NPA Comment Form NPA OPS-37

Postal Address: P.O. Box 3000 2130 KA Hoofddorp Visiting Address: Saturnusstraat 8-10 The Netherlands oint Aviation Authorities Tel: 31 (0)23 - 5679700 Fax: 31 (0)23 – 5621714 Website: www.JAA.nl Our reference number: 07/03-16-2 JK-04-L 024 1 April, 2004 Your reference number: NPA distribution list Subject: NPA OPS-37 The proposals in the above NPA have been received by the Central JAA, and are sponsored by the Medical Subcommittee in conjunction with the Operations Sectorial Team. NPA Content NPA OPS-37 introduces requirements for Child Restraint Devises to be used in an aeroplane. The NPA also proposes to align the requirements for Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) with JAR-11 and to align the definitions with ICAO Annex 6, Part I. These ELT text changes will not initiate further, nor correct, the current deviation from the ICAO standards. General The NPA is the standard JAA procedure for consultation with the aviation community. In addition to this JAA process the National Authorities may also perform their own consultation. The objective of the NPA consultation is to inform interested parties of the current position and to receive comments on the draft. This means that the draft text is not necessarily the final text. The JAA Committee expects that within the above perspective your organisation will participate efficiently in the NPA consultation. Your organisation is now invited to ...