IE-REST/02: AVIATION SAFETY EXPERTS MEET TO WORK ON SAFETY INITIATIVES IN AREAS OF EUR REGION NOT COVERED BY EU/EASA REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), 27 September 2013

 

The second meeting of the ICAO EUR Regional Expert Safety Team (IE-REST/02) was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, from 25 to 27 September 2013. 37 participants, from 11 States and 5 International Organizations, attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova.

(see full size picture)

In order work on the development and implementation of safety enhancement initiatives (SEIs) in the part of the ICAO EUR Region which is not covered by the regulatory framework of the European Union (EU)/European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the meeting formally established the following four groups and approved their terms of reference:

• The“IE-REST Runway Safety Group”, to address issues related to runway safety, including the support to the establishment and operation of Local Runway Safety Teams (LRSTs);

• The “IE-REST Flight Data Analysis and Air Operator Safety Management System Group”, to address issues related to Flight Data Analysis and air operators’ Safety Management Systems (SMS); and

• The “IE-REST Taxonomy and Safety Data Analysis Group”, to address issues related to safety data taxonomy and analysis.

The four groups have started developing safety enhancement initiatives in their respective areas, which will be presented for endorsement to the third meeting of the European Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-EUR/03), which will meet in Paris on 25 and 26 February 2014.