GM4 Article 5 Interoperability requirements

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

CONTINUED OPERATIONS

Operators may continue to operate their aircraft within the SES airspace without the Mode S EHS and/or the ADS-B capability, irrespective of the date of issue of the first certificate of airworthiness (CofA), if aircraft are flown for:

— maintenance; or

— export.

For the purpose of maintenance, i.e. routine or non-routine checks and modification action, flights into, out of, or over the SES airspace should be operated as non-revenue flights. For the purpose of export, flights out of or over the SES airspace should also be operated as non-revenue flights.

Operators may also continue to operate their aircraft within the SES airspace without the Mode S EHS and/or the ADS-B capability if aircraft:

— are first issued with a CoA prior to 7 June 1995; or

— will cease to be operated by 31 October 2025.

The later condition is applicable to aircraft whose operators have determined prior to 7 December 2020 that they will cease their operation within the SES airspace prior to 31 October 2025. The operators should have evidence, such as a fleet planning document, of their intention to cease operation of their aircraft prior to 31 October 2025, and make it available upon request to their competent authority. This condition is not intended to provide a means to extend the compliance date for the Mode S EHS and/or the ADS-B capability.