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title: "ARO.OPS.205 Minimum equipment list approval — Part-ARO · Avioverse"
description: "When receiving an application for initial approval of a minimum equipment list (MEL) or an amendment thereof from an operator, the competent authority…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-aro/subpart-ops/aro-ops-205"
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# ARO.OPS.205 Minimum equipment list approval

ANNEX II (Part-ARO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## ARO.OPS.205 Minimum equipment list approval

(a) When receiving an application for initial approval of a minimum equipment list (MEL) or an amendment thereof from an operator, the competent authority shall assess each item affected, to verify compliance with the applicable requirements, before issuing the approval.

(b) The competent authority shall approve the operator’s procedure for the extension of the applicable rectification intervals B, C and D, if the conditions specified in ORO.MLR.105(f) are demonstrated by the operator and verified by the competent authority.

(c) The competent authority shall approve, on a case-by-case basis, the operation of an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) outside the constraints of the MEL but within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL), if the conditions specified in ORO.MLR.105 are demonstrated by the operator and verified by the competent authority.

IR · ARO.OPS.205 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ARO.OPS.205 Minimum equipment list approval

EXTENSION OF RECTIFICATION INTERVALS

The competent authority should verify that the operator does not use the extension of rectification intervals as a means to reduce or eliminate the need to rectify MEL defects in accordance with the established category limit. The extension of rectification intervals should only be considered valid and justifiable when events beyond the operator’s control have precluded rectification.

GM · GM1 ARO.OPS.205 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/025/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART OPS: AIR OPERATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-aro/subpart-ops)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.