66.B.2 Means of compliance

ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE — GENERAL

(a)A competent authority may establish means to comply with the Regulation different from the AMC established by EASA. In that case, the competent authority is responsible for demonstrating how this (these) alternative means of compliance (AltMoC) establish compliance with the Regulation.

(b)AltMoC used by a competent authority may also be used by other competent authorities only if processed again in accordance with point 66.B.2.

(c)AltMoC issued by the competent authority may cover the following cases: AltMoC to be used by persons under the oversight of the competent authority and made available to these persons; AltMoC to be used by the authority itself to discharge its responsibilities.

PROCESSING THE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE To meet the objective of points (b) and (c) of point 66.B.2:

(a)the competent authority should establish the means to consistently evaluate over time that all the AltMoC used by itself or by the persons under its oversight allow for the establishment of compliance with the Regulation;

(b)if the competent authority issues AltMoC for itself or for the persons under its oversight, it should:

(1)make them available to all relevant persons;

(2)notify the Agency as soon as the AltMoC is issued, including the information described in point (c) below;

(c)the competent authority should provide the Agency with the following information:

(1)a summary of the AltMoC;

(2)the content of the AltMoC;

(3)a statement that compliance with the Regulation is achieved; and

(4)in support of that statement, an assessment demonstrating that the AltMoC reaches an acceptable level of safety, taking into account the level of safety provided by the corresponding EASA AMC. All these elements describing the AltMoC form an integral part of the records to be kept in accordance with point 66.B.20.

CASE WHERE THE REGULATION HAS NO CORRESPONDING EASA AMC When there is no EASA AMC for a certain requirement in the Regulation, the competent authority may choose to develop national guides or other types of documents to help the persons under its oversight in complying with the Regulation. The competent authority may inform the Agency, so that such guides or other documents may later be considered for transposition into an AMC published by the Agency through the Agency rulemaking process.