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JAAJAA
19th Annual FAA/JAA International Conference
Transition from
JAA to EASA
Gert Litterscheidt
Maintenance Director
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Contents of the Presentation
Co-operation on Safety Regulations in Europe:
Today: The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)
Future: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Considerations
Transition activities
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JAA EASA• Started in 1969
• Status: - Co-operative body for aviation
safety
- No delegation of legal powers
• Legal Framework:- Cyprus Arrangement (1990):
legally non-binding; “best endeavour”
- EU Regulation 3922/91 (1991):
binding but for 15 member States
• Should start in August 2003
• Status: (See art 12 of regulation) – European Union Agency
• Legal personality• Implementing powers conferred to it
by the Regulation
• Legal framework: European Union Regulation to
be adopted through a co-
decision process in August 2002
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JAA EASA
• Objectives:
– High uniform level of safety
– Cost-effective system– Contribute to free
circulation– Promote the JAA
system worldwide
• Objectives: (Art 2 of the Regulation)
– Principal Objective: High uniform level of safety
– Additional Objectives:• High uniform level of environmental
protection
• Facilitate free movement
• Promote cost-efficiency
• Assist MS in fulfilling their obligations under Chicago Convention
• Promote Community views on aviation safety standards worldwide
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JAA EASA
• Membership: – 36 Member Authorities– Pre-requisite for membership:
European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) membership
– Concept of full / candidate members
• Scope:– Design and Manufacture; operation
and maintenance of aircraft– Licensing of aviation personnel– Aircraft noise and emission
• Membership: – 15 EU Members States (MS)– May be open to European Third
countries (See art 55 of the Regulation)
• Scope: (See art 1; 7 and 56)– Design, manufacture and continued
airworthiness including maintenance of aircraft from August 2003
• all products and parts “under” EASA 42 months later
– Operations and Flight Crew Licensing August 2004
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JAA EASA• Functions:
– To develop and adopt ‘Joint Aviation Requirements’ (JAR).
– NOTE: to become binding JARs need to be transposed into National or EU legislation
• Functions of the Agency: (Art 12)
- To adopt Certification Specifications (e.g. JAR-25) and guidance material (See art 13)
- To issue Opinions (e.g. recommendation) for higher level texts (i.e implementing rules; essential requirements, basic principles) to be adopted by the Commission or the Legislator i.e Parliament and Council (See art 13)
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JAA EASA• Functions:
– To Jointly implement the JARs using ‘Joint Implementation Procedures’ (JIP) for standardisation
– To establish procedures for Joint Certification (Multinational and Local)
– Recommend issuance of National Type Certificates
• Functions of the agency:– To issue: (See art 15 of regulation)– Type Certificate for aircraft– Certification for parts and appliances– Environmental certificates– Design Organisation Approvals– Outside MS territories, Maintenance
and Production Organisation Approvals
– If requested by MS, Production Organisation Approvals inside MS .
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JAA EASA
• Functions: • Functions of the agency:– (See Art 16 of the Regulation)– To assist the Commission by
conducting standardisation inspections of MS in particular in relation to:
• Production and Maintenance Organisations Approvals;
• Release to Service Personnel Certification;
• Maintenance training Organisation Approvals
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JAA EASA
• Functions:
– Harmonise with FAA and others– Co-operate with FAA and Others
on the Certification of Products and Services
– To co-operate with EUROCONTROL through Agreement of Co-operation
– Co-operate with Standardisation Bodies such as EUROCAE, CEN/CENELEC/ETSI and SAE
• Functions of the Agency:– (See art 18 of the regulation)– To assist the Community and
MS in their relations with third Countries
– To cooperate with other Authorities and international organisations
– To assist MS to respect their international obligations
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JAA EASA
• List of Texts:
– Joint Aviation Requirements
– Temporary Guidance
– Joint Implementation Procedures
• List of Texts:
– Important note: The EASA structure of texts is different from JARs
• There is a need to take the JAA texts and put them at their right place in the EASA hierarchy of texts
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JAA EASA
• List of Texts: • List of Texts:
• (see art 4;5;6;7;14;16;24;43;44;54 and Annex 1)
– Applicability and Basic principles– Essential requirements
– Implementing rules
– Certification Specifications including airworthiness codes and means of compliance
– Guidance
– Working methods
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Status of EASA texts• Applicability; basic principles and Essential
requirements: Binding; adopted by the legislator under co-decision
• Implementing rules: Binding; adopted by the Commission under Comitology
• Certification Specification, AMC’s, guidance: non-binding; adopted by the agency.
• Working methods of the agency: binding for the agency; adopted by the Management board
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JAA EASA
• Mutual recognition policy:– JAR + JIP + Full Member +
satisfactory standardisation results
• Mutual recognition policy:
• (See art 8 of the Regulation)• “certificates” issued in accordance to
EASA Regulation must be recognised by Member States.
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JAA EASA
• Organisation:– Governing body: JAAC and
JAAB consulting an IPAP (Interested Parties Advisory Panel)
– Executive: Central JAA and Sectorial Teams
– Teams and Groups
• Organisation:– Management Board consulting
an IPAP(See art 24 to 28)
– Independent Executive Director, Directors and staff (See art 20;29 and 30)
– Note: Structure of the Agency is still TBD.
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Considerations
SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASA IS A CHALLENGE THAT REQUIRES GOOD CO-OPERATION:
Transition Activities have been defined. (See Next part of the presentation)
SOME ISSUES: Preparation of all necessary texts and working methods; transfer of tasks; participation of European Third Countries; Co-operation with other Authorities and Organisations
JAA IS COMMITTED TO SMOOTH TRANSITION and at the same time to MAINTAIN SAFETY and SECURITY
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Transition Activities• Essential Requirements, Implementing rules,
Certification Specifications and other texts:– Concept of Core Groups is set-up by DG-TREN
and JAAC• Organisation, working methods of the Agency:
– Consultant tasked by DG-TREN• Impact of EASA on JAA:
– JAA and EU/ECAC/JAA Task force• European Third countries association process and
legal aspects of Bilateral agreements:– EU
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Core Groups Concept• 11 Core groups to be set-up:
– Essential requirements:
– 1. Operations;
– 2. Licensing
– Implementing rules:
– 3. IR 21,
– 4. IR 34&36,
– 5. IR 39,
– 6. IR M,
– 7. IR 145,
– 8. IR 66&147.
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Core Groups Concept
• 11 Core groups to be set-up (continued):
– Certification specifications: – 9. aircraft and parts and appliances; – 10. Engine, Propellers and APUs
– 11. Regulations interactions.
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Core Groups concept
• Some highlights of the guidance:
– Essential requirements:• “definition”• Top down approach
– Other texts;• Basically adapt current JAA-texts into EASA legal framework• Implementing rules: technical requirements and Administrative
procedures
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Core Group Concept
• Some highlights of guidance:– Deliverables: early drafts that will be processed
throught the future EASA consultation and validation process
– The NPA system is not mandatory– Sectorial Teams kept informed and their inputs will
be considered.– Composition of Core Groups: normally 4 to 6 JAA-
NAA experts.
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CJAA involvement in Consultant activities
• On the following topics:– Potential Structure of the Agency– Advisory Body of Interested Panel– Communication and Publication Strategy– Rule-making– Enforcement– Standardisation
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CJAA involvement in Consultant activities
• On the following topics:– Certification of people and organisations– Certification of products– Training and development– Transition and Implementation.