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EASA

PRESENTED BY:

Joel Hencks

Thursday, March 26, 2015 | 0835 – 0915

International Operators Conference | San Antonio, TX | March 23 – 27, 2015

EASA Update

• EASA Regulations structure

• TCO authorizations

• SAFA Ramp Checks

• EASA Part NCC

2

Agenda

The EU aviation safety system

National Aviation Authorities Issue most certificates, approvals and

licences

Oversee organisations

Implement EU law

Conduct ramp inspections

European

Aviation Safety

Agency

European

Commission

Adopts implementing rules

Launches infringement

procedure

Manages Safety List

Proposes rules

Adopts AMC, CS, GM

Issues some certificates and

approvals

Performs inspections

Manages European Aviation Safety

Program

Coordinates SAFA program

Industry

Application of Legal Framework

28 EU States to include a number of

European Overseas Territories

+4 EFTA states

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

UK

EASA scope

– Airworthiness and environmental protection of aircraft

– Pilots /Cabin Crew

– Air operations

– Aerodromes

– ATM/ANS and Air Traffic Controllers

TC

TC TC TC CofA

MOA

POA

DOA AML

ATO

FCL

FSTD

ANSP

AeMC/

MED

ATO ADR

CAT

ADR-

OPS

TCO

ATCO

ATO

CC

AeMC/

MED

CAMO

NCC NCO

SPO

European aviation rule structure Basic

Regulation

Airworthiness

Regulation

Initial airworthiness

Regulation

Continuing airworthiness

Flight Standards

Regulation

Aircrew

Regulation

Air operations

Regulation

TCO

ATM/ANS

Regulation

ATCO

Regulation

ANS Providers

Regulation

AUR

Regulation

ATM/ANS Oversight

Regulation

SERA

Aerodromes

Regulation Aerodromes

TCO Authorization

The TCO rules harmonize and streamline the authorization process for TCOs by proposing a single, proportionate and risk-based safety assessment performed by EASA.

The TCO Authorization issued by EASA will become a pre-requisite to exercise operational permits (commercial traffic rights) which will continue to be granted by individual EASA Member States.

Third Country Operators engaged in commercial air transport (CAT) operations must demonstrate to EASA compliance with international (ICAO) standards

Part-TCO Applicability

Applicable to:

• „… any natural person or a legal person holding an air operator certificate (AOC) [or equivalent, issued i.a.w. ICAO Doc 8335] issued in a third country.“

• „… operating an aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transport operation within, into or out of the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaties [of the European Union].“

• Alleviation for ad-hoc, one-off flights for humanitarian or emergency purposes or unforeseen immediate and urgent operational need

Not applicable to:

• TCO flying over the EU territory (without landing)

Authorization – Principles

Applicant TCO: demonstrate ICAO compliance to EASA

• By means of questionnaire, evidence and declarations

EASA: issue TCO Authorization

• in the absence of any significant safety concern pertaining to the State of Operator;

and

• when EASA has established confidence into the AOC of the applicant

TCO Authorizations will be a validation of the underlying AOC

• Not exceeding the privileges of the AOC holder approved by its competent

authority;

• Specifies privileges and scope in associated TCO Specifications

TCO Authorization issued with unlimited duration (non-expiring)

• changes to specifications require prior re-authorization by EASA 9

TCO Authorization Process

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Key Messages

• Assessment against ICAO Standards (not EU rules)

• Determined by EASA‘s confidence in a foreign AOC

• Validation of foreign AOC within scope of operations specifications

• Member States continue to issue operating permits

• Entry into force: May 26, 2014 / End of TCO transition period: November 26, 2016

• No fees

• TCO Web Interface for all communications

• Two-step application: 1) administrative then 2) technical questionnaire

• Further assessment may be required (additional questionnaire,

consultation, meeting in Cologne)

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SAFA Ramp Checks

If asked to show documents such as your license, aircraft documents, manuals, flight preparation documents, etc…

A checklist of 54 inspection items is used during a SAFA Ramp Check.

