The SAFA Programme

European Aviation Safety Agency

18-12-2007 1SAFA - Euromed Cologne

SAFA

SAFETY ASSESSMENT

OF

FOREIGN AIRCRAFT

Jeroen Jansen – SAFA Coordination Officer



� General Introduction� Background of the SAFA Programme� Principles

� Legal Framework of the SAFA Programme � EU Legislation� Stakeholders

� Organisational Structure� General Structure� Role of EASA

� SAFA Ramp Inspections� General Process

� Inspectors Training and Qualification

� Collection & Exchange of information� SAFA Database� Data analysis

� Further Development

� Questions & Answers

Content



�Concern ICAO Standards not fully applied

�Continuous growth in air transport, same

trend in accidents?

�ICAO and FAA actions

�European initiative

(European Civil Aviation Conference - ECAC)

�Initial discussion 1994/1995

�June 1996: adoption of SAFA programme by

ECAC DGCA meeting.

Background SAFA Programme



�Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft

�Safety

�internal: crew and passengers

�external: airspace and in vicinity of airports

�Ramp Checks

�Foreign/Third Country Aircraft

�Executed by 35/42 ECAC Member States

�Voluntary basis until April 2006

�Directive 2004/36/CE (safety third country aircraft using Community airports) to be implemented by EU MS before 30 April 2006

Principles SAFA Programme



�Linked to ICAO

�compliance with ICAO (regional) Standards

�complementary to ICAO USOA Programme

�Bottom-up approach

�General Methodology

�common procedures (inspection, reporting, classification, follow-up)

�centralised database





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ICAO

NAA

Operator(s)

AircraftMember

States

EASA

European

Commission

Reports

Analysis

Correspondence

Ramp

Inspections



Directive 2004/36/CE (“SAFA Directive”)

Scope (Article 1):

�The SAFA Directive applies to

� All A/C involved in commercial operation

� All A/C over 5700 KG involved in non-commercial OPS

� Helicopter operation

�The SAFA Directive does not apply to� State Aircraft

� Aircraft below 5700 KG involved in non-commercial air transport;

�This SAFA Directive will not be applied to� Airport of Gibraltar;

Legal Framework



Legal Framework

� Working Arrangements:

� SAFA Directive: encourage the participation of

other States

� concluded by EASA with ECAC States

� access to the SAFA Programme and Database

� 14 Working Arrangements concluded

(+Albania as of 2008)



SAFA Directive

Legal Framework

CR 768/2006

EU MS

EASA

EC

Non-EU

ECAC MSWorking

Arrangements



SAFA in EASA organisation

SAFA Coordination

Finance & Procurement

Approvals & StandardisationDirectorate

F. Banal

Rulemaking DirectorateC. Probst

Certification Directorate

N. Lohl

Executive DirectorateP. Goudou

Administrative DirectorateM. Junkkari

Policy Officers

Safety Analysis & Research

Communications

Personnel

ICT andTechnical Services

Standardisation

Organisations

Technical Training

Products

Experts

Flight Standards

Environmental Protection

Products Safety

Flight Standards

International Cooperation

Risk Assessment,Internal auditing and Quality

Deputy DirectorPlans & Programmes

Legal Service



EASA’s responsibilities

�Commission Regulation 768 (Implementing

Directive 2004/36/CE as regards the collection and exchange of information on the safety of aircraft using Community airports and the management of the information system)

�Working Arrangements between EASA and [State]

on the collection and exchange of information on the safety of aircraft using Community airports and the airports of [State]



EASA’s responsibilities (cont’d)

�Commission Regulation 768

�EASA shall manage and operate tools and procedures for the collection and exchange of information

�Management tasks

� Collect data from Member States

� Develop, maintain centralised Database

� Updating of the centralised Database

� Analyse the data

� Liaise with other bodies

� Advise the Commission and Memberstates



EASA’s responsibilities (cont’d)

�Commission Regulation 768

�Submit procedures

�Develop training programmes and foster organisation and implementation

�Facilitate and coordinate and inspector exchange programme (on-the-job training in other state)

�Prepare yearly a report



SAFA Manual

SAFA Ramp Checks

Findings

Categorise Findings

Follow-up actions

SAFA ProcessSAFA ProcessSAFA ProcessSAFA Process

Detailed Checklist(Part I, II & III)

SAFA Checklist



SAFA Checklist

� General Information

� inspection (54 items)

� A. Flight Deck (24)

� B. Safety/Cabin (14)

� C. Aircraft Condition (12)

� D. Cargo (3)

� E. General (1)

� Findings, actions and remarks



Detailed Checklist (3-different detailed checklist)

� Detailed guidance for each inspection item

� What and how to inspect (instructions)

� Reference to relevant ICAO Annexes (standards)

� Chicago Convention

� Doc. 7030 Regional Supplementary Procedures

� Annex 1 (PEL), Annex 2 (Rules of the Air)

� Annex 6 (OPS), Annex 7 (Reg. marks)

� Annex 8 (AIR), Annex 10 (Telecom.)

� Annex 16 (Environmental Protection), Annex 18 (DG)

SAFA Ramp Inspection Process




C4. Wheels, tyres and brakes

Instructions:

Inspect for damage, wear and signs of under inflation.

When possible, check for correct tyre pressure and proper lubrication.

Note1: On CIS-built aircraft tyres, one or more cord layers on the tyre surface could be visible depending on the manufacturer’s requirements, when in doubt always check relevant maintenance manual.

