Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – DATA SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
EASA.2009.OP.21
2.3 Responsibilities of the National Aviation Authorities (NAAs)
2.3.1 Coordination of de-icing / anti-icing activities within the NAAs
De-icing / anti-icing activities generally involve several departments of the Authorities,
namely: Safety Regulation, Certification, Aerodrome, Flight Operations, Airworthiness, and
Personnel Licensing department.
According to representatives of the NAAs, responsibilities in this field are divided between
the one or many of the above mentioned departments; 3 out of 10 NAAs stated that the
Aerodrome department held responsibility, while the remainder mentioned divided
responsibilities – involving principally the Aerodrome, Safety Regulations, Airworthiness (incl.
maintenance) and Flight Operations departments.
NAAs normally have no principal coordinator in the field of de-icing / anti-icing (exceptions:
France and Switzerland).
2.3.2 National de-icing / anti-icing regulations directly applicable to
aerodromes and service providers
The answers provided by the stakeholders (aerodromes, service providers, aircraft operators
and national aviation authorities) through the questionnaires on the regulations of de-icing /
anti-icing services have to be taken with great caution. Therefore, no quantitative figures
based on the answers are provided in this chapter.
A cross-analysis of the responses provided by stakeholders operating at the same
aerodrome or within the same Member State reveals many discrepancies and contradictions.
For instance, in the United Kingdom, 5 service providers stated in the questionnaires that the
UKCAA would regulate their operations and 5 other providers stated that it would not 24 . The
UKCAA itself advised that contractual arrangements between airlines and their service
providers are not regulated.
Firstly, the questionnaires and interviews were aimed to collect information on binding
regulations published by national authorities specific to de-icing / anti-icing which are directly
applicable to service providers or aerodromes. However, the respondents have very different
definitions or perceptions of the scope, applicability, nature or status of “regulations” – which
makes comparison of answers difficult. Although only a minority of the aerodromes and
24 Service Provider Questionnaire – Question 4.1: What influence does your National Aviation Authority
have over your operations?
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