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European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) What's That?!

European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) What's That?!. The key partnership to enhance General Aviation safety in Europe. EGAST within ESSI European Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI). The European General Aviation Safety Initiative is a component of ESSI.

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European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) What's That?!

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  1. European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST)What's That?! The key partnership to enhance General Aviation safety in Europe BBGA Annual Conference

  2. EGAST within ESSIEuropean Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI) • The European General Aviation Safety Initiative is a component of ESSI ESSI is a 10 year programme (2006-2016) aimed at improving aviation safety in Europe, and for the European citizen worldwidehttp://easa.europa.eu/essi/ BBGA Annual Conference

  3. ESSI Structure COORDINATION GROUP ECAST COMMERCIAL AVIATION SAFETY TEAM EHEST HELICOPTER SAFETY TEAM EGAST GENERAL AVIATIONSAFETY TEAM EGAST GENERAL AVIATIONSAFETY TEAM WORKING GROUPS WORKING GROUPS WORKING GROUPS International Partners International Partners International Partners BBGA Annual Conference

  4. EGASTOverview • Partnership between EASA, other European intergovernmental bodies and regulators including NAA and the general community aiming at improving general aviation safety • Co-chaired by EASA, EBAA and ECOGAS & EAC • 60+ organisations; 20 in the Core Team BBGA Annual Conference

  5. EGAST layers EGAST Level 1 = the Core Team • Runs the initiative • Sets up the foundation documents and work program EGAST Level 2 • Around 65 participants • Community of interest BBGA Annual Conference

  6. EGASTOverview • EGAST foundation meeting, 17 Oct 07 • More than 160 invites, 65 participants • Need to set up a European General Aviation Safety Team confirmed • EGAST coordinates with: • National initiatives, such as IASA in France • GA JSC by FAA BBGA Annual Conference

  7. EGAST Objective “EGAST will promote and initiate for all sectors of General Aviation best practices and awareness in order to improve safety, thereby reducing the accident rates.” BBGA Annual Conference

  8. EGASTEmerging themes • 1. Safety promotion and sharing • Risk awareness, decision making enhancement for pilots (and maintenance) • LOC, VFR in IMC, Weather • CFIT • Human Factors • Other • Proactive Safety: identification of emerging and future risks for GA • 2. Data collection and analysis • Interfaces with EASA research BBGA Annual Conference

  9. European General Aviation Safety Team • EGAST contacts: • James Black • ECOGAS, Co-Chair of EGAST • Eric Mandemaker • EBAA, Chief Executive Officer, co-Chair • John Vincent • EASA Safety Analysis and Research Dpt Head, co-Chair • john.vincent@easa.europa.eu • Tel: + 49 221 89990 2012 • Michel Masson, PhD • EASA Safety Action Coordinator, co-Secretary • michel.masson@easa.europa.eu • Clement Audard • EASA Safety support Action Coordinator, co-Secretary • clement.audard@easa.europa.eu • Mailbox : egast@easa.europa.eu Website: easa.europa.eu/essi/egastEN.html BBGA Annual Conference

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