ORO.AOC.110 Leasing agreement

GENERAL

(a)The operator intending to lease-in an aircraft should provide the competent authority with the following information:

(1)the aircraft type, registration markings and serial number, as soon as available;

(2)the name and address of the registered owner;

(3)a copy of the valid certificate of airworthiness;

(4)a copy of the lease agreement or description of the lease provisions, except financial arrangements; and

(5)duration of the lease.

(b)In case of wet lease-in, a copy of the AOC of the third-country operator and the areas of operation.

(c)The information mentioned above should be accompanied by a statement signed by the lessee that the parties to the lease agreement fully understand their respective responsibilities under the applicable regulations.

WET LEASE-IN AGREEMENT WITH A THIRD-COUNTRY OPERATOR If the operator is not intending to apply EU safety requirements for air operations and continuing airworthiness when wet leasing-in an aircraft registered in a third country, it should demonstrate to the competent authority that the standards complied with are equivalent to the following requirements:

(a)Annex IV (Part-CAT) for aeroplanes and helicopters, or Annex IX (Part-IAM) for VCA, as applicable;

(b)Part-ORO for aeroplanes, helicopters or VCA, as applicable:

(1)ORO.GEN.110 and Section 2 of Subpart GEN;

(2)ORO.MLR — Regarding point ORO.MLR.105, the operator may demonstrate to the competent authority only that the standards complied with require the establishment of a MEL based on a MMEL validated by the State of Registry, and including rectification intervals and operational and maintenance procedures;

(3)ORO.FC;

(4)ORO.CC, excluding ORO.CC.200 and ORO.CC.210(a);

(5)ORO.TC;

(6)ORO.FTL, including related CS-FTL, for aeroplanes; and

(7)ORO.SEC;

(c)Annex V (Part-SPA), if applicable;

(d)for continuing airworthiness management of the third-country operator, Annex Vc (Part-CAMO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014;

(e)for the maintenance organisation used by the third-country operator during the lease period: Annex II (Part-145) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014;

(f)retroactive airworthiness requirements in accordance with Part-26; and

(g)the operator should provide the competent authority with a full description of the flight time limitation scheme(s), operating procedures and safety assessment demonstrating compliance with the safety objectives set out in points (b)(1)-(6).

WET LEASE-IN The lessee should maintain a record of occasions when lessors are used, for inspection by the State that issued its AOC.

SHORT-TERM WET LEASE-IN WITH A THIRD-COUNTRY OPERATOR In anticipation of an operational need the operator may enter into a framework agreement with more than one third-country operator provided that these operators comply with ORO.AOC.110(c). These third-country operators should be placed in a list maintained by the lessee.

WET LEASE-OUT When notifying the competent authority, the operator intending to wet lease-out an aircraft should provide the competent authority with the following information:

(a)the aircraft type, registration markings and serial number;

(b)the name and address of the lessee;

(c)a copy of the lease agreement or description of the lease provisions, except financial arrangements; and

(d)the duration of the lease agreement.