Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE – ATTACHMENT B
EASA.2009.OP.21
ICAO Annex 6 8 Edition, Amendment 30
OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT – Part 1 – International Commercial Air Transport -
Aeroplanes
Applicability: Minimum Standards applicable to the operation of aeroplanes by operators
authorized to conduct international commercial air transport operations. Applied indirectly
through States – has been achieved Nationally through Cyprus Agreement to comply with
JAR OPS (no guarantee) and now through EC Reg 3922/91 – EU OPS.
This is the ICAO source requiring operators to take responsibility for ensuring that
“appropriate de-icing / anti-icing treatment” is given and that the aeroplane is “kept in an
airworthy condition prior to take-off”. EU OPS complies with this through OPS 1.035 and
OPS 1.345.
Options: There is no option to amend Annex 6 in the short term, and without widespread
support from NAAs and Industry it is unlikely to happen in the medium and long terms either.
However, EASA and NAAs can review Annex 6, in conjunction with ICAO Doc 9640, and
reinterpret how best to comply with the Standards and Recommended Procedures, in light of
current day knowledge of best-practice. The opportunity is presented for EASA as they
develop Implementing Rules and supplementary material for Operations.
3.2 Safety management (and 8.7.3)
3.2.1 States shall establish a safety programme in order to achieve an acceptable level of
safety in the operation of aircraft.
3.2.2 The acceptable level of safety to be achieved shall be established by the State(s)
concerned.
Note.— Guidance on safety programmes is contained in the Safety Management Manual
(SMM) (Doc 9859), and the definition of acceptable levels of safety is contained in
Attachment E to Annex 11.
3.2.4 From 1 January 2009, States shall require, as part of their safety programme, that an
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