Candidate Issue Identification form

Thank you for your interest in submitting a new candidate issue/proposal to EASA. Please use individual forms for each candidate issue/proposal and provide as much information as possible; this will help EASA to timely assess your issue/proposal.

EASA will analyse your issue/proposal in accordance with its prioritisation methodology, in order to identify the necessary mitigating actions, and their respective priorities. After careful consideration also of the resources available to implement those actions, your issue/proposal will eventually be programmed in the EPAS.

First name:

Last name:

E-mail:

1) Please state if you are:

Representing an EASA Member State authority

Representing Industry

Representing other authority/organisation/association

Submitting your personal view

Please specify the name of authority/organisation/association:

Please describe the issue you have identified and wish to raise to EASA. Provide as much background considerations as possible for the issue (chapter A). If you have a proposal on how to address / mitigate the issue, please share that with us (chapter B).

A. The issue

1. Title:

2. Issue/Rationale:

Please specify what the main issue to address is (including the lack of a regulatory framework if appropriate). In case the issue is already regulated, please specify if you consider that the current rules are not adequate, not clear, not easy to interpret or not proportionate. Please add reference(s) to the rules affected.

3. Does the issue you describe affect

safety

environment

other (e.g. economic/level playing field)

Candidate for ICAO ‘Emerging Issues & Additional Categories of Operational Safety Risks’ portal:

Yes

4. Affected stakeholders, systems/products:

Explain who/what is affected by the issue described, in terms of:

individuals (e.g. pilots, instructors, examiners), and/or
organisations (e.g. airlines, general aviation operators, aeroclubs, aerodromes operators, air navigation service providers, continuing airworthiness management organisations, manufacturers, national aviation authorities), and/or
systems/products (e.g. aircraft types, equipment types, other physical systems).

If applicable, please also specify in which circumstances the issue typically materialises (such as specific types of operation, specific weather conditions).

Concerning the affected group(s) of stakeholders: are they all affected in the same way or does the issue only affect a certain part?

5. Safety considerations:

Please specify what would be the safety consequences in case no action is taken. Are you aware of any safety recommendations related to this issue? Has a risk assessment been performed? If yes include here the risk assessment (in terms of probability and severity) outcomes for identified hazards.

5.1 What are the (potential) credible accident outcomes (e.g. runway excursions, terrain collision)? Is there a risk of injuries/damages?

5.2. What is the magnitude of this safety issue (e.g. every flight potentially affected? Which types of operation affected?)? Do you expect it to increase, decrease or remain stable over the coming 3-5 years?

6. Environmental considerations:

In case no action is taken, would the issue lead to an adverse environmental impact, such as CO₂/NO_x emissions or aircraft noise?

7. Economic considerations:

In case no action is taken, would most of the stakeholders be negatively impacted? Would some stakeholders be significantly affected? If yes, please explain why and the extent of the negative economic impact. Are Small and Medium Enterprises disproportionally affected?

8. Social considerations:

In case no action is taken, would the issue create an adverse social impact, such as a barrier to job creation, or affect the development or maintenance of aviation personnel competences?

9. Additional considerations:

Please add here any additional consideration to those addressed above

B. Proposed Action(s):

What would be your proposal to solve/mitigate the issue?

What do you consider the most appropriate way to address/mitigate the issue (e.g.: rulemaking, safety promotion, research, oversight, evaluation)? Please provide cost-benefit information, if available. In case of multiple actions proposed, please provide the information for each action proposed.

Please provide reference to studies or further information related to this issue that you are aware of.

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