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European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST)

What's That?!

The key partnership to enhance General Aviation safety in Europe

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EGAST within ESSIEuropean Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI)

The European General Aviation Safety Initiative is a component of ESSI

ESSI is a 10 year programme (2006-2016) aimed at improving aviation safety in Europe, and for the European citizen worldwidehttp://easa.europa.eu/essi/

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COORDINATION GROUP

ECASTCOMMERCIAL AVIATION

SAFETY TEAM

EHESTHELICOPTER SAFETY

TEAM

EGASTGENERAL AVIATION

SAFETY TEAM

International Partners

International Partners

WORKING GROUPS

WORKING GROUPS International

Partners

WORKING GROUPS

EGASTGENERAL AVIATION

SAFETY TEAM

ESSI Structure

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Partnership between EASA, other European intergovernmental bodies and regulators including NAA and the general community aiming at improving general aviation safety

Co-chaired by EASA, EBAA and ECOGAS & EAC

60+ organisations; 20 in the Core Team

EGASTOverview

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EGAST layers

EGAST Level 1 = the Core Team

Runs the initiative

Sets up the foundation documents and work program

EGAST Level 2

Around 65 participants

Community of interest

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EGAST foundation meeting, 17 Oct 07 More than 160 invites, 65 participants

Need to set up a European General Aviation Safety Team confirmed

EGAST coordinates with:National initiatives, such as IASA in France

GA JSC by FAA

EGASTOverview

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EGAST Objective

“EGAST will promote and initiate for all sectors of General Aviation best practices and awareness in order to improve safety, thereby reducing the accident rates.”

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EGASTEmerging themes

1. Safety promotion and sharingRisk awareness, decision making enhancement for pilots (and maintenance)

LOC, VFR in IMC, Weather CFIT Human Factors Other

Proactive Safety: identification of emerging and future risks for GA

2. Data collection and analysis

Interfaces with EASA research

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European General Aviation Safety Team

EGAST contacts:

James BlackECOGAS, Co-Chair of EGAST

Eric MandemakerEBAA, Chief Executive Officer, co-Chair

John VincentEASA Safety Analysis and Research Dpt Head, co-Chairjohn.vincent@easa.europa.euTel: + 49 221 89990 2012

Michel Masson, PhDEASA Safety Action Coordinator, co-Secretarymichel.masson@easa.europa.eu

Clement Audard EASA Safety support Action Coordinator, co-Secretaryclement.audard@easa.europa.eu

Mailbox : egast@easa.europa.euWebsite: easa.europa.eu/essi/egastEN.html