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Civil/Military cooperation in aviation safety:

EASA Vision/Approach

José Luis PENEDO DEL RIO Policy Officer – EASA Executive Directorate Military Airworthiness Conference 2012 Cyprus, 26/27 September 2012

Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: EU-EASA framework: Regulation 216/2008

Regulation (EC) No 216/2008

EU-EASA Basic Regulation

(BR)

on

common rules

in the field of

civil aviation

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Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: EU-EASA framework: Military domain (Art. 1(2) BR)

Military matters/activities/services in the domains of airworthiness, operations, licencing, ATM/ANS and aerodromes are exclusively subject to national legislation and fall under the sole responsibility of the Member States (MS).

It is the responsibility of MS:

to identify which are those military matters/activities/services under their responsibility according to Art. 1(2) BR.

to regulate those matters/activities/services .


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Assurance of civil aviation safety standards

NEVERTHELESS:

Art. 1(2)(a) BR – MS shall ensure that military (airworthiness) activities or services have due regard as far as practicable to the BR objectives (civil aviation safety standards).

Art. 1(3) BR – MS shall, as far as practicable, ensure that military facilities (aerodromes) open to public use and (ATM/ANS) services provided by military personnel to the public offer a level of safety that is at least as effective as that required by the BR essential requirements.



EU Legislator has:

recognised a need for the military to ensure equivalent safety standards and smooth functioning of the inevitable interface between civil and military aviation.

put an obligation on the Member States to take measures in this respect.



Member States:

Obligation to ensure “due regard to”, „as far as practicable“ or “at least as effective” the fulfilment of the civil aviation safety objectives provided in the BR.

Obligation is limited/softened in recognition of the fact that full compliance with EASA safety provisions/objectives could be qualified by national military/defence constraints or needs.



Both the MS sovereignty on defence and security matters and the general need to ensure safety of civil aviation and its interface with the military are safeguarded.

At this stage, no EU competence to regulate the safety conditions under which military matters/activities/services are to be handled. Method by which this is achieved is left totally open.

MS may choose to achieve those objectives by either deciding to follow all/part of the EU-EASA rules, or by other means that produce the same end result.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Main Goal

Fulfil safety objectives:

To ensure military safety standards equivalent to the civil ones.

To ensure appropriate level of safety in the interface civil/military.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Other objectives

To facilitate a liberalised internal market of EU military aeronautical products.

To ultimately reduce complexity, time and costs avoiding duplication of capabilities, in particular in case of international military aviation projects.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Means

First, harmonisation of military requirements and processes based on the existing harmonised EU civil aviation safety standards (among others: initial and continuing airworthiness, occurrence reporting, airworthiness directives).

Second, implementation at and mutual recognition among the Member States of those harmonised military standards.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Institutional Framework: EASA-EDA

Cooperation should take place mainly using the existing EU-Institutional framework.

EASA as centrepiece of the EU aviation safety system has an important role to play in the achievement of the aforementioned safety objectives through close cooperation with the Military.

At the same time, EASA needs to become familiar with the military regulatory environment and its potential impact on the civil domain.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Institutional Framework: EASA-EDA

European Defence Agency (EDA) as EU body is the natural counterpart for EASA for such cooperaton.

EDA Mission is to improve EU Defence capabilities aiming at creating civil-military synergies and avoiding duplication.

EDA Steering Board: Ministers of Defence of 26 MS (decision-making power).


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Scope - Total System Approach


Economic regulation

Performance regulation

Interoperability regulation

Safety regulation

Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Scope – Total System Approach

Aviation is global in nature and therefore requires a total system approach with common aviation safety rules covering all its interlinked elements.

Aviation safety has to be coherent in all its elements.

The EU-EASA framework in in fact a single safety system with interrelated and interdependent Actors ranging from:

Design organisations + aircraft manufacturers,

Operators,

Air crew,

Air traffic controllers + ATM/ANS service providers,

Airports.

.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Scope – Total System Approach

The extension of the EU-EASA safety rules to all aspects of aviation under a “Total System Approach” and the creation of a Single European Sky (SES) is therefore logical and technically consistent.

Civil and Military share the same airspace covered by the EU-EASA “Total System Approach”.

Consequently, civil-military cooperation needs to take due consideration of this comprehensive safety system and should adress the different interlinked elements conforming it.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Current status – Institutional

EASA Military coordinator. Functions:

General coordination with EDA + ECTRL.

Definition of the scope, structure, methology, means of the civil-military cooperation.

Formalisation of the cooperation:

Preparation of a MOC with EDA.

Preparation of a MOC with ECTRL.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Current status - Rulemaking

EASA involvement in the task forces of the EDA MAWA: Development of European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMARS 21, 145, 66).

EDA participation as Observer in the EASA RAG + TAGS (EASA rulemaking consultative groups).


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Current cooperation – certification

Initial and continuing airworthiness: A400 M

Organisation Approvals

DOA oversight cooperation:

Airbus

Turbomeca

Eurocopter


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Current cooperation – specific tasks

MIDCAS Project (Mid Air Collission Avoidance System for AUS):

Scope: Detect and Avoid system as principal requirement for the military to enter into non-segregated airspace i.e. General Air Traffic.

EASA role: provision of guidance aiming at establishment of a common understanding of the safety applicable requirements.

Participation of EASA experts in specific EDA workshops.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Proposed Short-term actions/developments

Formalisation and definition of cooperation with EDA i.e. MOC:

Scope

Methodology

Means

Resources

etc.

Nomination of a Military Advisor within EASA to provide the necessary in-house advice in a timely manner.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Proposed Short-term actions/developments

To continue and reinforce EASA participation in the MAWA Task Forces on airworthiness (e.g. EMARs 66)

To cooperate with EDA as regards implementation of EMARS at MS level and their mutual recognition.

To define future cooperation in the other complementary fields of the „Total System Approach“.


Civil/Military Aviation Safety Cooperation: Proposed Medium-term actions/developments

Creation of EASA Civil-Military Coordination Cell

Composition: EASA Military Coordinator

EASA Military Focal Points (different directorates)

EASA Military Advisor

EC representatives

EDA representatives

SESAR representative

ECTRL representative

Industry representative (ad-hoc)

Others (TBD)

Tasks. To provide guidance on: Coordination of safety relevant military activities/initiatives of EDA, SESAR

Consistenccy of all military proposals/initiatives in the RAG i.e. different TAGs

Specific civil-military cooperation projects

New areas of cooperation/coordination and priorities


Final remarks: General principles

EU-EASA aviation safety framework based on the “Total System Approach” makes necessary a close reinforced cooperation between the civil and the military to ensure a high level of safety within the Single European Sky.

EASA has a major role to play as the EU body responsible for aviation safety, in close cooperation with EDA, as its natural counterpart.

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Final remarks:

Proposed short-medium term approach

To continue and reinforce cooperation with EDA in the field of airworthiness within the EASA RAG/TAGs and MAWA TFs.

To define cooperation with EDA in the other complementary fields of the “Total System Approach”. MAWA model can be used as a benchmark.

Development of a MOC between EASA and EDA to formalise and define the aforementioned cooperation.

Creation of the EASA Civil/Military Coordination Cell with the participation among others of EC, EDA, SESAR and ECTRL, Industry to provide guidance on the coordination and the implementation of the civil-military cooperation among all relevant actors in EUROPE.


Final remarks

EASA considers that civil-military cooperation is absolutely necessary to ensure and maintain a high level of aviation safety in EUROPE.

THEREFORE:

EASA is willing to further contribute to the development and reinforcement of such cooperation within the framework of its mandate and available resources.


Thank you very much

for

your attention

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