DRAFT CONCLUSIONS OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COSCAP-NA STEERING COMMITTEE 4 – 6 NOVEMBER 2003

BEIJING, CHINA

Discussion Paper 2 - North Asia Regional Aviation Safety Team (NARAST) Report and

Recommendations

1. The recommendations related to the Operations Component of NARAST were discussed by the SCM prior to giving their approval for its implementation. The following conclusions and decisions were arrived at:

31.1.1 SE-1 CFIT/ AP 1.01 - Terrain Avoidance Warning System (TAWS)

31.1COSCAP to highlight Amendment(s) 21 and 27 to ICAO Annex 6 Part I; and Amendment 22 to Annex 6 Part II to States.

31.2COSCAP-NA to provide Guidance material to States by 15 February 2004.

31.3Member States to provide information to the 2nd NARAST Meeting on implementation status concerning regulation, installation of TAWS and training.

32.SE –2 CFIT/ AP 1.06 - Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

32.1COSCAP to highlight ICAO Annex 6 and PANS-OPS Volume I requirements concerning SOPs to States.

32.2COSCAP-NA to develop guidance material for implementation based on ICAO/CAST/JSSI Outputs.

32.3COSCAP-NA to issue guidance material to States by 15 February, 2004.

32.4States to adapt guidance material and issue same by 15 May 2004.

33.SE-3 CFIT/ AP 1.03 - Precision-Like Approach Implementation (“21st Century Instrument Approaches”) (Vertical Angles – PAI 1-7, 11),

33.1COSCAP-NA to prepare draft guidance material to States to highlight ICAO PANS-OPS requirements for review and comment at the 2nd NARAST meeting.

33.2COSCAP-NA to develop draft procedures for the introduction of CANPA for review and comment at the 2nd NARAST Meeting.

34.SE-10 CFIT) / AP 1.08 - Airline Proactive Safety Programs (FOQA & ASAP)

34.1 States and air operators who have developed Flight Data Analysis Programmes (FDAP also know as FOQA) to provide briefings on their programmes at the 2nd NARAST Meeting.

34.2 JAA to provide to COSCAP an update on status on JAA FDAP implementation by 15 October 2003.

34.3 COSCAP-NA to develop draft guidance material for review/comment at the 2nd NARAST Meeting.

34.4Recognizing that many States are in the process of implementing new regulatory material, discussions concerning ASAP to be delayed until implementation and compliance issues have been resolved.

35.SE-11 CFIT/ AP 1.05 - Implementation Plan for Training – CRM

35.1COSCAP-NA to develop generic guidance material related to SOPs and CRM training for review of the 2nd NARAST Meeting.

35.2 Once reviewed by 2nd NARAST Meeting COSCAP-NA to issue guidance material.

35.3 States/Air operators to review their programmes to ensure implementation of the programme by 31 December 2004.

36.SE-12/ AP 1.04 CFIT - Training - CFIT Prevention

36.1CFIT Training should be required by air operators in the North Asia region.

36.2COSCAP-NA to develop generic guidance material concerning CFIT training based on ICAO requirements and CAST/JSSI Outputs to be issued by 15 February 2004.

36.3States to follow up and verify implementation in their State by 31 December 2004.

37.SE-14/15/16/AP 2.05 ALAR - Policies for ALAR (Safety Culture)

37.1COSCAP-NA to issue a bulletin to States highlighting the safety promotion aspects and develop sample letters that may be provided to the DGs for the CEO’s of the airlines. CTA to also include information concerning CEO promotion of safety when re-issuing, if applicable, the AOC – target date 15 March 2004.

37.2COSCAP-NA to provide guidance material to DGCAs that could be utilized to assist Airline CEO’s to promote safety and visibility of their Director of Safety (DOS) – target date 15 March 2004.

37.3COSCAP-NA to organize a Flight Safety Programme/Safety Management System Workshop prior to 30 May 2004.

37.4 COSCAP-NA to develop guidance material based on ICAO Annex 6, Amendment # 28 concerning Flight Safety Documents System and CAST/JSSI Outputs for Member States by 15 February 2004.

37.5Airbus and Boeing representatives to provide information to CTA concerning the information of manual status by 30 October 2003.

37.6Bulletin to be issued to States concerning availability of Manual Amendment status by the manufactures of Airbus and Boeing aircraft – target 15 March 2004.

37.7CTA to examine the availability of manual status for other aircraft types in North Asia and report to the 2nd NARAST Meeting.

Other matters

45.1States and air operators are kindly requested to make every effort to support the NARAST process by their continued representation at future NARAST meetings. It is also recognized that for the continuity of efforts that representation of members remain consistent for each meeting to the greatest extent possible.

46.1The NARAST should focus its efforts on those Safety Enhancements that have the potential to achieve the greatest reduction with the accident rate.

46.2When time permits then ATM safety enhancements should be the focus of future NARAST meetings.

47.1The 2nd NARAST Meeting take place in China, planned for the 14, 15, 16 April 2004.

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