Airworthiness Consultative Committee 11 December 2014 Dubai, U.A.E. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Airworthiness Consultative Committee 11 December 2014 Dubai, U.A.E.

Introduction Aqeel Al Zarouni Acting Director of Airworthiness

Contents  Overview of Airworthiness Activities - Statistics  Airworthiness Department Initiatives  Regulation Update  ICAO Audit

Overview of Airworthiness Activities Aircraft Registry Unit Activities 450 400 395 350 300 250 216 200 150 93 97 87 100 83 97 69 50 47 48 40 0 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) CORs Issued Deregistrations COAs Issued ARC Issuances ARC Endorsements

Overview of Airworthiness Activities Aircraft Registered in the U.A.E 900 771 800 14.05% 676 700 15.95% 583 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) Aircraft Registered in the UAE

Overview of Airworthiness Activities CAR M Activities 400 350 334 300 237 261 250 200 150 100 65 56 42 50 31 26 30 2 2 2 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) Flight Permits Manuals Approved Approved Local CAMOs Approved Foreign CAMOs

Overview of Airworthiness Activities 120 CAR 145 Activities 113 100 80 73 80 60 40 26 25 20 15 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) AMOs Approved Manuals Approved

Overview of Airworthiness Activities Engineering Activities 100 91 90 89 80 70 57 60 50 40 38 30 20 9 7 9 10 2 2 4 0 0 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) Modifications DOAs POAs TCVs

Overview of Airworthiness Activities Audits Performed 250 213 200 152 163 150 100 50 26 39 16 0 2012 2013 2014 (as of NOV 14) Local Audits Foreign Audits

Overview of Airworthiness Activities Number of Airworthiness Inspectors 30 24 25 21 24 20 16 15 10 5 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 (as of NOV 14) (forecast) No. of AWIs

Airworthiness Department Initiatives Audit Methodologies The GCAA will perform 2 types of audits: 1. Conventional Audit: Majority of the audits will be conventional audits. 2. Organisation Risk Profile (ORP) Approach: This approach is still under the review and testing phase.

Airworthiness Department Initiatives Post Holder Training Post holder training for the Industry was introduced by the GCAA this year. As of date, 8 such trainings have been performed and a 9 th will be held this month, with approximately 18 attendees per course. The feedback received has been very encouraging, with the Industry finding this training very beneficial.

Regulation Update Regulation Review Cycle In order to reduce promulgation of small changes frequently, PRP will now introduce a new rulemaking methodology from 2015. There will now be a regular cycle for each type of regulation to be promulgated.

ICAO Audit The GCAA would firstly like to thank operators for their cooperation and patience during the recent ICAO audit conducted on the GCAA. The impressions received from the ICAO auditors, with reference to the GCAA’s performance, development and progress were very encouraging and the final result of the audit will be relayed to the GCAA by ICAO Headquarters in Montreal.

Thank You

Policy, Regulation and Planning Department Date : 11 Dec. 2014 16

Policy, Regulation and Planning (PRP) Structure Policy, Regulation and Planning Policy & Regulations Aircraft Registry Unit Planning & Standards 17

Planning • Internal Audits on Safety Affair’s departments • Coordinates with international bodies during their audits on Safety Affairs • Internal workshops (Q-Pulse, E-Services) 18

Standardisation Controls and manage The operation of Safety Affairs by 2 important approved Manuals 1. Aviation Safety Procedure Manual (ASPM), (184 procedures ) To provide technical guidance to the staff of each department to perform their daily task, interdepartmental task and administration tasks 2. Aviation Safety Forms Manual (ASFM), (299 Forms) Provides guidance, applications and check lists for Staff and organisation 3. Portal and Website for Safety Affairs 4. User’s manuals (Internal & External) 19

Other Activities Monitor 1. ROSI 2. Q-Pulse 3. E-services 4. Training Administrates: 1. Safety Affairs platforms of tools and application (Q-Pulse, E-services) 2. the Service Catalogue 3. Strategic Objectives for Safety Affairs 20

RULEMAKING • The GCAA controls to whom Notification of publication is addressed to within an organisation. Such email address must be controlled at corporate level and not at individual level. To ensure proper communication organisation must set-up a plan to ensure that when individual are away (resignation, deputisation when leave) such notification are effectively communicated within the organisation. Ref CAR PART 3 CH 9 • From 2015, the GCAA will minimize small change to regulations by establishing cycles of major change for each department. In principle, if someone makes a major change in Jan, then the next major change wont be before next Jan. We will still allow TR’s on ad-hoc basis if the TR cannot wait for the major change.

CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK UAE Aviation Regulatory Framework Civil Aviation Law GCAA Law Current Rules Procedures Guidance Aviation Safety Safety Standards AWN CAR NOTAC CAAP Material Forms Manual Aviation Safety Acceptable Means Temporary IB Licensing Directive Directive ANSIN Procedures Manual of Compliance Revision (TR)

FUTURE LEGAL FRAMEWORK UAE Aviation Regulatory Framework Civil Aviation Law GCAA Law Future Rules Informative Data Processes with Narratives (no additional requirements) Optimized Optimized Aviation Airspace Policy Guidance CAR Safety Standards IB Aviation Safety Safety Procedures Material Manual Forms Manual Acceptable Means Temporary Directive of Compliance Revision (TR) • By that time, PRP wont offer room for requirements elsewhere than under the “rules” category.

DEFINITIONS (1/5) ‘Rules’ comprise of the following: • Regulations are sets of requirements that create, constrain or limit rights, and allocate responsibilities to persons/organisations regulated by the Civil Aviation Law. The issuing legislation is in the form of Civil Aviation Regulations (CARs); which is in compliance with ICAO SARPs as the primary regulatory Standard, and if applicable any other Standard decided by GCAA. • DG Directive (DIR) a tool for direct rulemaking in instances where a safety concern requires immediate mitigation action by the GCAA that cannot wait for normal rulemaking process, or, when it is not practical to dedicate a particular CAR to regulate a minor aspect which is not addressed by the exiting CAR. The DIRs may later be transferred to Regulations or may be cancelled if the safety concern does not exist anymore.

DEFINITIONS (2/5) • Acceptable means of compliance (AMC) are standards [but not necessarily the only standards] adopted by the GCAA to illustrate means to establish compliance with the CARs. An entity/or a person not wishing to comply with the AMC must comply using other means acceptable to the Authority. • GCAA Safety Standards are extensions to regulations that outline the standards which need to be executed by the GCAA. These Safety Standards may, at the same time, impose some requirements over the regulated entities/persons involved. • Temporary Revisions (TR) will be issued when there is an immediate need to supersede regulatory requirement(s), or to add new requirement(s) to an existing rule. A TR will be published as an attached document to the concerned rule. All TRs shall be consolidated into the relevant regulation or removed (if no longer required) after a maximum period of one year from the date of the oldest active TR.

DEFINITIONS (3/5) • Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) The intent of these publications is to provide information and guidance material, as well as GCAA requirements, to persons or organisations regulated by the GCAA. • Guidance material (GM) means non-binding material developed by the GCAA that helps to illustrate the meaning of a requirement or specification and is used to support the interpretation of the regulations and AMC. GM can be sometimes a standalone GM. • Airworthiness Notices (AWN) are issued by the GCAA to circulate information to all concerned stakeholders about airworthiness related matters.

DEFINITIONS (4/5) • Notice To Aerodrome Certificate Holders (NOTAC) is issued when the GCAA’s ANA Department needs to notify a change, or clarify, the UAE regulations, certificate criteria and guidance material associated with aerodrome certification/oversight. In the case of a CAR, the content of the NOTAC supersedes the relevant text in the published document and remains in force until either the material covered is incorporated into the CAR or the NOTAC is withdrawn. • Air Navigation Service Information Notice (ANSIN) is addressed to all UAE ANSP and other relevant stakeholders. ANSIN is occasionally used to disseminate information of non-regulatory nature, deemed necessary by the GCAA, for the attention/action of the ANSPs.