EGU DATA BASE

 This data base includes the most  important documents about the European regulation of gliding

(The latest document is always on the top of the list )

 

Current EASA Regulations (in most European Languages...)

 

 

  • The Basic Regulation (EC) 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 FEbruary 2008 on common rules in the field of aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency.

 

  • The Commission Regulation (EC) 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production.

 

  • The Commission Regulation (EC) 2042/2003 of 20 November 2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks.

 

  • The Commission Regulation   (EU) 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew (Part FCL)

 

  • Acceptable means of compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM) including Part 21, Part M, Part 66 and Part 145

 

 

EGU Newsletters

 

 

Basic Regulation

Rulemaking Programme 2016-2020

  • EASA Rulemaking Programme for 2016-2020 officially adopted by the ED Decision 2015/236 of 11 December 2015. This programme lists the tasks to be completed in 2016, and the advance planning for 2017-2020 and supersedes earlier published RMP programmes. 

 

European Commission Papers

 

- EC Agenda for Sustainable Future in General and Business Aviation 

 

- EC Discussion Paper on General Aviation 

- EC communication COM 579 about the modification of the basic regulation 1592 extending the authority of EASA to Operations and Licensing. 

- EGU/EAS Proposal for amendment to Annex II of Regulation 1592/2002 in order to exclude light sailplanes at the same maximum take off masses as (powered) microlights 

 

MDM 032 

 

Certification and Maintenance

 

- Latest version of the regulation CE 2042/2003 on aircraft maintenance implementing modification 1149/2011 published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 November 2011

 

- Comments sent by the EGU in order to prepare a Workshop organised by the EASA  on the application of Part M to General Aviation

 

- Opinion sent by EASA to  the European Commission on 23 March 2011 about the regulation of the European Light Aircraft (ELA)

- Part 2 of the CRD on NPA 2008-7 about the ELA process and the introduction of the CS-LSA published on 24 November 2010

- Part 1 of the NPA 2008-07 about the design, certification and production procedures of the new to be introduced ELA system published on 16 July 2010

 

- NPA 2008-07 about the design, certification and production procedures of the new to be introduced ELA system. 

- NPA 2007-08 (combined NPA on Part M and Pilot Owner Maintenance)

- Installation of non-certified equipment in a glider as standard parts

- EASA-EASA Workshop on Part M held on 4/5 Nov 05 in Cologne

  • Report (Courtesy of H. Lindholm, Pdt of the Swedish Aero Club)

- NPA 07/2005 Part M amendment following the RIA

- RIA (Regulatory Impact Assessment) on Part M

- EASA Regulations about Certification and Maintenance

 

Licensing 

 

- Regulation EU 2015/445 about Flight Crew Licensing and Training Organisations issued on 15 January 2015 . This regulation officially confirms the possibility for the Member States to  extend the transition period up to 8.4.2018 for gliding.

 

- Short versions of the new regulations EU 1178-2011 about licensing and medical complied by EGU and containing only the regulations and the AMCs and GM related to the glider pilot licence issued on 8 February 2012 (shorter and easier to read than the original documents):   

- EGU comments to the NPA 2011-16  about qualifications for flying in IMC sent on 20 December 2011

 

- Accepted Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM ) to Part-FCL issued on 20 December 2011 :

- Accepted Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM ) to the medical part of the Flight Crew Licences (Part-MED) issued on 16 December 2011:  

Regulation EU 1178-2011 on pilot licences published in the Official Journal of the EU on 25 November 2011 (first 4 Annexes  containing Part-FCL, Part-MED, Conversion of national licences, Acceptance of third country licences) .

