GM1 ORO.GEN.130(b) Changes related to an AOC holder

• ED Decision 2023/007/R found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Feb 2025)

GM1 ORO.GEN.130(b) Changes related to an AOC holder ED Decision 2023/007/R CHANGES REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL The following GM is a non-exhaustive checklist of items that require prior approval by the competent authority as specified in the applicable Implementing Rules: (a) alternative means of compliance; (b) procedures regarding items to be notified to the competent authority; (c) cabin crew: (1) conduct of the training, examination and checking required by Annex V (Part-CC) to [Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1178&qid=1666622056800)[[52]](#_ftn52) and issue of cabin crew attestations; (2) procedures for cabin crew to operate on four aircraft types; (3) training programmes, including syllabi; (d) leasing agreements; (e) procedure for the use of aircraft included in an AOC by other operators for NCC, NCO and specialised operations, as required by [ORO.GEN.310](#_DxCrossRefBm927677605); (f) specific approvals in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA); (g) dangerous goods training programmes; (h) flight crew: (1) alternative training and qualification programmes (ATQPs); (2) procedures for flight crew to operate on more than one type or variant; (3) training and checking programmes, including syllabi and use of flight simulation training devices (FSTDs); (i) fuel schemes and special refuelling or defuelling of aeroplanes; (j) helicopter operations: (1) over a hostile environment located outside a congested area; (2) to/from a public interest site located in a congested hostile environment where performance class 1 criteria cannot be met; (3) under performance class 2 or 3 without an assured safe forced landing capability; (4) that include short excursions above 13 000 ft without using supplemental oxygen within a HEMS mission; and (5) during refuelling with rotors turning; (k) mass and balance: standard masses for load items other than standard masses for passengers and checked baggage; (l) minimum equipment list (MEL): (1) MEL; (2) operating other than in accordance with the MEL, but within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL); (3) rectification interval extension (RIE) procedures; (m) minimum flight altitudes: (1) the method for establishing minimum flight altitudes; (2) descent procedures to fly below specified minimum altitudes; (n) performance: (1) increased bank angles at take-off (for performance class A aeroplanes); (2) short landing operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (3) steep approach operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (4) reduced required landing distance operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (o) isolated aerodrome: using an isolated aerodrome as destination aerodrome for operations with aeroplanes; (p) method used to establish aerodrome operating minima; (q) approach flight technique: (1) all approaches not flown as stabilised approaches for a particular approach to a particular runway; (2) non-precision approaches not flown with the continuous descent final approach (CDFA) technique for each particular approach/runway combination; (r) maximum distance from an adequate aerodrome for two-engined aeroplanes without an extended range operations with two-engined aeroplanes (ETOPS) approval: (1) air operations with two-engined performance class A aeroplanes with a maximum operational passenger seating configuration (MOPSC) of 19 or less and a maximum take-off mass less than 45 360 kg, over a route that contains a point further than 120 minutes from an adequate aerodrome, under standard conditions in still air; (s) aircraft categories: (1) Applying a lower landing mass than the maximum certified landing mass for determining the indicated airspeed at threshold (VAT). (t) commercial air transport operations with single-engined turbine aeroplanes in instrument meteorological conditions or at night (CAT SET-IMC). --- [[52]](#_ftnref52) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1). GM1 ORO.GEN.130(b) Changes related to an AOC holder ED Decision 2023/007/R CHANGES REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL The following GM is a non-exhaustive checklist of items that require prior approval by the competent authority as specified in the applicable Implementing Rules: (a) alternative means of compliance; (b) procedures regarding items to be notified to the competent authority; (c) cabin crew: (1) conduct of the training, examination and checking required by Annex V (Part-CC) to [Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1178&qid=1666622056800)[[52]](#_ftn52) and issue of cabin crew attestations; (2) procedures for cabin crew to operate on four aircraft types; (3) training programmes, including syllabi; (d) leasing agreements; (e) procedure for the use of aircraft included in an AOC by other operators for NCC, NCO and specialised operations, as required by [ORO.GEN.310](#_DxCrossRefBm318085241); (f) specific approvals in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA); (g) dangerous goods training programmes; (h) flight crew: (1) alternative training and qualification programmes (ATQPs); (2) procedures for flight crew to operate on more than one type or variant; (3) training and checking programmes, including syllabi and use of flight simulation training devices (FSTDs); (i) fuel schemes and special refuelling or defuelling of aeroplanes; (j) helicopter operations: (1) over a hostile environment located outside a congested area, unless the operator holds an approval to operate according to [*Subpart J HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS*](#_DxCrossRefBm318085399) of Annex V (Part-SPA); (2) to/from a public interest site; (3) without an assured safe forced landing capability; and (4) during refuelling with rotors turning; [applicable until 24 May 2024 — ED Decision 2022/012/R] (j) helicopter operations: (1) over a hostile environment located outside a congested area; (2) to/from a public interest site located in a congested hostile environment where performance class 1 criteria cannot be met; (3) under performance class 2 or 3 without an assured safe forced landing capability; (4) that