IVATF/2Montreal, 11th – 15th July 2011

FOLLOW UP TO VOLCEX 11/01 AND

GRIMSVÖTN

European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

Žarko SIVČEVEUROCONTROL

Directorate Network Management

1. VOLCEX 11/012. Grimsvötn3. EVITA 4. European Aviation

Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)

CONTENT

Scenario: eruption of Grimsvötn

Aim: test effectiveness

of the amended

contingency plan

Newcomers:EACCC and Regulators

Participants:

EUR/NAT VOLCEX 11/01

http://www.paris.icao.int/Met/Volc_Ash/index.htm

V. ash exerciseVOLCEX 11/01 13/14 Apr 11

77 AOs, 14 ANSPs, 10 CAAs, 3 VAACs,

EUROCONTROL, EC & EASA

• Alert: Icelandic MWO VAAC CFMU Crisis Cell

SIGMET NOTA

M

VA AdvisoryAsh

concentration

• Information exchange: CDM teleconferences

• Information: VAAC

• Measures: ANSPs CFMU

• 13th – 14th April, 05.30 – 15.30 UTC

EVITA prototype

14th April: decisions to perform flights made by airlines based on

safety risk assessment• 13th April: States act in accordance with the

approach currently in force in each State

• 14th April: States act in accordance with the safety risk assessment approach

VOLCEX 11/01

GRIMSVÖTN – May 21st – 29th

• 21st May – ash plume up to 20km• Eurocontrol volcanic ash procedure

activated - NOP Portal, teleconferences• 22nd May - EACCC activated• 25th May – EVITA operational• Impact: Iceland, Scandinavia, UK,

Germany• ~900 flights cancelled• 29th May – end

VOLCEX 11/01 Debrief - Conclusions

• Future VOLCEX - focus, AO crisis cell, volcanologist

• EACCC - harmonising European response, communications/media

Reduce information overload !!!

Including Grimsvötn

EASA role

• Data/Information Flow - VAAC, MET, AIS, teleconferences, NOP Portal

• NOP Portal – “one stop shop”, EVITA

Observations, PIREPs

EVITA

7

EVITA- Input: ash concentration data, NOTAM, user defined areas- Output: charts, impacted flights, aerodromes, sectors

Since 1st July 2011 – local

training

http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/j_nip/cfmu/public/standard_page/network_operations_evita.html

May 2010: European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell

Lessons learnt from 2010 ash crisis

Network management

expertise

Political leadership

EASA

European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell

(EACCC)

Coordinate management of response to thenetwork crisis affecting aviation in Europe

Activated when circumstances beyond normal environment of ops are evident

Members

EACCC

…

Airlines

ANSPMilitary

Airports

• 4 teleconferences held• More states have adopted SRA• EACCC recommends mutual recognition of SRA by NSAs • EASA established central repository with accepted AO SRAs

EACCC during Grimsvötn eruption

Actions:• EASA

– Use ICAO IVATF draft guidance material to develop a reference material in Europe

– Organise a workshop for NSAs

• AOs – submit SRAs to NSAs• UK and Irish CAA - work with VAAC London and other

EUR MET providers on improving ash concentration charts

• EACCC - report to Ministers: still different approaches

Crisis management

Safety RiskAssessment

approachEVITA

Ash concentrationcharts/data

IN

SUMMARY

Changes in

Europe

EACCC

Still a lot of work ahead …