Checks may include:

– licenses of the pilots;

– procedures and manuals that should be carried in the cockpit; compliance with these procedures by flight and cabin crew;

– safety equipment in cockpit and cabin;

– cargo carried in the aircraft; and

– the technical condition of the aircraft.

“How to behave” during a SAFA ramp inspection?

SAFA Ramp Checks

• Defect notification and rectification

• Flight Preparations

• Mass & Balance Sheet

• Charts + data base

• Emergency Exits (Access, lighting & markings)

• M.E.L.

• Manuals and Checklist

• Safety Instructions

• General & External Condition

Main Issues

SAFA Ramp Checks

Categories

1 : no impact on safety - action: information to the captain

2 : May have an effect on safety - action: Information to the authority and the operator

3 : Direct impact on safety - Restrictions or corrective actions

Corrective Actions

• Correction by operator

• Restriction to operations

• Aircraft delayed or grounded

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Findings & Corrective Actions

SAFA Ramp Checks

• Include Ramp Checks in your Internal Compliance Monitoring Program;

• Critically analyze each RAMP Inspection in order to establish, whether the findings are

justified.

In case they are not justified, set up regulatory arguments for the finding to be

withdrawn or changed and send it to the inspecting authority;

• Identify recurrent findings versus one-time findings

• Identify the root cause of a finding,

By addressing the root cause, the likelihood of problem reoccurrence can be minimized.

• Inform in writing the inspecting authority of each corrective action implemented and

each root cause analysis performed.

• Train your Crews! 15

Follow UP

SAFA Ramp Checks

• Make a positive first impression

• Follow Your Procedures

• Remain courteous, prompt and professional

• Just answer the question. Do not elaborate unless the inspector asks for more info.

• Answer honestly.

• Listen attentively to questions; When in doubt, ask for clarification of the question.

• Know where to find documents and records

Do’s:

SAFA Ramp Checks

• Keep obsolete documents and records

• Allow distractions to the inspection

• Argue

• Bluff

• Ramble

• Criticize

• Use acronyms

• Take short cuts with procedures

Don'ts

EASA Part NCC

Definitions:

• Non-commercial

• Complex Motor Powered Aircraft

Applicable to:

any legal or natural person, operating or proposing to operate one or more aircraft

• engaged in non-commercial operations of complex motor-powered aircraft

• and having its principal place of business or residence in one of the

Member States.

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non-commercial operations with a complex motor-powered aircraft

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Annexes applicable to NCC OPS

– Part-ARO: Authority requirements - OPS

– Part-ORO: Organisation requirements - OPS

– Part-CAT: Commercial air transport operations

– Part-SPA: Operations requiring specific approvals

– Part-NCC: non-commercial operations with complex

motor-powered aircraft (CMPA)

– Part-NCO: non-commercial operations

– Part-SPO: specialised operations, e.g. aerial work

‘Cover’ Regulation

Air operations

Annex I

Definitions

Annex II

Part-ARO

Annex III

Part-ORO

Annex IV

Part-CAT

Annex V

Part-SPA

Annex VI

Part-NCC

Annex VII

Part-NCO

Annex VIII

Part-SPO

Question #1

• It depends. If you perform commercial air transport under an Air Operator

Certificate (AOC) (operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or cargo),

then the answer is yes. If you file flight plans using the flight types “N” or “S” then

you are conducting commercial air transport operations and must hold a TCO

authorization issued by EASA in order to operate to the EU.

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Is a TCO authorization required by Business Aviation Operators?

Question #2

• Yes. A TCO authorization is required for all commercial air transport flights

to/from European airports (including certain EU overseas territories).

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Is a TCO authorization required in case of a technical fuel stop at a

European airport ?

Question #3

• Yes. However, operators’ access is limited to their own reports.

• An operator will be able to register only if there is a registered coordinator for its

responsible NAA. Namely, if its country has not yet registered for SAFA, the

operator will not be able to obtain access

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Can a non EU operator get access to the EU SAFA Database ?