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SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

ANNEX II – PART ATCO.AR – REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES · Air Traffic Controllers' Licensing and Certification · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ATCO.AR.A.001 – ATCO.AR.A.025A

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  1. ATCO.AR.A.001 Scope

    This Part, set out in this Annex, establishes the administrative requirements applicable to the competent authorities with responsibility for the issue…

  2. ATCO.AR.A.005 Personnel

    Competent authorities shall produce and update every two years an assessment of the human resources needed to perform their oversight functions, based on…

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.005(c) Personnel

  3. ATCO.AR.A.010 Tasks of the competent authorities

    The tasks of the competent authorities shall include: the issue, suspension and revocation of licences, ratings, endorsements and of medical certificates;

  4. ATCO.AR.A.015 Means of compliance

    The Agency shall develop Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) that may be used to establish compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its…

    AMC1 ATCO.AR.A.015(d)(3) Means of compliance

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.015 Means of compliance

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.015(b) Means of compliance

    AMC1 ATCO.AR.A.015(b) ;(c) Means of compliance

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.015(b) ;(c) Means of compliance

  5. ATCO.AR.A.020 Information to the Agency

    The competent authority shall without undue delay notify the Agency in case of any significant problems with the implementation of Regulation (EC) No…

    AMC1 ATCO.AR.A.020(b) Information to the Agency

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.020(b) Information to the Agency

    GM2 ATCO.AR.A.020(b) Information to the Agency

  6. ATCO.AR.A.025 Immediate reaction to a safety problem

    Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the competent authority shall implement a system to…

  7. ATCO.AR.A.025A Immediate reaction to an information security incident or vulnerability with an impact on aviation safety

    The competent authority shall implement a system to appropriately collect, analyse, and disseminate information related to information security incidents…

    AMC1 ATCO.AR.A.025A Immediate reaction to an information security incident or vulnerability with an impact on aviation safety

    GM1 ATCO.AR.A.025A Immediate reaction to an information security incident or vulnerability with an impact on aviation safety

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