www.easa.europa.eu/essi

The European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST)

EHEST Conference

HELITECH, Cascais, Portugal, 13 Oct. 2008

M. Masson and J. Vincent, EASAA. Evans, AviateQ

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The European Strategic Safety Initiative ESSI

10 year programme (2006-2016) aimed at improving aviation safety in Europe, and for the European citizen worldwide

Partnership, with more than 150 organisations

Powered by industry and facilitated by EASA

www.easa.europa.eu/essi

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EASA in Cologne, Germany

since 2004

••Independent legal statusIndependent legal status••Operational since 28 September 2003Operational since 28 September 2003••Offices in Cologne since 1st November 2004Offices in Cologne since 1st November 2004

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EASA Member States EU 27 + 4

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EASA Mission

Centrepiece of the EU strategy for aviation safety

Mission is to promote highest standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation

Rulemaking, Certification, Approval and Standardisation

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ESSI in line with the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

ICAO GASRM - 2006Frame of reference for stakeholders, including States, regulators, airline operators, airports, aircraft manufacturers, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic service providersTo improve coordination and sharingTo minimise duplication

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ESSI in line with the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

ICAO Focus area 5a:Design and build on existing regional mechanisms in order to foster consistency

ICAO Focus area 5b:Assign priority of action to regions in need on the basis of risk assessment

ICAO Focus area 7a:ICAO SMS standard published. Confirm need for formal (mandate) SMS across all sectors and disciplines of the industry

ICAO Focus area 10bCoordinate and share safety strategies, seeking to achieve alignment and minimize duplication

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ESSI One of the Major Safety Teams worldwide

CASTCASTIHSTIHST

PAASTPAAST

ESSIESSICOSCAPCOSCAPCISCIS

COSCAP COSCAP North AsiaNorth Asia South AsiaSouth Asia Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia

COSCAPCOSCAPBAG, BAG, CEMAC, CEMAC, UEMOAUEMOA

COSCAPCOSCAPGulf StatesGulf States

Contrast

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ECASTCOMMERCIAL

AVIATION SAFETY TEAM

EHESTHELICOPTER SAFETY

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EGASTGENERAL AVIATION

SAFETY TEAM

International Partners

International Partners

WORKING GROUPS

WORKING GROUPS International

Partners

WORKING GROUPS

COORDINATION GROUP

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The International Helicopter Safety Team IHST

Formed after the International Helicopter Safety Symposium, held in Montreal in 2005 initiated in USA

Followed the success of the Commercial Aircraft Safety Team Cast (CAST). Launched in 1998. After a decade of operation, CAST has almost achieved the goal of achieving an 80% reduction in accident rate

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EHEST is and the helicopter component of ESSI and the European branch of IHST

EHEST is the helicopter team of the ESSI and

the European component of the IHST

European Helicopter Safety Team

EHEST

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EHEST is and the helicopter component of ESSI and the European branch of IHST

More than 75 participating organisations

Representatives from helicopter OEMs, civil operators, regulators, helicopter interest groups, accident investigators, and military operators from across Europe

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Helicopter Accidents in Europe (Civil aviation, all mass cats, EASA MS Registered, years 2006&2007)

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Onboard Fatalities in Europe (Helicopters, civil aviation, all mass cats,

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Accidents by Mass Category (Helicopters, civil aviation, all mass cats, EASA MS Registered, years 2006&2007)

5701 to 27000 kg

3%

2251 to 5700 kg

19%0 to 2250 kg

78%

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Accidents by Operation Type (helicopters, civil aviation, all mass cats, EASA MS Registered,

years 2006&2007)

Aerial Work32%

Commercial Air Transport

12%

General Aviation

56%

General AviationPleasure 47 %Flight Training/Instructional

25 %Other & Unknown 28 %

Aerial WorkAgricultural

16 %Fire fighting

16%Construction/Sling Load

15%Aerial Observation

7 %Logging

6 %Other & Unknown

40 %

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General Process: safety analysis, interventions and monitoring

Reviewoccurrences

Develop SafetyAction Plans

Implement SafetyAction Plans

Monitors

By the EHSAT = European JHSATBy the EHSIT = European JHSIT

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The European Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT)

EHSAT is the Safety Analysis team of the EHEST

Cross industry/authorities group

Objective:

Analyse European helicopter accidents in order to identify the contributing factors and to recommend interventions

[Data source: AIB reports]

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Coordinated regional EHSAT efforts

Regional Analysis Teams have been established to perform analysis of local accident data

Maximises usage resources

Relations between partners already established

Team is aware of local context

Implementations/action plans also have to be implemented on regional level

Language used for accident investigation reports

Regional Analysis Teams cover more than 90% of European civil helicopter fleet

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Central EHSAT

Analyses are aggregated by a central EHSAT

Composed of reps. from regional EHSATs

Collects and checks results (quality control)

Discusses lessons learned

Revises the taxonomies, tool and process manual (standardisation)

Trains new regional teams

Reports to the EHEST, and coordinates with the IHST / JHSAT

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EASA Safety Action Coordinator

Michel Masson

ehest@easa.europa.eu

Questions?

