1. IVATF/2 Montreal, 11th – 15th July 2011 FOLLOW UP TO VOLCEX 11/01 AND GRIMSVÖTN
Žarko SIVČEV EUROCONTROL Directorate Network Management
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

2. CONTENT VOLCEX 11/01 Grimsvötn EVITA
European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)

3. Scenario: eruption of Grimsvötn
EUR/NAT VOLCEX 11/01
Scenario: eruption of Grimsvötn
Newcomers:EACCC and Regulators
V. ash exercise
VOLCEX 11/01 13/14 Apr 11
Aim: test effectiveness of the amended contingency plan
77 AOs, 14 ANSPs, 10 CAAs, 3 VAACs, EUROCONTROL, EC & EASA
Participants:

4. VOLCEX 11/01 13th – 14th April, 05.30 – 15.30 UTC
Alert: Icelandic MWO  VAAC  CFMU  Crisis Cell
VA Advisory
Information: VAAC
Ash concentration
SIGMET
Measures: ANSPs  CFMU
NOTAM
Information exchange: CDM teleconferences
EVITA prototype
14th April:
decisions to perform flights made by airlines based on safety risk assessment
13th April: States act in accordance with the approach currently in force in each State
14th April: States act in accordance with the safety risk assessment approach

5. GRIMSVÖTN – May 21st – 29th 21st May – ash plume up to 20km
Eurocontrol volcanic ash procedure activated - NOP Portal, teleconferences
22nd May - EACCC activated
25th May – EVITA operational
Impact: Iceland, Scandinavia, UK, Germany
~900 flights cancelled
29th May – end

6. VOLCEX 11/01 Debrief - Conclusions
Including Grimsvötn
Future VOLCEX - focus, AO crisis cell, volcanologist
EACCC - harmonising European response, communications/media
Observations, PIREPs
EASA role
Data/Information Flow - VAAC, MET, AIS, teleconferences, NOP Portal
NOP Portal – “one stop shop”, EVITA
Reduce information overload !!!

7. Since 1st July 2011 – local training
EVITA
EVITA
Input: ash concentration data, NOTAM, user defined areas
Output: charts, impacted flights, aerodromes, sectors
Since 1st July 2011 – local training 7 7

8. Lessons learnt from 2010 ash crisis Network management expertise
May 2010:
European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell
EASA
Network management expertise
Political leadership

9. European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)
Coordinate management of response to the network crisis affecting aviation in Europe
EACCC
Activated when circumstances beyond normal environment of ops are evident
Airlines
Members
Airports
ANSP …
Military

10. EACCC during Grimsvötn eruption
4 teleconferences held
More states have adopted SRA
EACCC recommends mutual recognition of SRA by NSAs
EASA established central repository with accepted AO SRAs
Actions:
EASA
Use ICAO IVATF draft guidance material to develop a reference material in Europe
Organise a workshop for NSAs
AOs – submit SRAs to NSAs
UK and Irish CAA - work with VAAC London and other EUR MET providers on improving ash concentration charts
EACCC - report to Ministers: still different approaches

11. Still a lot of work ahead …
EACCC
Crisis management IN
SUMMARY
EVITA
Changes in
Europe
Safety Risk
Assessment
approach
Ash concentration
charts/data
Still a lot of work ahead …