of Royal Decree 1919/2009.
Article 33 of the same Royal Decree establishes the minimum increases in the amount of the minimum civil liability cover.

The powers of the demonstration director are detailed in Article 7 of Royal Decree 1919/2009.
With regard to their functions and responsibilities, they are set out in article 6 of the aforementioned Royal Decree.

A declaration of conformity is required for all demonstrations except for the cases referred to in Article 26 of Royal Decree 1919/2009 of 11 December 2009, which are as follows:

• Events involving exclusively manned balloons.
  • Demonstrations consisting exclusively of parachuting exhibitions.
  • Exhibitions which limit the following activities:
• Non-motorised skydiving, hang-wing and paragliding;
• Wings delta and paragliding with motor or model aircraft.
• Demonstrations or restricted-access civil air exhibits not open to the general public.

In such cases the organiser must submit a responsible statement at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the event.

The application form for the issuance of a declaration of conformity is set out in Annex IV to Royal Decree 1919/2009 of 11 December.
In addition, it must take into account the provisions of Article 28 of the aforementioned Royal Decree in relation to the information to be included together with the request.

 Where a provision of the implementing legislation or reference material within the scope of competence of the Airport Inspections Division requires specific approval by EASA, the person concerned must complete the official application model (see Model) and, together with the required documentation in each case, and proceed to its processing at the Agency through official registration.

The following is schematically showing the administrative flow to be followed in these cases:

If an inspected data subject establishes another possible mode (or alternative means of compliance) to the permissible mode (or acceptable means of compliance), developed in an ITE or GUI, it shall demonstrate that its alternative has and maintains a level of safety comparable to that of the permissible mode. To this end, it is recommended that the interested party carry out an analysis or risk management, preferably the framework of its Safety Management System (SGS), which demonstrates such equivalence. In the corresponding process, AESA will assess the proposed alternative compliance mode, and if it is finally compliant, it can be implemented. 
 
If express approval by EASA is required, see standard administrative approval procedure.

EASA’s objective in the field of continuous surveillance involves carrying out annual inspections at airports with more than 10 million passengers per year, and biannual inspections in the rest.

The Agency has also developed a cyclical regulatory control inspection plan that will not exceed 48 months from 2015 in a manner consistent with the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 139/2014.

The regulatory control inspection programme provides for different types of inspection, general ones whose scope is to obtain an overview of the person concerned/object inspected, and other specific ones focused on areas of importance for operational safety whose mission is to deepen these areas for continuous improvement.