ECAC DGCA MEETING 27 NOV 2002

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ECACDGCA MEETING27 NOV 2002

• PER-ARNE SKOGSTAD
• DGCA NORWAY
• CHAIRMAN
• GASR MANAGEMENT GROUP

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GROUP OF AERODROME SAFETY REGULATORS

• GASR, Why and What, Who and How
• GASR, basic philosophy
• GASR and the way forward
• Invitations

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GASR - WHY

• Harmonisation of safety regulation issues related
  to OPS, AIR, FCL and ATM were handled by formal
  bodies, ie the JAA and Eurocontrol.
• One benefit of this work was the sharing of
  information and experience between experts from
  the Member States.
• No such Forum existed for AGA issues.

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GASR - WHAT

• Established 1995 as an informal forum for
  harmonising safety regulation of aerodromes
  within a total system concept
• Open to JAA member and candidate member states

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GASR - WHO

• DENMARK ROMANIA
• BELGIUM SLOVENIA
• FINLAND SLOVAKIA
• ICELAND SWEDEN
• IRELAND THE UNITED KINGDOM
• ITALY
• THE NETHERLANDS
• NORWAY

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ECAC Member states
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EurocontrolMember states
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JAA and Candidate states
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EASA Member states
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GASR states
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GASR - HOW

• A Management Group (JAAC level)
• Chairman Mr Skogstad, Norway
• A Workinggroup (Expert level)
• Chairman Mr Franssen, the Netherlands
• Ad hoc subgroups (Expert level)

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GASR BASIC PHILOSOPHY

• The Total Systems Approach
• Development of harmonised requirements (JAR
  AGA)
• The Licensing of Aerodromes
• The Safety Management System (SMS)
• Competence of Personell

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The Total Systems Approach

• A number of safety issues can be found in the
  interface between
• AGA OPS ATM
• Annex 14 - Annex 6 Annex 11
• Runway incursions
• Low Visibility Operation
• Winter Operation
• Co-operation necessary between bodies safety
  regulating AGA OPS - ATM

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Harmonised requirements (JAR AGA)

• Uniform application of ICAO provisions
• Utilise the experience of a number of States
• Avoid dublication of effort
• A skeleton is ready
• Work is ongoing on the filling in of details
• A lot is expected by the end of 2003

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CERTIFICATION OF AERODROMES

• New ICAO Standard
• A harmonised approach desirable.
• Item for the ICAO USOAP from 2004

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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• New ICAO Provision (Standard from 2005)
• A key tool to identify risks and suggest
  improvements
• Must cover the total aerodrome, including
  interfaces
• Must cover Infrastructure, Management, Procedures
  and Competency issues
• Item for the ICAO USOAP from 2004

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Competence of Personell

• GASR will establish a training course for staff
  members.
• Will also be open to other ECAC member States

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GASR - WHERE TO ?

• JAA EASA EUROCONTROL (SRC/SRU)
• An important GAP is Aerodrome issues
• GASR fills in an important gap
• Increased Membership is desirable

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INVITATIONS

• GASR MANAGEMENT GROUP MEETING
• 08 MAY 2003 CJAA
• 20 NOV 2003 CJAA
• GASR WORKING GROUP MEETING
• 29 - 30 JAN 2003 CAA, NL
• 09 - 10 APR 2003 CAA, RO
• bjorn.bo_at_caa.dep.no

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QUESTIONS ?