Jan 09BBGA Annual Conference European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) What's That?! The key partnership to enhance General Aviation safety in Europe

Jan 09 Slide 2BBGA Annual Conference EGAST within ESSI European Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI) The European General Aviation Safety Initiative is a component of ESSI ESSI is a 10 year programme ( ) aimed at improving aviation safety in Europe, and for the European citizen worldwide

Jan 09 Slide 3BBGA Annual Conference COORDINATION GROUP ECAST COMMERCIAL AVIATION SAFETY TEAM EHEST HELICOPTER SAFETY TEAM EGAST GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY TEAM International Partners International Partners WORKING GROUPS WORKING GROUPS International Partners WORKING GROUPS EGAST GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY TEAM ESSI Structure

Jan 09 Slide 4BBGA Annual Conference Partnership between EASA, other European intergovernmental bodies and regulators including NAA and the general community aiming at improving general aviation safety Co-chaired by EASA, EBAA and ECOGAS & EAC 60+ organisations; 20 in the Core Team EGAST Overview

Jan 09 Slide 5BBGA Annual Conference EGAST layers EGAST Level 1 = the Core Team Runs the initiative Sets up the foundation documents and work program EGAST Level 2 Around 65 participants Community of interest

Jan 09 Slide 6BBGA Annual Conference EGAST foundation meeting, 17 Oct 07 More than 160 invites, 65 participants Need to set up a European General Aviation Safety Team confirmed EGAST coordinates with: National initiatives, such as IASA in France GA JSC by FAA EGAST Overview

Jan 09 Slide 7BBGA Annual Conference EGAST Objective “EGAST will promote and initiate for all sectors of General Aviation best practices and awareness in order to improve safety, thereby reducing the accident rates.”

Jan 09 Slide 8BBGA Annual Conference EGAST Emerging themes 1. Safety promotion and sharing Risk awareness, decision making enhancement for pilots (and maintenance)  LOC, VFR in IMC, Weather  CFIT  Human Factors  Other Proactive Safety: identification of emerging and future risks for GA 2. Data collection and analysis Interfaces with EASA research

Jan 09 Slide 9BBGA Annual Conference European General Aviation Safety Team EGAST contacts: James Black ECOGAS, Co-Chair of EGAST Eric Mandemaker EBAA, Chief Executive Officer, co-Chair John Vincent EASA Safety Analysis and Research Dpt Head, co-Chair Tel: Michel Masson, PhD EASA Safety Action Coordinator, co-Secretary Clement Audard EASA Safety support Action Coordinator, co-Secretary Mailbox : Website: easa.europa.eu/essi/egastEN.htmleasa.europa.eu/essi/egastEN.html