Transcript The European Strategic Safety Initiative the key

European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST)
What's That?!
The key partnership to enhance General Aviation safety in Europe
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EGAST within ESSI
European Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI)
The European General
Aviation Safety Initiative
is a component of ESSI
ESSI is a 10 year programme (2006-2016)
aimed at improving aviation safety in Europe,
and for the European citizen worldwide
http://easa.europa.eu/essi/
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ESSI
Structure
COORDINATION
GROUP
ECAST
COMMERCIAL
AVIATION SAFETY
TEAM
International
Partners
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WORKING
GROUPS
EHEST
HELICOPTER SAFETY
TEAM
EGAST
EGAST
GENERAL AVIATION
GENERAL
SAFETY
TEAM
AVIATION
SAFETY TEAM
International
Partners
WORKING
GROUPS
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International
Partners
WORKING
GROUPS
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EGAST
Overview
Partnership between EASA, other European
intergovernmental bodies and regulators including
NAA and the general community aiming at
improving general aviation safety
Co-chaired by EASA, EBAA and ECOGAS & EAC
60+ organisations; 20 in the Core Team
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EGAST layers
EGAST Level 1 = the
Core Team
Runs the initiative
Sets up the
foundation
documents and
work program
EGAST Level 2
Around 65
participants
Community
of interest
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EGAST
Overview
EGAST foundation meeting, 17 Oct 07
More than 160 invites, 65 participants
Need to set up a European General
Aviation Safety Team confirmed
EGAST coordinates with:
National initiatives, such as IASA
in France
GA JSC by FAA
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EGAST
Objective
“EGAST will promote and initiate
for all sectors of General Aviation
best practices and awareness in
order to improve safety, thereby
reducing the accident rates.”
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EGAST
Emerging themes
1. Safety promotion and sharing
Risk awareness, decision making enhancement
for pilots (and maintenance)

LOC, VFR in IMC, Weather

CFIT

Human Factors

Other
Proactive Safety: identification of emerging and future
risks for GA
2. Data collection and analysis
Interfaces with EASA research
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European General
Aviation Safety Team
EGAST contacts:
James Black
ECOGAS, Co-Chair of EGAST
Eric Mandemaker
EBAA, Chief Executive Officer, co-Chair
John Vincent
EASA Safety Analysis and Research Dpt Head, co-Chair
[email protected]
Tel: + 49 221 89990 2012
Michel Masson, PhD
EASA Safety Action Coordinator, co-Secretary
[email protected]
Clement Audard
EASA Safety support Action Coordinator, co-Secretary
[email protected]
Mailbox : [email protected]
Website: easa.europa.eu/essi/egastEN.html
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