Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the frequently used Abbreviations & Definitions within SAFA (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft) and SACA (Safety Assessment of Community Aircraft).
Abbreviations & Definitions
- ACMI Aircraft Crew Maintenance Insurance (provided in a wet lease arrangement)
- AD Airworthiness Directive
- AIP Aeronautical Information Publications
- AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance
- AMM Aircraft Maintenance Manual
- AMP Approved Maintenance Programme
- ARO Authority Requirements for Air Operations
- ASC Air Safety Committee
- ATC Air Traffic Control
- CDL Configuration Deviation List
- CFMU Control Flow Management Unit
- CoA Certificate of Airworthiness
- GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
- GM Guidance Material
- ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
- IDEA In‐Depth Expert Analyses
- MEL Minimum Equipment List
- MPD Maintenance Planning Document
- NAA National Aviation Authority
- NC National Coordinator
- NMIR Network Manager Interactive Reporting
- NOP Network Operations Portal
- POI Proof Of Inspection
- RICS Ramp Inspection Coordination and Standardisation
- RIM Ramp Inspection Manual
- RITO Ramp Inspection Training Organisation
- SACA Safety Assessment of Community Aircraft
- SAFA Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
- SANA Safety Assessment of National Aircraft
- SRM Structural Repair Manual
- SWC System-Wide Coordination
- SWPM Standard Wiring Practices Manual
- TCO Third Country Organisation
- WDM Wiring Diagram Manual
Definitions
- “EASA Member States” (EASA PS): All EU and EFTA States (Switzerland, Iceland, Norway) participating in the EU Ramp Inspection Programme.
- “Participating States” (PS): States participating in the EU Ramp Inspection Programme, consisting of EASA Member States and the Non‐EASA Member States that have entered into a working arrangement with EASA.
- “Non‐EASA Participating States” (non‐EASA PS): All Non‐EASA Member States that have entered into a working arrangement with EASA.
- “SACA inspections”: Ramp inspections performed by an EASA Member State on aircraft operated by an operator under the regulatory oversight of another EASA Member State.
- “SAFA inspections”: Ramp inspections performed by a non‐EASA PS on any aircraft and ramp inspections performed by EASA PS on an aircraft operated by an operator under the regulatory oversight of a non‐EASA Member State.
- “SANA inspections”: Ramp inspection (by a competent authority) of aircraft used by organisations under its own regulatory oversight.
- “System-wide coordination (SWC)”: In agreement with all EASA Member States, the Agency has developed a common risk‐based system where the Agency calculates the target number of inspections on certain operators meeting a pre‐defined traffic threshold criterion. Overseas territories and Non‐EASA Member States are not included in this system however, the latter have a possibility to opt‐in.
- “SWC Participating States”: All EASA Member States and voluntary non‐EASA PS.
- “Layer 1 operators”: Operators having traffic above a threshold established by the Agency.
o Determination of the list of “layer 1” operators
o Every year before 1 December, the Agency communicates the list of “layer 1” operators. Moreover, each year before 1st July a mid‐year update is foreseen.
o The methodology used by the Agency, to determine if an operator is to be considered a “layer 1” operator, is in line with the following principles:
>> An operator (a) may be considered a “layer 1” operator for the year (Y) when its traffic exposure (T) in the year (Y‐1) exceeds 250, provided they have more than 50 landings in at least 2 States.
>> In the targets calculation matrix, the x‐axis is the traffic group, which is based on the operator’s traffic in the States with more than 50 landings.
>> (T) is calculated with the use of Euro control data, applying the following formula:
>> T = Number of landings of (a) in all EASA PS Number of EASA PS with more than 50 landings
- “Layer 2 operators”: All remaining operators/aircraft which could be inspected under ARO.RAMP as per Regulation (EU) 965/2012.
- Typically, but not limited to, low utility commercial operators, Business operators/aircraft, General Aviation and similar types of operation.
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