13 Aerodrome Management of Change

Regulation (EU) No 139/2014, Aerodromes Safety, the rule ADR.OR.B.040 Changes,

Any change:
(1) affecting the terms of the certificate, its certification basis and safety-critical aerodrome equipment; or
(2) significantly affecting elements of the aerodrome operator’s management system as required in ADR.OR.D.005(b) shall require prior approval by the Competent Authority.
For other changes requiring prior approval in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 (today Reg. (EU) No 2018/1139) and its Implementing Rules, the aerodrome operator shall apply for and obtain an approval issued
by the Competent Authority.
The application for a change in accordance with point (a) or (b) shall be submitted before any such change takes place, in order to enable the Competent Authority to determine continued compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its Implementing Rules and to amend, if necessary, the certificate and related terms of the certificate attached to it.
The change shall only be implemented upon receipt of formal approval by the Competent Authority in accordance with ADR.AR.C.040.
During the changes, the aerodrome operator shall operate under the conditions approved by the Competent Authority.
Changes not requiring prior approval shall be managed and notified to the Competent Authority as defined in the procedure approved by the Competent Authority in accordance with ADR.AR.C.035(h).
The aerodrome operator shall provide the Competent Authority with the relevant
documentation in accordance with point (f) and ADR.OR.E.005.
As part of its management system, as defined in ADR.OR.D.005, the aerodrome operator proposing a change to the aerodrome, its operation, its organisation or its management system shall:

(1) determine the interdependencies with any affected parties, plan and conduct a safety assessment in coordination with these organisations;

(2) align assumptions and mitigations with any affected parties, in a systematic way;

(3) ensure a comprehensive assessment of the change including any necessary interactions; and

(4) ensure that complete and valid arguments, evidence and safety criteria are established and documented to support the safety assessment, and that the change supports the improvement of safety whenever reasonably practicable.