European Helicopter Safety Team

EHEST

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Annex

EHSAT Regional Teams Composition

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UK Team (civil and military)

CompositionKeith Reid, RAeS/GAPAN –

CoordinatorDave Howson, UK CAATony Eagles, UK CAAKeith Thomas UK CAA GA Phil Taylor, AAIBSqn Ldr Carl Holt, MoDDuncan Trapp, CHC Scotia and BHAB

Gary Spender, Helicopter Safety UK

and BHABBrian Dudgeon, QinetiQ

Region covered: UK

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German Team

CompositionMartin Lawall, Eurocopter

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Team Leader/CoordinatorBernhard Schwarze, EurocopterKarl-Heinz Maximilian, EHAC Christian Bernhardt, EurocopterAxel Rokohl, BFUVolker Arnsmeier, LBA Björn Kanstorf, Autoflug GmbH

Region covered: Germany

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French Team

CompositionGilles Bruniaux, Eurocopter

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Team Leader/CoordinatorMarc Greiller, EurocopterJean-Marc Sacazes, DGACMireille Chabroux, DGACPhilippe Besse, DGACClaude Valot, IMASSAAnthony Vacher, IMASSAYann Pouliquen, BEADaniel Leimbacher, BEAD-air Alain Bouchez, UFH/FFGPierre Aubry, UFH

Region covered: France

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Italian Team

CompositionLuigi Candiani, Agusta

Westland –

Team Leader/CoordinatorGiorgio Vismara, Agusta

WestlandGianluigi Guanziroli, ANSV (AIB)Vito Foti, ENAC (NAA)Sandro Bergamo, Air CorporateStefano Burigana, ElilombardaLtn. Col. Pierluigi Malgarotto Head of Italian Army Flight Safety DepartmentStefano Benassi, Italy ALPA -

Helicopter Director

Region covered: Italy

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Spanish Team

Composition

Jaume Bosch, APYTHEL (Hel. Pilots & Techn. Assoc.)-

Team Leader/CoordinatorMarino Aguilera/Luis Suarez-Lledó, APYTHEL/SEPLARamón Aliaga, CIAIAC (Spanish AIB)David Abad, COPAC (College of Pilots)Carlos Ferreira, SEPLA (Pilots trade union)Vicente Sánchez, ASETMA (Technicians trade union)Eduardo Sanchiz, AIAE (Aeronautical Engineer Assoc.)Luis Conde, AECA –

(Operators Association)

Region covered: Spain

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Swiss team

CompositionPatrick Fauchère, SHA Swiss Helicopter Association, (Air Glaciers) – Team Leader/CoordinatorMarkus Rieder, SHA Swiss Helicopter Association, (Rega)Nicola Mordasini , FOCAMichael Flueckiger, AIBAxel de Preux, Swiss Air Force

Region covered: Switzerland

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Nordic Team

Composition

Geir Hamre, Head of Helicopter Section, CAA Norway –

Team Leader/Coordinator

Martin Bernandersson, CAA-Sweden

Pasi Kilpelä, CAA-Finland

Petteri Peltola, CAA-Finland

Lars Wellander, EHA-Denmark

EHSAT teams formed in Norway, Sweden, and Finland

Region covered: same plus Denmark

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Hungarian Team

CompositionJanos ESZES, Transportation Safety Bureau –

Team leader/Coordinator

Peter MIHALY, National Transport Authority

LtCol Sandor NAGY, Joint Forces Command, Aviation Safety Dept.

Istvan PAPP, Transportation Safety Bureau

Miklos MEGYERY, Agricultural Aviators' Organization

Region covered: Hungary

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Irish team

CompositionJohn D Steel, Irish Aviation Authority – Team Leader/Co- ordinator

Jurgen Whyte, Air Accident Investigation Unit

Frank Russell, Air Accident Investigation Unit

Graham Liddy, Air Accident Investigation Unit

John McCallion, Irish Helicopter Owners and Pilots Association

Harvey O’Keeffe, Irish Air Corps

Sean Murphy, Irish Airline Pilots Association

Region covered: Ireland

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NL Team

CompositionCivil accidents: Analysis by EHSATMilitary accidents: analyses within the RNLAF Flight & Ground Safety Branch

Participation in EHST and/or EHSAT as of May 2008Team member Major Gwendolyn BakxAlternate POC: Lt-Colonel Gabriel Kierkels (Chief Flight Safety)

Jos Stevens, NLR, representing the Dutch military in the EHEST

Region covered: The Netherlands

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Annex

Other Regional Teams (TBC)

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Latvia

CompositionArtjom

Nalbandjans, Latvian CAA (tbc)

Vadims Bolotovs, AIB (tbc)

Region covered: Latvia

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Poland

CompositionM. Lasek, Polish Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Office (AAIIO) (tbc)

Region covered: Poland

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Romania

CompositionMircea Alexandru, Romanian Accident Investigation Bureau (CIUCĂ) (tbc)

Region covered: Romania

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Slovenia

CompositionRoman Rovanšek, Slovenian Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Office (AAIIO) (tbc)

Region covered: Slovenia

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Austria

CompositionTBD

Region covered: Austria