Guidance

MAA Recognition

Recognition is the process used to evaluate other military aviation regulators and assess the potential to use their airworthiness outputs within MAA processes.

From:
Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority
Published
11 August 2015
Last updated
29 June 2023 — See all updates

Documents

MAA recognised military regulators

PDF, 114 KB, 8 pages

Recognition Requirement form

MS Word Document, 35.2 KB

Details

The Recognition process provides a structured evidence base to support a judgement on the extent to which another military aviation regulator’s technical airworthiness outputs would be acceptable for use within the MAA Certification or Organisational Approvals processes.

Recognition, however, does not mean that the work of another military aviation regulator can be used in the UK’s Defence Air Environment without further analysis. Their work must still be understood and assessed by the relevant DE&S Delivery Team Type Airworthiness Authority, in consultation with the MAA, with any differences that present a risk identified and sentenced. Further information about the use of Recognition within MAA processes can be found in Regulatory Articles 1005 and 5810.

Further details

To undertake Recognition with other military aviation regulators the MAA uses the European Military Airworthiness Document Recognition (EMAD R) process developed through the European Defence Agency (EDA). This process revolves around the analysis of the other military regulator’s Responses to the Military Authorities’ Recognition Questionset (MARQ). The MARQ is contained in Annex D of the EMAD R and is derived from the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Doc 9734 (Safety Oversight Manual) and Doc 9760 (Airworthiness Manual).

The EMAD R can be found on the EDA airworthiness webpage

Evaluation of the Responses to the MARQ enables the MAA to assess the scope of another military aviation regulator’s responsibilities and regulations in the following areas:

  1. general functions of an airworthiness authority
  2. airworthiness inspection regulations
  3. production oversight regulations
  4. aircraft certification regulations

Military aviation regulators can decide to conduct Recognition on a one-way or a two-way (ie mutual) basis, depending on the business need of the nations involved.

The EMAD R process is being used widely by military aviation regulators and it is also the basis for the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council Recognition process and the NATO Recognition Process.

For further information please contact the MAA’s International Engagement and Recognition Team via:

Email: DSA-MAA-MRPEnquiries@mod.gov.uk

Published 11 August 2015
Last updated 29 June 2023 + show all updates

  1. The MAA recognised military regulators list has been updated.

  2. The MAA recognised military regulators list has been updated.

  3. The MAA recognised military regulators list has been updated.

  4. The MAA recognised military regulators list has been updated.

  5. The MAA recognised military regulators list has been updated.

  6. The Recognition Requirement form has been published.

  7. The MAA Recognised Military Regulators list has been updated.

  8. Updated list of MAA recognised military regulators has been published.

  9. The list of MAA recognised military regulators has been updated.

  10. The MAA Recognised Military Regulators list has been updated.

  11. List of MAA Recognised military regulators updated

  12. The contact for MAA Recognition has changed and is now the head of the regulation and certification team.

  13. The MAA Recognised Military Regulators list has been updated.

  14. First published.