regulatory matters è the newly created european aviation safety agency (easa) is harmonising most...
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Regulatory matters
The newly created European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is harmonising most regulations in aviation across Europe:
Licensing
Operations
Certification
Maintenance
Airspace
EASA regulations apply directly in all EU countries
Licensing
EASA issued NPA 2/2004 with a draft of Essential Requirements (ER) and a questionnaire
EGU answered via Europe Air Sports
We asked for having a license, which can be managed by the Federations, with different medical standards
EASA issued a CRD 2/2004 and proposed to create a PPL “with restricted privileges” (RPPL).
About medicals they “consider necessary to introduce flexibility trough less stringent common rules”
EASA Opinion submitted to the EC and EP
Most NAA oppose. Lobbying is needed !
Implementing Rules
Operations
In the NPA 2/2004 EASA has also published Essential Requirements on Operations
They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports
We are working on a proposal for the Implementing Rules
We need to have our own statistics on accidents
Certification
JAR 22 has been transcripted into EASA rules as CS 22 without any change
Ultra light gliders with MTOM < 80kg (single seaters) or 100kg (two seaters) remain under national regulation (do not need to be certified)
EGU will file a proposal to increase these limits ( 120 kg for single seaters)
We work also on a proposal for removing the request for certification of variometers and GPS from Part 21
Airworthiness and Maintenance
Implementation of EASA rules for light non-commercial aircraft ( Part M) has been postponed in most EU countries to 2008
EASA has directed a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on Part M, to be carried out by Air Eurosafe
Our Technical Committee on Maintenance worked out an extensive answer which was sent to Air Eurosafe
A common model for maintenance was also set up
We will have soon a meeting with the Rulemakers
Operations
EASA has published Essential Requirements (ER) on Licensing
They intend to keep the Implementing Rules (IR) at high level (JAR Ops 0) for air sports
We need to work out a proposal for IR
We must set up a Technical Committee on Operations
We need to have our own statistics on accidents
Airspace
We have sent an updated version of our position paper to Eurocontrol
We have answered the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM04-005 on a Common Charging Scheme for Air Traffic Services
We are preparing an answer to the Eurocontrol consultation ENPRM/05-001 on Single European Sky
Fransois Van Haaff monitors all developments concerning instruments ( LAST, 8.33 , ADSB etc)
Relationship with EASA
Positive evolution:
We have now a direct contact with the EASA “rulemakers”
They have a liberal attitude to air sports
The consultation process is quite democratic
They listen to us and accept us as competent partners
EGU and Europe Air Sports
EGU has strengthened its collaboration with EAS
EGU is now full member of EAS
Close contact with Sir John Allison, the new President of EAS and with Rudi Schuegraff
EAS has recruited a professional Program Manager Michael Paul
EGU has provided significant financial assistance to EAS for this project
Communication and PR Work
EGU has now a decent website: www.egu-info.org
Information on our activity are sent regularly to all European Gliding Magazines
We intend to write a paper for explaining what is going on at EASA to non specialists
We were invited to give a presentation of EGU at the German Segelfliegertag in Mainz
Conclusion
EGU is healthy
EGU is well organised
EGU is active
But:
We need the support of the Federations or Gliding sections of NACs from ALL EU countries !
The 16 EGU members