1. Safety Knowledge Initiative
Antonio Licu
EUROCONTROL
Head of Safety Unit (DNM Directorate)

2. “A safety improvement anywhere is a improvement of safety everywhere”
Adopted from International Atomic Energy Agency

3. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

4. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

5. Accidents Do we learn the lessons?
SKYbrary quoted as “The most trustworthy source…”
In 2009 the ESSI became a partner and a member of the editorial board of SKYbrary, the reference documentation and knowledge management centre developed by EUROCONTROL in cooperation with ICAO, Flight Safety Foundation, UK Flight Safety Committee (FSC), and the International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA)

6. Accidents in 2010 Do we learn the lessons?
825 fatalities in total in commercial jet, commercial turboprops and corporate jets accidents
37 major accidents*
Commercial jet loss of control accidents and commercial turboprop CFIT’s dominate the fatality numbers
* FSF definition of major accident

7. Safety Knowledge Satisfying a need
A great deal of safety knowledge is available on the Internet but...
what is out there?
where is it?
can I access it?
is it correct?
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8. Conception Satisfying a need
The Origin of SKYbrary:
EUROCONTROL Safety Improvement Sub Group (SISG) desire for central repository -source of ATM best practice
HindSight Magazine
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9. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

10. The value SKYbrary brings to you
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Network
Portal

11. Aviation Encyclopaedia availability vs. accessibility
Balance between the need to offer professional knowledge and time/efforts to find it
Knowledge structured in articles (Wikipedia concept)
Articles organized in categories and portals
Impartiality - SKYbrary is not a corporate website, it relays the knowledge acquired by various organizations and individuals
The goal is to offer different views and provide platform to different schools of thought, if such exist

12. Aviation wide source availability vs. feasibility
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Aviation wide source availability vs. feasibility
FLIGHT OPS
ATM
HUMAN FACTORS
APT OPS
SKYbrary started as an ATM related safety knowledgebase, however quickly expanded to flight ops, airport operations and airworthiness aspects
Coverage in the main categories not to the same depth
Content Development plans – to achieve a necessary minimum
AIRWORTHINESS

13. Aviation wide source involvement vs. credibility
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Aviation wide source involvement vs. credibility
Content Manager!
Validation Manager
Editor
The aviation wide scope and the need to ensure credibility of provided information mandated a robust content management and control process
Authorship procedures
Pre-publishing control
Editor, validation manger, content manager
Users contribution - via discussion pages and

14. Network organic growth vs. neatly organised
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Network
Network organic growth vs. neatly organised
KNOLEDGE PERSPECTIVE
Covering the entire safety improvement cycle
Network of articles
A wealth of documents on the bookshelf
Hyperlinks to credible sources/websites
PEOPLE PERSPECTIVE
Partnerships
Users
campaigns
Discussion pages

15. Portal “Good-to-know” vs. “Need-to-do”
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Network
Portal
Portal “Good-to-know” vs. “Need-to-do”
How to shape behavior: know => learn to do => habit
Interactive
applications!
Video tutorials
SKYbrary objective is:
not to replicate safety knowledge existing elsewhere, but to link it and make it easily accessible
Help in achieving the balance between ‘good to know’ and ‘need to know’ by supporting the development and making freely accessible learning tools and training cources

16. Portal Entry point to global safety knowledge
Encyclopaedia
Aviation Wide
Network
Portal
Portal Entry point to global safety knowledge
SKYBrary can serve as a fast knowledge locator tool
SKYBrary is a ‘wiki’ of organisations, not of individuals
Current partners: FSF, ICAO, ESSI, CAST, UK FSC, IFA and SM ICG
SKYbrary ICAO Search SKYbrary Wiki Search

17. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

18. SKYbrary Users Google Analytics
Over 2000 users per day;
registered aviation safety professionals;
visits in 2010;
Visitors from all countries of the world.
SKYbrary is global

19. SKYbrary Users Survey of 665 users
Source - SKYbrary users survey 2009
Slide shows users profile
The majority of users sit in safety and operational domains

20. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

21. Articles on Runway Safety can be found either by clicking on the Runway Excursion or the Runway Incursion symbol, or by simply write what specific subject you like to explore in the search window upper right. In this example you entered “Local runway safety teams” (click on the search button for the next slide)

22. And here it is. Behind all the blue text more information is available.

23. In this presentation in brief
Background
What SKYbrary brings to you
The users
Runway Safety on SKYbrary
EUROCONTROL Safety Alerts

24. EUROCONTROL SAFETY Alerts An Agency Service
Aiming to notify identified risks.
Delivered through 3 types of messages:
Safety Warning
Safety Reminder
Request For Support
Distribution aviation professional subscribers
Runway incursion prevention

25. Safety Warning Message – Jan 2006

26. Safety Reminder Message – Nov 2006

27. Safety Reminder Message – Feb 2011
Request from European Working Group for Runway Safety
Safety Reminder Message – Feb 2011

28. Contact us… SKYbrary www.skybrary.aero
SKYbrary – Safety Alerts
Overall safety management aspects

29. SKYbrary Overview The End
Thank you very much for your attention and patience!