JAA 19th Annual FAA/JAA International Conference Transition from JAA to EASA Gert Litterscheidt...

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19th Annual FAA/JAA International Conference

Transition from

JAA to EASA

Gert Litterscheidt

Maintenance Director

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19th Annual FAA/JAA International Conference 2

Contents of the Presentation

Co-operation on Safety Regulations in Europe:

Today: The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)

Future: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Considerations

Transition activities

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JAA EASA• Started in 1969

• Status: - Co-operative body for aviation

safety

- No delegation of legal powers

• Legal Framework:- Cyprus Arrangement (1990):

legally non-binding; “best endeavour”

- EU Regulation 3922/91 (1991):

binding but for 15 member States

• Should start in August 2003

• Status: (See art 12 of regulation) – European Union Agency

• Legal personality• Implementing powers conferred to it

by the Regulation

• Legal framework: European Union Regulation to

be adopted through a co-

decision process in August 2002

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JAA EASA

• Objectives:

– High uniform level of safety

– Cost-effective system– Contribute to free

circulation– Promote the JAA

system worldwide

• Objectives: (Art 2 of the Regulation)

– Principal Objective: High uniform level of safety

– Additional Objectives:• High uniform level of environmental

protection

• Facilitate free movement

• Promote cost-efficiency

• Assist MS in fulfilling their obligations under Chicago Convention

• Promote Community views on aviation safety standards worldwide

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JAA EASA

• Membership: – 36 Member Authorities– Pre-requisite for membership:

European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) membership

– Concept of full / candidate members

• Scope:– Design and Manufacture; operation

and maintenance of aircraft– Licensing of aviation personnel– Aircraft noise and emission

• Membership: – 15 EU Members States (MS)– May be open to European Third

countries (See art 55 of the Regulation)

• Scope: (See art 1; 7 and 56)– Design, manufacture and continued

airworthiness including maintenance of aircraft from August 2003

• all products and parts “under” EASA 42 months later

– Operations and Flight Crew Licensing August 2004

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JAA EASA• Functions:

– To develop and adopt ‘Joint Aviation Requirements’ (JAR).

– NOTE: to become binding JARs need to be transposed into National or EU legislation

• Functions of the Agency: (Art 12)

- To adopt Certification Specifications (e.g. JAR-25) and guidance material (See art 13)

- To issue Opinions (e.g. recommendation) for higher level texts (i.e implementing rules; essential requirements, basic principles) to be adopted by the Commission or the Legislator i.e Parliament and Council (See art 13)

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JAA EASA• Functions:

– To Jointly implement the JARs using ‘Joint Implementation Procedures’ (JIP) for standardisation

– To establish procedures for Joint Certification (Multinational and Local)

– Recommend issuance of National Type Certificates

• Functions of the agency:– To issue: (See art 15 of regulation)– Type Certificate for aircraft– Certification for parts and appliances– Environmental certificates– Design Organisation Approvals– Outside MS territories, Maintenance

and Production Organisation Approvals

– If requested by MS, Production Organisation Approvals inside MS .

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JAA EASA

• Functions: • Functions of the agency:– (See Art 16 of the Regulation)– To assist the Commission by

conducting standardisation inspections of MS in particular in relation to:

• Production and Maintenance Organisations Approvals;

• Release to Service Personnel Certification;

• Maintenance training Organisation Approvals

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JAA EASA

• Functions:

– Harmonise with FAA and others– Co-operate with FAA and Others

on the Certification of Products and Services

– To co-operate with EUROCONTROL through Agreement of Co-operation

– Co-operate with Standardisation Bodies such as EUROCAE, CEN/CENELEC/ETSI and SAE

• Functions of the Agency:– (See art 18 of the regulation)– To assist the Community and

MS in their relations with third Countries

– To cooperate with other Authorities and international organisations

– To assist MS to respect their international obligations

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JAA EASA

• List of Texts:

– Joint Aviation Requirements

– Temporary Guidance

– Joint Implementation Procedures

• List of Texts:

– Important note: The EASA structure of texts is different from JARs

• There is a need to take the JAA texts and put them at their right place in the EASA hierarchy of texts

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JAA EASA

• List of Texts: • List of Texts:

• (see art 4;5;6;7;14;16;24;43;44;54 and Annex 1)

– Applicability and Basic principles– Essential requirements

– Implementing rules

– Certification Specifications including airworthiness codes and means of compliance

– Guidance

– Working methods

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Status of EASA texts• Applicability; basic principles and Essential

requirements: Binding; adopted by the legislator under co-decision

• Implementing rules: Binding; adopted by the Commission under Comitology

• Certification Specification, AMC’s, guidance: non-binding; adopted by the agency.

• Working methods of the agency: binding for the agency; adopted by the Management board

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JAA EASA

• Mutual recognition policy:– JAR + JIP + Full Member +

satisfactory standardisation results

• Mutual recognition policy:

• (See art 8 of the Regulation)• “certificates” issued in accordance to

EASA Regulation must be recognised by Member States.

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JAA EASA

• Organisation:– Governing body: JAAC and

JAAB consulting an IPAP (Interested Parties Advisory Panel)

– Executive: Central JAA and Sectorial Teams

– Teams and Groups

• Organisation:– Management Board consulting

an IPAP(See art 24 to 28)

– Independent Executive Director, Directors and staff (See art 20;29 and 30)

– Note: Structure of the Agency is still TBD.

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Considerations

SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASA IS A CHALLENGE THAT REQUIRES GOOD CO-OPERATION:

Transition Activities have been defined. (See Next part of the presentation)

SOME ISSUES: Preparation of all necessary texts and working methods; transfer of tasks; participation of European Third Countries; Co-operation with other Authorities and Organisations

JAA IS COMMITTED TO SMOOTH TRANSITION and at the same time to MAINTAIN SAFETY and SECURITY

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Transition Activities• Essential Requirements, Implementing rules,

Certification Specifications and other texts:– Concept of Core Groups is set-up by DG-TREN

and JAAC• Organisation, working methods of the Agency:

– Consultant tasked by DG-TREN• Impact of EASA on JAA:

– JAA and EU/ECAC/JAA Task force• European Third countries association process and

legal aspects of Bilateral agreements:– EU

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Core Groups Concept• 11 Core groups to be set-up:

– Essential requirements:

– 1. Operations;

– 2. Licensing

– Implementing rules:

– 3. IR 21,

– 4. IR 34&36,

– 5. IR 39,

– 6. IR M,

– 7. IR 145,

– 8. IR 66&147.

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Core Groups Concept

• 11 Core groups to be set-up (continued):

– Certification specifications: – 9. aircraft and parts and appliances; – 10. Engine, Propellers and APUs

– 11. Regulations interactions.

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Core Groups concept

• Some highlights of the guidance:

– Essential requirements:• “definition”• Top down approach

– Other texts;• Basically adapt current JAA-texts into EASA legal framework• Implementing rules: technical requirements and Administrative

procedures

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Core Group Concept

• Some highlights of guidance:– Deliverables: early drafts that will be processed

throught the future EASA consultation and validation process

– The NPA system is not mandatory– Sectorial Teams kept informed and their inputs will

be considered.– Composition of Core Groups: normally 4 to 6 JAA-

NAA experts.

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CJAA involvement in Consultant activities

• On the following topics:– Potential Structure of the Agency– Advisory Body of Interested Panel– Communication and Publication Strategy– Rule-making– Enforcement– Standardisation

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CJAA involvement in Consultant activities

• On the following topics:– Certification of people and organisations– Certification of products– Training and development– Transition and Implementation.

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