The ICAO EUR
Regional Aviation Safety Team
(IE-REST)
FSFI International Workshop, 14 May 2013
Nicolas Rallo
Regional Officer, Safety
European and North Atlantic Office
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RASG-EUR
• European Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-EUR)
• Established in January 2012 following decisions from
ICAO Council and States in the ICAO EUR Region
• Objectives: Enhance aviation safety in ICAO EUR
Region. Support the implementation of the objectives
of the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) by ensuring
effective coordination and cooperation between all
stakeholders in the Region (52 States) and supporting
the establishment and operation of performancebased safety systems within the Region.
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RASG-EUR/02
• Held in Paris, 26 to 27 February 2013
• 80 participants from 33 States and 12
international organizations
• Updates provided by ICAO and RASG-EUR
Members and Partners (incl. on revised GASP,
to be endorsed by Assembly in Sept 2013)
• Proposals submitted for discussion and
approval
• FSFI represented by Mr. Evgeniy Ivanovich
SHAPOSHNIKOV
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RASG-EUR/02 main outcomes (1/2)
• Approval of RASG-EUR Procedural Handbook
• Creation of the ICAO EUR Regional Expert
Safety Team (IE-REST), to support the
development and implementation of safety
enhancement initiatives (SEIs) and activities in
the part of the ICAO EUR Region not covered by
the regulatory framework of the EU/ EASA
regulatory framework
• Endorsement of priorities for the RASG-EUR
work programme
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RASG-EUR/02 main outcomes (2/2)
• Signature of a Working Arrangement between
FSFI and ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Office
• Agreement to strengthen cooperation with the
European Commercial Aviation Safety Team
(ECAST) and the European Union Network of
Analysts (NoA) through exchange of information
and, optionally, participation in meetings as
observers
• Agreement to promote “multi-labelling” of safety
events in the ICAO EUR Region
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IE-REST
• IE-REST reports to the RASG-EUR via RASG-EUR
Coordination Group RCOG (FSFI represented in RCOG by
Mr. Dmitry TARASEVICH)
• Two Co-chairs (1 from a State and 1 from industry)
• ICAO EUR/NAT RO serves as the Secretariat
• State letters (dated 4 March 2013) sent by ICAO to invite
States, Regional/International Organizations and Industry to
nominate flight safety experts as members in the IE-REST
• First meeting in Moscow (at IAC) on 10-11 June 2013
• IE-REST/02 in Sept/Oct 2013 (RCOG/03 in Oct/Nov 2013
and RASG-EUR/03 on 25-26 February 2014)
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IE-REST
• IE-REST to identify possible safety enhancement
initiatives (SEIs), and prioritize them based on a
safety impact/difficulty assessment.
• IE-REST to monitor the implementation of SEIs
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IE-REST members
• Qualified and experienced in the area of flight safety
• To include experts from State authorities and
Regional/International Organizations (flight operations
experts, flight crew training experts, airworthiness experts,
safety analysts, aircraft accident/incident investigators and
aerodrome safety experts) + industry representatives
(mainly safety experts from air operators, aircraft design
and manufacturing organizations, aircraft maintenance
organizations, flight crew training organizations, and
aerodrome operators)
• To include experts from within and outside IE-REST
geographical area, to enable exchange of experience and
best practices
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Priorities for the IE-REST
 Safety enhancement initiatives should address
in priority:
 Systemic issues (at State, Regional and
industry levels); and
 Risks related specifically to:
 Runway Safety;
 Loss of control (LOC); and
 Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT).
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Priorities for the IE-REST
 “Systemic SEIs” should include:
 At State level:
 Strengthening the capacity of CAAs to recruit, train and retain
adequately qualified and experienced staff,
 Urge and support the establishment of SSPs by States
 Ensuring that CAAs have the appropriate degree of autonomy,
 Within the SSP: Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of
occurrence reporting systems,
 Within the SSP: Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of safety
data analysis systems (incl. consistent use of ADREP/ECCAIRS
taxonomy, data quality control, and availability of ECCAIRS in Russian
language)
 Enhancing States’ capacity to regulate, approve and conduct
continuing surveillance of type rating training organizations
 Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of accident and serious
incidents investigation systems
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Priorities for the IE-REST
 At regional level:
 Improving coordination of safety initiatives within the Region (comparing
initiatives taken by States, reg. organizations and the industry) and
monitoring progress in the implementation of these initiatives
 Facilitating assistance to States when requested, including encouraging
inter-State cooperation in the Region
 At industry level:
 Supporting the implementation of SMS by the industry, in particular
enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of:
 internal occurrence reporting systems
 For air operators: Flight Data Analysis System
 Supporting the implementation of ICAO provisions related to Fatigue Risk
Management Systems (FRMS)
 Facilitate the implementation of industry best/leading practices
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Priorities for the IE-REST
 That the SEIs related to Runway Safety should include:
 Supporting the creation and implementation of local
Runway Safety Teams (RSTs)
 That the SEIs related to CFIT should include
 Supporting the installation and operation of EGPWS
wherever possible and, if not, the installation of lower cost
solutions
 Supporting the implementation of the recommendations
contained in the ALAR toolkit, including making the latest
version of the toolkit available in Russian language
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Priorities for the IE-REST
 That the SEIs related to LOC should include:
 Supporting the implementation of the expected
amendments to ICAO provisions following the work
of the LOC committee hosted by ICAO Headquarters
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IE-REST Working Structure
 The IE-REST will be able to establish specific subgroups, for example to work on:
 Enhancing the use of Flight Data Monitoring by air
operators
 Supporting the establishment and operation of
Local Runway Safety Teams (LRSTs)
 Strengthening the reporting and analysis of
incidents at State level
 It will be up to the IE-REST to propose the creation of
such groups
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RASG-EUR Webpage
• http://www.paris.icao.int/documents_rasgeur/index.php
• The final report of the RASG-EUR/02 meeting
(including the RASG-EUR provisional
procedural handbook) will be published within
two weeks on the public part of the RASG-EUR
webpage
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большое спасибо!
ICAO Headquarters:
www.icao.int
ICAO European and North Atlantic Office:
www.paris.icao.int
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