NCC.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment – general

ANNEX VI (Part-NCC) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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NCC.IDE.A.100Instruments and equipment – general

(a)Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements if they are:

(1)used by the flight crew to control the flight path;

(2)used to comply with NCC.IDE.A.245;

(3)used to comply with NCC.IDE.A.250; or

(4)installed in the aeroplane.

(b)The following items, when required by this Subpart, do not need an equipment approval:

(1)spare fuses;

(2)independent portable lights;

(3)an accurate time piece;

(4)chart holder;

(5)first-aid kits;

(6)survival and signalling equipment;

(7)sea anchor and equipment for mooring; and

(8)child restraint device.

(c)Instruments and equipment or accessories not required under this Annex as well as any other equipment which is not required under this Regulation, but carried on a flight, shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)the information provided by those instruments, equipment or accessories shall not be used by the flight crew members to comply with Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or points NCC.IDE.A.245 and NCC.IDE.A.250 of this Annex;

(2)the instruments and equipment shall not affect the airworthiness of the aeroplane, even in the case of failures or malfunction.

(d)Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from the station where the flight crew member that needs to use it is seated.

(e)Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member shall be so arranged as to permit the flight crew member to see the indications readily from his/her station, with the minimum practicable deviation from the position and line of vision which he/she normally assumes when looking forward along the flight path.

(f)All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate use.

IR · NCC.IDE.A.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS The applicable airworthiness requirements for approval of instruments and equipment required by this Part are the following:

(a)Regulation (EC) 748/2012 for:

(1)aeroplanes registered in the EU; and

(2)aeroplanes registered outside the EU but manufactured or designed by an EU organisation.

(b)Airworthiness requirements of the state of registry for aeroplanes registered, designed and manufactured outside the EU.

GM · GM1 NCC.IDE.A.100(a) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS The functionality of non-installed instruments and equipment required by this Subpart and that do not need an equipment approval, as listed in NCC.IDE.A.100(b), should be checked against recognised industry standards appropriate to the intended purpose. The operator is responsible for ensuring the maintenance of these instruments and equipment.

GM · GM1 NCC.IDE.A.100(b) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2017/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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NON-REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS, BUT ARE CARRIED ON A FLIGHT

(a)This Guidance Material does not exempt the item of equipment from complying with the applicable airworthiness requirements if the instrument or equipment is installed in the aeroplane. In this case, the installation should be approved as required in the applicable airworthiness requirements and should comply with the applicable Certification Specifications.

(b)The failure of additional non-installed instruments or equipment not required by this Part or by the applicable airworthiness requirements or any applicable airspace requirements should not adversely affect the airworthiness and/or the safe operation of the aircraft. Examples are the following:

(1)instruments supplying additional flight information (e.g. stand-alone global positioning system (GPS));

(2)mission dedicated equipment (e.g. radios); and

(3)non-installed passenger entertainment equipment.

GM · GM1 NCC.IDE.A.100(c) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2017/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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POSITIONING OF INSTRUMENTS This requirement implies that whenever a single instrument is required in an aeroplane operated in a multi-crew environment, the instrument needs to be visible from each flight crew station.

GM · GM1 NCC.IDE.A.100(d) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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