Which regulation defines the data used for the MMEL that an MEL must be based on?

Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 defines the data established in accordance with which the MMEL is defined.

Does the MEL have to be less restrictive, equally restrictive, or more restrictive than the MMEL?

The MEL shall not be less restrictive than the MMEL, meaning it must be at least as restrictive as the MMEL.

NCO.GEN.155 Minimum equipment list

Q: What must an MEL document provide for regarding the operation of an aircraft with inoperative instruments, equipment, or functions?

The MEL document shall provide for the operation of the aircraft, under specified conditions, with particular instruments, items of equipment or functions inoperative at the commencement of the flight.

Q: How should an MEL be prepared in relation to each individual aircraft?

The MEL shall be prepared for each individual aircraft, taking account of the operator's relevant operational and maintenance conditions.

Q: What is the basis for an MEL, and how does its restrictiveness compare to that basis?

The MEL shall be based on the relevant Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL), as defined in the data established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, and shall not be less restrictive than the MMEL.

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NCO.GEN.155 Minimum equipment list

Regulation (EU) No 800/2013

(a) An MEL may be established taking into account the following:

(1) the document shall provide for the operation of the aircraft, under specified conditions, with particular instruments, items of equipment or functions inoperative at the commencement of the flight;

(2) the document shall be prepared for each individual aircraft, taking account of the operator’s relevant operational and maintenance conditions; and

(3) the MEL shall be based on the relevant Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL), as defined in the data established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012^[99], and shall not be less restrictive than the MMEL.

(b) The MEL and any amendment thereto shall be notified to the competent authority.

[99] OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.

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Source-Title: NCO.GEN.155 Minimum equipment list View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-13721 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 25 August, 2013

Entryintoforcedate: 25 August, 2013

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-NCO

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR

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