Note 2: In some cases a “worn” tyre could still be acceptable for one flight to home base, check AMM, MEL procedure.

Typical examples follow :

Deterioration of the tyre (perforations, cutting) may be accepted up to several layers Please refer to appropriate aircraft manual (AMM, MEL).

for tyres having control holes, the disappearance of max. 2 consecutive holes (TU 154) is acceptable;

for brakes, hydraulic fluid leaks of max. 1-2 cm3 /min is acceptable (only CIS-built aircraft);

the wear marker of the breaking system shall be visible;

References:

Applicable AMM, or MEL.



SAFA Manual

SAFA Ramp Checks

Findings

Categorise Findings

Follow-up actions



SAFA Checklist

App. 4: FindingCategories



�SAFA Finding Categories (Cat. 1,2 & 3)

�deviation from ICAO Annex

�categorise possible findings

�cat. 1, minor influence on safety

�cat. 2, significant influence on safety

�cat. 3, major influence on safety.





No or incomplete flight preparation (WX, NOTAMs, Airport Analysis)

Performance and fuel calculation not satisfactory

Fuel penalties due to technical condition not considered

Actual flight calculation but no actual documents

Lack of fuel monitoring data (arrival flight)

Discrepancies between computerised and actual fuel data

Copy of Operational Flight Plan (OFP) not retained on ground

Copy of OFP not signed by pilot-in -command

A.13 – Flight Preparation

Cat. 3 (major)Cat. 2 (significant)

Cat. 1 (minor)

Item

Finding



SAFA Manual

SAFA Ramp Checks

Findings

Categorise Findings

Follow-up actions



SAFA Checklist

App. 4: FindingCategories

Class of Action




Class of actions Class 1 Class 2 Class 3

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AFTER FINDINGS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN SAFA RAMP CHECKS

Information to

Captain

Information to responsible NAA and Operator’s home base

Corrective actions

Category 1 Minor Yes No No

Category 2 Significant Yes Yes

Note: Letter to NAA and copy to operator’s

home base (findings of several inspections

may be summarised in one letter)

No

Category of findings

Category 3 Major Yes Yes

Note: Letter to NAA and copy to operator’s

home base. In case of aircraft damage

affecting airworthiness a

direct communication with the responsible

NAA should be 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.

Yes

Note: actions consisting of

operational restrictions, corrective

actions before flight or at

maintenance-base, grounding

and/or entry permit repercussions.



SAFA Inspectors Qualification

� Eligibility

�Inspectors shall possess relevant:� Education and/or

� Knowledge

to the area’s of inspection

� SAFA Training

�Initial training (theoretical/practical)

�On the job training

� Maintain validity of qualification

�Performed a minimum number of inspections per year

�Undertook recurrent training



SAFA Inspectors - Training

�Certain training to be given only by Accredited SAFA Training Organisations

�Accreditation after successful evaluation of:

�Organisation

�Facilities

�Equipment

�Procedures

�Trainers

�course material

�Accredited TO’s will be published on EASA website



�Storage in central SAFA database

�Access for each Participating State

�inclusion of reports

�retrieve data

�Exchange of information

�Confidentiality of information

�Analyse data

Collection & exchange of information



SAFA Data Base

�SAFA Data Base milestones

�2000 – fully operational computerised DB

�2002 – major update of the DB

�2004 – DB on the internet

�2006 – further enhancement of the DB

�2006 – Data Base transferred to EASA

� 400 Users from 39 States

� Contains over 44.700 SAFA Reports

� Total costs: over 500.000 €



SAFA Database

�Next amendments

�Pre-described Findings

�Upload interface from National Databases

�Enhanced workflow function



Data Analysis

�Analysis on a regular interval (4 months)

�Starts with a quality review (GIGO)

�Output:

�“top 10% ranking list” (>3 inspections)

�In-depth analysis (>6 inspections)

�Advises to member states and/or EC:

� Safety concern �� Focused Inspections

� Significant safety concern �� Request for corrective actions

� Major safety concern �� Further investigations (R 2111/2005)



Data Analysis

� Data Analysis Tool:

� Operator Ratio:

� Time period considered: 12 months

� Weighting factor (cat. 3, cat. 2, cat. 1)

� Trend

� Comparison with indicators for previous 12 months periods (T-4 months, T-8 months, T-12 months)

� ++ (sharply increasing), + (increasing), 0 (stable), - (decreasing), -- (sharply decreasing)



Trend calculation

Short trend

Long trend

TOperator Ratio 1

T-24 T-20 T-16 T-12

Operator Ratio 2

Operator Ratio 3

Operator Ratio 4

T-8 T-4



Data Analysis

31

22

26

Number of Inspections

-1.1674

(49-21-4)

8XYZ Air

+4.18103

(59-32-12)

5DEF Airlines

++

9.71117

(61-39-17)

4ABC Airways

TrendRatioNumber of Findings

(cat.1-cat.2-cat.3)

No. of aircraft inspected

Operator



DATA Analysis future steps

�Further Adaptation of analytical tools

�Establishment of EASA Data Analysis group of experts



Further Development

�Strive for increased harmonisation

�SAFA Standardisation concept

�Standardisation Audits on Participating States

�Audits on Accredited Training Organisations

� Data quality improvement:

� Quality checks by NAA (Workflow function)

� Quality checks by EASA



SAFA Development

�Qualitative Prioritisation (Targeting)

�Quantitative prioritisation

�Integration with the certification process of third country operators



Questions?

The SAFA Programme

Documents

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