GM1 SPA.EFB.100(b) Use of electronic flight bags (EFBs) – Operational approval

FINAL OPERATIONAL REPORT

An example of typical items for the final operational report is provided below:

(a)     System description and classification of the EFB system:

(1)     a general description of the EFB system and of the hardware and software applications.

(b)     Software applications:

(1)     a list of the type A EFB applications installed;

(2)     a list of the type B EFB applications installed; and

(3)     a list of the miscellaneous software applications installed.

(c)      Hardware:

For portable EFBs used without installed resources, relevant information about or reference to:

(1)     the EMI compliance demonstration;

(2)     the lithium battery compliance demonstration;

(3)     the depressurisation compliance demonstration; and

(4)     details of the power source.

For portable EFBs served by installed resources:

(1)     details of the airworthiness approval for the mounting device;

(2)     a description of the placement of the EFB display;

(3)     details of the use of installed resources;

(4)     information on the EMI compliance demonstration;

(5)     information on the lithium battery compliance demonstration;

(6)     information on the depressurisation compliance demonstration;

(7)     details of the power source;

(8)     details of any data connectivity.

For installed EFBs:

(1)     details of the airworthiness approval for installed equipment.

(d)     Certification documentation:

(1)     EFB limitations contained within the AFM;

(2)     guidelines for EFB application developers; and

(3)     guidelines for EFB system suppliers.

(e)     Specific considerations for performance applications:

(1)     details of performance data validation performed.

(f)      Operational assessment:

(1)     details of the EFB risk assessment performed;

(2)     details of the human–machine interface (HMI) assessment performed for type B EFB applications;

(3)     details of flight crew operating procedures:

(i)      for using EFB systems with other flight crew compartment systems;

(ii)     ensuring flight crew awareness of EFB software/database revisions;

(iii)     to mitigate and/or control increased workload; and

(iv)     describing flight crew responsibilities for performance and weight and balance calculations;

(4)     details of proposed compliance monitoring oversight of the EFB system;

(5)     details of EFB system security measures;

(6)     details of EFB administration procedures, including provision of the EFB policy and procedures manual and EFB administrator qualifications;

(7)     details of the procedure for electronic signatures;

(8)     details of the system for routine EFB system maintenance;

(9)     details of EFB training including flight crew training:

(i)      initial training;

(ii)     differences training; and

(iii)     recurrent training;

(10)    Report of the operational evaluation test:

(i)      proposals for the initial retention of a paper backup;

(ii)     proposals for the commencement of operations without any paper backup;

(11)    EFB platform/hardware description;

(12)    a description of each software application to be included in the assessment;

(13)    a human factors assessment for the complete EFB system, human–machine interface (HMI), and all the software applications that covers:

(i)      the flight crew workload in both single-pilot and multi-pilot aircraft;

(ii)     the size, resolution, and legibility of symbols and text;

(iii)     for navigation chart displays: access to desired charts, access to information within a chart, grouping of information, general layout, orientation (e.g. track-up, north-up), depiction of scale information.