Part-NCC, It is indeed complex

Part-NCC regulations are the EU’s approach to increase the safety standards of non-commercial operations to the level of commercial operations.

Affected operators need to be familiar and compliant with the relevant EU legislation, which means a lot of paperwork to be done and manuals to be purchased and approved, including;

- Operations manual

- Minimum equipment list

- Record keeping of training and qualification of personnel (accountable manager)

- Engagement of a continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO)

- Operating procedures (standard procedures, conduct of audits)

- Performance limitations (fuel requirements, mass and balance, loading).

All Part-NCC operators have to submit a declaration to the competent civil aviation authority by 25 August 2016 as per which they have to acknowledge their responsibility under the applicable safety regulations and that they hold all necessary approvals.

Part-NCC requires the competent civil aviation authorities to review compliance of affected operators within 48 months of the August 25th deadline, so why hurry? The administrative sanctions of non-compliance with Part-NCC are not entirely clear, yet. However, in case of an incident or accident non-compliance will likely be an issue when discussing safe and lawful operation with the insurers.

Reference: http://www.blumgrob.ch/en/easa-part-ncc-and-more. Dr. Hans-Ruedi Grob. 04/08/2016