1. Military Airworthiness Harmonisation Workshop Olomouc, CZ Republic Panel 1 – Essential Requirements Panel Chair – John Allan BEng(Hons) CEng MIET UK MoD Airworthiness Regulator Chairman of MAWA TF1 Tel: +44 (0)
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2. Presentation and Workshop outline
Background to Essential Requirements
Highlight Key Questions to Generate Debate
Workshop Discussion
Conclusions & Recommendations
Raise important issues from this workshop to the joint closing session
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3. The Roadmap Common Regulatory Framework Common Certification Processes
Common approach to Organisational Approvals
Common certification/design codes
Common approach to preservation of airworthiness
Arrangements for mutual recognition
Formation of European Military Joint Airworthiness Authority
On 8th Nov 2008 all 26 Ministers endorsed the Roadmap for the
harmonization of airworthiness across Europe…
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4. The Jigsaw Pieces for the Basic Framework
OCCAR Essential Requirements
Roadmap
JAA Cyprus
Agreement
EASA
216/2008
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5. Essential Requirements for Airworthiness
Product Integrity
Structures & Materials
Propulsion
Systems & Equipment
Continued Airworthiness of The Aircraft
Airworthiness Aspects of Product Operation
Organisations
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6. Regulator Certify Products Designer Operator Design
What all this means…
Mutual
Recognition
Approve Organisation
Regulator
Certify Products
Approve Organisation
Designer
Operator
Design
Individual Aircraft
Military Type Certificate?
Certificate of Airworthiness?
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7. How closely should the military align with the civils?
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8. How closely should the military align with the civils
How closely should the military align with the civils? - As civil as possible as military as necessary
For
Common terminology between nations
Opportunity for leveraging from civil approvals
Joined up regulation across Europe
Saving time & cost
Against
But Military is different!
Military is Owner/operator and regulator
Decisions on airworthiness effect capability
Times of operational imperative
Different legislative positions amongst nations
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9. Topics to consider 1. Are these really the Essential Requirements?
2. How do we achieve mutual recognition between nations?
3. How closely should the military align with the civil approach?
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Any questions?
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