Originally Posted by
Tinstaafl
What about M/MELs? Under Pt91 you can have an LOA authorising the use of the MMEL as the MEL. Not so under EASA. It must be an MEL for that airframe. Doesn't matter that the FAA authorised an MEL. For use in EASA-land it must be an MEL, not an MMEL.
These sorts of situations are exactly what "...relating to the flight..." addresses.
This last part is not completely exact, If you had an LOA 095 BEFORE NCC, THEN you can use this LOA in-lieu of a MEL.
However, the very second you amend this LOA, you need NOW an LOA 195 hence a MEL.