ACTIVITY REPORT

       NATIONAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

MINISTÈRE DE LA TRANSITION ÉCOLOGIQUE ET SOLIDAIRE

www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT

FOREWORD

CONTENTS 2016: a year of new opportunities The terrorist attacks that struck Brussels and Istanbul airports, The DSAC made a signifi cant contribution to progress regar- and other targets, in 2016, prompted the sector to further ding UAVs, such as the law on UAVs, the preparation of the strengthen its security measures, while air safety continued to future European regulations and the improvement of existing ORGANISATION CHART ...... 4 improve at the same time. national measures. After 2015, 2016 was the second safest year ever for air travel and The sta at the DSAC worked very hard on the preparation the one of the best years of all time in terms of air safety on a world- future European regulations, with some very positive results, HIGHLIGHTS ...... 6 wide scale. From the perspective of technical and operational including the development of the future basic regulation on safety, aviation continues to become an ever safer industry. European air safety, for which France’s position was defended While 2016 did not see a single fatal accident involving passen- with success, or the ongoing work on changes to more de- ASSESSING gers carried by French airlines, on 16 May 2016, French victims tailed regulations. Notable examples include the medical mo- AND IMPROVING SAFETY ...... 8 perished in the crash of Egyptair fl ight MS804 from Paris-CDG nitoring of pilots mental health in response to the crash of the to Cairo, the causes of which remain unexplained. Germanwings A320 and, in the realm of light aviation, the sim- The increasing scarcity of accidents heightens the need to ana- plifi cation of the rules applying to balloons, the initial and RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ...... 10 lyse precursory events and to share this information between continuing airworthiness and maintenance of light aircraft, operators and authorities in order to identify paths of impro- and the requirements applying to fl ying clubs, microlight ins- EUROPE vement. The DSAC actively contributes to these actions. tructor training and cost-sharing fl ights organised through AND SAFETY REGULATIONS ...... 12 The number of accidents in light aviation in 2016 was compa- web sites. rable to that in the preceding years, showing a regular de- In 2016, the personnel at the DGAC saw the conclusion of an crease in fatal accidents, after the sharp rise in fatal accidents agreement with their employer, setting forth the top priorities AIRCREWS ...... 16 involving microlights in 2015, which prompted the DGAC and for the reform, modernisation and performance of the DGAC’s fl ying associations to look more closely at pilot and instructor services, which, regarding the DSAC in particular, focus on the training. methods of oversight and regional action. This is why a new AIRWORTHINESS The implementation of European air safety regulations across risk-based oversight (RBO) approach was developed in 2016, AND AIR OPERATIONS ...... 20 the board continued in France, usually resulting in more mainly to focus the oversight authority’s e orts on areas in- stringent requirements, and demanding both signifi cant sup- curring the greatest safety risks. port for operators and the adaptation of the DSAC’s actions. At the same time, and after a year of preparations involving all AIRPORTS The conversion of airports to the European framework conti- the teams at central o ce and in the regions, the DSAC AND AIR NAVIGATION ...... 24 nued, with the certifi cation of 15 more airports, including Nice, launched its strategic DSAC 2020 plan, which aims to federate Beauvais and La Réunion Roland Garros. Numerous cases are its life forces and to mobilise them around common objec- still in progress, and the 56 airports in question must be certi- tives. The resulting action plan has already borne its fi rst fruit, SECURITY ...... 28 fi ed by the end of 2017. from which the DSAC’s teams have already had the opportu- In 2016, airlines were faced with new measures regarding the nity to benefi t: the charter of ethics, English language trai- ENVIRONMENT fl ight time limitations and rest times of pilots, which include ning, the defi nition of priorities on the international stage, the AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .... 30 strict demands designed to manage the risk of fatigue. The lightening of workload, etc. DSAC also helped airlines with their new projects, including This activity report embraces the full variety, complexity and the creation of the unique Hop! airline and of the French Blue complementarity of all the DSAC’s missions and activities. DSAC/IR ...... 32 low-cost airline, and the introduction of the new B787 and I appreciated an entire year of motivation and professionalism A350 aircraft types. shown by every member of the DSAC, day after day. I would In the realm of air tra c control, the DSAC continued to pre- like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to their commit- GLOSSARY ...... 52 pare for the introduction of new European rules on the main- ment and the remarkable work they have done, both indivi- tenance of air tra c controllers’ skills on 1 January 2017, in dually and as a team. I hope that 2017 will enable us to conti- particular with regard to medical fi tness and their command nue to make the most e cient contribution possible to of English. achieving ever higher standards of air safety for all citizens.

