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Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.ATS providers shall ensure that air–ground data exchanges of the air–ground applications defined in the ICAO standards specified in points 2 and 3 of Annex III, are recorded in accordance with the ICAO standards specified in points 6, 7 and 8 of Annex III, insofar as they relate to the ground-based recording function of data link communications.
2.The Eurocae document specified in point 9 of Annex III shall be considered sufficient means of compliance with regard to the requirements for recording of air-ground data exchanges referred to in paragraph 1 identified in the ICAO standards specified in points 6, 7 and 8 of Annex III.
3.ATS providers shall:
(a)develop and maintain operations manuals containing the necessary instructions and information to enable all personnel concerned to apply this Regulation;
(b)ensure that the manuals referred to in point (a) are accessible and kept up to date and that their update and distribution are subject to appropriate quality and documentation configuration management;
(c)ensure that the working methods and operating procedures comply with this Regulation.
4.Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the centralised flight planning processing and distribution service:
(a)develops and maintains operations manuals containing the necessary instructions and information to enable all personnel concerned to apply this Regulation;
(b)ensures that the manuals referred to in point (a) are accessible and kept up to date and that their update and distribution are subject to appropriate quality and documentation configuration management;
(c)ensures that the working methods and operating procedures comply with this Regulation.
5.Air navigation service providers shall ensure that all personnel concerned are made duly aware of the relevant provisions of this Regulation and that they are adequately trained for their job functions.
6.Operators shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the personnel operating data link equipment are made duly aware of this Regulation and that they are adequately trained for their job functions, and that instructions about how to use data link equipment are available in the cockpit where feasible.
7.Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the personnel involved in flight planning who operate the IFPS are made duly aware of the requirements laid down in this Regulation and that they are adequately trained for their job functions.
8.Member States shall ensure that relevant information on the use of data link services is published in the national aeronautical information publications.
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