Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 of 20 February laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to the licences and certificates of air traffic controllers in the European Union Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 laying down requirements for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council the competent authorities should apply in relation to the common standards of fitness for the air traffic controllers used by air navigation service providers and effectively implement them, in order to ensure the public's management of air traffic and air navigation services (ATM/ANS), inter alia.

In accordance with the provisions of recital 8 of the Regulation:

Common rules for the issue and maintenance of licences for air traffic controllers are essential to increase the confidence of each Member State in the systems of other air traffic controllers. In order to ensure the highest level of safety, uniform requirements for the training, qualification and fitness of air traffic controllers should therefore be introduced. This should also serve to ensure the provision of safe and high quality air traffic control services and to contribute to the recognition of licences throughout the Union, thereby increasing freedom of movement and improving the availability of drivers.

Article 11 (1) of the Regulation provides that it shall apply on 30 June 2015. However, paragraph 2 of the same Article provides for the possibility of not applying the provisions of Annexes I to IV, in whole or in part, before 31 December 2016.

In accordance with the new requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 2015/340, and in respect of the content of Annexes I to IV, it is necessary to make use of the provisions of Article 11 (2), in order to ensure that process of change can be performed gradually and without affecting the processes that are currently being carried out in this field.

In the event of circumstances, in accordance with the Implementation Programme attached to this resolution as Annex A, enabling the implementation of the provisions of Annexes I to IV to be brought forward, Before 31 December 2016, the adoption and publication in the "Official State Gazette" of a new Resolution of the State Aviation Safety Agency shall be necessary by declaring the application of those Annexes.

By virtue of all the above, the Director of the State Aviation Safety Agency, resolves the total non-application of the provisions of Annexes I to IV, of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February, by The amendment to the Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2008 on the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 of the Commission, but its implementation will be partial and progressive until 31 December 2016, in the terms specified in the Implementation Programme, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.2 of the Regulation.

Madrid, June 26, 2015. -Director of the State Aviation Safety Agency, Isabel Maestre Moreno.

ANNEX A

Application Program

Regulation (EU) 2015/340 entered into force on 26 March 2015, with its date of application being 30 June 2015. However, Article 11 of the Regulation lays down in paragraph 2 of this Article that Member States may decide not to apply the provisions of Annexes I to IV, in whole or in part, before 31 December 2016. Where a Member State makes use of this possibility, it shall notify the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency by 1 July 2015 at the latest. Such notification shall describe the reasons for the derogation or exceptions, as well as the implementation programme with the actions envisaged and the corresponding timetable.

Article 7 sets out a number of transitional provisions that need to be taken into account when designing the application programme:

Article 7. Transitional provisions.

1. Licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national law based on Directive 2006 /23/EC and licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to be issued in accordance with this Regulation.

3. Medical certificates and certificates of training organisations, medical examiners and aeronautical medical centres, approvals of the unit training plans and the training plans issued in accordance with the requirements of this Directive. the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006 /23/EC in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 8 requires the replacement of all licences for traffic controllers, medical certificates and certificates of training organisations:

Article 8. Replacement of licenses, adaptation of attributions, training courses and unit training plans.

1. Member States shall replace the licences referred to in Article 7 (1) by licences in accordance with the format laid down in Appendix 1 to Annex II to this Regulation by 31 December 2015 or 31 December 2015 at the latest. December 2016 in case the Member State makes use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2

.

2. Member States shall replace the certificates of the air traffic controller training organisations referred to in Article 7 (3) by certificates conforming to the format laid down in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Directive. by 31 December 2015 at the latest, or by 31 December 2016 in the case of the Member State making use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2

.

3. Member States shall replace the certificates of the aeronautical examiners and the aeronautical medical centres referred to in Article 7 (3) by certificates which conform to the format laid down in Appendices 3 and 4 of the Annex II to this Regulation by 31 December 2015 or 31 December 2016 in the case of the Member State making use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2).