Patrick CIPRIANI DSAC Director

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION CHART LEGAL ADVISER TRAINING AND SKILLS PURCHASING AND LOGISTICS JUNE  CABINET PRINCIPAL ADVISER DIRECTOR Marie-Noëlle Louis-Valentin Naïma COBO Olivier HAMONIC Franck LAFAGE BRISSET CABUZEL (B.I.) FRENCH WEST INDIES - FRENCH GUIANA DSAC HUMAN RESOURCES FINANCES IT SYSTEMS MANAGER OVERSIGHT RESOURCES DIRECTOR TECHNICAL ADVISER CABINET COMMUNICATION DEPUTY & REGULATION MANAGEMENT Frédéric Fabienne Jean-François AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Florence LEBLOND GUIGNIER Marianne PHAM GATALETA (B.I.) BRYSBAERT Yannick ROBERT Marc Catherine Eddy DEPUTY BALLAND ZERROUKI BAZILE Claude EUROPEAN COOPERATION AND SAFETY REGULATION MIQUEL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR CIVIL AVIATION PERSONNEL AIRPORT SAFETY OVERSIGHT RESOURCES STRATEGY Geneviève MOLINIER & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET CENTRE-EAST DSAC REPRESENTATIVE Véronique MARTIN TECHNICAL Agnès DIRECTOR ADVISER Frantz CHOUT Michel EL MAARI Jean Jonathan ANDRIEUX- Michel DEPUTY TO THE DIRECTOR TEILLET AJAVON PASTRE HUPAYS Carole LENCK Pascale ROBERT AIRCRAFT AND AIR OPERATIONS EUROPEAN SAFETY OVERSIGHT ADVISER DEPUTY & REGULATION Georges THIRION EMERGING PROJECTS  - Patrice DESVALLEES Philippe AURADE François- RESOURCES Xavier NORTH DSAC DULAC MANAGEMENT CABINET AIRCREWS DIRECTOR Jean-Claude OVERSIGHT Sylvie Lucette TECHNICAL CAYE & REGULATION KHATIR LASSERRE DIRECTOR ADVISER EXAMINATIONS MEDICAL   Gilbert GUICHENEY Eric STRALEC DEPUTY Martine CORBOLIOU Mireille CHABROUX René GERMA DIRECTOR Marie-Agnès GUYOMARC’H TRAINING, FLIGHT SCHOOLS OVERSIGHT RESOURCES Patrick CIPRIANI AND SIMULATORS LICENCES FLIGHT CREW ASSESSMENT & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET NORTH-EAST DSAC EPN DEPUTY Alexia DIRECTOR Yves-Marie Yves-Marie Rémy Myriam DIELENSEGER Christian LE MAÎTRE Bruno HALLER Muriel BELZUNCE LE MAÎTRE MERTZ MOUTOU -LAGARDE MARTY

AIRWORTHINESS AND AIR OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT RESOURCES & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET METHODS, INDIAN OCEAN DSAC QUALITY ET COMPETENCES SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES AEROPLANE OPERATIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Richard THUMMEL Lionel Victor Alain Lionel TECHNICAL Cécile DU CLUZEL MONTOCCHIO KADILA CAILLABET MONTOCCHIO DIRECTOR Sylvie MORALES Odile TOURRET (B.I.) Pierre BERNARD HELICOPTER OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT RESOURCES AIRWORTHINESS RAMP INSPECTION AND AERIAL WORK & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET WEST DSAC RULEMAKING DEPUTY ADVISER Thomas VEZIN DIRECTOR Jean-Pierre Stéphane CORCOS Anne Stéphane Olivier Pierre-Yves Benoît PINON Laurent CHAPEAU DANTART FARCY GORIN NEVO HUERRE

AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION STAFF APTITUDE OVERSIGHT RESOURCES    AIRPORTS FOR AIR NAVIGATION & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET SOUTH DSAC IT PROGRAMS MANAGER Valérie DIRECTOR Alain ZIANI TECHNICAL Patrick CARIOU- Frédérique Philippe DIRECTOR Brigitte VERDIER Marc ALVAREZ DISSET PILATE MELOUS AYOUN Frédéric MÉDIONI CERTIFICATION OF AIR NAVIGATION AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EQUIPMENT SOUTH-EAST DSAC QUALITY DEPUTY Didier SERRANO OVERSIGHT RESOURCES DIRECTOR - STANDARDISATION - PPO & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET Yves-Marie Baptiste LEFÈVRE Fanny TEJEDOR Bérioska MARCHANT TATIBOUET Valérie FULCRAND- Fathi Sami SECURITY VINCENT BENKOULA HADJI DEPUTY SECURITY METHODS OPERATIONAL CONTROL ACTIONS Nicolas LOCHANSKI SAFETY MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL COORDINATION DIRECTOR George WELTERLIN Serge BILLIOTTET N. Florence WIBAUX OVERSIGHT RESOURCES & REGULATION MANAGEMENT CABINET SOUTH-WEST DSAC SECURITY ACCREDITATIONS INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS SECURITY DIRECTOR DEPUTY Christophe Martial Gervais DEPUTY Anne FRISCH MORNON N. DUQUEYROIX GAUDIÈRE Hélène BASTIANELLI Laetitia LAFARGUE Daniel CHARPENTIER   DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS

The DSAC 2020 strategic initiative Airport safety New security standards in 2016 The protocol sets forth the top priorities for the reform, mo- dernisation and performance of the DGAC’s services, which, After a year of preparations with all the DSAC’s teams at cen- New common basic security standards came into e ect on and European certifi cation regarding the DSAC in particular, focus on the methods of tral o ce and in the regions, the DSAC’s strategic plan for 1 February 2016. Regulation 2015/1998 and decision C(2015) The work started in 2015 on the conversion of the certifi cates oversight and regional action. The protocol contains social 2016-2020, DSAC 2020, was published in early April 2016. With 8005 consolidated the existing regulations, which had been of our major airports in line with European standards conti- measures for the entire personnel, in response to the e orts the ambition to become a leading authority on the European subject to numerous amendments since they came into force. nued throughout 2016. that all are being asked to make in order to implement these stage, the DSAC’s plan sets forth its strategic directions in four These new standards also incorporate various minor amend- While 2015 saw the defi nition of the methods and the fi rst im- developments.