 

- NPA 2011-16 about qualifications for flying in Instruments Meteorological Conditions including a proposal about cloud flying with gliders published by EASA on 22 September 2011

 

- Unofficial Overview of the EASA Rules for the Glider Pilot licenses (SPL/LAPL)

 

- Opinion about NPA 2008-17 laying down Implementing Rules for the medical certification of pilots and medical fitness of cabin crew sent by EASA to the EC on 13 December 2010

- Opinion about NPA 2008-17 sent by the EASA to the EC on 26 August 2010

- EGU comments on NPA 20017 C on Medical Part of the Flight Crew Licensing

 

- CRD on NPA 2008-17 c on the Medical Part of the Flight Crew Licensing

- EGU  comments on the proposal for the glider pilot licenses included in the Comment Response Document on the NPA 2008-17 sent to the EASA  on 9 June 2010

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- Inofficial Overview of the proposed regulation for the glider pilot licence 

 

- Comment Response Document on the NPA 2008 17 published by EASA  on 9 April 2010 

 

    Explanations

   Resulting Text 

   Replies to comments  

- EGU Comments to NPA 2008-17 sent on 24 February 2009

- NPA 2008-17 on Flight Crew Licensing issued on 5 June 2008

- EC communication COM 579 about the modification of the basic regulation 1592 extending the authority of EASA to Operations and Licensing. 

- EGU Answer CRD on Licensing and Operations

- EASA Comment Response Document on Licensing and Operations

- EGU Answer to NPA 2-2004 on Licensing and Operations

- NPA 2-2004 on Licensing and Operations

 

Authority and Organisation Requirements

 

- Template manuals and guidelines for setting up an ATO 

  • Template Manual for ATO publicised by the UK CAA.This is a welcome guide to what this national authority suggests could be appropriate. The British Gliding Association has used the template in designing its own manual and will soon apply for approval as one large (80+ sites) organisation.

  • Guide de l'ATO (Guidelines for setting up an ATO) issued by the French DGAC  (Document in French) .

- EGU comments on the CRD on NPA 2008-22  sent on 6 December 2010 . 

 

- CRD on NPA 2008-22 issued on 6 october 2010

- EGU Comments to NPA 2008-22 on Authority and Organisation Requirements sent on 28 May 2009

 

- NPA 2008-22 on Authority and Organisation Requirements issued on 30 October 2008

- EGU Comments on the draft of NPA- 2008-22 sent to EASA

 

Operations

 

- Comments sent by EGU on the CRD on NPA 2009-02b (Part CAT and Part SPO) on 5 February 2012

- EASA Opinion on Operations issued on 1 February 2012

- NPA 2009-02 on Air Operations of Community Operators issued by EASA on 30 January 2009

- NPA 2009-01 on the Operational Suitability Certificate (OSC) issued on 18 January 2009

- EC communication COM 579 about the modification of the basic regulation 1592 extending the authority of EASA to Operations and Licensing. 

- EGU Answer CRD on Licensing and Operations

- EASA Comment Response Document on Licensing and Operations

- EGU Answer to NPA 2-2004 on Licensing and Operations

- NPA 2-2004 on Licensing and Operations

 

Operations on Aerodromes

  • CRD on NPA 06/2006 issued on 4 May 2007

  • EGU answer to NPA 06/2006 sent on 15 October 2006 

  • NPA 06/2006 (Basic Principles and Essential Requirements for the safety and Interoperability ) issued on 15 May 2006

 

EASA Fees and Charges

 

- EGU Answer on EASA Fees and Charges

- Text on EASA Fees and Charges adopted on 2.2.05

 

 

Eurocontrol / Airspace

 

- Briefing on the German Air Space under SERA

 

- Briefing on the Dutch Air Space 

 

- EGU Response to the SERA consultation

 

- Proposal for Standardized European Rules of the Air (SERA) issued by Eurocontrol in February 2010

- Common Charging Scheme for Air Navigation Services 

 

ICAO Documents

 

European Regulation on driving  with a trailer

  • EC Directive about the European Car Driver license 

 

EGU Policy Papers

 

EGU Presentations

  • Presentation (in German) given at the Swiss Gliding Conference in Bern November 2009 

  • Presentation (in English) given at the Nordic Gliding Days in Jaca September 2007

  • Presentation (in French) given at the General Assembly of the French Federation March 2007 

  • Presentation (in German) given at the German Segelfliegertag in Aschaffenburg in November 2006

  • Presentation (in English) given at the Norwegian Gliding Days in Elverum in October  2006

  • Presentation given at the EGU Congress in Copenhagen in February 2006

  • Presentation  given at the Swedish Gliding Conference in Skövde. in November 2005.

EGU Workshop on Club Development, Recruiting and Keeping Members held in 2012 in Amsterdam 

Presentation  given at the Swedish Gliding Conference in Skövde. in November 2005.

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