4. The competent authorities shall convert the privileges of the examiners and assessors for initial training in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 and of the examiners and assessors of aptitude for the formation of unit and the continuing training approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 in the privileges of an evaluator's annotation pursuant to this Regulation, if applicable, by 31 December 2015, or 31 December 2016 in case the Member State makes use of the derogation provided for in the Article 11, paragraph 2.

5. The competent authorities may convert the privileges of the national simulator instructors or the synthetic training device into the privileges of a synthetic training device instructor annotation according to the This Regulation shall, if appropriate, not later than 31 December 2015, or on 31 December 2016 if the Member State makes use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2

.

6. Air navigation service providers shall adapt their unit training plans to comply with the requirements of this Regulation by 31 December 2015 at the latest, or by 31 December 2016 if the Member State concerned has not complied with the requirements of this Regulation. make use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2

.

7. The training organisations of air traffic controllers shall adapt their training plans to observe the requirements of this Regulation by 31 December 2015 at the latest, or 31 December 2016 in the event of the State Member States shall make use of the derogation provided for in Article 11 (2

.

8. Certificates for the completion of training courses initiated before the application of this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be accepted for the purpose of issuing licences, ratings and endorsements subject to this Regulation, provided that the training and assessment have been completed by 30 June 2016 or 30 June 2017 in the event of the Member State making use of the derogation provided for in this Regulation. Article 11, paragraph 2.

In Spain there are the order of 2,500 licences issued, of which the order of 2,000 are operational, and must be renewed annually in accordance with current regulations (Regulation (EU) No 805/2011). Commission of 10 August 2011 laying down detailed rules for licences and certain certificates of air traffic controllers pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council).

Therefore, the replacement of these licenses with the new format must be done gradually and without affecting the ongoing procedures for renewal/revalidation of the ratings and enabling, in particular, the revalidation of the unit log. Additionally, taking advantage of the obligation to replace the licenses with the new format, it is necessary to include already in the new licenses, the conversions, if appropriate, of the current authorizations of evaluators, or the new ones Instructor log on synthetic training devices (STDI), as set out in Article 8 above.

Additionally, coinciding with the beginning of the issuance of the licenses in the new format, the opportunity is given for those organizations that so wish to approve the training plans in accordance with the new standard, and make use of the ability to extend the validity of the unit log to periods greater than the current 12 months.

Similarly, the new standard requires the replacement of existing certificates of air traffic controllers ' training organisations with new, common format certificates, the main change of which is to the They are no longer valid (paragraph "ATCO.OR.B. 020 Continuity of validity" of the new Regulation). Given that under Article 7, the current certificates of training organisations, issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 are considered to be issued in accordance with the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, as from 30.06.2015, AESA shall proceed from its own initiative to the replacement of the certificates of the air traffic controllers ' training organisations, by certificates conforming to the format laid down in the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, and certified training to be adapted to the new standard as provided for in this programme.

In terms of training plans and courses, a gradual transition should be planned to allow for further training to be provided without significantly altering the ongoing or planned short training processes. period.

In view of the provisions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/340 and the above considerations, the following actions have been planned for the implementation of Annexes I to IV to the Regulation:

1. Replacement of Licenses (Article 8.1) by 31.12.2016. From 1.12.2015 all licences issued by AESA shall be issued in the format provided for in Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2015/340:

1.1 Unit Log Revalidations: 1.12.2015-1.12.2016. In the indicated period, all licenses that have had to revalidate the drive annotation will have been changed.

1.2 ENAIRE Unit Annotation Revalidations: 1.12.2015 -1.12.2016. The Resolution of 15 November 2011, of the Air Safety and Air Navigation Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency, delegates to Aena (current ENAIRE) the power to renew ("revalidate" according to the new terminology of the Regulation (EU) 2015/340) the entry of the unit in the air traffic controller licences.

Since the implementation of the implementation programme of the new Regulation is the competence of EASA, in the period mentioned above, and in order to allow the Agency to issue the new licences, the revalidation of the Air traffic controllers ' unit shall not be carried out through ENAIRE. Consequently, the delegation of powers carried out by the Resolution of 15 November 2011 is suspended for the periods mentioned above. However, the methodology used in the delegation of powers to allow the issuance of new licences shall be adapted.