major points that cover its complete scope of operations: ments addressed in talks on the continuous development of plementation tests, 2016 was the year when the processes • “Safety and the development of civil aviation” were consolidated, with the fi nalisation and adjustment of the European regulations and changes applying to equipment, in • “Infl uence and reputation” working methods in particular, and the issue of at least one particular the introduction of higher standards for equipment The General Aviation Roadshow… • “E ciency and professionalism” and European certifi cate in almost every DSAC/IR. designed to detect explosives. or the EASA’s general aviation reform • “Appeal and skills” 2016 also o ered the opportunity to correct a number of mi- On Saturday 8 October 2016, after Germany, Austria, Sweden sunderstandings amongst airport operators, and any strong Reinforced regulations for the and the United Kingdom, it was France’s turn to organise the reticence has now been overcome. 2017 will see a sharp peak Risk-Based Oversight “EASA GA Roadshow”, where the most important points of in the activity of our DSAC/IR oversight inspectors tasked with transportation of hazardous materials the Agency’s general aviation roadmap, designed to simplify The DSAC is currently developing a new Risk-Based Oversight the conversion, with, on the one hand, the completion of a In the fi eld of the safety of the transportation of hazardous and relax the European general aviation regulations, were (RBO) approach. The main purpose of this concept is to focus process that has already been broadly launched on some goods by air, 2016 saw a reinforcement of the regulations ap- presented, along with the regulatory changes that have the oversight authority’s e orts on points considered to be 30 airports and, on the other, the fi rst 15 or so conversion plying to the transportation of lithium batteries alone, i.e., already been enacted in the reform. the most important in terms of the safety of passengers and control audits of the airports that already hold a European not contained in, or packaged with, an electrical or electronic France lends its wholehearted support to this initiative, in third parties. certifi cate. device. which the DGAC has played an active role, while also suppor- After defi ning the methodological framework and the new The carriage of ionic lithium batteries alone as freight on ting users through these major changes and raising their awar- tools of this new approach, which was initiated in 2016, the passenger fl ights was outlawed, while the carriage of metal eness right from the outset. fi rst tests started with around 100 operators, and deployment The “IR ATCO” seminar: lithium batteries had already been banned. Additional restric- is scheduled for 2018. new European regulations tions were added to the regulations applying to transporta- for air tra c controllers tion on cargo aircraft, such as the limitation of charge levels, The fi rst general aviation seminar th and a number of obligations for shippers relating to the car- The 39 assembly of the ICAO On 14 October 2016, the DSAC organised a seminar attended riage of lithium batteries. in Corsica Held between 27 September and 6 October 2016 in Montreal, by the various stakeholders in readiness for the introduction On 17 November 2016, the South-East DSAC organised the fi rst the 39th assembly of the ICAO approved the “Global Aviation in France of the new European regulations on licences for air general aviation seminar in Corsica. Focussing on the theme of Safety Plan” (GASP) for 2017-2019. It also drew up the road- tra c controllers on 1 January 2017. OSAC is designated to perform civil the safety of aviation operations, the seminar was an opportu- map for GASP in order to guarantee that the safety initiatives The seminar was an opportunity for discussions, a review of aviation technical inspection missions nity for the numerous players in general aviation in Corsica to achieve the expected results through better coordination the actions already taken and those still to be taken in order learn more about specifi c subjects, such as the rules applying between the stakeholders. to be ready on time, and a presentation of the details of the for the DSAC for another 6-year period to maritime and border transit, the operation of 406 MHz bea- transition. OSAC, a subsidiary of the Apave group, is the organisation cons, as well as more cross-cutting themes, like the new NCO accredited by the DSAC for the control of the certifi cation, regulations that came into force on 25 August 2016, regula- Risk management production, servicing and maintenance of airworthiness of New licences for air tra c controllers tion n° 376/2014 on notifi cations, the analysis and follow-up of and fl ight control symposium aircraft. Since this accreditation was due to expire on incidents or the requirements applying to the health of pilots. In April 2016, the DSAC started gradually replacing all the 31 December 2016, in June 2015, the DSAC issued a request for Flight control was the high-profi le safety theme chosen for air tra c controllers’ (ATCO) licences due to a change of proposal to appoint an accredited organisation for 2017-2022. the 11th DSAC safety symposium, held on 8 December 2016 in reference standard. A new plastic-coated card with a QR code OSAC was selected following the negotiations and the analysis Paris. Air jobs forum in the Indian Ocean can be used to directly refer to a PDF containing the non-per- of the o ers. Numerous participants attended this fl agship event of the Jointly opened by Patrick Gandil, the Director General of Civil manent data of the ATCO’s licence. In this way, controllers On 26 July 2016, Jean-Marc de Ra n, President of OSAC, and aviation community to collect information, exchange, share Aviation, and Jean-François Salles, Deputy Director, represen- have permanent access to the data pertaining to their licence, Patrick Cipriani, Director of Civil Aviation Safety, signed the their practices and feedback and jointly build a shared vision ting the La Réunion Rector, the second Air Jobs forum, to which excluding their medical fi tness. accreditation agreement, which took e ect on 1 January 2017. of risk that is essential to progress. the DSAC OI made a signifi cant contribution, took place on 26 This new format was deployed in collaboration with the The presentations and round tables looked into the analysis and 27 April 2016. The forum was part of the plan to promote Information Systems department. All the licences, about of the behaviour of humans in the event of an incident or ac- th and to heighten the appeal of jobs in aeronautics, initiated by 5,000 in all, had been produced and sent to the controllers by Signing of the 10 DGAC social protocol cident, of which they are not the direct cause, in an e ort to the strategic committee of the aeronautical industry, and of 31 December 2016. On 19 July 2016, the French Secretary of State for Transport address a varied range of issues, from crew training (including the French aeronautical master plan for the Indian Ocean. and the Director General of Civil Aviation, on the one hand, theory), to certifi cation, the role of safety management sys- In his closing speech, the Prefect of La Réunion, Dominique and the trades unions representing more than 70% of the per- tems and the crucial subject of reporting. Sorain, insisted on the importance of the aviation sector as an th sonnel, on the other, signed the 10 DGAC social protocol for essential component for La Réunion that enhances employabi- the period 2016-2019, with immediate e ect. lity, and voiced his support for the renewal of the initiative.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT ASSESSING  AND IMPROVING SAFETY The Safety Management Coordination O ce (MEAS) is responsible for collecting information which relates to safety, coordinating its analysis and proposing the improvements to be taken from it, in particular in the context of the CASH implementation of the French State’s safety programme.

