Staatscourant Officiële uitgave van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden sinds 1814 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