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title: "ATCO.OR.B.005 Means of compliance — ANNEX III – PART ATCO.OR – REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING ORGANISATIONS AND AERO-MEDICAL CENTRES, ATCO · Avioverse"
description: "Alternative means of compliance to the AMC adopted by the Agency may be used by an organisation to establish compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008…"
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# ATCO.OR.B.005 Means of compliance

ANNEX III – PART ATCO.OR – REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING ORGANISATIONS AND AERO-MEDICAL CENTRES · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## ATCO.OR.B.005 Means of compliance

(a) [Alternative means of compliance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/alternative-means-of-compliance) to the AMC adopted by the Agency may be used by an organisation to establish compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and with this Regulation.

(b) When an organisation wishes to use an alternative means of compliance, it shall, prior to implementing it, provide the competent authority with a full description of the alternative means of compliance. The description shall include any revisions to manuals or procedures that may be relevant, as well as an [assessment](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assessment) demonstrating compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its implementing rules.

(c) The organisation may implement these alternative means of compliance subject to prior approval by the competent authority and upon receipt of the notification as prescribed in ATCO.AR.A.015(d).

\[applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

(a) An organisation may use any alternative means of compliance to establish compliance with this Regulation.

(b) If an organisation wishes to use an alternative means of compliance, it shall, prior to using it, provide the competent authority with a full description. The description shall include any revisions to manuals or procedures that may be relevant, as well as an explanation indicating how compliance with this Regulation is achieved.

The organisation may use those alternative means of compliance subject to prior approval from the competent authority.

\[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

IR · ATCO.OR.B.005 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ATCO.OR.B.005 Means of compliance

DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE

In order to demonstrate that the Implementing Rules are complied with, a safety (risk) [assessment](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assessment) should be completed and documented. The result of this safety (risk) assessment should demonstrate that an equivalent level of safety to that established by the [Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/acceptable-means-of-compliance) adopted by the Agency is reached.

AMC · AMC1 ATCO.OR.B.005 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ED Decision 2015/010/R · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in SUBPART B – REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING ORGANISATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-or-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-b)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, 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.