Chris Farnaby Head of ASD Operations Civil Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group Licensing Stan

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Chris Farnaby Head of ASD OperationsCivil
Aviation AuthoritySafety Regulation
GroupLicensing Standards DivisionAviation House
Gatwick Airport SouthWest SussexRH6 0YR
Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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AimTo provide an overview of Emerging Safety
Issues identified by SRG in the Aerodrome Audit
Process 
Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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 Background to Audit ThemesAudit Themes
2007/2008 Aerodrome Operations Reduced Runway
Declared Distances Planning, Management
Delineation of WIP Areas and Interdependencies
(ATC Contractors etc). Survey Data- Management
of Data review of Variations. 
Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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Prevention of Runway Incursions Local Runway
Safety Teams Hot Spots Distribution Currency
of Local Charts/Maps and promulgation of NOTAMs
AIP Entry. Driver training and RTF
training/competence. AGL Maintenance Regimes-
Flight Lighting Checks. Delethalisation Runway
Strip, Cleared and Graded RESA. 
Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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Aircraft Turnround Ground Handling
Incidents The Completeness and accuracy of
Birdstrike Reporting in the UKAirport Fire
Service Emergency Planning Management of
Evacuations Specialist Training Flight Deck
Doors Ballistic Recovery Systems.
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Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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Airport Fire Service ContinuedAppliances-
DrivingManagement of Extinguishing Agents 
Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007
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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007

• Emerging Safety Issues identified by SRG in
  the Aerodrome Audit Process 
• Management Delineation of WIP Areas and
  Interdependencies
• (ATC, Operators, Contractors etc).
• Survey Data- Management of Data review of
  Variations.
• AIP Entry.
• Driver training and RTF training/competence. 
• AGL Maintenance Regimes- Flight Lighting
  Checks. 

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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007

• Delethalisation Runway Strip, Cleared and Graded
  RESA. 
• Aircraft Turnround Ground Handling Incidents
• The Completeness and accuracy of Birdstrike
  Reporting
• Sharing information.
• Level and type of statistical analysis for
  interpreting birdstrike data.

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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007

• Airport Fire Service Emergency Planning
  Management of Evacuations Specialist Training
  Flight Deck Doors Ballistic Recovery Systems.

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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007

• Airport Fire Service Appliances-
  DrivingManagement of Extinguishing Agents

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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007

• Project Management
• Control of large projects- Runway resurfacing-
  impact
• Design Sign off at correct level
• Build Programme sign off at correct level (Phase
  of work)
• Handover processes
• Stakeholders- Communications at correct level
• Integrated Management of Safety
• Early engagement of regulator
• Regulatory assessment- Licence Condition 3
• CAP 729 (Aerodrome Development)
• CAP 760 (Safety Cases)
• Time scales

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Presentation to the Delegates of the AOA
Operations and Safety Conference 2007 Thank You