AMC1 ATM/ANS.AR.C.030(b) Approval of change management procedures for
functional systems
ED Decision 2017/001/R
(a) When approving the
change management procedures for functional systems as per ATM/ANS.OR.B.010, the competent authority
should perform the following:
(1) check that the
procedures used by a service provider to manage changes cover the life cycle
of a change as defined in ATM/ANS.OR.C.005(a)(1)
or ATS.OR.205(a)(1);
(2) use the compliance matrix
provided by the service provider (referred to in AMC1 ATM/ANS.OR.B.010(a)), when reviewing
the content of the procedures, modifications and/or deviations referred to in ATM/ANS.AR.C.030(a); as part of the
oversight activity, the competent authority should check that the compliance
matrix covers all the aforementioned requirements.
(3) check that the procedures
make mandatory provisions that require actions to be undertaken and all
required evidence to be produced to comply with requirements laid down in ATM/ANS.OR.A.045, ATM/ANS.OR.C.005, ATS.OR.205 and ATS.OR.210;
(4) check that the procedures identify the
roles and responsibilities of the service provider in the change management
processes;
(5) check that the procedures state that it is
not allowed to use new, modified or deviating change management procedures
until approval is granted; and
(6) check that the procedures state that any
change selected for review must not enter into operational service before the
approval is granted.
(b) The competent
authority should provide a response to the service provider’s notification of
change referred to in ATM/ANS.OR.A.045(a)
without undue delay.
EASA aviation authorities must approve air traffic management change management procedures. Approval requires verifying lifecycle coverage, compliance, mandatory actions, defined responsibilities, and prohibiting unapproved procedure use or operational service. Authorities must respond promptly to service provider change notifications.
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