Frequently asked questions

According to Article 9 b) of Order TMA/285/2020, of 25 March, the necessary alternative measures must be adopted to ensure that the personnel concerned maintain the aptitude, knowledge and are up to date with the changes that have occurred in the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air ICAO Doc9284/AN905, and that affect the performance of their duties.

Yes, it is foreseen. According to Article 9 a) of Order TMA/285/2020 of 25 March, adopting extraordinary flexibility measures in the fields of civil aviation not covered by European Union regulations in relation to the situation created by the global COVID-19 coronavirus crisis: Initial and recurrent courses that lose their validity in the period between the beginning of the state of alert and one month after its end shall automatically extend their validity until three months after the lifting of the state of alert.

Según el artículo 9 c) de la Orden TMA/285/2020, de 25 de marzo, a la finalización del estado de alarma, el personal con cursos iniciales y periódicos prorrogados deberán proceder a su renovación de acuerdo en lo establecido en la Parte 1 capítulo 4 de las Instrucciones Técnicas para el Transporte Seguro de Mercancías Peligrosas por vía Aérea (Documento OACI 9284/AN/905), publicadas por Resolución de AESA de fecha de 20 de noviembre de 2018, del Director General de Aviación Civil, en un plazo máximo de tres meses.

Provided that you meet the requirements for this, you have the possibility to undergo the procedure for acceptance of class or type ratings endorsed on licences from an ICAO third country. The following options are currently available:

1. Annotation with restriction to ICAO Third Country registration.
2. request prior authorisation from EASA for the endorsement of the rating without restriction to registration
3. apply for both procedures

In the absence of national and/or European regulations (Regulation (EU) 1321/2014) regarding repetitive maintenance instructions relating to compass compensation, it is the manufacturers who would mark these instructions and if they exist, they would be incorporated into the maintenance programmes.

The operator's maintenance programme that incorporates the aircraft must necessarily be associated with the corresponding bridge programme.

The State Aviation Safety Agency may conduct, subject to a minimum number of attendees, theoretical and practical preparation courses which are not mandatory.

Preparation course for the theoretical examination:

• It shall cover the following topics:
  • Documentation and operations in the air cargo logistics chain, given by EASA instructors. (the hours of this course are sufficient to comply with point 3 of the programme included in section 1.2 of this call).
  • Preparation for certification. Review of Regulation (EU) No 573/2010 and Commission Decision C (2010) 3572.
  • Basic explosives training.
• The duration of the course would be 6 hours, provided that there is a minimum number of attendees.
• The price of the 6-hour theoretical course is 384 €.

Practical course:

• AESA would conduct a practical course of about 3 hours duration, provided there is a minimum number of attendees, next to the certification facilities.
• The material to practice will be provided by the applicants (cans, boxes, etc.) and the price of the 3-hour practical classes is 192 €.

The certification process is free of charge. However, the State Aviation Safety Agency offers a series of theoretical and practical courses, which are not compulsory, that interested parties would have to pay for.

AESA shall carry out between two and three annual certifications, depending on the availability of the State Security Forces and Corps, the facilities, the needs of the market, and the approved binomies, among other causes.

The publication of a new certification will be announced on the EASA website about one and a half months before the start of the certification in order to be able to collect and evaluate the documentation provided by the candidates for the tests.

The web address where everything related to certification is collected is as follows: Explosives Detection Dog Equipment (EPDE)

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.