The CASH (Collaborative Aerodrome Safety Hotspots) trial was prompted by the following observation: o cial aeronautical documentation (e.g., AIC, NO- TAM) makes no explicit mention of the situations and particularities specifi c to each aerodrome, whe- Annex 19, Amendment 1 fl ight mechanics, and the corresponding training; the impor- Analyses (376/2014) reas aircrews operating to these platforms or the tance of safety occurrence reports in better identifying the The second edition of Annex 19 of the Chicago Convention on While the “reporting” part of regulation (EU) n°376/2014 on local air navigation service providers are quite fami- precursors of situations in which control is lost; the central safety management was published in July 2016. The MEAS ac- the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil liar with them. The CASH experiment was launched role of the operator’s SMS in the analysis of high-risk situations tively participated in the drafting of this fi rst amendment to aviation appears to have been broadly adopted by all the ope- in early June 2016 in response to this observation, and the search for corrective measures, sometimes in liaison with Annex 19, which follows a fi rst edition resulting from a signifi - rators concerned, the “analysis” part has been less successful, following several months of preparations by a other operators (e.g., aircraft and equipment manufacturers). cant e ort to regroup in a single document and to rework the apart from “major” operators. Consequently, it was only natu- group of MEAS representatives and civil aviation standards and recommended practices (SARPs) applying to ral that this point of the regulation came under the scrutiny of operators (DSNA, airlines, aerodrome operators, safety management that were previously scattered between Recreational aviation the MEAS, which sent messages to raise the operators’ aware- etc.), which defi ned the project’s specifi cations. Five Annexes 1, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 14. The new version has been exten- The safety performance of recreational aviation in France in ness of the importance of producing analyses of their inci- aerodromes (Beauvais, Paris-CDG, Nice, Calvi and sively rewritten and partly restructured for greater clarity, for 2015 was particularly worrying, with a rise in fatal accidents, dents, given that most of the operators covered by the regula- Bastia) volunteered to take part by providing their example with regard to the responsibility of States for safety especially those involving microlights, that was as sudden as it tion are already supposed to conduct such analyses as part of CASH, resulting from the collaboration between the management. Elsewhere, the amended Annex 19 also intro- was unexplained. The MEAS looked into this situation in an their own safety management system (SMS), when so required. main operators of each platform, working in the duces some new SARPs on SMSs, which have been extended attempt to understand the reasons why and come to a conclu- The number and the quality of the analyses received will be LSTs (Local Safety Teams) or similar structures. This to include organisations that design and produce engines and sion. A typology of these accidents was drawn up on the basis monitored on the basis of indicators that are currently under data was published online on the web site of the mi- propellers. It also strengthens the protection of safety data of an analysis of the facts, which the DSAC and recreational development. nistry responsible for civil aviation and an informa- and information (distinct notions that are made clear) and aviation associations decided to share as widely as possible tion campaign was launched targeting airlines and recreational aviation pilots. Feedback is received their sources. While Annex 19 only takes e ect on 7 July 2019, with the community of light aviation pilots. The decision was ECCAIRS France has decided to implement the elements that it deems taken to produce a video, which was thought to be the most from CASH users in the form of an online satisfac- In 2016, the French civil aviation safety occurrences database to be most relevant immediately. appropriate means of informing the target population. It was tion questionnaire, the fi rst results of which are was enriched with nearly 58,500 reports, taking to 526,000 a good choice, because the video produced by the MEAS to most encouraging. The trial will be reviewed in the total number of reports saved in the base since it was raise awareness of the risks was viewed several thousand times early 2018 and the next steps for CASH will then be “Risk management and fl ight control” created around ten years ago. and received particularly positive feedback, encouraging the proposed. symposium DSAC to continue along this path. At the same time, the MEAS Several accidents involving signifi cant loss of life in recent continued the awareness-raising campaigns launched in 2015 Conventional approaches / GNSS

