ARA.GEN.330 Changes – organisations

ANNEX VI (Part-ARA) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

IRImplementing rule

ARA.GEN.330Changes – organisations

(a)Upon receiving an application for a change that requires prior approval, the competent authority shall verify the organisation’s compliance with the applicable requirements before issuing the approval. The competent authority shall prescribe the conditions under which the organisation may operate during the change, unless the competent authority determines that the organisation’s certificate needs to be suspended. When satisfied that the organisation is in compliance with the applicable requirements, the competent authority shall approve the change.

(b)Without prejudice to any additional enforcement measures, when the organisation implements changes requiring prior approval without having received competent authority approval as defined in (a), the competent authority shall suspend, limit or revoke the organisation’s certificate.

(c)For changes not requiring prior approval, the competent authority shall assess the information provided in the notification sent by the organisation in accordance with ORA.GEN.130 to verify compliance with the applicable requirements. In case of any non-compliance, the competent authority shall:

(1)notify the organisation about the non-compliance and request further changes; and

(2)in case of level 1 or level 2 findings, act in accordance with ARA.GEN.350.

(d)Notwithstanding points (a), (b) and (c), in the case of changes to the information contained in the declarations received from a DTO or to the training programme used by the DTO, notified to it in accordance with point DTO.GEN.116 of Annex VIII (Part-DTO), the competent authority shall act in accordance with the requirements of points ARA.DTO.105 and ARA.DTO.110, as applicable.

IR · ARA.GEN.330 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1119 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 ARA.GEN.330Changes – organisations

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GENERAL

(a)Changes in nominated persons: The competent authority should be informed of any changes to personnel specified in Part-ORA that may affect the certificate or terms of approval/approval schedule attached to it. When an organisation submits the name of a new nominee for any of the persons nominated as per ORA.GEN.210(b), the competent authority should require the organisation to produce a written résumé of the proposed person's qualifications. The competent authority should reserve the right to interview the nominee or call for additional evidence of his/her suitability before deciding upon his/her acceptability.

(b)A simple management system documentation status sheet should be maintained, which contains information on when an amendment was received by the competent authority and when it was approved.

(c)The organisation should provide each management system documentation amendment to the competent authority, including for the amendments that do not require prior approval by the competent authority. Where the amendment requires competent authority approval, the competent authority, when satisfied, should indicate its approval in writing. Where the amendment does not require prior approval, the competent authority should acknowledge receipt in writing within 10 working days.

(d)For changes requiring prior approval, in order to verify the organisation's compliance with the applicable requirements, the competent authority should conduct an audit of the organisation, limited to the extent of the changes. If required for verification, the audit should include interviews and inspections carried out at the organisation’s facilities.

AMC · AMC1 ARA.GEN.330 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2012/006/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

GMGuidance material

GM1 ARA.GEN.330Changes − organisations

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CHANGE OF NAME OF THE ORGANISATION

(a)On receipt of the application and the relevant parts of the organisation’s documentation as required by Part-ORA, the competent authority should re-issue the certificate.

(b)A name change alone does not require the competent authority to audit the organisation, unless there is evidence that other aspects of the organisation have changed.

GM · GM1 ARA.GEN.330 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2012/006/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in SUBPART GEN – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, 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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