Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012Dangos y teitl llawn

[F1 [F2 SECTION 5 U.K. Maintenance check flights (MCFs)

SPO.SPEC.MCF.100 Levels of maintenance check flight U.K.

Before conducting a maintenance check flight, the operator shall determine the applicable level of the maintenance check flight as follows:

(a)

[F3 ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight for a flight where the use of abnormal or emergency procedures, as defined in the aircraft flight manual, is expected, or where a flight is required to prove the functioning of a backup system or other safety devices;]

(b)

a ‘ Level B ’ maintenance check flight for any maintenance check flights other than a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight.

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 of 1 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 as regards requirements for aeroplane landing performance calculations and the standards for assessing the runway surface conditions, update on certain aircraft safety equipment and requirements and operations without holding an extended range operational approval.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.105 Flight programme for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight U.K.

Before conducting a Level A maintenance check flight with a complex motor-powered aircraft, the operator shall develop and document a flight programme.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.110 Maintenance check flight manual for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight U.K.

The operator conducting a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight shall:

(a)

describe those operations and associated procedures in the operations manual referred to in point ORO.MLR.100 of Annex III or in a dedicated maintenance check flight manual;

(b)

update the manual when necessary;

(c)

inform all affected personnel of the manual and of its changes that are relevant to their duties;

(d)

provide the [F4 CAA] with the manual and its updates.

Textual Amendments

F4 Word in Annex 8 point SPO.SPEC.MCF.110 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 68

SPO.SPEC.MCF.115 Flight crew requirements for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight U.K.

(a)

The operator shall select adequate flight crew members considering the aircraft complexity and the level of the maintenance check flight. When selecting flight crew members for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight with a complex motor-powered aircraft, the operator shall ensure all of the following:

(1)

that the pilot-in-command has followed a training course in accordance with point SPO.SPEC.MCF.120; if the training has been conducted in a simulator, the pilot shall conduct at least one ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight as a pilot monitoring or as an observer before flying as a pilot-in-command on a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight;

(2)

that the pilot-in-command has completed on aircraft of the same aircraft category as the aircraft to be flown a minimum of 1 000 flight hours, of which at least 400 hours as a pilot-in-command in a complex motor-powered aircraft and at least 50 hours on the particular aircraft type.

Notwithstanding point (2) of the first paragraph, if the operator introduces a new aircraft type to its operation and has assessed the pilot's qualifications in accordance with an established assessment procedure, the operator may select a pilot having less than 50 hours experience on the particular aircraft type.

(b)

Pilots holding a flight test rating in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 shall be given full credit for the training course stipulated in point (a)(1) of this point, provided that the pilots holding a flight test rating have obtained the required initial and recurrent crew resource management training in accordance with points ORO.FC.115 and ORO.FC.215 of Annex III.

(c)

A pilot-in-command shall not perform a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight on a complex motor-powered aircraft unless the pilot-in-command has carried out a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight within the preceding 36 months.

(d)

Recency as pilot-in-command on a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight is regained after performing a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight as an observer or a pilot monitoring, or after acting as the pilot-in-command in a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight in a simulator.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.120 Flight crew training course for Level A maintenance check flights U.K.

(a)

The training course required for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight shall be conducted in accordance with a detailed syllabus.

(b)

The flight instruction for the training course shall be conducted in either of the following ways:

(1)

in a simulator which, for training purposes, adequately reflects the reaction of the aircraft and its systems to the checks being conducted;

(2)

during a flight in an aircraft demonstrating maintenance check flight techniques.

(c)

A training course followed on one aircraft category is considered valid for all aircraft types of that category.

(d)

When considering the aircraft used for the training and the aircraft to be flown during the maintenance check flight, the operator shall specify whether differences or familiarisation training is required and describe the contents of such a training.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.125 Crew composition and persons on board U.K.

(a)

The operator shall establish procedures to identify the need for additional task specialists.

(b)

For a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight, the operator shall define in its manual the policy for other persons on board.

(c)

For a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight, a task specialist or additional pilot is required in the flight crew compartment to assist the flight crew members, unless the aircraft configuration does not permit it or the operator can justify, considering the flight crew members workload based on the flight programme, that the flight crew members does not require additional assistance.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.130 Simulated abnormal or emergency procedures in flight U.K.

By way of derogation from point SPO.OP.185 a task specialist may be on board a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight if the task specialist is required to meet the intention of the flight and has been identified in the flight programme.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.135 Flight time limitations and rest requirements U.K.

When assigning crew members to maintenance check flights, operators subject to Subpart FTL of Annex III (Part-ORO) shall apply the provisions of that Subpart.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.140 Systems and equipment U.K.

When a maintenance check flight is intended to check the proper functioning of a system or equipment, that system or equipment shall be identified as potentially unreliable and appropriate mitigation measures shall be agreed prior to the flight in order to minimise risks to flight safety.

SPO.SPEC.MCF.145 Cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder and data link recording requirements for AOC holders U.K.

For a maintenance check flight of an aircraft otherwise used for CAT operations, the provisions for cockpit voice recorders (CVR), flight data recorders (FDR) and data link recorders (DLR) of Annex IV (Part-CAT) shall continue to apply.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

F2 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).