ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.001 ATM/ANS equipment certification basis
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) The Agency shall establish the ATM/ANS equipment certification basis and notify it to the applicant for an ATM/ANS equipment certificate. The certification basis shall consist of the following:
(1) detailed certification specifications issued by the Agency in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.A.035 that are applicable to the ATM/ANS equipment on the date of submission of the application for that certificate, unless:
(i) the applicant chooses to comply, or is required to comply in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.CERT.015(e), with detailed certification specifications that became applicable after the date of the submission of the application, in which case the Agency shall include in the ATM/ANS equipment certification basis any other certification specifications that are directly related; or
(ii) the Agency accepts any alternative to a determined detailed certification specification that cannot be complied with, for which compensating factors have been found that provide an equivalent level of safety or to ensure equivalence with the applicable certification specifications; and
(2) any special conditions prescribed by the Agency in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.005.
(b) The possible inclusion of additional features, characteristics or functions not initially included in the certification basis shall be agreed by the Agency.
GM1 ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.001(a)(1) ATM/ANS equipment certification basis
ED Decision 2024/001/R
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
The ATM/ANS equipment certification basis is established on the basis of the detailed specifications that were effective on the date of application and applicable for that certificate.
The validity period of an application for the issue of an ATM/ANS equipment certificate may be extended, as per point ATM/ANS.EQMT.CERT.015(e)(2). In such a case, the certification basis is then revised accordingly.
It is also possible for an applicant to elect to comply with a detailed specification that became applicable after the date of the submission of the application.
EASA will assess whether the proposed certification basis is appropriate.
During the transitional period, detailed specifications may not be fully developed, and only the general part of the detailed specifications might be available and applicable for the ATM/ANS equipment. Additional technical specifications will then be proposed by the DPO to be part of the certification basis.
AMC1 ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.001(b) ATM/ANS equipment certification basis
ED Decision 2024/001/R
Additional features, characteristics or functions not specified into the applicable detailed specifications should be addressed through demonstration to provide assurance that their inclusion in the certification basis does not detrimentally interfere with those specified in the applicable detailed specifications, as per point ATM/ANS.EQMT.CERT.025(f), when demonstrating the suitability of the ATM/ANS equipment for its intended use.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.005 Special conditions
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) The Agency shall establish additional requirements, named ‘special conditions’, for ATM/ANS equipment if the related applicable detailed specifications are not deemed adequate because of one of the following:
(1) the ATM/ANS equipment has novel or unusual design features relative to the design practices on which the applicable detailed specifications are based;
(2) the intended use of the ATM/ANS equipment is unconventional;
(3) experience with other similar ATM/ANS equipment in service having similar design features or newly identified risks has shown that unwanted conditions may develop;
(4) the environment at the location of installation physically prevents the fulfilment of certain requirements of the applicable detailed specifications.
(b) Special conditions contain safety, performance, security, and interoperability standards that the Agency finds necessary to ensure that the appropriate level of performance of the ATM/ANS equipment is equivalent to that required by the applicable detailed specifications.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.010 Level of involvement
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) The Agency shall determine its level of involvement in the verification of compliance-demonstration activities and data related to an application for the issue of a certificate or for changes to it. It shall determine this based on the assessment of subjective groups of compliance-demonstration activities and data from the certification programme.
The assessment shall address all of the following:
(1) the likelihood of an unidentified non-compliance with the certification basis;
(2) the potential impact of that non-compliance on safety, security, service specifications and functioning of the ATM/ANS equipment.
It shall consider at least the following elements:
(i) novel or unusual features of the certification project, including operational, organisational and knowledge- management aspects;
(ii) complexity of the design and/or the demonstration of compliance;
(iii) criticality of the design or the technology, the related safety, security or service-compliance risks and the functioning of the ATM/ANS equipment, including those identified on similar designs;
(iv) performance and experience of the applicant in the domain concerned.
(b) The Agency shall notify its level of involvement to the applicant and shall update its level of involvement when this is warranted by information which has an appreciable impact on the risk previously assessed in accordance with point (a). The Agency shall notify the applicant about any change to the level of involvement.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.015 Issue of an ATM/ANS equipment certificate
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) The Agency shall issue a certificate for ATM/ANS equipment, provided the following:
(1) the applicant has demonstrated compliance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.CERT.015;
(2) the Agency has not identified any non-compliance with the ATM/ANS equipment certification basis through the verification of the compliance-demonstration activities determined in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.010;
(3) no feature or characteristic has been identified that may render the equipment unsafe for the intended use.
(b) The ATM/ANS equipment certificate shall include the operating limitations, the data sheet for continued suitability, the applicable ATM/ANS equipment certification basis with which the Agency records compliance, and any other conditions or limitations prescribed in the applicable detailed specifications and special conditions.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.020 Initial oversight investigation of declaration of design compliance of ATM/ANS equipment
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) Upon receiving a declaration of design compliance of the ATM/ANS equipment from an organisation involved in the design or production of ATM/ANS equipment and approved by the Agency in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1769, the Agency shall verify that the following is complied with:
(1) the declarant has the privilege to declare design compliance in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.DEC.005;
(2) the declaration contains all the information listed in point ATM/ANS.EQMT.DEC.010;
(3) the declaration does not contain information that indicates a non-compliance with the applicable requirements of Annex III and no feature or characteristic has been identified that may render the ATM/ANS equipment unsafe for the intended use.
(b) The declaration of design compliance of the ATM/ANS equipment shall include the operating limitations, the data sheet for continued suitability, the applicable detailed specifications with which the organisation has demonstrated compliance, and any other conditions or limitations set out in the applicable detailed specifications and special conditions.
(c) If the declaration is not consistent with the organisation’s privileges or contains information that indicates non- compliance with the applicable detailed specifications and special conditions, the Agency shall notify the organisation concerned about the non-compliance and request further information, corrective actions, and evidence thereof.
(d) If the requirements in points (a) and (b) are met, the Agency shall acknowledge the receipt of the declaration.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.025 Registration of a declaration of design compliance of ATM/ANS equipment
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
The Agency shall register a declaration of design compliance of ATM/ANS equipment in a suitable database, provided that:
(a) the declarant has declared compliance of the ATM/ANS equipment design in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.DEC.010;
(b) the declarant has committed to undertake the obligations laid down in Annex III;
(c) there are no unresolved issues in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.020.
ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.030 Changes to declarations
Regulation (EU) 2023/1768
(a) Upon receiving a notification of changes in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.DEC.020, the Agency shall verify the completeness of the notification in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.020.
(b) When the change(s) affects (affect) any aspect of the declaration that is registered in accordance with point ATM/ANS.EQMT.AR.B.025, the Agency shall update the register.
(c) Upon completion of the activities required by points (a) and (b), the Agency shall acknowledge receipt of the notification to the organisation involved in the design or production of ATM/ANS equipment.