Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Programme

1.

SAFA
n
Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
Programme
.
.
Wim Ovaa - SAFA Programme Co-ordinator

2.

Content of presentation
ECAC organisation
principles of SAFA program
SAFA organisational structure
SAFA Ramp Checks (process and
procedures)
SAFA information exchange
SAFA achievements & results
Future of SAFA program
EU Directive
SCAAR - ECAC/CJAA, Oct. 2003

3. European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

role and function of ECAC
– founded 1955
– intergovernmental organization
– objective: promote the continued
development of a safe, efficient and
sustainable European air transport system
harmonise policies and practices
promote understanding on policy matters
forum for European Ministers of Transport
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4. European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

ECAC working Arrangements
– The Plenary Session
– Special Plenary Sessions
– Meeting Directors General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA)
– ECAC Co-ordinating Committee
President ECAC
Focal Points
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5. European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

Focal Points
– ATM, airports, budget, economics,
environment, external relations,
integration, security/facilitation and safety;
– give guidance to Working Groups and Task
Forces;
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6. Why programme started?

Concern ICAO Standards not fully
applied
Continuous growth in air transport,
same trend in accidents?
ICAO and FAA actions
European initiative
– Initial discussion 1994/1995
– June 1996: adoption of SAFA programme by
DGCA meeting
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7. Principles SAFA program

Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
Safety
– internal: crew and passengers
– external: airspace and in vicinity of airports
Ramp Checks
Foreign Aircraft
Executed by ECAC Member States
Voluntary basis
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8. Principles SAFA program

Linked to ICAO
– compliance with ICAO Standards
– complementary to ICAO USOA Programme
Bottom-up approach
Non-discriminatory
General Methodology
– common procedures (inspection, reporting,
classification, follow-up)
– centralised database
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9. Principles SAFA program

Objective:
Increasing Aviation Safety through
co-operation among Authorities
safety
co-operation
NAA ’s
responsibility
not defensive or restrictive
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10. Principles SAFA program

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11. SAFA organisational structure

DGCA
meeting
Focal Point
SAFA Steering
Committee
JAA SAFA Programme
Co-ordination
SAFA National
Co-ordinators
Meeting
JAA SAFA
Working Groups
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12. SAFA organisational structure

DGCA meeting & Focal point for
safety
– policy & decision making
SAFA Steering Committee
– policy preparation
– NAA, EC, CJAA, ECAC Secretariat
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13. SAFA organisational structure

National Co-ordinators meeting
– progress, exchange, development needs
– NAA NC, ECAC, St.C. Chairman, JAA
JAA SAFA Programme Co-ordination
– operational management
– prepare & maintain procedures
– manage & analyse SAFA database
– initiate new initiatives
– prepare annual report
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14. SAFA organisational structure

SAFA Ramp Inspection Working Group
– training syllabus
SAFA Procedures Working Group
– classification of findings
– adaptation of procedures
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15. Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) organisation

The JAA is an associated body of the European Civil
Aviation Conference (ECAC) representing the Civil
Aviation Authorities of a number of European States
who have agreed to co-operate in developing and
implementing common safety regulatory standards
and procedures.
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16.

ECAC
(41)
ALBANIA *
JAA
(37)
BULGARIA*
CROATIA*
* Candidate Member (11)
CYPRUS*
CZECH Rep.
AUSTRIA
ESTONIA*
BELGIUM
FYR of MACEDONIA*
DENMARK
ARMENIA
HUNGARY
FINLAND
ICELAND
AZERBAIJAN
FRANCE
LATVIA*
IRELAND
GERMANY
BOSNIALITHUANIA*
ITALY
GREECE
HERZEGOVINA MALTA
LUXEMBOURG
SERBIAMOLDOVA*
NETHERLANDS
EU
MONACO
PORTUGAL
MONTENEGRO
(15)
NORWAY
SPAIN
SWEDEN
POLAND*
UNITED KINGDOM
ROMANIA
SLOVAK Rep.*
SLOVENIA
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UKRAINE*

