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ICAO EFB regulatory material

ICAO Annex 6 - Operations of aircraft

Part II Part III

Part I International General International operations
aviation – aeroplanes - helicopters
International
commercial air Section II: EFB
Section II: General aviation International commercial air
transport - (All) EFB transport
aeroplanes
Section III: Large and turbojet Section III: EFB
EFB aeroplanes International General aviation

ICAO Doc 10020

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ICAO EFB SARPs

All types of operations with
all aircraft (aeroplanes and
helicopters)
Definition EFB
An electronic information system, comprised of equipment and applications for flight crew, which
allows for the storing, updating, displaying and processing of EFB functions to support flight
operations or duties.
Hardware
Where portable EFBs are used on board an aircraft, the operator shall ensure that they do not
affect the performance of the aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate the aircraft.

ICAO Doc 10020

- Mounting device - Data connectivity - EFB Power source - Interferences
- Batteries - Cabling - Viewable stowage

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ICAO EFB SARPs (Commercial air transport)
Operational Approval for EFB functions
All EFB functions to be used for safe operations.
+
OPSSPECS

- Installed hardware certified;

- Safety risks associated with EFB functions assessed - Risk assessment related to the use of EFB functions
- Procedures for its use and training requirements - Requirements for the redundancy of information
- Sufficient information available in case of failure. - Procedures for the management of EFB functions
- Procedures for its use and training requirements

“Used for the safe operations of aeroplane/helicopter”

- This wording is the compromise between EASA/FAA regulatory provisions at the time the SARPs were drafted.
- Guidance on how to interpret « used for the safe operations » is provided in ICAO Doc 10020

6.1.3: EFB functions to be used for the safe operation of aircraft are considered to be those whose failure, malfunction or misuse
would have an adverse effect on the safety of flight operations

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EU legal framework (general principle)

Basic Regulation (EC) 2018/1139

BINDING Regulation

For OPS:
Implementing Rules Regulation (EU) 965/2012

NOT • Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)

Published via EASA ED Decisions
• Guidance Material (GM)
BINDING • Certification Specifications (CS)

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What is an EFB? EASA view

EASA’s view: any electronic device which is hosting an eligible EFB application
(Type A or type B) is an EFB.

PED
or certified
device
+ Eligible
EFB app = EFB

PEDs with non-EFB applications (internet browser, email,…) remain PEDs

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Current EASA EFB provisions: general structure
CAT.GEN.MPA.140 +
Requirements applicable to PEDs (for portable EFBs only)
AMCs/GMs
EMI Hazard Id Batteries Use of PEDs in cockpit

Requirements applicable to the use of all EFBs (Type A and B) CAT.GEN.MPA.141 +

AMCs/GMs
General HW requirements (placement , power source, connectivity, viewable
stowage,…)
Application classification (criteria, process, typical EFB applications A/B)

SPA.EFB.100 +
Requirements applicable to the use of EFB type B applications AMCs/GMs

Risk assessment HMI assessment

EFB administration system Suitability of the HW
Link to EASA Air OPS regulations
Operational evaluation test
Use of COTS position sources
(consolidated)
Specific type B EFB applications (W&B, Perfo, IFW, charts, AMMD, OSPIF) 7
EASA involvement (current and future)
EASA evaluations
- EASA is providing services in the area of EFB.
- It includes evaluation of EFB applications against AMC20-25 (before 09/07/19) and the new
EFB regulations and associated AMCs (after 09/07/19)
- Those evaluations are performed on request from an application developer (voluntary basis)
- Reports are normally publicly available on EASA website
- Conclusions and recommendations part of the report are not binding

Future ETSO (or other EASA approval):

- The intent is to give a legal basis to an EASA involvement
- EFB application standard developed by EUROCAE (ED-273)

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Future EASA involvement
EASA EFB application Application to EASA
evaluation developer

Application Verification of
EASA evaluation
delivered to the compliance against
report
operator EUROCAE standard
ED273
Application for its use
submitted by the operator to
its CA Approval issued by
- Demonstration EFB EASA
application eligibility
- HMI assessment
- Risk assessment
- EFB administration
- EHB HW suitable
Current EASA involvement
EFB application evaluated by Future process
(optional and non-binding)
the CA

Approval for the use issued

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Current EASA evaluation process

All reports
available on
EASA website
under the
following link

https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/operational-suitability-data?report[]=164
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