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Preparing for new responsibilities. Patrick Goudou Executive Director 2008 US/Europe International Aviation Safety Conference 3 June 2008. New Agency competences JAA hand-over Future extension Agency growth and business planning. What’s new?.
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Preparing for new responsibilities Patrick GoudouExecutive Director2008 US/Europe International Aviation Safety Conference 3 June 2008
New Agency competences • JAA hand-over • Future extension • Agency growth and business planning
What’s new? • The EU has given the Agency new responsibilities • EASA will consolidate its position as Europe’s central rulemaking body • Common safety standards will apply to operators and flight crews throughout the EU • Foreign operators will need an EASA authorisation before being allowed to operate in the EU • Full consultation on all implementing rules • Transition until 2012
The new “Basic Regulation” • Replaces Regulation 1592/2002 • Adopted by Member States and EP • Entered into force on 8 April 2008 • Applicability of articles relating to the extension of scope as specified in Implementing Rules (IRs) • But no later than 8 April 2012
New Responsibilities • Rules for Flight Crew Licensing • Rules for Operations • Authorisation of third country operators
Air Operations • Commercial air transport • Non-commercial operations with complex motor-powered aircraft • Non-commercial operations with non-complex aircraft • Cabin crew attestations
Flight Crew Licensing • Professional and Private pilot licences • New licence for light aircraft • Ratings • Approval/oversight of training organisations and aeromedical centres located outside the Community territory • Certification/oversight for simulators • used by the training organisations it approves • located outside EU • located in EU, if requested by MS
Third Country Aircraft • Aircraft used by a third country operator into, within or out of the Community • Authorisation/oversight of commercial operators (based on ICAO standards) • Oversight of non-commercial operators (self-declaration)
Transparency & cooperation • Full public consultation • Phased publication of NPAs • Organisation of public workshops for stakeholders
Seamless transition • Sufficiently long transition periods (until 2012) • Approvals under previous regulations (EU-OPS, JAR-FCL) will remain valid at the time of transition • Cross-reference tables with JARs • Handbooks where rules and AMCs will be grouped by activity, to help day-to-day operation
NPA time-table • FCL: 30 May 2008 • Authority Requirements: autumn 2008 • OPS and Management Systems: autumn 2008
Public workshops • 28 - 29 April: extension of the scope and resulting changes to the system • 10 – 11 June: Flight Crew Licensing including Medical (repeated in August) • Autumn: Authority Requirements • Autumn: OPS and Management Systems
JAA hand-over • March 2008: Adoption of FUJA II final report • Early 2009: EASA liaison unit for non-EASA JAA members • 30 June 2009:closing date of JAA LO • Continuity and seamless transition • Pan-European approach
Second extension • December 2007: Opinion on Aerodromes • April 2008: Opinion on ATM/ANS • Summer 2008: Commission legal proposal • 2010-2012: Agency takes up new competences
Growth & Planning • Around 400 experts & administrators • Business plan 2008 - 2012 • Key performance indicators & ERP • Support organisation review