17. SAFA Process

SAFA Ramp check
SAFA Ramp
Inspection Procedures
Checklist (Form 20)
Detailed Checklist
Findings
Categorise Findings
Finding Categories
Follow-up actions
Guidance

18. SAFA Ramp Check

SAFA checklist (JAA Form 20)
– inspection (54 items)
A. Flight Deck
B. Safety/Cabin
C. Aircraft Condition
D. Cargo
E. General
– checked and remarks
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19. SAFA checklist (Form 20)

Item
Checked
Remark
A A. .Flight Deck
General
1
1. General Condition....................................................
1
2
2. Emergency Exit .......................................................
2
3
3. Equipment .............................................................
3
Documentation
4
4. Manuals .... .............................................................
4
5
5. Checklists .. .............................................................
5
6
6. Radio Navigation Charts..........................................
6
7
7. Minimum Equipment List .........................................
7
8
8. Certificate of registration..........................................
8
9
9. Noise certificate (where applicable) .........................
9
10. ...
10
10
11. ...
11
11
12. ...
12
12
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20. SAFA Ramp Check

Detailed Checklist
– Detailed guidance for each inspection item
– What to inspect
– How to inspect
– Reference to relevant ICAO Annex
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21. Detailed Checklist

A7. Minimum Equipment List
Instructions:
Check if the MEL is available, up-to-date and approved. Check if
MEL content reflects actual equipment installed on the aircraft.
Check if the deferred defects (if any) are in accordance with the MEL
instructions.
(Note : In some ex-Soviet built aircraft a document similar to the MEL
is included in the document called “Rokowodstwo” - See also
paragraph A4 above)
References:
Annex 6 Part I Chapter 1. Definitions
Master minimum equipment list (MMEL): a list established for a
particular aircraft type by the organization responsible for the type
design with the approval of the State of Design containing items, one
or more of which is permitted to be unserviceable at the
commencement of a flight. The MMEL may be associated with
special operating conditions, limitations or procedures.
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22. SAFA Ramp Check

SAFA Finding Categories (Cat. 1,2 & 3)
– deviation from ICAO Annex
– categorise possible findings
– cat. 1, may have minor influence on safety
– cat. 2, may have significant influence on safety
– cat. 3, may have major influence on safety
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23. Finding Categories

Item
cat1
cat2
cat3
A
Flight Deck
General
.
.....
.....
.....
.....
6
Radio
Navigation
Charts
not within
reach
recently out of date
(less then 2
months)
charts: not on
board
FMS database not
valid but charts upto-date
7
8
Minimum
Equipment
List
MEL content
does not
reflect aircraft
equipment
fitted
Certificate of non certified
registration
copy
significantly
out of date
not on board or by
not on board
means of electronic with deferred
downlink but no
defects.
deferred defects
MEL not approved
not on board
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24. SAFA Ramp Check

classification of actions (class 1, 2 & 3)
– follow-up actions
– based on finding categories
– class 1, info to Captain
– class 2, info to resp. State & Operator home-base
– class 3, corrective actions before flight,
operational restrictions etc.
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25. Class of Action

Class of actions
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
AFTER FINDINGS HAVE
BEEN ESTABLISHED IN
SAFA RAMP CHECKS
Class 1
Information
to Captain
Class 2
Information to responsible NAA and
Operator’s
home base
Class 3
Corrective actions
Category of findings
Category
1
Minor
Yes
No
No
Category
2
Significant
Yes
Yes
No
Note: Letter to NAA and copy to operator’s home base (findings of
several inspections may be summarised in one letter)
Category
3
Major
Yes
Yes
Yes
Note: Letter to NAA and copy to operator’s home base. In case of
Note: actions consisting of operational restrictions,
aircraft damage affecting airworthiness a
corrective actions before flight or at maintenance-
direct communication with the responsible NAA should be
base, grounding and/or entry permit repercussions.
established. This NAA decides about conditions regarding return
to flight status. Confirmation afterwards with letter to the NAA and
copy to Operator’s home base.
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26. SAFA Ramp Check

