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Annex to ED Decision 2014/017/R

European Aviation Safety Agency

Acceptable Means of Compliance
(AMC)
and Guidance Material (GM)
to
Part-ORO

Consolidated version — Issue 21
24 April 2014

1 For the date of entry into force of this amendment, refer to Decision 2014/017/R in
the Official Publication of the Agency.

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AMC/GM TO ANNEX III (PART-ORO)
SUMMARY OF ISSUE 2
Summary of Issue 2
1) GM1 ORO.GEN.105 was amended
2) A new AMC1 ORO.GEN.110(e) was inserted
3) A new GM1 ORO.GEN.110(e) was inserted
4) AMC1 ORO.GEN.125 was amended
5) AMC1 ORO.GEN.130 was amended
6) GM1 ORO.GEN.130(a) was amended
7) GM2 ORO.GEN.130(a) was amended
8) GM3 ORO.GEN.130(b) was amended
9) GM3 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) was amended
10) GM4 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) was amended
11) AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(b) was amended
12) GM1 ORO.GEN.205 was amended
13) GM2 ORO.GEN.205 was amended
14) AMC1 ORO.AOC.110(c) was amended
15) a new GM1 ORO.AOC.140(b);(c) was inserted
16) a new Subpart SPO — COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS was inserted
17) a new AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(a) was inserted
18) a new AMC2 ORO.SPO.100(a) was inserted
19) a new GM1 ORO.SPO.100(a) was inserted
20) a new GM2 ORO.SPO.100(a) was inserted
21) a new AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(c) was inserted
22) a new GM1 ORO.SPO.100(c) was inserted
23) a new AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) was inserted
24) a new AMC2 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) was inserted
25) a new GM1 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) was inserted
26) a new GM1 ORO.SPO.110(a) was inserted
27) a new GM2 ORO.SPO.110(a) was inserted
28) a new GM1 ORO.SPO.115(a) was inserted
29) AMC2 ORO.MLR.100 was amended
30) AMC3 ORO.MLR.100 was amended
31) AMC4 ORO.MLR.100 was amended
32) GM1 ORO.MLR.100 was deleted
33) GM1 ORO.MLR.100(h) was amended
34) GM1 ORO.MLR.105(a) was amended
35) AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(c) was amended

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36) a new AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d) was inserted
37) a new AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(1) was inserted
38) a new AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) was inserted
39) a new GM1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) was inserted
40) a new GM2 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) was inserted
41) AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(g) was amended
42) GM1 ORO.MLR.105(g) was amended
43) AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(h) was amended
44) AMC1 ORO.FC.105(b)(2);(c) was amended
45) AMC2 ORO.FC.105(c) was amended
46) AMC1 ORO.FC.145(b) was amended
47) AMC1 ORO.FC.200(a) was amended
48) AMC1 ORO.FC.220 was amended
49) AMC1 ORO.FC.230 was amended
50) AMC1 ORO.FC.240 was amended
51) AMC1 ORO.CC.125(b) & ORO.CC.130(c) was amended
52) AMC1 ORO.CC.250(b) was amended
Summary of Amendment 4
1) AMC1 ORO.FC.240 was amended
2) A new AMC2 ORO.FC.240 was inserted
Summary of Amendment 3
1) a new Subpart FTL – FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS was inserted
Summary of Amendment 2
1) a new GM1 ORO.GEN.105 was inserted
2) AMC1 ORO.GEN.160 was amended
3) the table in GM3 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) was amended
4) a new Subpart DEC — Declaration was inserted
5) AMC1 ORO.MLR.100 was amended
6) AMC2 ORO.MLR.100 was amended
7) AMC3.ORO.MLR.100 was amended
8) GM1 ORO.OPS.MLR 105(f) was amended
9) a new Section 1 — Common requirements was inserted in Subpart CC
10) a new Section 2 — Additional requirements for air transport operations was inserted in
Subpart CC
11) the Section title in Subpart CC of Section 1 was amended
12) AMC1 ORO.CC.115(e) was amended

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13) GM1 ORO.CC.115(e) was amended
14) AMC1 ORO.CC.120(a)(1) was amended
15) AMC1 ORO.CC.135 was amended
16) the Section title in Subpart CC of Section II of Subpart CC was amended
Summary of Amendment 1
1) a new GM3 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) was inserted
2) a new GM4 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) was inserted

