ATM/ANS.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.

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.

SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM THE OCCURRENCE REPORTS The conclusive safety analysis based on the 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 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.

REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM OCCURRENCE REPORTS WHERE THE AGENCY IS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY In the case of occurrences related to organisations certified by the Agency, safety-significant information stemming from occurrence reports should be notified to the Agency if:

(a)the occurrence is defined as a reportable occurrence for organisations certified as Pan-European service providers and service providers in the airspace of the territory to which the Treaty applies and having their principal place of operation or, if any, their registered office located outside the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty; and

(b)the competent authority has come to the conclusion that:

(1)the organisation certified by the Agency to which the occurrence relates, has not been informed of the occurrence; or

(2)the occurrence has not been properly addressed or has been left unattended by the organisation certified by the Agency. Such occurrence data should be reported in a format compatible with the European Coordination Centre for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems (ECCAIRS) and should provide all relevant information for its assessment and analysis, including necessary additional files in the form of attachments.