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7. Regulatory Structure
MS EU Treaty
EASA Basic Regulation
Parliament Hard L A W
216/2008
Council
Implementing Regulations
Commission
Alternative
Soft LAW
Certification Guidance
EASA Means of
Specification material
Compliance
(CS)
(AMC) (GM)
9. ATM Regulation structure
•Technical
requirements
ATM
•Requirements for
Regulations
organisations
•Requirements for
competent authorities
10. EASA Automation Policy
Even more
important in
tomorrow’s aviation Automation has
Modern aircraft are
increasingly reliant system many advantages…
on automation • SESAR and NextGEN
but also challenges
programmes
• ATM/ANS & Aircraft
12. EASA Automation Policy
EASA has been working on an automation
policy since 2010
Actions for EASA in the EASp 2012-2015
www.easa.europa.eu/sms/
Cooperating on a European and International
level, with other regulators and industry
13. EASA Automation Policy
Mapping:
Human-automation interaction issues
design, certification & training principles
Regulatory provisions
to identify issues and paths for
improvement
14. EASA Automation Policy
Design
Basic Principle
System
Performance
Procedures Competences
Experience
Education
Training
The Performance Triangle
M. Masson (EASA), 2011
In this model, all elements contribute to the Man-Machine
System (MMS) performance
And the cause of a MMS performance breakdown cannot be
reduced to a single component
15. EASA Automation Policy
The EU aviation
system is globally Regulatory
development already
well under way in OPS,
defended, provided FCL, ATM/ANS
all regulatory domains will provide
additional mitigations
provisions and best
practices are well
and uniformly But some issues still
implemented
deserve attention…
16. EASA Automation Policy
Decline of basic manual and
Main issues cognitive skills
Incorrect interaction Loss of situational awareness
of automation mode or
with automation
status
Distraction
Overreliance on Difficulty in transition to
automation degraded modes
Reaction to unexpected
automation behaviour
17. EASA Automation Policy
Automation should be
High level principles used at the most
appropriate level
addressing:
Systems designed to
Design & Certification be error tolerant
Automation must not
Training
reduce overall system
Operations reliability and enhance
system’s
safety, efficiency and
economy
18. EASA Automation Policy
Enhance basic manual
and cognitive skills
Reinforce link with
automation in training
Improvements could and testing
follow different paths Organisations’
automation policy
Review standards to re-
assess assumptions made
in relation to human
capabilities to take
appropriate action.
20. EASA automation policy
A survey was published on 24 April 2012
and will be on-line until 30 June:
http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=easaC
AS2012&lang=en
Work will continue with a view to achieving
the highest level of safety
Regulatory material Best practices
and standards
21. For further information, please contact:
Micaela Veríssimo
micaela.verissimo@easa.europa.eu
Dr. Michel Masson
michel.masson@easa.europa.eu
Notes de l'éditeur
Reference: M. Masson (2011). EASA Automation Policy. EASA International Safety Conference “Staying in Control - Loss of Control Prevention & Recovery”,4-5 Oct 2011, Cologne, Germany.