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2015 Safety Recommendations

2015-09

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-09 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-09 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Recommendation:	The HCAA in collaboration with the Paragliding Commission of the Hellenic Aeronautical and Air Sports Federation to examine the possibility of organizing informative meetings with local Air club on Flying Air Sport Devices and to inform them about the new regulatory framework and in particular for the rights, obligations and responsibilities of persons, within the air clubs, responsible for the licensing and safety.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-09 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Response:	HCAA replies with document [HCAA/D2/E/27860/8129/03.10.2018] that is in the process to revise the Regulatory Framework for Paragliders and Hang-gliders. [AAIASB assessed this reply with document AAIASB/4119/26.11.2018 as PARTIALY ADEQUATE – OPEN until the new framework is published]

2015-08

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-08 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-08 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Recommendation:	The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority to consider incorporating in the regulatory framework of hang gliders and paragliders, provisions relating to regulatory enactment for persons responsible for the licensing and safety, within the context of an Air Club and the space of its activities, and their corresponding duties. These provisions may be in accordance with the regulation of paragliders that has been developed by the Paragliding Commission of Hellenic Aeronautical and Air Sports Federation.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-08 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Final Report 06/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Response:	HCAA replies with document [HCAA/D2/E/27860/8129/03.10.2018] that is in the process to revise the Regulatory Framework for Paragliders and Hang-gliders. [AAIASB assessed this reply with document AAIASB/4119/26.11.2018 as PARTIALY ADEQUATE – OPEN until the new framework is published]

2015-07

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-07 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 05/2015
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-07 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 05/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Recommendation:	The Paragliding Commission of the Hellenic Aeronautical and Air Sports Federation to inform the Paragliding Athletes for the following: • The increased level of alertness and handling of paraglider during flights with increased thermal activity. • The required procedures to be accomplished when paragliding lines entanglement occurs. • The importance of thorough preflight inspection of the paragliding in accordance with the manufacture’s manual.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-07 -- Date Issued: 24/12/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 05/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Response:

2015-06

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-06 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Air Sports Federation (ELAO)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-06 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation (ELAO)
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Recommendation:	The Hellenic Air Sports Federation to consider ways of informing foreign airsport pilots that use flying Air Sports Devices about takeoff / landing areas that meet the regulatory requirements for these devices. In particular the characteristics of these takeoff / landing sites as dimensions, territorial morphology, orientation, meteorological suitability and degree of difficulty(Reissue of 2014-10 recommendation).

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-06 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation (ELAO)
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Response:

2015-05

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-05 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-05 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Recommendation:	The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority to review and make the necessary revisions of the gliders and paragliders current Regulation (reissue of the 2014-09 Recommendation).

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-05 -- Date Issued: 30/07/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 03/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
Status:	OPEN - Partially Adequate
Response:	HCAA replies with document [HCAA/D2/E/27860/8129/03.10.2018] that is in the process to revise the Regulatory Framework for Paragliders and Hang-gliders.[AAIASB assessed this reply with document AAIASB/4119/26.11.2018 as PARTIALY ADEQUATE – OPEN until the new framework is published]

2015-04

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-04 -- Date Issued: 11/05/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 02/2015
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-04 -- Date Issued: 11/05/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 02/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Recommendation:	The Greek Air Sports Federation, the Gliding & Paragliding Committees, and the local Aerosport Unions: a. to develop programs to inform air athletes for the requirements of the relevant Regulation and the risks inherent to the own activity and throughout the aviation community, b. to arrange for relevant license issue for glidind/paragliding launch sites and / or activities sites that are within the radius of 10 nm from airport reference points. c. to consider ways of informing all gliding/paragliding air athletes, both during training and after its completion, for the need of pre-flight checks using checklists. Also specific reference should be made to the case of using new equipment and the familiarity with it.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-04 -- Date Issued: 11/05/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 02/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Air Sports Federation
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Response:

2015-03

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-03 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-03 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate
Recommendation:	The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority to include in the special terms of the aerial work aircraft operator license, if temporary helicopter landing areas are used, the Operator's obligation to place identification marking of cables that are in their vicinity.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-03 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate
Response:	HCAA replied on 18/10/2018 [document Nr HCAA/D2/E/25775/7969/18.10.2018] that since 21/4/2017, EU regulation 379/2014 is applied which covers the issues of aerial work sector and specifies specific requirements for the operator, the occupants and the means used. In addition HCAA also indicated to the aerial work companies [HCAA/D2/C/23683/7837/03.10.2018] that they are obliged to inform the competent local PPC about the marking of power cables before using a temporary landing field. [AAIASB assessed the reply as ADEQUATE CLOSED with document Number AAIASB/3910/12.11.2018]

2015-02

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-02 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-02 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate
Recommendation:	The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority to consider the issue of a regulatory framework which shall cover the field of aerial work and depending on the specific job (for example, agricultural application, aerial photography, external load transfer, electrical power line insulators cleaning, etc.) shall state specific requirements for the pilot, other on-board staff and the aircraft/equipment used.

Response

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-02 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (H.C.A.A.)
Status:	CLOSED - Adequate
Response:	HCAA replied on 18/10/2018 [document Nr HCAA/D2/E/25775/7969/18.10.2018] that since 21/4/2017, EU regulation 379/2014 is applied which covers the issues of aerial work sector and specifies specific requirements for the operator, the occupants and the means used. AAIASB assessed the reply as ADEQUATE CLOSED with document Number AAIASB/3910/12.11.2018]

2015-01

General

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-01 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015 -- Addressee:Hellenic PPC (Public Power Corporation)
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited

Recommendation

Safety Recommendation Number:	2015-01 -- Date Issued: 26/03/2015
Why this Recommendation was Developed:	Report 01/2015
Addressee:	Hellenic PPC (Public Power Corporation)
Status:	OPEN - Response awaited
Recommendation:	Hellenic PPC (Public Power Corporation) to consider the possibility of issuing a relevant manual based on standard IEEE Std 957, which shall include: procedures and instructions for the safe operation of electrical insulators cleaning using helicopters, the risks that people involved are facing in such aerial work operations and safety/protection measures.

Response