Mode S ELS exemption on behalf of the secretary of Infrastructure and Environment

12 April 2011

Nr. IENM/IVW-2011/1398-079

The State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment,

In cooperation with the Minister of Defence;

Having read the request from Mr T. Thorsen, received by e-mail on 2 February 2011, mail: tomthor2@online.no;

In regard to article 5.5, 3^rd section of the Aviation Law (Wet luchtvaart);

Decrees:

Article 1

An exemption is granted to Mr Thorsen to perform 1 flight in the Amsterdam FIR without a Mode S ELS transponder from the United Kingdom to Norway with a helicopter with nationality and registration marking LN-OWW. The flight is accepted under condition that it has a working and activated Mode A/C transponder during the flight in the Amsterdam FIR.

Article 2

CAA the Netherlands shall be informed via e-mail (aviation-approvals@ivw.nl) when the flight has been executed.

Article 3

The exemption is valid with immediate effect thru 1 September 2011.

A copy of this decree shall be carried on board of the aircraft during the flight.

The State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment,

on his behalf:

The Inspector,

A. Schurink-v.d. Klugt.

Objections

Anyone directly affected by this decision may lodge an objection within six weeks after the date on which the decision has been sent.

Pursuant to section 6:5 of the Algemene wet bestuursrecht’, the notice of objection has to be signed and should include in any event the following information:

• name and address of the person lodging the objection,

• the date and a description of the decision, and

• the grounds for objection.

The notice of objection should be addressed to the following address:

Transport and Water Management Inspectorate (The Netherlands)

Supervision Services

Legal Affairs

P.O. Box 90653

2509 LR DEN HAAG

The Netherlands