1. By way of derogation from Article 21(1) of this Regulation, a verifier may decide not to carry out a site visit of an aircraft operator using the simplified tools referred to in Article 55(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 if the verifier has concluded, based on its risk analysis, that all relevant data can be remotely accessed by the verifier.

2. Where an aircraft operator uses the simplified tools referred to in Article 55(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 to determine the fuel consumption and the reported data has been generated using those tools independently from any input from the aircraft operator, the verifier may, based on its risk analysis, decide not to carry out the checks referred to in Articles 14 and 16, Article 17(1) and (2) and Article 18 of this Regulation.