{"id":598,"date":"2016-05-31T04:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T08:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=598"},"modified":"2018-07-12T10:34:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:34:02","slug":"rules-revised-safa-ramp-checks-for-suspect-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/rules-revised-safa-ramp-checks-for-suspect-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules revised: SAFA Ramp Checks for \u2018Suspect Aircraft\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

01JUN:<\/strong> EASA have published new guidelines<\/strong><\/a> for inspectors to assess which aircraft should be prioritised for SAFA ramp checks in Europe and SAFA compliant states.\u00a0ARO.RAMP.100(b) in the Part-ARO contains the updated list of aircraft that will be selected for priority checking:<\/p>\n

(a) (when EASA receive) information regarding poor maintenance<\/strong> of, or obvious damage or defects to an aircraft;<\/p>\n

(b) reports that an aircraft has performed abnormal manoeuvres<\/strong> that give rise to serious safety concerns in the airspace of a Member State;<\/p>\n

(c) a previous ramp inspection that has revealed deficiencies<\/strong> indicating that the aircraft does not comply with the applicable requirements and where the competent authority suspects that these deficiencies have not been corrected;<\/p>\n

(d) previous lists, referred to in ARO.RAMP.105, indicating that the operator or the State of the operator has been suspected of non-compliance<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

(e) evidence that the State in which an aircraft is registered is not exercising proper safety oversight; or<\/p>\n

(f) concerns about the operator of the aircraft that have arisen from occurrence reporting information and non-compliance recorded in a ramp inspection report on any other aircraft used by that operator;<\/p>\n

(g) information received from EASA Third-Country Operator (TCO)<\/strong> monitoring activities;<\/p>\n

(h) any relevant information collected pursuant to ARO.RAMP.110<\/strong>.\u00a0(“whistleblowers”)<\/p>\n

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The revised Part-ARO, issued in May 2016, contains a large number of revisions and operators should take a close look at the changes.<\/p>\n

For a general guide to SAFA Ramp Checks, have a look at our other article: Avoiding the Pain of a Ramp Check<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n