include short excursions above 13 000 ft without using supplemental oxygen within a HEMS mission; and (5) during refuelling with rotors turning; *[applicable from 25 May 2024 — ED Decision 2023/007/R]* (k) mass and balance: standard masses for load items other than standard masses for passengers and checked baggage; (l) minimum equipment list (MEL): (1) MEL; (2) operating other than in accordance with the MEL, but within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL); (3) rectification interval extension (RIE) procedures; (m) minimum flight altitudes: (1) the method for establishing minimum flight altitudes; (2) descent procedures to fly below specified minimum altitudes; (n) performance: (1) increased bank angles at take-off (for performance class A aeroplanes); (2) short landing operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (3) steep approach operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (4) reduced required landing distance operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (o) isolated aerodrome: using an isolated aerodrome as destination aerodrome for operations with aeroplanes; (p) method used to establish aerodrome operating minima; (q) approach flight technique: (1) all approaches not flown as stabilised approaches for a particular approach to a particular runway; (2) non-precision approaches not flown with the continuous descent final approach (CDFA) technique for each particular approach/runway combination; (r) maximum distance from an adequate aerodrome for two-engined aeroplanes without an extended range operations with two-engined aeroplanes (ETOPS) approval: (1) air operations with two-engined performance class A aeroplanes with a maximum operational passenger seating configuration (MOPSC) of 19 or less and a maximum take-off mass less than 45 360 kg, over a route that contains a point further than 120 minutes from an adequate aerodrome, under standard conditions in still air; (s) aircraft categories: (1) Applying a lower landing mass than the maximum certified landing mass for determining the indicated airspeed at threshold (VAT). (t) commercial air transport operations with single-engined turbine aeroplanes in instrument meteorological conditions or at night (CAT SET-IMC). --- [[52]](#_ftnref52) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1). ##### GM1 ORO.GEN.130(b) Changes related to an AOC holder *ED Decision 2023/007/R* **CHANGES REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL** The following GM is a non-exhaustive checklist of items that require prior approval by the competent authority as specified in the applicable Implementing Rules: (a) alternative means of compliance; (b) procedures regarding items to be notified to the competent authority; (c) cabin crew: (1) conduct of the training, examination and checking required by Annex V (Part-CC) to [Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1178&qid=1666622056800)[[54]](#_ftn54) and issue of cabin crew attestations; (2) procedures for cabin crew to operate on four aircraft types; (3) training programmes, including syllabi; (d) leasing agreements; (e) procedure for the use of aircraft included in an AOC by other operators for NCC, NCO and specialised operations, as required by [ORO.GEN.310](#_DxCrossRefBm523087114); (f) specific approvals in accordance with Annex V (Part-SPA); (g) dangerous goods training programmes; (h) flight crew: (1) alternative training and qualification programmes (ATQPs); (2) procedures for flight crew to operate on more than one type or variant; (3) training and checking programmes, including syllabi and use of flight simulation training devices (FSTDs); (i) fuel schemes and special refuelling or defuelling of aeroplanes; (j) helicopter operations: (1) over a hostile environment located outside a congested area; (2) to/from a public interest site located in a congested hostile environment where performance class 1 criteria cannot be met; (3) under performance class 2 or 3 without an assured safe forced landing capability; (4) that include short excursions above 13 000 ft without using supplemental oxygen within a HEMS mission; and (5) during refuelling with rotors turning; (k) mass and balance: standard masses for load items other than standard masses for passengers and checked baggage; (l) minimum equipment list (MEL): (1) MEL; (2) operating other than in accordance with the MEL, but within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL); (3) rectification interval extension (RIE) procedures; (m) minimum flight altitudes: (1) the method for establishing minimum flight altitudes; (2) descent procedures to fly below specified minimum altitudes; (n) performance: (1) increased bank angles at take-off (for performance class A aeroplanes); (2) short landing operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (3) steep approach operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (4) reduced required landing distance operations (for performance class A and B aeroplanes); (o) isolated aerodrome: using an isolated aerodrome as destination aerodrome for operations with aeroplanes; (p) method used to establish aerodrome operating minima; (q) approach flight technique: (1) all approaches not flown as stabilised approaches for a particular approach to a particular runway; (2) non-precision approaches not flown with the continuous descent final approach (CDFA) technique for each particular approach/runway combination; (r) maximum distance from an adequate aerodrome for two-engined aeroplanes without an extended range operations with two-engined aeroplanes (ETOPS) approval: (1) air operations with two-engined performance class A aeroplanes with a maximum operational passenger seating configuration (MOPSC) of 19 or less and a maximum take-off mass less than 45 360 kg, over a route that contains a point further than 120 minutes from an adequate aerodrome, under standard conditions in still air; (s) aircraft categories: (1) Applying a lower landing mass than the maximum certified landing mass for determining the indicated airspeed at threshold (VAT). (t) commercial air transport operations with single-engined turbine aeroplanes in instrument meteorological conditions or at night (CAT SET-IMC). --- [[54]](#_ftnref54) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1).