Meeting the obligation of EASA Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 (Basic Regulation) places an obligation on the Agency to conduct standardisation inspections in order to monitor the application of the Basic Regulation and its implementing rules (IRs) by national Competent Authorities. At the end of 2015, a project plan was developed by EASA Aerodromes Section.
The objective of this project is to prepare for all the necessary steps required to meet obligation of January 2018 for the first inspections.
Regulation 139/2014 is an implementing rule which contains the following requirement. ADR.OR.D.005 “Management system” requires that the aerodrome operator shall implement and maintain a management system which integrates a Safety Management System (SMS) into the airport control and management system.
Such a system should be both balanced and proportionate.
The growing complexity of the airport system, together with the growing integration and automation delivers challenges and drives a requirement for a more formal and integrated approach to Safety.
In conclusion the need is for a system which is proportionate, coordinated and harmonized, able to identify hazards analyse risk and able to deal with actual problems faced by Airport Operators.
In total, more than 550 European airports must satisfy the requirements of the new EASA regulation and obtain the certificate before the end of this year.
Airports will receive EASA certification when the infrastructure as well as the operational elements of the airport system meet both the legal and regulatory safety requirements consistent with the regulation
The Airport SMS shall ensure the continuous oversight of the airport processes to monitor all safety requirements and enable the airport to manage the risks using a pro-active safety policy.
Considering Applicable Airports
With ADR in the scope the Basic Regulation according to Article 4 (3a) refers to:
Aerodromes, including equipment, located in the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty, open to public use and which serve commercial air transport and where operations using instrument approach or departure procedures are provided, and:
a) have a paved runway of 800 metres or above; or
b) exclusively serve helicopters;
Who can exempt?
Aerodromes, even if in the scope of the Basic Regulation, are exempted based on the provisions of Art. 4 of the Basic Regulation.
Member States may decide to exempt from the provisions of the Regulation an aerodrome which:
a) handles no more than 10 000 passengers per year, and
b) handles no more than 850 movements related to cargo operations per year.
Further Information
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