EASA CRT - NPA 2016-03(A) Technical review of the TK syllabi, LOs, and examination procedures for ATPL, MPL, CPL, and IRs

Here are the links, if anyone is interested:

• NPA 2016-03
• NPA 2016-03
• NPA 2016-03(C)
• NPA 2016-03
• NPA 2016-03
• NPA 2016-03

PS: There is supposed to be a letter (A-F) in parentheses at the end but it seems local text processing can’t digest it. Interestingly (C) survived. No worries, they are in order, just imagine it there.

A few short notes from someone who did go through it all, more or less:

NPA 2016-03 (A) to (F) was published on 9 June, it comes in 6 parts an deals
with technical knowledge (TK) syllabi for ATPL, CPL, IR, CB-IR, EIR, it also
mentions the provision for FI to have TK at CPL theory level, but does not
offer a solution, it only is stated that another Rulemaking Group should
tackle this topic.

Some details: NPA 2016-03(A), 75 pages, contains all standard information and proposed amendments to Part-FCL, Part-ARA, Part-ORA of 1178/2011, plus references

NPA 2016-03(B), 248 pages, contains the subjects 020, 021, 022 NPA 2016-03(C),
196 pages, contains the subjects 010, 031, 032, 033, 034 NPA 2016-03(D), 233
pages, contains the subjects 050, 061, 062 NPA 2016-03(E), 222 pages,
contains the subjects 070, 081, 082, 090 where VFR and IFR communications
are harmonised, with more exam questions and more time available for
answering.
NPA 2016-03(F), 64 pages, contains subject 040 and a new Area 100 KSA which
stands for Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

Some general remarks after reading 1038 pages: a) New technologies are, at last, influencing TK and Learning Objectives (LO). b) Subjects 022, 061, 062 require full attention, I think. c) A bit unclear, to me at least, is the significance of the newly added column Basic Knowledge (BK) we find in the syllabus tables. d) Competence-based IR (CB-IR) and En-route IR (EIR) TK requirements remain identical. e) (Normal) IR TK requirements remain at a considerably higher level as regards the contents and the hours to be invested in. f) Quite many LO´s were deleted with remarks like outdated, figures are not important for practical use, irrelevant, of no practical value/use, unnecessary knowledge, too vague, too basic, and others. g) Some syllabi were reconfigured by putting together what must be learned together (e.g. subject 022 and 062) All parts of the NPA are available on the Agency´s website under "document library"/“Rulemaking Process”/“NPA”.