The requirements for revalidating the unit log will be those set out in the corresponding training plans applicable at any given time, taking into account, where appropriate, the plans for the implementation of the new plans. training described in the following section.

2. Adaptation of the Unit Training Plans (Article 8.6) by 31.12.2016. For the new licences to be issued from 01.12.2015, the possibility of the training organisations wishing to do so, adapting their unit training plans to the new Regulation and enabling the licences issued to be issued to From 01.12.2015, they can incorporate periods of validity of the unit log higher than the current year and consequently be able to keep these annotations in effect.

2.1 Before 30.06.2015, EASA will publish the recommended formats of the following documents:

-Refresh/Cursos Conversion Unit/Curse Training Plans.

2.2 From 30.06.2015 to 30.09.2015, those training organizations that want to implement the new Unit Training Plans from 01.12.2015, will present them together with their Plan of Implementation with respect to the Plan Current training approved to ensure continuity of training.

It should be taken into account that established in the Acceptable Means of Compliance published by EASA "AMC1 ATCO.B. 020 (e) Unit endorsements": If the ATC unit is proposing to increase the validity time of the unit endorsement, a safety assessment should be conducted. The safety assessment may cover several units "

Note: It is recommended to present the document for review as soon as it is made, without waiting at the end of the deadline.

From 01.10.2015 until 30.11.2015, AESA will review and approve, if appropriate, the new Unit Training Plans as well as its Implementation Plan.

2.3 For training organisations that do not want to implement the new Unit-to-Date Training Plans 01.12.2015, they will present them from 01.10.2015 to 31.12.2015 together with their Implementation Plan with respect to the Plan of Current training approved, ensuring continuity in training.

From 01.01.2016 to 31.03.2016, AESA will review and approve, if appropriate, the new Unit Training Plans as well as its Implementation Plan.

3. Maximum continuous period during which the privileges of a unit annotation are not exercised. Without prejudice to the above paragraph, as from 01.12.2015, the provisions set out under heading (a) 2 of "ATCO.B. 025 Unit Training Plan" of Regulation (EU) 340/2015 on the maximum continuous period shall apply. during which the privileges of an annotation of unity are not exercised during its validity, period which may not exceed 90 calendar days. To do this:

3.1 From 30.06.2015 to 30.09.2015, air navigation service providers shall submit for approval of EASA, the maximum continuous period during which the privileges of a unit annotation are not exercised, as well as the procedures for cases where the maximum continuous period is exceeded.

Note: It is recommended to present the document for review as soon as it is made, without waiting at the end of the deadline.

3.2 From 01.10.2015 until 30.11.2015, EASA shall review and approve, if appropriate, the procedures listed in the preceding paragraph.

4. Conversion of the privileges of the evaluators of the practical training of unit/continuous training into the privileges of an evaluator's annotation before 31.12.2016 (Article 8.4). For the new licences to be issued from 01.12.2015, the possibility of converting, if appropriate, and incorporating in the new licences the new annotation of evaluator, which must ultimately be incorporated at the latest, is opened. 30.11.2016, the date on which the current unit/continuous training assessors ' authorisations will cease to be valid and will require, in addition to the new evaluator annotation in the licence, the corresponding requirements to be exercised according to the New Regulation (EU) 2015/340, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 14 of this Regulation Program.

4.1 Unit/continuous training evaluators with authorisation in force on 01.12.2015 or who have submitted the application for authorisation/renewal/revalidation of the authorisation prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) and comply with the requirements before the new Regulation for such authorisation:

4.1.1 For Licenses that in the period of 01.12.15 to 01.12.16 will obtain, renew or revalidate any annotation, rating annotation or annotation of unit in the license, in the process of issuing the new license AESA shall include the evaluator annotation on its own initiative.

4.1.2 For all other Licenses not included in the previous point (no processing is planned through AESA in the period 01.12.15 to 01.12.16) AESA will issue the corresponding licenses, starting from 01.09.2016.

