SAFA Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft

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1 SAFA Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft BACKGROUND ORGANISATION PROGRAMME Oddbjørn Jensen, Overinspektør National Co-ordinator Side 1 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

2 Background SAFA programme launched by ECAC in 1996 Close relation with ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) MOU between ICAO and ECAC in 1997 EU participates membership in SAFA Steering Commitee JAA funding JAA administrating SAFA co-ordination and database Central Co-ordinator Side 2 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

3 SAFA Organisational Structure DGCA Meeting Focal Point SAFA Steering Committee JAA SAFA Programme Co-ordination JAA SAFA Working Groups SAFA National Co-ordinators Meeting Side 3 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

4 SAFA information exchange Storage in central SAFA database Access for each ECAC National Authority - inclusion of reports - retrieve data Exchange of information Confidentiality of information Analyse data Side 4 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

5 SAFA Programme Main features Increased safety through co-operation among authorities States performingramp inspections Spot checks 41 participating states Confidential information shared through a centralized database Bottom-up approach Non-discriminatory nature Close relation with ICAO USOAP Side 5 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

6 ECAC 41 Azerbaijan Serbia & Montenegro Bosnia & Herzegovina Armenia*, Albania*, Bulgaria Croatia, Macedonia* Moldova*, Monaco, Norway, Iceland, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine* Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark Finland, France, Germany Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands Portugal, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland JAA 38 * Candidate Members EU 25 Side 6 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

7 SAFA Organisation CAA-N SAFA organisation established in 1997 headed by a National Co-ordinator First inspection Evenes IL 76 National SAFA organisation SAFA internal organisation Legal basis Civil Aviation Act (4-8 & 13-1) CAA Quality Manual SAFA Procedure Manual and co-ordination with Transport Policy Section Side 7 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

8 Director General SAFA Information & Public Issues Quality Manager Legal Department Airworthiness and Flight Operations Department Airport and Licensing Dep. Administration Department Side 8 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

9 SAFA Organisation CAA-N Reporting to Director General for follow- up & reportto Foreign Authorities & Operators National Co-ordinator Access to ECAC/JAA database & reporting to JAA HQ. Inspector Inspector Inspector Inspector Cabin Safety & Flight Ops. Flight Ops. Airworthiness Airworthiness D/G Experts Side 9 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

10 SAFA group - competance Operational and Technical airline experience Extensive relevant experience as CAA inspector International working experience Management experience Human relations Aircraft type experience Completed initial SAFA training course Side 10 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

11 BE PRESENT & VISIBLE Annual inspection plan Weekly detailed plan based on information from Air Transport Policy Section, airline traffic programs and handling agents Information from JAA SAFA database Define volume and scope of inspections Side 11 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

12 SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL AIRCRAFT SANA programme initiated in 2002 Performed by SAFA team Incorporated in weekly plan Base/Line inspections performed during positioning between airports Findings reported to responsible CAA inspector for the airline Side 12 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

13 Ramp Inspections Detailed inspection procedures SAFA manual 2 3 inspectors depending on aircraft size and time available Selection of targets (ECAC non ECAC) operator and previous findings Reporting Captain (copy of findings) other crew Operator State of Registry Security check of aircraft Side 13 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

14 SAFA Finding Catagories (Category 1,2 & 3) Deviation from ICAO Annex 1, 6 and 8 Categorize possible findings Category 1. minor influence on safety Category 2. significant influence on safety Category 3. major influence on safety Side 14 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

15 Class of action taken Entry permit repercussions Aircraft grounded Corrective action before flight authorized Restriction on aircraft operation Information to captain Information to the authority and operator Side 15 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

16 Follow-up SAFA team debrief by teamleader Categorization of findings Ref. ICAO annexes Use of SAFA check list Codes Categories Complete Form 20 Discussion Overall impression of operator Need for re-inspection Information to operator/ State of Registry Reporting to SAFA database Side 16 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

17 Increased safety by: Improved focus on rules and regulations Higher awareness/emphasis on safety Improved communication between states Universal Safety Oversight Programme ECAC SAFA programme SANA programme Increasing interest in SAFA from general public and media Increased oversight of commercial industry Side 17 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

18 SAFA/SANA Report 2004 Number of inspections SAFA/SANA 201/130 Number of operators - 84 Aircraft types - 34 Airports covered - 13 Findings SAFA F/I - 0,9 Findings SANA - 70 F/I - 0,6 Side 18 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

19 Side 19 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

20 ECAC Statistics Total inspections 4244 Findings 6437 Findings per inspection 1.52 Total inspections Findings Findings per inspection 1.09 Side 20 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

21 Information to General Public Programme findings confidential Increased pressure from media Balanced information Blacklist ECAC/SAFA annual report available on internet Side 21 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

22 SAFA Alarming Function Sharing of information between ECAC states Grounding of aircraft Entry permit repercussion Follow-up action considered by individual state Decision reported to Central Co-ordinator and other states Side 22 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

23 SAFA in the Future EU SAFA Directive co-ordinated with ECAC SAFA Programme JAA ECAC SAFA Programme EASA Increased number of participants SAFA database Improved analysis SCAAR FAA exchange of data Side 23 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005

24 TAKK FOR OPPMERKSOMHETEN Side 24 / SAFA Presentasjon Feb. 2005