Additional follow-up actions
– strengthened safety controls
– awareness to colleague SAFA National Coordinator’s (mailing list)
– correspondence between ECAC and
responsible State
– request to ICAO for audit
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27. SAFA information exchange

storage in central SAFA database
access for each ECAC NAA
– inclusion of reports
– retrieve data
exchange of information
confidentiality of information
analyse data
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28.

SAFA Database situation 1997
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
France
SAFA
Ramp
Inspection
Report
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
1
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
France
SAFA
Ramp
Inspection
Report
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
1
NR: DGAC/F-96-0001
France
2
RI
3
24JUL96
Source:
Date:
5
Local time:
6
State:
17:45
2
RI
Source:
XYZAirways
3
Date:
5
ZWland
Local time:
Operator:
8
SAFA
4
LFPG
Place: Roissy....
Ramp
Inspection
Report
1
XYZ
24JUL96
ZW
17:45
24JUL96
5
Local time:
Roissy....
Ramp
Inspection Report
1
XYZAirwaysLFPO
LFPO
RI
Source:
ZW14
State: ZW
land
13
3
24JUL96 Charterer’s State: NR
Chartered by Operator*:NR
Date:
2
RI
3
Date:
France
SAFA
4
LFPG
Place:
Roissy....Report
Ramp
Inspection
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
1
NR: DGAC/F-96-0001
France
17:45
2
RI
Source:
XYZ
Airways
3
Date:
8
State: ZW
land5Local time:
6
SAFA
7
XYZ
24JUL96
ZW
17:45
Operator:
10
11
2
Source:
DGAC/F-96-0001
FlightNR:
number:...
XYZ 1234
7
12
XYZ
AOC number:.....
Flight number:...
XYZ 1235 1234567890
9
Route: from6
Route: to Operator:
NR: DGAC/F-96-0001
NR: DGAC/F-96-0001
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
7
France
AOC number:..... 1234567890
4
LFPG
Place:
SAFA
AOC number:..... 1234567890
4
LFPG
Place:
Ramp
Inspection
Report
1
NR: DGAC/F-96-0001
Roissy....
8
5
* (where applicable)
9
Route: from Local time:
11
Route: to
15
Aircraft Type................
6 A300
Operator:
4
Place:
9
Roissy.... LFPG
XYZAirways
ZWland
ZWland
ZWland
ZWland
22
National Coordinator’s name: D.Dyck
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith; H.Jones
6
1
IN
SAFA
Database
* (where applicable)
9
2
LFPO
Source:
XY
ZAirwLFPO
ays
3
Date:
8
State: ZW
5
land
13
Chartered by Operator*:NR Local time:
10
17:45 LFPO
Flight number:... XYZ 1234
12
LFPO
Flight number:... XYZ 1235
16
Registration mark .........................Z-ABCD
7
17
XYZ number ...............
AOC number:.....
1234567890
Construction
1234567890
14
Chartered 8by Operator*:NR
Charterer’s State: NR
ZW
State:
(where applicable)
*
18
Flight crew: State of licensing:
............
ZW
15
16
9
10
.........................Z-ABCD
Aircraft Type................
RegistrationFlight
marknumber:...
Route: from A300
LFPO
XYZ 1234
17
11
12
19
ConstructionFlight
number
...............XYZ
1234567890
Route: to
LFPO
number:...
1235
Remarks:
Code / Std / Remark
13
14
18
by Operator*:NR............
Charterer’s State: NR
Flight crew: Chartered
State of licensing:
ZW
applicable)
A10
I
NO C OF *A(where
ON BOARD
A23
I 19 2 DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
16
Remarks: 15Aircraft Type................ A300
Registration mark .........................Z-ABCD
B06
I
6 SEAT BELTS MISSING
17
Code / Std / Remark
Construction number ............... 1234567890
B10
I
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MISSING
C01
M WIDE SPREAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
A10
I 18 NO C OF A ON BOARD
C04
M 1 TYRE WORN
OUT
BEYOND
LIMITS
Flight
crew:
State
of
licensing:
............
ZW
A23
I
2 DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
B06
I
6 SEAT BELTS MISSING
20
Action taken:
19
B10
I Remarks:
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MISSING
AGREEMENT WITH AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THAT ITEMS A20 AND C05 BE
C01
M Code
WIDE
SPREAD
EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
/ Std
/ Remark
RECTIFIED BEFORE DEPARTURE
C04
M 1 TYRE WORN OUT BEYOND LIMITS
A10
I
NO C OF A ON BOARD
20
Action taken:
A23
I
2 DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith; H.Jones
AGREEMENT
WITH AIRCRAFT
THAT ITEMS A20 AND C05 BE
B06
I
6 SEATCOMMANDER
BELTS MISSING
RECTIFIED
B10BEFORE
I DEPARTURE