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Subpart GEN — General requirements ...................................................................... 17
Section I — General .............................................................................................. 17
GM1 ORO.GEN.105 Competent authority ............................................................. 17
NON-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ................................................................................ 17
AMC1 ORO.GEN.110(c) Operator responsibilities .................................................. 17
OPERATIONAL CONTROL ............................................................................................ 17
GM1 ORO.GEN.110(c) Operator responsibilities .................................................... 17
OPERATIONAL CONTROL ............................................................................................ 17
AMC1 ORO.GEN.110(e) Operator responsibilities .................................................. 18
MEL TRAINING PROGRAMME....................................................................................... 18
GM1 ORO.GEN.110(e) Operator responsibilities .................................................... 18
GROUND PERSONNEL ................................................................................................ 18
AMC1 ORO.GEN.110(f)(h) Operator responsibilities ............................................... 18
ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 18
AMC1 ORO.GEN.120(a) Means of compliance ....................................................... 20
DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE ............................................................................. 20
AMC1 ORO.GEN.125 Terms of approval and privileges of an AOC holder .................. 20
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION .................................................................... 20
AMC1 ORO.GEN.130 Changes related to an AOC holder ......................................... 20
APPLICATION TIME FRAMES ....................................................................................... 20
GM1 ORO.GEN.130(a) Changes related to an AOC holder ...................................... 20
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 20
GM2 ORO.GEN.130(a) Changes related to an AOC holder ...................................... 21
CHANGE OF NAME ..................................................................................................... 21
GM3 ORO.GEN.130(b) Changes related to an AOC holder ...................................... 21
CHANGES REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL ...................................................................... 21
AMC1 ORO.GEN.150(b) Findings ......................................................................... 23
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 23
GM1 ORO.GEN.150 Findings ............................................................................... 23
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 23
AMC1 ORO.GEN.160 Occurrence reporting ........................................................... 23
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 23

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Section II — Management .................................................................................... 23
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(1);(2);(3);(5) Management system .................................. 23
NON-COMPLEX OPERATORS — GENERAL ...................................................................... 23
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(1) Management system ................................................... 24
COMPLEX OPERATORS — ORGANISATION AND ACCOUNTABILITIES ................................ 24
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(1) Management system ..................................................... 25
SAFETY MANAGER ..................................................................................................... 25
GM2 ORO.GEN.200(a)(1) Management system ..................................................... 25
COMPLEX OPERATORS — SAFETY ACTION GROUP ......................................................... 25
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(2) Management system ................................................... 25
COMPLEX OPERATORS — SAFETY POLICY ..................................................................... 25
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(2) Management system ..................................................... 26
SAFETY POLICY ......................................................................................................... 26
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) Management system ................................................... 26
COMPLEX OPERATORS — SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................... 26
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) Management system ..................................................... 28
INTERNAL OCCURRENCE REPORTING SCHEME .............................................................. 28
GM2 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) Management system ..................................................... 28
RISK MANAGEMENT OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH KNOWN OR FORECAST VOLCANIC
ASH CONTAMINATION ............................................................................................... 28
GM3 ORO.GEN.200(a)(3) Management system ..................................................... 36
SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT — RISK REGISTER ............................................................. 36
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(4) Management system ................................................... 37
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION ON SAFETY .............................................................. 37
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(4) Management system ..................................................... 37
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION ON SAFETY .............................................................. 37
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(5) Management system ................................................... 37
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION — GENERAL .................................................. 37
AMC2 ORO.GEN.200(a)(5) Management system ................................................... 38
COMPLEX OPERATORS — SAFETY MANAGEMENT MANUAL .............................................. 38
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(5) Management system ..................................................... 38
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION — GENERAL .................................................. 38
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) Management system ................................................... 38
COMPLIANCE MONITORING — GENERAL ...................................................................... 38
GM1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) Management system ..................................................... 40
COMPLIANCE MONITORING — GENERAL ...................................................................... 40

