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EUROCAE, The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment deals exclusively with aviation standardisation, for both airborne and ground systems and equipment.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) develops the EUROCAE Technical Work Programme (TWP). The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the ongoing technical standardization activities currently undertaken by EUROCAE together with a strategic outlook on the anticipated technical standardization activities to be potentially undertaken by EUROCAE, in order to illustrate the extent of the current and future EUROCAE work.
The public version of the latest TWP is available here.
EUROCAE Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) Initiative - 8 January 2020
It is recognised that, going forward, it will be a challenge to ensure that enough qualified and competent aviation professionals are available to operate, manage and maintain the future international air transport system. This is critical as a the current generation of aviation professionals will retire, the access to affordable training and education is often difficult and the trainings are often not comparable, and the jobs themselves are changing with the advent of new technologies.
Furthermore, aviation competes with other industry sectors for skilled professionals. The lack of awareness by young people of the types of aviation jobs is another challenge faced.
In order to support the international aviation community to address these issues, EUROCAE is launching an initiative to develop best practices recognised across the industry to support Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) programmes.
As a first step, a workshop will take place on 24 February 2020, in Frankfurt.
This workshop will bring together key experts from the aviation industry to shape the Terms of Reference of the future WG.
If you are interested to contribute, please contact Anna von Groote,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with a short summary (maximum 1 page) of your expertise and expected contributions to this activity.
ERM 2020
I am pleased to announce that our Eurogroup IFATSEA meeting of 2020 is going to take place in Moscow, hosted by our Russian Affiliate PARRIS, from the 4th to the 6th of June 2020.
Costas Christoforou
ATM Master Plan 2020 update
The European ATM Master Plan is the agreed roadmap that connects ATM research and development activities with deployment scenarios to achieve the SES performance objectives.
More information about this plan can be found on site of the EC site.
More technical information on the different levels of the EATM Master plan can be found on next portal https://www.atmmasterplan.eu/.
Hereby the link to the complete executive view of the European ATM master plan edition 2020.
Please find the IFATSEA European director summary (pdf) and view (powerpoint) on the ATM Master plan 2020.
Best regards
Costas Christoforou
ICB info digest
ICB release a biannual publication called The ATM Information Digest, that provides an up to date and comprehensive summary of activity in European ATM. The document is divided into the following chapters:
please find the 2019 digest here.
Earlier issues can be found on the ICB portal.
SJU Airspace Architecture Study
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has performed and published an European " Airspace Architecture Study".
Please find the full report @ https://www.sesarju.eu/node/3253.
Based on this report, the Commission's "Wise Person Group" have published a report on the future of the SES on 15 april 2019.
SES - RP3
Just Culture toolbox and Social Dialogue
IFATSEA participated in the creation a Just Culture toolbox to support the implementation of the EU Regulation on Occurrence Reporting (Reg. 376/2014) in ATM.
The Toolbox aims to foster a healthy and open reporting culture in ATM, and thereby create a Just Culture. This work ended by the adoption of the JC Toolbox by the EU in a conference of the ‘Reinforcement of Social Dialogue in ATM’ project in October 2018.
The project was conducted by CANSO in cooperation with its European social partners European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Air Traffic Controllers European Union Coordination (ATCEUC).
IFATSEA like to appreciate the work of Mr Danilo Pisciottu, CANSO Manager European Regulatory and Social Affairs, for the coordination of this project.
Please read Mr Pisciottu's blog "Why aviation needs effective social partners" of 30 October 2018, concerning this project.
SES - ATSEP
In the Basic Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, the need of ATSEP being competent for performing his duties are expressed by:
(17) It is important that personnel used by ATM/ANS providers, such as Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (‘ATSEP’) are appropriately qualified and trained to perform their duties. ATM/ANS providers should also implement training and checking programmes, taking into account the different types of safety-related tasks performed by their personnel. The implementing acts adopted under this Regulation and concerning responsibilities of ATM/ANS providers should lay down further detailed harmonised rules for such personnel, including ATSEP to ensure the necessary level of safety.
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, details the requirements of ATSEP training in ANNEX XIII, REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS CONCERNING PERSONNEL TRAINING AND COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT (Part-PERS).