Interim Report - Introduction - EASA
Interim Report - Introduction - EASA
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INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE – ATTACHMENT B<br />
<strong>EASA</strong>.2009.OP.21<br />
pilots responsibilities, and which post-holder is responsible for the policy, procedures<br />
and programme?<br />
It is also an option for States, either unilaterally or in unison with <strong>EASA</strong>, to conduct a Safety<br />
Initiative, commencing with a promotion for the collection of more safety data from the<br />
service providers.<br />
The impact from adopting these options would be positive from the safety perspective, in the<br />
short and medium term respectively. Operators would need to “show” how they intend to<br />
improve levels of safety within their de-icing / anti-icing operations. Naturally this will take<br />
effort, however, a NAA/<strong>EASA</strong> led initiative would ease the burden and also improve the<br />
chances for harmonisation of effort and the results attained.<br />
4.2.2 Operations manual<br />
4.2.2.1 An operator shall provide, for the use and guidance of operations personnel<br />
concerned, an operations manual in accordance with Appendix 2. The operations manual<br />
shall be amended or revised as is necessary to ensure that the information contained therein<br />
is kept up to date. All such amendments or revisions shall be issued to all personnel that are<br />
required to use this manual.<br />
4.2.2.2 The State of the Operator shall establish a requirement for the operator to provide a<br />
copy of the operations manual together with all amendments and/or revisions, for review and<br />
acceptance and, where required, approval. The operator shall incorporate in the operations<br />
manual such mandatory material as the State of the Operator may require.<br />
Appendix 2 Operations Manual<br />
2. Contents<br />
The operations manual referred to in 1.1 and 1.2 shall contain at the least the following:<br />
2.1.9 Ground handling arrangements and procedures.<br />
2.1.15 Instructions for the conduct and control of ground de-icing/anti-icing operations.<br />
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NAA - Responsibilities<br />
The regulatory authority ensures that every operator shall have an approved de-<br />
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