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GM2 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) Management system ..................................................... 41
COMPLEX OPERATORS — COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAMME ................................. 41
GM3 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) Management system ..................................................... 42
NON-COMPLEX OPERATORS — COMPLIANCE MONITORING ............................................ 42
GM4 ORO.GEN.200(a)(6) Management system ..................................................... 46
AUDIT AND INSPECTION ............................................................................................ 46
AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(b) Management system ....................................................... 46
SIZE, NATURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ACTIVITY ....................................................... 46
AMC1 ORO.GEN.205 Contracted activities ............................................................ 46
RESPONSIBILITY WHEN CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 46
GM1 ORO.GEN.205 Contracted activities .............................................................. 47
CONTRACTING — GENERAL ........................................................................................ 47
GM2 ORO.GEN.205 Contracted activities .............................................................. 47
RESPONSIBILITY WHEN CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 47
AMC1 ORO.GEN.220(b) Record-keeping .............................................................. 47
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 47
GM1 ORO.GEN.220(b) Record-keeping ................................................................ 48
RECORDS ................................................................................................................. 48
Subpart AOC — Air operator certification .................................................................. 49
AMC1 ORO.AOC.100 Application for an air operator certificate (AOC) ...................... 49
APPLICATION TIME FRAMES ....................................................................................... 49
AMC1 ORO.AOC.110 Leasing agreement .............................................................. 49
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 49
AMC1 ORO.AOC.110(c) Leasing agreement .......................................................... 49
WET LEASE-IN .......................................................................................................... 49
AMC2 ORO.AOC.110(c) Leasing agreement .......................................................... 50
WET LEASE-IN .......................................................................................................... 50
GM1 ORO.AOC.110(c) Leasing agreement ........................................................... 50
SHORT-TERM WET LEASE-IN ...................................................................................... 50
AMC1 ORO.AOC.110(f) Leasing agreement .......................................................... 50
WET LEASE-OUT ....................................................................................................... 50
AMC1 ORO.AOC.115(a)(1) Code share agreements ............................................... 51
INITIAL VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE ...................................................................... 51
AMC1 ORO.AOC.115(b) Code-share arrangements ................................................ 51
CODE-SHARE AUDIT PROGRAMME ............................................................................... 51

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AMC2 ORO.AOC.115(b) Code-share agreements ................................................... 52
THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS .......................................................................................... 52
AMC1 ORO.AOC.130 Flight data monitoring — aeroplanes...................................... 52
FLIGHT DATA MONITORING (FDM) PROGRAMME ........................................................... 52
GM1 ORO.AOC.130 Flight data monitoring — aeroplanes ....................................... 54
DEFINITION OF AN FDM PROGRAMME.......................................................................... 54
Appendix 1 to AMC1 ORO.AOC.130 Flight data monitoring — aeroplanes ................... 62
TABLE OF FDM EVENTS .............................................................................................. 62
GM2 ORO.AOC.130 Flight data monitoring — aeroplanes ....................................... 64
FLIGHT DATA MONITORING ........................................................................................ 64
AMC1 ORO.AOC.135(a) Personnel requirements ................................................... 64
NOMINATED PERSONS ............................................................................................... 64
AMC2 ORO.AOC.135(a) Personnel requirements ................................................... 64
COMBINATION OF NOMINATED PERSONS RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................ 64
GM1 ORO.AOC.135(a) Personnel requirements ..................................................... 65
NOMINATED PERSONS ............................................................................................... 65
GM2 ORO.AOC.135(a) Personnel requirements ..................................................... 65
COMPETENCE OF NOMINATED PERSONS ...................................................................... 65
GM1 ORO.AOC.140(b);(c) Facility requirements ................................................... 66
VFR DAY OPERATIONS WITH AEROPLANES WITH A MOPSC OF LESS THAN 7 AND
HELICOPTERS WITH A MOPSC OF LESS THAN 5 TAKING OFF AND LANDING AT THE SAME
AERODROME OR OPERATING SITE .............................................................................. 66
Subpart DEC — Declaration ....................................................................................... 67
AMC1 ORO.DEC.100 Declaration ......................................................................... 67
CHANGES ................................................................................................................. 67
GM1 ORO.DEC.100 Declaration .......................................................................... 67
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 67
MANAGED OPERATIONS ............................................................................................. 67
SUBPART SPO — COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS ..................................... 68
AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(a) Personnel requirements ................................................... 68
NOMINATED PERSONS ............................................................................................... 68
AMC2 ORO.SPO.100(a) Personnel requirements ................................................... 68
COMBINATION OF NOMINATED PERSONS RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................ 68
GM1 ORO.SPO.100(a) Personnel requirements ..................................................... 68
NOMINATED PERSONS ............................................................................................... 68