Note: in the cases indicated, when converting unit/continuous training evaluator authorizations issued under Regulation (EU) 805/2011 into the new evaluator log, the validity dates shall be maintained. of the authorizations, and in the case of having more than one, the last one will be taken.

4.2 Controllers who do not have unit/continuous training evaluator authorisation in force on 01.12.2015, or have submitted an application for authorisation/renewal/revalidation prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) and meet the current requirements for such authorization:

4.2.1 AESA will publish (on its website) by 31.10.2015 at the latest the new forms for obtaining/renewing/revalidation of the new evaluator annotation.

4.2.2 The corresponding application for an evaluator annotation shall be submitted from 16.11.2015 and shall be as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

5. Conversion of the privileges of the evaluators of the initial training skills into the privileges of an evaluator's annotation, before 31.12.2016 (Article 8.4). For the new licences to be issued from 01.12.2015, the possibility of converting, if appropriate, and incorporating in the new licences the new annotation of evaluator, which must ultimately be incorporated at the latest, is opened. 30.11.2016, in addition to the new annotation of the evaluator in the licence, the corresponding requirements for exercising it under the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, without prejudice to paragraph 13 of the licence. Program.

5.1 Evaluators of initial training skills validated prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 805/2011: For those licences which do not benefit from paragraph 4 From 16.11.2015, the conversion to the new evaluator annotation may be requested from 16.11.2015, which shall be issued, if appropriate, for three years from the date of exceeding the evaluator course approved by the relevant Authority and carried out in a training organisation certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011.

5.2 Evaluators of initial training skills not validated prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 805/2011.

5.2.1 AESA will publish (on its website) by 31.10.2015 at the latest the new forms for obtaining/renewing/revalidation of the new evaluator annotation.

5.2.2 The corresponding application for an evaluator annotation shall be submitted as of 16.11.2015, and shall be complied with as set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

6. Job Training Instructor (OJTI) log based on the new Regulation: Requests for obtaining, renewing or revalidation of the OJTI annotation, made from 16.11.2015 will have to comply with the requirements of the the new regulation. To do this,

6.1 AESA will publish (on its website) by 31.10.2015 at the latest the new forms for obtaining/renewing/revalidation of the OJTI annotation.

6.2 The corresponding application for the OJTI annotation shall be submitted from 16.11.2015, and shall be complied with in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

7. New Instructor Annotation on Synthetic Training Devices (STDI) (article 8.5). For new licenses to be issued from 01.12.2015, the possibility of incorporating, if appropriate, the new STDI annotation, will be opened. effective from 30.11.2016, the last date on which it is to be incorporated in the licence and in which it will be required, in addition to the corresponding requirements for exercising it under the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, without prejudice to the set out in paragraph 13 of this Programme.

It should be taken into account that, on the basis of the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, the holders of an OJTI annotation are authorised to provide practical training and supervision on synthetic devices training in the qualifications held by (ATCO.C. 010). Also, if it is not possible to revalidate/refresh the OJTI annotation, either because a valid unit annotation is no longer in possession, or because the privileges of an air traffic controller license have not been exercised for a period of time. less than two years immediately prior to the application, the OJTI annotation may be exchanged for an STDI annotation, provided that it is ensured (ATCO.C. 020) that the requirements for the maintenance of the annotation set out in ATCO.C. 040, points (b) and (c). Consequently, those licenses that have a valid OJTI annotation do not require an STDI annotation, which is understood to be included in the OJTI annotation.

7.1 AESA will publish on its website at the latest on 01.10.2015 the new forms for obtaining the new STDI annotation, for those licenses that do not have the OJTI annotation in force, or cannot refresh/revalidate it.

