Progress Report 4

Support to the Integration of Ukraine in the Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T
4th Progress Report
A mission was carried out to three (of the five) UkSATSE Area Control Centres (ACC) with the main
objective to obtain some insight into their operational organization and their operational facilities.
These were:
• ACC Kiev
• ACC Dnepropetrovsk
• ACC Simferopol
A PowerPoint presentation was provided to the staff on the developments in the EU member states
regarding certification of services and increased efficiency by integration of services (Functional
airspace blocks). The presentation finished with a number of questions to challenge the discussion on
the future developments in aviation, the harmonisation with the current and future EU air navigation
regulations, the need for interoperability of systems & procedures and safety validation of the new
technologies.
The operations rooms of the ACC’s are equipped with up-to-date modern radars and ATC systems
that have been installed by Spanish manufacturer INDRA (INDRA AIRCON 2000).
General impression of these visits is that the ACC’s are well organised operational & technical centres
with efficient information processing and an integrated civil / military Air Space Management. Present
air traffic volume in Ukraine airspace seems to be low and consideration should be given to integration
of the 5 ACC services in line with the EU principles of the Single European Sky (SESII), based on
forecasted future air traffic density.
The knowledge of future developments of ACC staff seems to be rather limited with no participation in
EUROCONTROL technical meetings, being exclusively a domain of UkSATSE headquarters.
Aviation Training
Train the trainer’s concept
Within the context of the “train the trainer’s concept” the initiative was taken to develop a Safety
Management System training program on aerodromes in cooperation with a local expert of the
National Aviation University in cooperation with the SAA.
The SAA approved Training program consists of a theoretical part and related practical tasks and will
be managed by the NAU on a commercial basis. The target audience of the training course is the
aerodrome management and staff accountable for safety policy and responsible for safety
management at the various operational levels and for State safety oversight inspectors (SAA). First
training by NAU is expected on October 2010.
Specific Training courses
The following training courses were conducted during the reporting period.
• With the objective to develop a Ukraine National Training program on airport management an
“Advanced Airport Management Training Course was conducted by the “Netherlands Aviation
Academy”. Duration: 4 days, location: Amsterdam, for 10 persons.
• SAFA inspectors training by JAA-TO to improve skills of SAA staff, carrying out safety
inspections of foreign aircraft operating to the aerodromes in Ukraine in accordance with the
EASA and EU member state practices. The practical part of the course was carried out at
Boryspil airport (Boeing 737). Duration 4 days, location Kiev MoTC, for 12 persons.
• Training course on Auditing Techniques for aerodromes by JAA-TO to prepare the Aerodrome
SAA inspectors for auditing the Aerodromes as part of the aerodrome certification process and
the safety oversight of the aerodrome. Duration 3 days, location Netherlands, for 4 persons.
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