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U.S./Europe International Aviation Safety Conference By: James Ballough, FAA, and Claude Probst, EASA Date: June 4, 2008 “Global Safety Management: Revolution or Evolution” Operations and Licensing: Part 2 Reciprocal Acceptance of Operations Specifications: What Should Future Bilateral Agreements Look Like?
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U.S./Europe International Aviation Safety Conference
By: James Ballough, FAA, and Claude Probst, EASA
Date: June 4, 2008
“Global Safety Management: Revolution or Evolution”
Operations and Licensing: Part 2
Reciprocal Acceptance of Operations Specifications:What Should Future Bilateral Agreements Look Like?
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Defining the Issues:• Responsibilities of States
– Chicago Convention– State Regulatory and Oversight System
• The Operator– Air Operator Certificate (AOC)– Operations Specifications – Operator’s Operations Manual
• Role of ICAO– Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP)– International AOC Register
• Bilateral Considerations– Air Safety Clause / Air Services Agreement
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Responsibilities of States:• Acceptance of International Standards
– Chicago Convention• Development of State Regulatory System
– implementation of SARPs• Certification of Operators
– issue Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and Operations Specifications
• Conduct of Safety Oversight– national and foreign operators within its territory– global information sharing
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The Operator:• Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
– provides legal basis for the operation– identifies State of the Operator– facilitates oversight surveillance and foreign
authorizations• Operations Specifications
– associated with AOC– specifies authorizations, conditions and limitations– facilitates oversight surveillance and foreign
authorizations• Operations Manual
– defines operational structure, responsibilities, duties procedures, management system …
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Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC)
RegulatorRegulator OperatorsOperators
Flight crew
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Licence
Aircraft Operator Cert.Training
Maintenance
• Responsibility for safe operation rests essentially with the operator• The State of the Operator ensures fitness of its operators through
safety oversight (certification and surveillance)
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Air Operator Certificate (AOC):• Standard minimum content• Standard layout (1 Jan 2010)
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Operations Specifications:• Standard minimum content• Standard layout (1 Jan 2010)
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The Role of ICAO:• Sets Global Standards• Monitors Implementation by States
– Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP)
• Flight Safety Information Exchange (FSIX)– Safety Database
• International AOC Register ?
• IASDEX with other data sharing agreements
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Annex 6 & Doc 8335
InternationalAOC Register
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ICAO Proposals:Amendment 32 to Annex 6, Parts I and III(to be effective 20 Nov 08)
• Encourage the International Recognition of the AOC by States
• Annex 6, Parts I & III – SARPSHarmonization of content and layout of AOC and Op Specs
• Document 8335 Guidance Material
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Bilateral Considerations:• Mutual Recognition of Certificates and
Licenses– Chicago Convention (Art. 33)
• Compliance with Rules and Regulations– Chicago Convention (Art. 12)– Right to Inspect (Art. 16)– Authorization and Surveillance of Foreign
Operators• Bilateral Air Services Agreements
– Model Clause on Aviation Safety
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Bilateral Agreement Considerations:
• Reciprocal acceptance with conditions and validationsOperations Specifications Recognition Agreement
Procedures
• Standardized authorizations
• Issuance of appropriate Technical PermissionsSpecialized Authorizations and LimitationsDifferences tailored to individual Operator
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State of the Operator, State of Operations, and Operator Requirements
• States establish foreign operator surveillance program
• Operators meet and maintain State of Operations requirements
• Operator and State of the Operator notified of non-compliance
• State of Operations and State of the Operator consult regarding Operator compliance
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What States Need:Why Operations Specifications are necessary at some level – why they won’t go away.
• Chicago Convention– Art. 1 (sovereignty)– Art. 6 (scheduled air services)– Art. 12 (rules of the air)
• Conditions and Limitations• Technical Permissions
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