Salvatore Sciacchitano

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TRANSITIONING ROLES OF THE AVIATION AUTHORITIES

• Salvatore Sciacchitano
• JAAC Chairman

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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EASA

• Adoption of the European Regulation in Summer
  2002
• Establishment of EASA in September with the
  Appointment of the Management Board and the
  Executive Director
• Adoption of internal procedures
• Recruitment of Staff
• Taking over of airworthiness responsibilities in
  Summer 2003

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASASOME QUESTIONS

• WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE JAA ACTIVITY IN THE
  NEAR FUTURE?
• WHAT ABOUT THE JAA RULEMAKING WORKPLAN?
• WHAT ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES?
• WHAT ABOUT THE JAA?

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THE ECAC/EC OBJECTIVES IN THE TRANSITION FROM JAA
TO EASA

• TO AVOID THE OCCURRENCE OF SAFETY GAPS AND TO
  ASSURE THAT PRESENT SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUE
  TO BE BUILT UPON
• TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SMOOTHNESS IN THE TRANSITION
  PROCESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ITS IMPACT
  ON INDUSTRY
• TO ENSURE THAT NON-EU JAA STATES CAN CONTINUE TO
  PARTECIPATE IN PAN-EUROPEAN MECHANISMS WHICH
  PROVIDE FOR COOPERATION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON
  EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASA

• ADOPTION OF A JAA/EC AGREED TRANSITION PLAN
• CONSTITUTION OF A ECAC/E.C. HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE
  TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF JAA IN RELATION TO EASA

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASAADOPTION OF A
TRANSITION PLAN PREPARATORY WORK TO BE DONEBY
11 CORE GROUPS

• TO TRANSFER THE JARs INTO IRs (IMPLEMENTING
  RULES)
• JAR 21-gtIR 21
• JAR 145-gtIR 145
• TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPS AND FCL
• TO TRANSFER THE CERTIFICATION TASKS
• TO TRANSFER THE ORGANIZATION APPROVALS

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASA

• JAA WILL ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION PROCESS FOR
  THOSE NPAs THAT CAN BE PASSED TO EASA FOR
  INCORPORATION IN THE RELEVANT I.R.s
• JAA WILL PASS TO EASA THE LOW PRIORITY NPAs

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASATHE FUTURE OF THE JAA

• THE ECAC/E.C. HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE WILL HAVE TO
  GIVE ANSWERS TO TWO MAIN QUESTIONS

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASATHE FUTURE OF THE JAA

• HOW WILL JAA MEMBER STATES(INCLUDING EU
  MEMBERS)MANAGE REGULATORY ACTIVITY IN OPERATIONS
  AND LICENSING AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EASA?
• HOW WILL NON-EASA JAA MEMBER STATES MANAGE
  REGULATORY ACTIVITY IN AIRWORTHINESS AND
  MAINTENANCE AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EASA?

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASA THE FUTURE OF THE
JAA

• AN ANSWER TO THESE TWO QUESTIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN
  IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2002

• THE RANGE OF THE ANSWER VARIES BETWEEN
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• Parallel scenario
• JAA and EASA working together but with separate
  domains

• Big Bang Scenario
• EASA managing all activities. JAA governing
  Bodies active for formal decisions where EASA has
  no power

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TRANSITION FROM JAA TO EASASOME QUESTIONS

• WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE JAA ACTIVITY IN THE
  NEAR FUTURE?
• WHAT ABOUT THE JAA RULEMAKING WORKPLAN?
• WHAT ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES?
• WHAT ABOUT THE JAA?