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TE.GEN.00409-001

Electronic Flight Bag

Yves KoningEASA

Technology Improvement – Impact on Airworthiness11-12 November 2015, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Content

Definition

Regulation status

Overview of the requirements

Future

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Electronic Flight Bag - Definition

An information system for flight deck crew members which allows storing, updating,

delivering, displaying, and/or computing digital data to

support flight operations or duties

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European aviation rules

Rule hierarchy and responsible actors

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Basic Regulation(European Parliament and

Council)

Implementing Rules(European Commission)

AMC, GM, CS(EASA)

Binding rules

Non binding rules

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AMC 20-25: Airworthiness and operation consideration for EFBs

ToRTerms of Reference

NPANotice of Proposed Amendment

CRDComment Response Document

DecisionAMC/GM

Rulemaking task completed

AMC 20-25: AIR and OPS consideration for EFBs

Applicable only to commercial air transport operations

Applicable only to EFB used by flight crew

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AMC 20-25: EFBs - Hardware

Installed

Portable

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Installed EFBs are covered by aircraft airworthiness approval

AMC 20-25: EFBs - Software

• Malfunction or misuse have no safety effect

Type A

• Malfunction or misuse is limited to minor failure condition• Does not substitute nor duplicate any system or functionality required by

airworthiness regulation, airspace requirements, or operational rule

Type B

• Non-EFB applications, supporting function(s) not directly related to operations conducted by the flight crew on the aircraft.

Miscellaneous software

• Application ineligible as type A or B are outside of the scope and are falling under airworthiness regulations

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AMC 20-25: Requirements

EFB ConstituentPortable EFB

Assessment ApprovalsInstalled EFB

Assessment Approvals

HardwareMount EASA AIR process EASA AIR process

Platform Evaluation OPS Manual EASA AIR process

Software

MiscellaneousOperator

EvaluationOPS Manual

OperatorEvaluation

OPS Manual

Type AOperator

EvaluationOPS Manual

Operator Evaluation

OPS Manual

Type BOperator

EvaluationOPS Manual

Operator Evaluation

OPS Manual

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IR related to EFB in Part-CAT

CAT.GEN.MPA.140 Portable electronic devices

• The operator shall not permit any person to use a portable electronic device (PED) on board an aircraft that could adversely affect the performance of the aircraft’s systems and equipment, and shall take all reasonable measures to prevent such use.

CAT.POL.MAB.105 Mass and balance data and documentation

• (e) The operator shall obtain approval by the competent authority if he/she wishes to use an on-board integrated mass and balance computer system or a stand-alone computerised mass and balance system as a primary source for dispatch. The operator shall demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of that system.

EFB operational approval

Except for mass and balance applications, no requirement yet for an operational approval included in European OPS rules.

An IR is needed to mandate an operational approval, this can’t be done at an AMC level.

ICAO EFB SARPs about to be published.

A new rulemaking task will be initiated to transpose ICAO EFB SARPs

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ICAO EFB SG

Task:

• EFB SARPs for ICAO Annexe 6 Part I, II and III

• ICAO EFB manual (Doc 10020*)

Members:

• FAA, EASA, IATA, BOEING, AIRBUS, IFALPA

Status of the work:

• EFB SARPs about to be published

• ICAO EFB manual being finalised for publication this year.

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* Not yet approved

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ICAO ANNEX 6 EFB SARPs

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HardwareWhere portable EFBs are used on-board the operator shall ensure that they do not affect the performance of the aeroplane systems, equipment or the ability to operate the aeroplane.

SoftwareThe State of the Operator shall approve the operational use of EFB functions when an EFB is used for the safe operation of the aeroplane.

+ OPS SPEC entry

An operational approval will not be required for all EFB applications

Further guidance will be available in ICAO EFB manual Criteria to determine such application

Dependant on the mitigations established by the operator

SIASA project

This project is funded by the European Union and implemented by EASA.