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SAFA Ramp InspectionsGuidance materialrespect of the limitations enacted in the applicable documentation of the inspected airlineg) A certain amount of inconvenience to flight and cabin crews, handling agents and otherpersonnel involved in ground handling activities may arise, but inspectors must doeverything possible to reduce hindrance to the minimum, for example:a. they should try to be as precise and complete as possible when asking for A/Cdocuments from flight crew. This should result in a minimum of discussion timeallowing the flight crew to deal with their primary task of flight preparation;b. they should ask the senior cabin crew member to dedicate one crew member toassist them with the inspection tasks;c. they should debrief the commander of the aircraft after the inspection task iscompleted;d. they should inform cargo loading staff of possible hindrance due to inspectiontask in cargo compartment;e. when carrying out inspections on the flight deck, the flight crew should beallowed to give priority to staff directly involved in the flight preparation (e.g.fuel master, load-planning agent, handling agent pax. info, etc.).h) SAFA inspectors should try to perform all of the SAFA checklist items. Whencircumstances prevent this (time, manpower, etc.), try to inspect those elementswhich, according to inspectors’ preparation and experience, are likely to be more safetycritical: this is depending on the particularities of the inspected flight. Elements to betaken into account are:a. In general, certain elements are less safety critical. E.g. a noise certificate hasfar less impact on safety than incorrectly completed Mass & Balancedocumentation (or incorrect calculation) and should therefore be given a lowerpriority.b. The difference in the aircraft configuration. Whereas for a cargo configurationthe securing of the cargo and the segregation of the dangerous goods isimportant, for a passenger configuration refuelling with passengers on boardcould have a higher priority.c. Previous SAFA results. If serious and/or recurrent findings were raised duringprevious inspections on e.g. the MEL, this might become more important thanthe flight preparation on which previously no non-compliances were found.d. Type and age of the aircraft. Some aircraft types are known to have issues withe.g. leakages or missing screws. Age of the aircraft could be of influence as well.i) Nothing should be done in the course of a SAFA Ramp Inspection that hinders thecrew/passengers that could just as well be inspected on another aircraft of the sameoperator without causing delay/hindrance.j) Whenever possible, it is advised to contact the operator’s representative at the airportso that he/she can be present during the SAFA Ramp Inspection. Experience shows thatthe operator’s representative may be helpful in providing support especially infacilitating communication with the crew or operator home base.3.2 Inspection preparationThe inspection preparation procedure includes three main elements: selection of the aircraft/operator to be inspected; information gathering about the aircraft and the operator; preparation of the inspection itself.SAFA Coordination Section Page 10 of 217© European Aviation Safety Agency, 2012 V 2.0
SAFA Ramp InspectionsGuidance materialThe inspection preparation procedure described above is designed primarily to cater for preplannedinspection, however for non-planned inspections (e.g. spot-check, focussed andfollow-up inspections) the same procedure should be followed as far as practical.3.2.1 Selection criteriaAccording to Article 4 of the Directive 2004/36/EC, Member States “shall put in place theappropriate means to ensure that third-country aircraft suspected of non-compliance withInternational safety standards (…) shall be subject to ramp inspections”. This can be achievedby long term planning (for those operators of which the suspicion as well as the arrival date isknown well in advance) or a short term planning (where information leading to the suspicionand/or information on the arrival date and time is not known on the long term). Theinformation sources which could be useful for identifying the suspected aircraft are mentionedin Article 4.1 of the before mentioned Directive, and the most useful ones for establishing aschedule are repeated under points a. and b. below. In addition to this obligation, MemberStates may also perform checks at random (“Spot checks” in the absence of any suspicion).Notwithstanding the above, Member States shall prioritise their ramp inspections on thesubjects included in the list referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No351/2008, since the aircraft/operators in this list are by definition “suspected”. The SAFADatabase contains a module where information about prioritised subjects can be easilyretrieved.Member States should plan their activities by establishing a schedule for the performance ofSAFA inspections. This schedule is the competent authority’s responsibility.The schedule may consist of:a. Long term planned inspectionsOperators performing scheduled operations could be selected on a long-term basis forinspections, since their schedule is known to the competent authority. Informationleading to a suspicion could originate from (e.g.):o previous ramp inspections performed on this operator;o previous prioritisation lists, indicating that the operator or the State of operatoris already suspected for a longer time;o Standard Reports according to Paragraph 1.2.b. Short term planningShort term planning should be used when information, leading to a suspicion, isreceived on a short-term. Such information might be originating from (but not limitedto):o previous inspections done by the Member State;o the SAFA database (inspections performed by other Member States);oooopassenger complaints;Air Navigation Services Providers (reports that an aircraft has performedabnormal manoeuvres which give rise to serious safety concerns since enteringthe airspace of the Member State);“whistleblowers”(ground handling or maintenance personnel) regarding poormaintenance, obvious damage or defects, incorrect loading, etc.;evidence that the State in which an aircraft is registered may not be exercisingproper safety oversight; orSAFA Coordination Section Page 11 of 217© European Aviation Safety Agency, 2012 V 2.0
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