European Helicopter Safety Team – EHEST EHEST Secretariat - August 2015
Worldwide safety initiative Created in 2006 –Response to unacceptable numbers of helicopter accidents Goal by 2016 –80% reduction in worldwide civil helicopter accident rate Vision: Zero Accidents Focus since 2014 –Reduce fatalities and fatal accidents Beyond 2016 –Continue work to enhance safety
IHST Focus Areas Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training Systems & equipment Flight data monitoring systems (FDM) Health monitoring systems (HUMS) Maintenance
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Is it working? Worldwide Accident Counts
Inconsistent progress the last 10 years. “Good year”/“bad year” pattern with no sustained improvement. U.S. Fatal Accident Rate
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EHEST – Component of ESSI 9EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Safety Partnership with more than 50 organisations
EHEST Analysis Reports : 327 accidents analysed : 162 accidents analysed What’s new? Published Aug 2015 EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
EHEST Report on Accidents What’s new? 12EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
From Analysis to Action 13EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Most Recent Leaflets Published Sep EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Safety Videos 15EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Published July 2015! EHEST Flight Instructor Manual Comprehensive, 138 page document! 16EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
EHEST SMS Toolkit Complex Operators management-toolkit/ Edition 2 for Complex Operators published in April 2013 Based on European Rules 17EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
management-toolkit/ EHEST SMS Toolkit NCOs Edition 2 for Non Complex Operators published in Oct 2014 Based on European Rules 18EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
19 The Ops & SMS Team of EHEST is finalising an SOP Toolkit in support to SPO.OP.230 EHEST SOP Toolkit Coming soon! EHEST SOP Toolkit EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Compatible for helicopter operations since 2012 Encouraged by IHST, EHEST, HAI and BHA IS-BAO by IBAC 20EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Assessing the Safety Potential of Technologies Safety Issues Technologies 21EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Results: Highly Promising Technologies Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System / Terrain Awareness and Warning System Laser radar obstacle and terrain avoidance system Digital range image algorithms for flight guidance aids for helicopter low-level flight Digital Map (Deployable) Voice and Flight Data Recorder Obstacle and terrain avoidance system Voice and Flight Data Recorder Digital moving map Digital range image for flight guidance 22EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
Report Published in EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
HeliOffshore established 21 Oct EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
HeliOffshore HeliOffshore uses FSF’s BARS (Basic Aviation Risk Standard) bow tie model HeliOffshore priorities: Flight Path Management – linked to the CFIT Threat HUMS – Linked to the Structural Failure Threat Automation – Linked to both Loss Of Control and CFIT Survivability – from a ditching Information Sharing and Operational Performance Monitoring HeliOffshore provides regular briefings to EHEST 25EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
The EASA Annual Safety Review will have a dedicated chapter on Offshore Safety An Helicopter Safety Risk Portfolio (SRP), which feeds the EASp, was developed to prioritise safety issues and actions Offshore Safety 26EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
EASA is working closely with UK CAA on implementation of CAP 1145 recommendations EASA participated the HeliOffshore Conference of 7-11 May in Lisbon Several new Certification Memos and Regulatory opinions were published in the last few months. Comments are welcomed. Offshore Safety 27EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
EHEST Communication 28EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
EHEST Communication 29EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
30 EHEST Communication EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015
European Helicopter Safety Group on LinkedIn Created in Feb 2014, offers an exchange and discussion space and contributes to bridging the gap with the community 31EHEST Standard Presentation August 2015