5th international conference nicosia 15-16 may 2014

5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Nicosia15-16 May 2014

Safety performance measurement in Air Navigation Services

FSF - 15-16 May 2014 – SAF PERF in ANS

Would YOU fly if you thought your life was in clear and imminent danger ?

Why do we need to measure safety performance ?

Safety in aviation is a business need, as much as it is an ideal…



SAFETY

Regulations

Social pressure

Business / customers´ pressure

Political pressure



Global Annual Air Traffic Growth rate: apprx. 5% (2000 – 2015 , Source: ICAO)

The main purpose of Air Traffic Management (ATM) is to ensure that airplanes depart, fly and land safely, while maintaining the most efficient operational and

economic conditions.


European approach to safety performance…Airspace

without borders…

…Based on operational

needs…

…cost efficient…

…more safe…


European approach to safety performance

SES regulates the performance of ANS:

Focus is on four domains:

• Improving safety levels

• Minimising the impact on environment,

• Impoving capacity levels , and

• Improving cost efficiency


Improvements in capacity and safety are usually associated with additional investments…

The European Commission acknowledges the interrelation (included in the preample of the regulations)

• Capacity• Safety

• Costs

States try to strike the right balance…

ANS performance – Trade offs


How do we measure ANS performance ?

• Definition of Key Performance Areas (KPAs)

• Definition of Key Performance indicators (KPIs)

• Definition of pan-european targets associated with the KPIs

• Requirement to produce FAB Performance Plans

• Adoption of the binding targets by Member States and acceptance by EC

• Requirement to reconcile the FAB targets with the pan-European targets

• Introduction of reference periods to assess and review results

• Setting up of alert thresholds and

• Sanctions if targets are not met


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Key Performance

Area(s)(KPAs)

Key Performance Indicator(s)

(KPIs)

Key Performance

Targets(measurable !)

e.g. capacity, cost

e.g. delay (mins per flt), unit rate

e.g. 1 min, 40 Euros



1. KPI 1: the effectiveness of safety management as measured by

a methodology based on the ATM Safety Maturity Survey

Framework.

2. KPI 2: the percentage of application of the severity classification

of Risk Analysis Tool (to allow harmonised reporting of severity

assessment of Separation Minima Infringements, Runway

Incursions and ATM Specific Technical Events).

3. KPI 3: level of the just culture



Additional Performance Indicators

(at the moment for monitoring only)


Application of automatic data recording for separation minima infringement monitoring

Application of automatic data recording for runway incursion monitoring

ATM Occurrence Reports – Reporting level

The number of separation Minima Infringements

The number of Runway Incursions

The number of Airspace Infringements


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We measure how well we are managing safety…

In short…

ANS performance – What/How

We measure what is actually happening…


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DCAC has developed documented process on how and when this is done…


…Identified trends lead to corrective measures…

…e.g. better management of changes, more elaborate competency checks, awareness activities to airspace users, better coordination with military…


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ANS performance now has to be measured also at regional level...

Functional Airspace Blocks need to develop processes on how to do this...

...remains to be seen if safety issues can be resolved through international coopertion ...


ANS Safety Performance – Synergies

What about other aviation domains ?

Airports ? Airlines ?



Regulations do not define mandatory KPIs or targets for other domains

Airports : (EU) Regulation 139/2014 published on 12/2/2014

…contains essential requirements for aerodromes, including safety management


ANS Safety Performance – SynergiesAirports : (EU) Regulation 139/2014 published on 12/2/2014

ADR.OR.D.005 Management system(a) The aerodrome operator shall implement and maintain a management system integrating a safety management system.(b) The management system shall include:• (..)………………………• (5) the means to verify the safety performance of the aerodrome operator’s

organisation in reference to the safety performance indicators and safety performance targets of the safety management system…

Examples of aerodrome Safety KPIs:1. Events of unauthorized vehicles on the taxiways per 10,000 operations.2. FOD events on the apron per 10,000 operations.


ANS Safety Performance – SynergiesANS <–> Aerodromes

Cooperation ESSENTIAL !1. ATS provider <–> Aerodrome Operator

• What are the right things to monitor ?• Can data (monitoring results) be exchanged?

2. ATS oversight <–> Aerodrome Oversight• Can performance monitoring processes be harmonised ?• Can the relevant sections share resources (expertise) ?• Is there need for additional regulation / guidance to operators ?



What about other aviation domains ?

Should mandatory safety performance targets be set or harmonised accross all the aviation domains ?


Thank you…

Petros StratisDepartment of Civil Aviation of Cyprus - NSABLUE MED FAB Safety WG [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

5th international conference nicosia 15-16 may 2014

Documents

performance of ans

safety performance airspace

safety performance ses

safety performance measurement

saf perf

ans improvements

ans european approach

safety levelsminimising