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ORO.SPO.100 Common requirements for commercial specialised operators

Regulation (EU) 2019/1384

(a) A commercial specialised operator shall in addition to ORO.DEC.100 also comply with ORO.AOC.135, ORO.AOC.140 and ORO.AOC.150.

(b) Aircraft shall have a certificate of airworthiness (CofA) in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 or shall be leased-in in accordance with (c).

(c) A commercial specialised operator shall obtain prior approval of the competent authority and comply with the following conditions:

(1) for wet leasing-in an aircraft of a third-country operator:

(i) that the safety standards of a third-country operator with regard to continuing airworthiness and air operations are equivalent to the applicable requirements established by Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014[63] and this Regulation;

(ii) that the aircraft of a third-country operator has a standard CofA issued in accordance with Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation;

(iii) that the duration of the wet lease-in does not exceed seven months in any 12 consecutive month period;

(2) for dry leasing-in an aircraft registered in a third country:

(i) that an operational need that cannot be satisfied through leasing an aircraft registered in the Union has been identified;

(ii) that the duration of the dry lease-in does not exceed seven months in any 12 consecutive month period;

(iii) that the safety standards of the third-country aircraft with regard to continuing airworthiness are equivalent to the applicable requirements established by Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014;

(iv) that the aircraft is equipped in accordance with Annex VIII (Part SPO).

[63] Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, p. 1).
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Source-Title: ORO.SPO.100 Common requirements for commercial specialised operators View latest amendments
Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-11916 Compare versions
Domain: Air operations
Applicabilitydate: 1 July, 2014
Entryintoforcedate: 27 April, 2014
Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 Navigate
Regulatorysubject: Part-ORO
Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)
Origin: EASA
Category: EAR
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