Transcript EGU Presentation

The European Gliding Union and
the Harmonisation of European
Regulations in Aviation by the
EASA
EHPU General Conference
Zürich, 18 February 2006
The European Gliding Union
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The EGU was founded in 1993 in Strasbourg
We aim to represent the European glider pilots on
the European level
We deal only with regulations, not with sports
issues
We are independent of the FAI and of the IGC
We are member of EAS and collaborate closely
with them
The EGU counts 18 members national gliding
associations
the 18 EGU member countries
(70,000 pilots 22,000 gliders)
Roland Stuck (FR)
President
Mathias Borgmeier (DE)
Vice President
David Roberts (GB)
Vice President
Emil Blumer (CH)
Secretary General
Patrick Pauwels (BE)
Treasurer
Jannes Neumann (DE)
TO Maintenance
Mathias Borgmeier (DE)
TO Operations
Fransois van Haaff (NL)
TO Airspace
Meike Müller (DE)
TO Licensing
European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA)
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In July 2002 the EU Council and Parliament have
decided to apply common rules to aviation and to
establish EASA
Objective: ensure a high and uniform level of
protection of the European citizen and facilitate
free movement of goods persons and services
Basic regulation of EASA is Regulation (EC)
1592/2002
EASA regulations are not converted into national
laws and apply directly
EASA operational since September 2003
EASA is located in Cologne
Website:www.easa.eu.int
The Basic Regulation 1592
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Principles
(scope, objectives, definitions)
Substantive requirements
(basic principles, applicability, airworthiness,
environmental protection, operations and licensing,
recognition of certificates, etc…)
Organisation of EASA
(tasks, internal structure, working methods,
financial requirements, final provisions)
The scope of Reg 1592 has been recently
extended to licensing and operations. The amended
Reg 1592 (COM 579) will be submited to the EP
Annex II of Regulation 1592
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Aircraft excluded from the European regulations:
Gliders with structural (maximum empty) mass of
less than 80 kg when single seater or 100 kg when
two seater, including those who are foot launched
Ultralights aeroplanes with minimum speed <35 kts
and maximum take-off mass of no more than
300Kg for a land plane single seater or 450 kg for
a land plane two seater ( + 5% with rescue system)
An EGU request to have light gliders (MTOM <
300kg and 450kg) exempted like ultralights
aeroplanes has been declined
Certain types of ultra light aircraft subject to
European Rule ?
In the new version of Reg. 1592 the exemption
also applies to licensing and operations !
Rulemaking Procedures
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Rulemaking Directorate (Dir. C.Probst)
Essential Requirements (ER), adopted by the EP
Implementing Rules (IR), adopted by the EC
For any change EASA issues a Notice Per
Amendment (NPA)
Stakeholders (we!) must be consulted
Independent evaluation of the answers
EASA issues a Co mment Response Document (CRD)
EASA issues an Opinion with a draft of new
regulation
ER submitted to the EC then to the Parliament
IR drafted by an expert group and submitted to the
EC
Publication of the new regulation in the OJ
Tasks of EASA
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Certification (initial airworthiness)
Maintenance (continuous airworthiness)
Licensing and medical
Operations
Long term: Airport Operations
Long term: Air Traffic Services
Certification
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Certification is regulated by Regulation (EC)
1702/2003 which is already in force
Benefit: an aircraft certified in one country is
certified de facto in all other EU countries
The approval regulations for gliders has been
copied directly (JAR 22 = CS 22 )
Engines and propellers of SSG and SLG remain in
CS 22
According to Part 21 all instruments installed in a
glider must have an EASA form 1
This is a problem for some instruments
(variometers, GPS, PDA’s)
EASA has accepted to consider these equipments
as standard parts not requiring a form 1
Maintenance
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Maintenance is regulated by Regulation (EC)
2042/2003, which is already in force for
commercial aviation
Will be valid for sports aviation per 28 September
2008
Annex 1, called Part M describes the technical
requirements for all aircraft below 5.7 tons
Part M is very bureaucratic and will increase the
cost of maintenance
Europe Air Sports, the EGU as well as many
national Federations and Aero Clubs have rejected
Part M in their comments to NPA 7/2005
At a workshop organised by EAS on 4 and 5 Nov in
Cologne, EASA has accepted to re discuss Part M
(see below MDM 032)
Licensing
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In May 2004 EASA has published the NPA
2/2004, with a draft of ER Licensing and 15
questions to the ‘stakeholders‘ (do recreational
pilots need a licence, which kind of medical, which
kind of IRs ?
The EGU proposed a recreational licence that
allows free movement across Europe. Air sports
organisations should be allowed to issue this
licence. Medical standard may be different from
the ICAO Class 2 Standard. Assessment of
medical fitness by General Practitioner
EASA and the Commission have accepted this idea.
The draft of the amended Reg 1592 will be
submitted to the Parliament
Operations
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In NPA 2/2004 EASA has also published Essential
Requirements on Operations (low level)
EGU has asked EASA to lay down no Implementing
Rules for gliding
In their Opinion EASA proposed to keep the IRs
at high level ( JAR Ops 0) for all air sports
In COM 579 the Commission has accepted this
proposal which is now included in the draft of the
amended Reg 1592 submitted to the Parliament
EGU studies a harmonisation of the most
important gliding procedures (EGU-internal
recommendation)
EGU is also collecting statistics on accident
Operations
EGU accident statistics
Operations
EGU accident statistics
MDM 032
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EASA will publish soon the ToR of Multi Disciplinary
Measure (MDM) 032
Working group in charge of developping a concept
for the regulation of aircraft other than complex
motor powered aircraft, used in non commercial
activities
Develop the concept (similar to LSA ?)
Develop IR’s for the recreational PPL (->NPA)
Develop IR’s for the operations (->NPA)
Rethink the implementation means today applied in
airworthiness (Opinion and NPA)
If needed propose a modification of Annex II of
Reg 1592 (Opinion)
Start of work March 06,
Opinions due in March 2007, NPA in Sept. 2007
Airspace (1)
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In 2003 Eurocontrol was given a mandate by the EU
to harmonise the airspace structure in Europe (
Project Single European Sky) in the future there
will only be 3 categories of airspace: I(ntended),
K(nown) and U(nknown), later I and U only
The EGU was involved in the discussions and has
sent a position paper
Upper Division Level: FL 195. According to ENPRM
05-0012 the airspace above FL 195 is Class C in
most countries (i.e open to VFR flying)
Lower Division Level (FL Z): decided on national
basis => Status Quo
Airspace (2)
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See and Avoid, the basic principle of VFR is as valid
as ever (see Dutch report)
We need to keep enough Class G airspace
But we need also to avoid Class E to become Class D
airspace !
The EGU has requested ICAO to consider the
abolishment of the requirement for VFR-VFR
traffic information in Class D airspace (TMZ)
Fees and charges: VFR will not be charged for ATC
Airspace (3)
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Low Power transponders
8.33 kHz radios
ADS-B
FLARM
UAV‘s
If help needed about airspace contact:
M. Felten (EAS) or F. van Haaff (EGU)
Conclusion
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EASA has a positive attitude towards Air Sports
They have realized that they cannot regulate Sport
Aviation like Commercial Aviation
They are ready to accept a large degree of self
management
We are recognised as competent partners (they
need us)
Problem: lobbying by CAA and AME
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More info on:
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www.egu-info.org