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MISSING
This report represents an indication on which was found on this occasion and must not be
C01
M WIDE SPREAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
construed as a determination that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
C04
M 1 TYRE WORN OUT BEYOND LIMITS
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith; H.Jones
22
National Coordinator’s
20 name: D.Dyck
Action taken:
1ANDnot
This report represents
an indication
on which COMMANDER
was found on this
occasion
beBE
AGREEMENT
WITH AIRCRAFT
THAT
ITEMSand
A20must
C05
construed as
a determination
that DEPARTURE
the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
RECTIFIED
BEFORE
13
Route: from
Route: to
11
OUT
Operator:
10
Flight number:...
XYZ 1234
7
number:.....
1234567890
Flight number:...AOC
XYZ
1235 4
24JUL96
LFPG
Place:
ZW
14
17:45
Charterer’s State: NR
RI
12XYZ
Roissy....
10
Route: from 6
LFPO
Flight number:...
XYZ 1234
7
11
12
XYZ
AOCXYZ
number:.....
Operator:
Route: to
Flight number:...
1235 1234567890
15
16LFPO
Aircraft Type................ A3008
Registration mark .........................Z-ABCD
17
ZW
State:
Construction number
............... 1234567890
13
14
Chartered by Operator*:NR
Charterer’s State: NR
* (where applicable) 9
10
18
Route: from
LFPO
Flight number:... XYZ 1234
Flight crew: State of licensing:
............
ZW
11
12
Route: to
LFPO
Flight number:... XYZ 1235
15
16
Aircraft Type................ A300
Registration mark .........................Z-ABCD
17
19
Construction14number ............... 1234567890
13
Remarks:
Chartered by Operator*:NR
Charterer’s State: NR
Code / Std / Remark
(where applicable)
*
18
Flight crew: State of licensing:
............
ZW
16
A10
I
NO C OF A ON 15
BOARD
Aircraft Type................ A300
Registration mark .........................Z-ABCD
17
A23
I
2 19
DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
Construction number ............... 1234567890
Remarks:
B06
I
6 SEAT BELTS MISSING
Code / Std / Remark
B10
I
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
MISSING
18
Flight crew:OF
State
of licensing:
............
ZW
C01
M WIDE SPREAD EVIDENCE
CORROSION
A10
I
NO C OF A ON BOARD
C04
M 1 TYRE WORN OUT BEYOND LIMITS
A23
I
2 DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
19
Remarks:
B06
I
6 SEAT BELTS MISSING
20
Action taken:
Code / Std / Remark
B10
I
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MISSING
AGREEMENT WITH AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THAT ITEMS A20 AND C05 BE
C01
M WIDE SPREAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
RECTIFIED BEFORE DEPARTURE
A10
I
NO C OF A ON BOARD
C04
M 1 TYRE WORN OUT BEYOND LIMITS
A23
I
2 DEFERRED DEFECTS OUTSIDE MEL
B06
I
6 SEAT BELTS MISSING
20
Action taken:
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith;
B10H.Jones
I
5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MISSING
AGREEMENT WITH AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THAT ITEMS A20 AND C05 BE
C01
M WIDE SPREAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
RECTIFIED BEFORE DEPARTURE
This report represents an indication
found
on this
occasion
andLIMITS
must not be
C04 on which
M 1was
TYRE
WORN
OUT
BEYOND
construed as a determination that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
20
Action taken:
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith; H.Jones
22
D.Dyck
National Coordinator’s name:
AGREEMENT
WITH AIRCRAFT COMMANDER THAT ITEMS A20 AND C05 BE
RECTIFIED BEFORE DEPARTURE
1 must not be
This report represents an indication on which was found on this occasion and
construed as a determination that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
XYZAirways
ZWland
ZWland
ZWland
ZWland
21
Inspector’s names: P.Smith; H.Jones
National Coordinator’s name: D.Dyck
22
This report represents an indication on which was found on this occasion and must not be
construed as a determination that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
This report represents an indication on which was found on this occasion and1must not be
construed as a determination that the aircraft is fit for the intended flight.
22
National Coordinator’s name: D.Dyck
1
22
National Coordinator’s name: D.Dyck
1
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29.

