ATCO.AR.A.020 Information to the Agency

PROVISION OF SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION TO THE AGENCY Each competent authority should appoint a coordinator to act as the point of contact for the provision of safety-significant information to the Agency. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

MEANING OF SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM OCCURRENCE REPORTS The following should be considered safety-significant information from occurrence reports:

(a)conclusive safety analyses that summarise individual occurrence data and provide an in-depth assessment of the safety issue. These safety analyses can be used for Agency rulemaking or for safety promotion activities such as the European Aviation Safety Plan; and

(b)individual occurrence data where the Agency is the competent authority. [applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R] MEANING OF SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM OCCURRENCE REPORTS Safety-significant information stemming from occurrence reports means a conclusive safety analysis that summarises individual occurrence data and provides an in-depth analysis of a safety issue, which may be relevant for the Agency’s safety action planning. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM OCCURRENCE REPORTS The conclusive safety analysis based on occurrence reports should contain the following:

(a)a detailed description of the safety issue, including the scenario in which the safety issue takes place; and

(b)an indication of the stakeholders affected by the safety issue, including types of operations and organisations; and, as appropriate:

(c)a risk assessment establishing the severity and probability of all the possible consequences of the safety issue;

(d)information about the existing safety barriers that the aviation system has in place to prevent the likely safety-issue-related consequences from occurring;

(e)any mitigating actions already in place or developed to address the safety issue;

(f)recommendations for future actions to control the risk; and

(g)any other element(s) the competent authority considers essential for the Agency to properly assess the safety issue. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]