7.2 The corresponding STDI annotation application must be submitted for those licenses that do not have the OJTI annotation in force, or cannot renew/revalidate it, as of 16.11.2015, and comply with the Regulation (EU) 2015/340

8. Conversion of the privileges of instructors into synthetic training devices from initial training to the new STDI annotation, before 31.12.2016 (Article 8.5). For the new licences to be issued from 01.12.2015, the possibility of converting, if appropriate, and incorporating into the new licences the new STDI annotation for the corresponding initial training instructors, which will ultimately be available, will be opened. it shall be incorporated at the latest on 30.11.2016, the date on which, in addition to the new STDI entry in the licence, the relevant requirements for exercising it under the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340 shall be required, without prejudice to the set out in paragraph 13 of this Programme:

8.1 Instructors on synthetic training devices validated prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) in accordance with Article 18 of Order FOM/1841/2010 of 5 July 2010 for the development of the requirements for the certification of civil air traffic controller training providers:

From 16.11.2015 the conversion to the new STDI annotation may be requested, which shall be issued, if applicable, for a period of three years from the date of exceeding the instructor course approved by the corresponding Authority and carried out in a certified training organisation in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011.

8.2 Instructors on synthetic training devices not validated prior to 15.11.2015 (inclusive) in accordance with Article 18 of Order FOM/1841/2010:

8.2.1 AESA will publish on its website at the latest on 31.10.2015 the new forms for obtaining the new STDI annotation.

8.2.2 The corresponding STDI annotation application shall be submitted as of 16.11.2015, and shall be complied with as set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

9. English language log level 6 based on the new Regulation. For the new licenses to be issued from 01.12.2015, the new validity date of the English language annotation level 6 must be adapted, taking into account what is established by the Acceptable Means of Compliance published by EASA:

" AMC1 ATCO.B. 035 (a) (3) (i) Valiity of language efficiency endorsement: The nine-year validity period for an expert level (level six) language efficiency endorsement in English acquired before 30 June 2015 shall be counted from the date of the issue of the new licence or from the date of the assessment, whichever occurs first "

9.1 English Language Annotations level 6 in effect on 01.12.2015, or holders of a license who have submitted the application for obtaining level 6 of English and meet the current requirements for obtaining them:

9.1.1 For licenses that in the period from 01.12.15 to 01.12.16 will obtain, renew or revalidate any annotation, rating annotation or annotation of unit in the license, in the process of issuing the new license EASA shall include the new date of validity of level 6 of English, by taking into account the 9-year period from the date of completion of the examination by crediting level 6.

9.1.2 For all other licences not included in the previous point (its processing is not foreseen through AESA in the period 01.12.15 to 01.12.16) AESA will issue the corresponding licences of its own motion by adapting the validity of the Level 6 of English, starting from 01.09.2016, by counting the 9-year period from the date of the examination in which they credit level 6.

9.2 Drivers who do not have the English language entry level 6 in effect on 01.12.2015, or have not submitted the English level 6 request to this date and meet the current requirements for that obtaining on that date:

9.2.1 AESA will publish on its website at the latest on 31.10.2015 the new forms for obtaining/renewing/revalidation of the new language annotation.

9.2.2 The corresponding application for English language annotation level 6 shall be submitted from 16.11.2015, and shall be as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

10. Replacement of Certificates of Training Organisations (Article 8.2). As from 30.06.2015, in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/340, EASA shall act on its own initiative to replace the certificates of the air traffic controllers ' training organisations with certificates which are in accordance with the format laid down in the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340. The adequacy of the organisations to the requirements of the new Regulation shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Implementing Programme.

The procedures for the renewal of the current certificates initiated before 30.06.2015 and not completed by that date, will be without effect at the time of the issuance of the new certificates, passing the organizations to to be incorporated in compliance with the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340 as set out in this Programme.

In addition, in contrast to the previous regulations, the new regulation does not provide for the validity of licences, and the concept of "effectiveness" of licences, provided for in Article 8 of the Treaty, is considered to be valid. Order FOM 1841/2010, of 5 July, also ceases to apply, as this concept is linked to the "period of validity" of the certificate. Consequently, Article 8 of the ministerial order would cease to be applicable, as it was displaced by the new regulation.

Therefore, in relation to the above mentioned in "ATCO.OR.B. 020 Continuity of validity: The certificate shall be returned to the competent authority without delay when all its activities are revoked or cease", cease all activities where the training organisation does not provide any of the services for which it obtained the certificate within the maximum period of 18 months from the date of its acquisition or if, having initiated the provision of services, stops lending them for up to 18 months.