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GM2 ORO.SPO.100(a) Personnel requirements ..................................................... 69
COMPETENCE OF NOMINATED PERSONS ...................................................................... 69
AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(c) Common requirements for commercial specialised
operators ........................................................................................................... 70
LEASING OF THIRD COUNTRY OPERATOR OR AIRCRAFT — INFORMATION TO BE
PROVIDED TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY ................................................................. 70
GM1 ORO.SPO.100(c) Common requirements for commercial specialised
operators ........................................................................................................... 70
LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OPERATORS REGISTERED IN AN EU MEMBER STATE......... 70
AMC1 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) Common requirements for commercial specialised
operators ........................................................................................................... 70
WET LEASE-IN OF AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN A THIRD COUNTRY .............................. 70
AMC2 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) Common requirements for commercial specialised
operators ........................................................................................................... 71
WET LEASE-IN .......................................................................................................... 71
GM1 ORO.SPO.100(c)(1) Common requirements for commercial specialised
operators ........................................................................................................... 71
SHORT-TERM WET LEASE-IN ...................................................................................... 71
GM1 ORO.SPO.110(a) Authorisation of high-risk commercial specialised
operations ......................................................................................................... 71
DECLARATION/AUTHORISATION ................................................................................. 71
GM2 ORO.SPO.110(a) Authorisation of high-risk commercial specialised
operations ......................................................................................................... 72
VALIDITY OF THE AUTHORISATION ............................................................................. 72
GM1 ORO.SPO.115(a) Changes .......................................................................... 72
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 72
SUBPART MLR — MANUALS, LOGS AND RECORDS ..................................................... 73
AMC1 ORO.MLR.100 Operations manual — general ............................................... 73
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 73
AMC2 ORO.MLR.100 Operations manual — General ............................................... 74
CONTENTS — NON-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX MOTOR-POWERED
AIRCRAFT AND COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS WITH SINGLE-ENGINED
PROPELLER DRIVEN AEROPLANES WITH A MOPSC OF 5 OR SINGLE ENGINED NON-
COMPLEX HELICOPTERS WITH A MOPSC OF 5, TAKING OFF AND LANDING AT THE SAME
AERODROME OR OPERATING SITE, UNDER VFR BY DAY AND COMMERCIAL AIR
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS WITH SAILPLANES AND BALLOONS ........................................ 74
AMC3 ORO.MLR.100 Operations manual — general ............................................... 74
CONTENTS — COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS ............................................ 74
AMC4 ORO.MLR.100 Operations manual — General ............................................... 90

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CONTENTS – NON-COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX MOTOR-
POWERED AIRCRAFT AND COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS ............................... 90
GM1 ORO.MLR.100(k) Operations manual — general............................................. 95
HUMAN FACTORS PRINCIPLES .................................................................................... 95
GM1 ORO.MLR.105(a) Minimum equipment list .................................................... 95
GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 95
NON-SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 95
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(c) Minimum equipment list ................................................... 96
AMENDMENTS TO THE MEL FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE MMEL — APPLICABLE
CHANGES AND ACCEPTABLE TIMESCALES .................................................................... 96
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d) Minimum equipment list ................................................... 96
MEL FORMAT ............................................................................................................ 96
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(1) Minimum equipment list .............................................. 97
MEL PREAMBLE ......................................................................................................... 97
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) Minimum equipment list .............................................. 97
SCOPE OF THE MEL ................................................................................................... 97
AMC2 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) Minimum equipment list .............................................. 97
EXTENT OF THE MEL .................................................................................................. 97
GM1 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) Minimum equipment list ................................................ 97
SCOPE OF THE MEL ................................................................................................... 97
GM2 ORO.MLR.105(d)(3) Minimum equipment list ................................................ 98
PURPOSE OF THE MEL ............................................................................................... 98
GM1 ORO.MLR.105(e);(f) Minimum equipment list ................................................ 98
RECTIFICATION INTERVAL (RI) ................................................................................... 98
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(f) Minimum equipment list ................................................... 98
RECTIFICATION INTERVAL EXTENSION (RIE) — OPERATOR PROCEDURES FOR THE
APPROVAL BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND NOTIFICATION TO THE COMPETENT
AUTHORITY .............................................................................................................. 98
GM1 ORO. MLR.105(f) Minimum equipment list .................................................... 99
RECTIFICATION INTERVAL EXTENSION (RIE) ............................................................... 99
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(g) Minimum equipment list ................................................... 99
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.......................................................... 99
GM1 ORO.MLR.105(g) Minimum equipment list .................................................... 99
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.......................................................... 99
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(h) Minimum equipment list ................................................. 100
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES — APPLICABLE CHANGES ................... 100
AMC1 ORO.MLR.105(j) Minimum equipment list ................................................. 100

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