years have highlighted the inappropriate reactions of crews to in the form of posters and/or guides focussing on behaviour- A survey by the MEAS of several airlines revealed that only 5% certain unexpected circumstances. This issue was behind the and technical skills-related risks, with the coordination and of the approaches by their pilots were “non-precision”, while a choice of the subject of the annual symposium on air safety the support of the recreational aviation associations. Finally, review of worldwide fatal accidents that occurred on approach organised by the DSAC on 8 December 2016. Since it would be the MEAS started work on making the FFA’s voluntary occur- between 2009 and 2013 showed that one third of them happe- di cult to summarise in a few words an event that was unani- rence reporting system (REX FFA) compatible with regulation ned during “non-precision” approaches. Even if the airlines in mously hailed for the wealth of subjects covered and the qua- (EU) n°376/2014. This work should be completed in 2017. question are not necessarily representative of the types of ap- lity of the presentations, it makes more sense to consult the proaches on a worldwide scale, a comparison of this data with documents from the symposium on the “Safety symposium” UAVs that of older surveys by the Flight Safety Foundation unambi- page of the web site of the ministry responsible for civil avia- The rapid growth of the use of UAVs, for both recreational and guously shows that the risk of an accident is higher in non-pre- tion. Nevertheless, a number of the subjects are worth professional purposes, has multiplied the number of high-risk cision approaches. On the strength of these facts, the DSAC highlighting: manual take-over of controls at high altitude, situations, due to their increasing operational capacities, proposed a policy to universally adopt, wherever possible, ver- with a recap of the essential notions of aerodynamics and which bear no relation to those of the model aircraft that pre- tical guidance GNSS procedures and to question the need to ceded them. As a consequence, the DGAC has extensively re- keep other so-called conventional procedures, and ADF (Auto- viewed the regulations and published guidelines for UAV ma- matic Direction Finder) procedures in particular, for public nufacturers and users. The MEAS input its know-how in the passenger transport, when a GNSS procedure exists. area of occurrence reporting by producing the tools required to report and monitor incidents involving UAVs, a process that MEAS internationally already existed in the abrogated texts, and has now been MEAS agents took part in the international promotion of ac- consolidated by the new “UAVs” order that was published on tions based on internal analyses, the sharing of which on an 17 December 2015 and took e ect on 1 January 2016. A guide international scale was appreciated and judged to be particu- presentation of the analysis of the risks incurred in non-preci- containing concrete explanations of the di erent steps of the larly useful. The presentation of the conclusions of the study sion approaches, at the Flight Safety Foundation’s Internatio- process has been published and posted online, along with a of “The visual circuit of pilots during approach”, at one of the nal Air Safety Summit in Dubai in November 2016, are worth a specially developed electronic form to report incidents. two InfoShare meetings in 2016 in the United States, and the particular mention.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT RESOURCE  MANAGEMENT The “Resource management” department, in association with the general secretariat of the DGAC, is responsible for drafting and implementing the management policy for the human, fi nancial, material and IT resources of the OVERSIGHT LICENCES DSAC, which makes a direct contribution to the quality of service delivered by the technical departments and the Safety oversight licence and certifi cation management inter-regional departments of the DSAC. It is also responsible for collecting fees for services rendered by the State for 22016 enabled the safety oversight licence system to be consolidated and a new domain to be introduced from 1st January 2016: the