11. Adaptation of the training plans of the air traffic controller training organisations (Article 8.7).

11.1 Before 01.01.2016, AESA will set the recommended formats for the following documents according to Regulation 2015/340:

-Initial Training Plans/Courses.

-Unit Training Plans/Courses.

-OJTI get/refresh courses.

-STDI get/refresh courses.

-Obtain/refresh courses Evaluators.

-Change Management Document (including course notification and Master document with compliance tables).

11.2 From 01.01.2016 to 31.03.2016, air navigation service providers shall submit for approval, training plans/courses for approval, except for the training plans of the unit and its corresponding refresh/conversion courses to be submitted in accordance with the above paragraphs.

11.3 From 01.04.2016 to 30.06.2016, EASA shall, if appropriate, approve the training plans and courses adapted to the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340 (Article 8.7), which shall enter into force at the latest on 30.06.2016, if the training organisations may implement them before that date provided that they have been approved and have been indicated by the training organisation.

Along with approved plans/courses, the Change Management Document will also be required to agree on changes to be notified/approved.

11.4 Training courses based on Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 starting before 30.06.2016 should be completed before 30.06.2017 (Article 8.8). From 30.06.2016 all courses to be started must be completed by 30 June 2016. in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/340.

12. Certification of training organisations.

12.1 Before 01.01.2016, AESA will agree the procedure for certification of training organisations, establishing among other guidance materials to make:

-Initial Training Plans/Courses.

-Unit Training Plans/Courses.

-Unit Training Plans, Refresh Courses, Conversion Courses.

-OJTI get/refresh courses.

-STDI get/refresh courses.

-Obtain/refresh courses Evaluators.

-Change Management Document (including course notification and Master document with compliance tables).

12.2 Before 01.01.2016, EASA shall publish, as appropriate, the recommended forms and/or formats to be used in the certification procedures.

12.3 As of 01.01.2016, any application for certification/extension of the certificate shall be processed in accordance with the new Regulation 2015/340.

13. Experience requirements for the exercise of the privileges of the licence. The new Regulation establishes prior experience requirements by exercising the privileges of the licence, without specifying a valid time limit for completion of such experience:

-ATCO.C. 035. ATCO.C. 035. Request for the training synthetic device instructor annotation:

Applicants for an STDI annotation must: (a) have exercised the privileges of the air traffic controller license in any enablement for at least two years, and

-ATCO.C. 030. Synthetic training device instructor (STDI) privileges:

b) The holders of an STDI annotation shall only exercise the privileges of the annotation if: 1) have at least two years of experience in the rating on which they will instruct.

-ATCO.C. 055. 055. Evaluator annotation request:

Applicants for the issuance of an evaluator annotation shall: (a) have exercised the privileges of an air traffic controller licence for at least two years, and

-ATCO.C. 045. Evaluator attributions:

c) The holders of an evaluator annotation shall only exercise the privileges of the annotation if: 1) have at least two years of experience in enabling and rating endorsements on which they will evaluate, and

d) In addition to the requirements set out in point (c), the holders of an evaluator annotation shall only exercise the privileges of the annotation:

2) to assess the competence of those applying for the issuance or renewal of an STDI annotation, if they hold an STDI or OJTI annotation and have exercised the privileges of that annotation for at least three years;

In the above cases, the evaluators and the practical instructors may be considered qualified in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/340 as regards the required experience identified in the cases. previous paragraphs, provided that they meet both of the following conditions:

(a) to be holders of an air traffic controller licence issued by a third country in accordance with Annex I to the Chicago Convention with an enabling and, if applicable, rating endorsement for the the one for which they are authorized to instruct or evaluate;

(b) have demonstrated to the competent authority referred to in Article 6 that they have received training and passed examinations and assessments equivalent to those required by the ATCO, Subpart D, Section 5, listed in the Annex I.

