Yves Morier

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The EASA Advance -NPA for UAV systems
Certification

• Presentation by
• Y Morier
• EASA

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Contents of the presentation

• The A-NPA
• Comments received during the A-NPA consultation
• Other selected activities on UAV
• Perspective and next steps for the Agency

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The A-NPA background

• A-NPA 16/2005 has been issued on 7 November 2005
  and is available on the EASA web-site
• http//www.easa.eu.int/home/rm_arc_en.html
• Consultation closed on 7 February 2006
• Why an A-NPA
• UAV should be treated using a total systems
  approach
• Multiple initiatives world wide
• Some points not fully clear

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The A-NPA Background

• Basis for the A-NPA
• Report of the JAA and EUROCONTROL joint
  initiative on UAV (UAV Task-Force report)
• Regulatory Impact Assessment
• 3 options reviewed
• Do nothing
• Propose a policy for UAV system certification
• Develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for
  UAV systems
• Selected option Propose policy for UAV system
  certification
• Realistic short term objective
• Stimulate development of UAV even if is does not
  allow to fly directly in airspace

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The A-NPA a key decision highlighted in the
explanatory note

• A key decision was to not directly address sense
  and avoid
• EASA recognise sense and avoid as a critical
  issue for safety and operations but
• Criteria should be defined by authorities
  responsible for air navigation services
  complemented by specifications developed by
  standardisation bodies then
• EASA can certify the systems
• Consequence reflected by a statement in the
  flight manual

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The A-NPA Outline of the policy

• Scope
• UAV systems with a maximum take-off mass of 150
  kg or more which are not excluded by Article
  1(2) or Article 4(2) and Annex II of EC
  Regulation 1592/2002.
• Key point is to consider the UAV as a system
• Objectives
• Airworthiness (protection of people and property
  on the ground) environmental protection (ICAO
  annex 16)
• Definitions
• Notably of the UAV system

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The A-NPA Outline of the policy

• Procedure for UAV systems certification
• By and large, Part 21 is applicable
• UAV system elements to be included in the type
  certification basis
• Any function and associated equipments that can
  prejudice continued safe flight and landing or
  environmental compatibility
• Typical list is provide in attachment 1 of the
  policy

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The A-NPA Outline of the policy

• Type Certification basis
• Adapted from existing CS for manned aircraft
• Methodology to select appropriate CS
• Two methods proposed for consultation purposes
  only one retained at the end.
• Tailoring for UAV of selected CS
• UAV system safety assessment
• Special conditions
• emergency recovery capability
• communication link
• level of autonomy
• human machine interface
• Others
• Detailed guidance is contained into attachment 2
  to the policy

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The A-NPA Outline of the policy

• Continuing airworthiness
• Part M is applicable
• Environmental protection
• Noise appropriate chapters of annex 16 volume I
• Need for adaptation for UAV specific use
• Gaseous emissions and fuel venting annex 16
  volume II

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Comments received during the A-NPA consultation

• Some statistics
• Around 45 organisations and individuals have
  commented
• Authorities e.g. UK France (civil and
  military), FAA, Sweden (civil and military),
  Italy, Germany
• Stakeholders UAV Industry, IFATCA, IFALPA
• 150 pages of comments
• Majority of comments concur that the option
  chosen by the Agency to develop a policy for UAV
  certification within the constraints described in
  the A-NPA is a step in the right direction.

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Comments received during the A-NPA consultation

• Highlights of comments
• Role of EASA and development of a comprehensive
  regulatory framework for UAV.
• Conventional versus safety target approach for
  certification
• The two alternatives for selecting the manned CS
• sense and avoid
• Security
• Need for DOA
• Certificate of airworthiness and control stations
• Coordination with military working group on UAV

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Other selected activities on UAV

• FAA
• See presentation
• EUROCAE
• Has launched a working group on UAV (WG-73)
• Coordinates wit RTCA activities.
• EUROCONTROL
• Specifications for the use of military UAV as
  operational air traffic outside segregated
  airspace are now being circulated for comments
• ICAO
• Held an exploratory meeting on May 23-24

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Other selected activities on UAV

• CANSO (Civil Air navigation services
  organisation)
• Developing guidelines on introduction of UAV for
  Air navigation Services providers
• NATO
• FINAS WG is developing NATO-wide guidelines to
  allow cross border operations of military UAV in
  non-segregated airspace, including airworthiness
  and certification
• National activities
• France, Sweden, UK to name but a few.

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Perspective and next steps for the Agency

• Short term publish the policy taking into
  account comments received
• Comment response document (CRD) should be
  published in June 2006
• Policy should be published in September 2006
• CRD will be published for two months on the EASA
  web-site to allow stakeholder to review how
  comments have been handled

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Perspective and next steps for the Agency

• Medium and long term the Agency plans to use the
  comments to propose a way forward for a
  comprehensive framework for UAV regulation.
• Such a way forward should be a collaborative
  effort with all parties and organisations
  involved
• One idea would be the development of a roadmap
  with responsibilities allocated to the actors.
• The way forward will be reflected in the CRD
• It will constitute the basis for a multi
  disciplinary task included in the Agencys
  advance rulemaking planning

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