GM3 NCC.GEN.130 Portable electronic devices    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

CARGO TRACKING DEVICES EVALUATION

(a) Safety assessment

Further guidance on performing a safety assessment can be found in:

(1) ‘Certification specifications and acceptable means of compliance for large aeroplanes’, CS-25, Book 2, AMC-Subpart F, AMC 25.1309;

(2) EUROCAE/SAE, ‘Guidelines for development of civil aircraft and systems’, ED-79/ARP 4754 (or later revisions); and

(3) SAE, ‘Guidelines and methods for conducting the safety assessment process on civil airborne systems and equipment’, ARP 4761 (or later revisions).

(b) HIRF certification

The type certificate data sheet (TCDS), available on the EASA website for each aircraft model having EASA certification, lists whether the HIRF certification has been performed through a special condition. The operator may contact the type certification holder to gain the necessary information.

(c) Failure mode and effects analysis

Further guidance on performing a failure mode and effects analysis can be found in:

(1) SAE ARP 4761 (or later revisions); and

(2) U.S. Department of Defense, ‘Procedures for performing a failure mode, effects and criticality analysis’, Military Standard MIL-STD-1629A (or later revisions).