Originally Posted by
Peter PanPan
I contacted EASA in Germany, spoke to one of their officers at the licensing department and was told over the phone that I was right: Article 8 of EU regulation (EU) N.o 1178/2011 does support ICAO conversions, however it is not the job of EASA to provide binding interpretations of laws, that is done by Competent Authorities.
I am baffled by their response: basically EASA drafts laws and proposes them to the European Commission, they also work towards bilateral agreements between the EU and other ICAO states. Once their regulations get approved by the Commission, they then become law and are passed on to the Competent Authorities of Member States - who can happily misinterpret those very same laws?!
Yes, that's pretty much what it looks like nowadays. Madness!