SUBPART FSTD – REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANISATIONS OPERATING FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICES (FSTDs) AND THE QUALIFICATION OF FSTDs
ANNEX VII (Part-ORA) · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ORA.FSTD.100 – ORA.FSTD.240
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ORA.FSTD.100 General
The applicant for an FSTD qualification certificate shall demonstrate to the competent authority that it has established a management system in…
ORA.FSTD.105 Maintaining the FSTD qualification
In order to maintain the qualification of the FSTD, an FSTD qualification certificate holder shall run the complete set of tests contained within the…
ORA.FSTD.110 Modifications
The holder of an FSTD qualification certificate shall establish and maintain a system to identify, assess and incorporate any important modifications…
ORA.FSTD.115 Installations
The holder of an FSTD qualification certificate shall ensure that:
ORA.FSTD.120 Additional equipment
Where additional equipment has been added to the FSTD, even though not required for qualification, it shall be assessed by the competent authority to…
ORA.FSTD.200 Application for FSTD qualification
The application for an FSTD qualification certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority:
ORA.FSTD.205 Certification specifications for FSTDs
The Agency shall issue, in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, Certification Specifications as standard means to show compliance…
ORA.FSTD.210 Qualification basis
The qualification basis for the issuance of an FSTD qualification certificate shall consist of:
ORA.FSTD.225 Duration and continued validity
The FSTD qualification certificate shall remain valid subject to the following conditions:
AMC1 ORA.FSTD.225(b) Duration and continued validity
AMC2 ORA.FSTD.225(b) Duration and continued validity
ORA.FSTD.230 Changes to the qualified FSTD
The holder of an FSTD qualification certificate shall inform the competent authority of any proposed changes to the FSTD, such as:
ORA.FSTD.235 Transferability of an FSTD qualification
When there is a change of the organisation operating an FSTD, the new organisation shall inform the competent authority in advance in order to agree upon…
ORA.FSTD.240 Record-keeping
The holder of an FSTD qualification certificate shall keep records of:
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