DGAC & Aviation crisis management
DGAC Air transport Gendarmerie Flight control organisation Director General Patrick GANDIL Cabinet MALGH Light, general and helicopter aviation DSAC DSNA DTA SG Directorate for civil aviation safety Directorate for air navigation services Directorate for air transport General Secretariat
Crisis management From the «everydaycrisis»of aviation Operational life of air navigation/air transport/control of safety & security Media Political issues to the real crisis situation Major accident Disruption of trafic due to weather/strike/volcano Activation of the DGAC Crisis Cell Media crisis
DGAC Crisis Cell Cabinet of the Director General DSNA DSAC DTA GTA Communication
DGAC Crisis Cell #2 Decision maker: director general with Director of cabinet DTA Director DSNA Director DSAC Director GTA Commander + if needed teleconferences with decision makers outside DGAC
Anticipating the crisis From days to hours Strikes Volcanic ash Weather (snow ) Accident System failure to no warning at all
Example #1 Major Accident DGAC Crisis cell: Provides technical information from DTA/DSAC/DSNA to BEA and Minister of transport Contributes to building communication on the event
Example #2 Air navigation strike / DGAC Crisis cell: Weather Assesses the necessity to restrict the trafic during the event, and how to do so, based on information from DSNA and DTA (Decision maker: DG / Minister) During the event: Organizes teleconferences with AOs/Air navigation services/met office Monitors respect of restrictions by AOs Monitors situation regarding public order in aiports Assesses if new decisions need to be taken regarding trafic restrictions Handles individual situations needing individual treatment, in the respect of safety and equity of users. Coordinates, as needed, with other governmental bodies Elaborates communication strategy in coordination with AOs/airports
Example #3 Volcanic ash cloud DGAC Crisis cell: 2010 Gathered informations available on the event (VAA/VAG, satellite observations, in situ observations ) Synthesized multidisciplinary information (Air navigation rules, safety regulations, recommendations from OEMs, positions of AOs ) Collected the positions of other governmental bodies in Europe In order to nourrish the decisions regarding the closing/reopening of the airspace (Decision maker: DG, Minister or higher) Handled communication on the event
Interface with the other actors of the crisis DECISION MAKERS Other Governements Prime minister Ministry for transport Other ministries Other CAAs EASA ICAO DG DGAC Air Force, Police, Health services, Local administration & Crisis cells Meteo France Other ANSPs Eurocontrol Airports Media AOs
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