SAFA Database present situation
SAFA
Database
National workstation III
National workstation I
National workstation II
Server + Intranet
National workstation IV
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30. SAFA achievements

Program launch in 1995
adoption June 1996 DGCA meeting
1997; inspection and reporting procedures
1999; classification of findings
2000; NAA ‘s connecting to database
(network)
2000; SAFA Ramp Inspector training
(EASTI/Brussels)
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31. SAFA achievements

2001; SAFA inspector’s exchange programme
2002; dedicated SAFA website (www.jaa.nl)
2002; Handbook SAFA Ramp Inspection
Procedures
2003; SAFA implementation workshop
over 18,400 inspections
34 ECAC States perform(ed) SAFA inspections
23 ECAC States connected to database
(Oct. 2003)
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32. SAFA results

Learning points
– Not a complete picture about Safety of
Operator
– Not a complete picture about Airworthiness
of Aircraft
– But good hints and indications
– Concerning specific elements of aircraft
condition or operation
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33. SAFA results

Most frequent general findings
– year 2000
general external condition (F/I = 0.077)
equipment (GPWS) (F/I = 0.061)
leakages (F/I = 0.059)
– year 2001
Dangerous Goods (F/I = 0.110)
safety of cargo on board (F/I = 0.108)
Minimum Equipment List (MEL) (F/I = 0.093)
– year 2002
safety of cargo on board (F/I = 0.173)
equipment (F/I = 0.0999)
Dangerous Goods (F/I = 0.0997)
emergency exit, lighting and marking (F/I = 0.0927)
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34. SAFA the future

SAFA Ramp Checks
– stimulate participation in programme
– harmonisation efforts
– stimulate exchange of information & experience
– inspection priorities
SAFA Database
– analysis of data
– stimulate connection to database
– explore connection via Internet
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35. SAFA the future

Follow-up actions
– identification of common findings
– common approach on corrective actions (collective
actions)
Support Programmes
– continuation of training sessions
– enhance inspector exchange programme
Expansion of scope
– incorporation of new ICAO (regional) requirements
Cooperation
– Russian Federation (SCAAR)
– US (FAA)
EU (draft) Directive
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36. EU (draft) directive

Directive: Safety of third countries
aircraft using community airports
high uniform level of civil aviation safety
harmonise enforcement of international
safety standards
binding for EU member States
information exchange between Member
States and Commission
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37.

The end
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