Additionally, to evaluate the competence of those who request the issuance or renewal of an STDI annotation, since the STDI annotation is new and will begin to be issued from December 2015, until 31.12.2018 a requirement to have exercised the privileges of the STDI annotation for at least 3 years, may be completed by those who do not have the OJTI annotation, when evidence has been exercised as an instructor in synthetic training devices in training organisations certified in accordance with European legislation for 3 years.

14. Application of Regulation 2015/340.

14.1 Regulation (EU) 2015/340 sets out the following:

" ATCO. D. 010 Composition of initial training: (e) Basic and/or enabling training may be supplemented by additional or specific subjects, subjects and subtopics of the functional airspace block (FAB) or the national environment. "

" ATCO. D. 060 Unit annotation course: f) The unit annotation courses completed after a licence exchange shall be adapted in order to include the initial training elements which are specific to the functional or the airspace block. national environment "

As a result, as of 30.06.2015, it will not be applicable as set out in the Royal Decree 1516/2009 of 2 October, which regulates the Community air traffic controller licence, and in the Order FOM/1841/2010, of 5 July, for which the requirements for the certification of civil air traffic controllers training providers are developed. From that date, the inclusion of training in subjects, subjects and sub-themes specific to the national environment in basic and/or enabling initial training, required to issue a student driver's licence, will be optional. air traffic. The inclusion of such training in unit training courses will be compulsory in any case, provided that it has not been previously completed in the initial training.

14.2 Until full implementation of regulation 2015/340 as provided for in this Programme, from 01.12.2015 to controllers with an evaluator's annotation on their licence, or with the corresponding authorisation issued by EASA in accordance with the scheme before Regulation (EU) 2015/340, in relation to assessments for the issue, revalidation and renewal of a unit annotation, shall have the unit annotation associated with the assessment for an immediately preceding period of at least 90 hours or one month, whichever is greater, apply the provisions of paragraph "ATCO.C. 065 Temporary authorisation of the evaluator" in the event that such period cannot be met.

14.3 Until the full implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/340 as provided for in this Programme, from 01.12.2015, the controllers with the OJTI instructor annotation on their licence, in relation to the OJTI instruction to perform on a given unit, must have exercised for at least an immediately preceding period of 90 hours or one month, whichever is greater, the attribution of the valid unit annotation on which the instruction will be given, being applied the provisions of paragraph "ATCO.C. 025 Authorisation of temporary OJTI" in the event of such period cannot be met.

14.4 The following requirements of Annex I-Part ATCO-requirements for the granting of Air Traffic Controller licences shall enter into force on 30.06.2015.

-ATCO.B. 040 Evaluation of linguistic competence.

14.5 The requirements of Annex II-part ATCO.AR-Requirements for the competent authorities shall apply from 30.06.2016, except as set out in the following paragraphs which shall enter into force on 30.06.2015

-"ATCO.AR.A. 010 Tasks of the competent authorities" in relation to medical certificates, aeronautical medical examiner certificates and certificates from the aeronautical medical centres which.

-Subpart F specific requirements related to aeronautical medical certification.

-Appendix 3 to Annex II, Certificates for Air Examiners (AME).

-Appendix 4 to Annex II, Certificates for aeronautical medical centres (AeMC).

14.6 The requirements of "Annex III part ATCO.OR requirements applicable to the training organisations of Air Traffic Controllers and aeronautical medical centres" relating to the aeronautical medical centres, as well as the " Annex IV part ATCO. MED medical requirements for air traffic controllers ' shall enter into force on 30.06.2015.

14.7 Since 30.06.2016, training organisations will have to adapt their internal procedures to comply with Regulation (EU) 2015/340, which will be mandatory on 30.11.2016. In particular, by that date they will have to additionally have the approved plans and courses, the Change Management Document (including course notification and Master document with compliance tables).

14.8 Except as provided for in the above paragraphs, the other requirements of Regulation 2015/340 shall apply from 30.11.2016.

15. Update of the Application Program. Due to the complexity of the transition process to the new Regulation (EU) 2015/340, when in the light of the implementation of the Application Programme described above, circumstances are identified that require updating or clarification, provided that the amendment and the relevant dissemination to the interested parties are provided within the framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2015/340.