the safety and security of civil aviation. environment. On 31st December 2016, 520 DSAC o cers had a valid safety oversight licence, for a total of 1,022 qualifi cations.

Qualifi cations per domain

ANA NO PN SUR ENV TOTAL Human resources AIR ENVIRON- AERODROME NAVIGATION AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AIRCREWS SECURITY MENT and training/skills INSPECTOR/CTE/CDZ/ 113 16 81 59 79 65 413 In 2016, the DSAC continued to contribute to the DGAC’s PCM/EXPERT e orts to modernise support functions in order to optimise SENIOR INSPECTOR/ resources in an increasingly restrictive general context. SENIOR CTE/ SENIOR CDZ/ Just as in the other DGAC services, sta ng was consequently SENIOR PCM/SENIOR EXPERT/ 219 78 15 109 78 21 520 reduced from 1,131 to 1,126 between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2016. AUDITOR/R&D CORRES- PONDENT/ASSESSOR 2016 saw the implementation of the fi rst concrete actions AUDIT MISSION MANAGER/ of the strategic DSAC 2020 plan, with the adoption of a REFEREE/ 16 16 25 20 12 89 framework contract for specifi c English-language training, TEAM MANAGER the signing of the charter of ethics by almost 700 inspectors Total 348 110 15 215 157 112 65 1,022 and supervisors, or the launch of the common core training programme that includes risks based oversight and the asso- ciated methods. The DSAC also took part in the international  FEES work on skills, led by the EASA and the ICAO. This was an op- Defi nition and development Income was relatively stable in 2016, despite a di cult economic situation in certain domains. portunity for the DSAC to promote its model and the diversity of a business IS tool of its profi les. Lastly, 2016 saw the adoption of the DGAC’s new Fees Forecast for 2016 (€) Invoiced as of 31/12/2016 (€) The DSAC’s recent strategic IS development choices have three-year social protocol with, for the DSAC, important mea- resulted in the dropping of the option to launch a major Aircraft operator fees 10,860,000 10,926,569 sures to clarify career paths, heighten its appeal and recognise project for a single integrated system leading to an incremen- Aerodrome operator safety and security fees 11,900,000 12,980,606 the skills of its personnel. tal approach regarding the development and the integration Carrier air security fees 1,520,000 1,523,191 of existing professional applications. This new policy was Aircrew training organisation fees 420,000 501,667 initiated in 2016. Exam fees 1,330,000 1,263,710 Civil aviation personnel fees 850,000 709,388 Restrictions on resources Training programme fees 6,000 1,950 Synthetic fl ight trainer qualifi cation fees 700,000 590,920 DSAC PERSONNEL AS OF / /  (source: SIRH) Aircraft rescue and fi re-fi ghting fees 0 19,920 Depart- Safety equipment fees 715,000 907,613 ment ADAAC ADMCV ASSI ASSAC ATTAE Contra. EQT ICNA IEEAC IESSA INF IPEF OE PNT TSEEAC Total Airworthiness fees 150,000 144,110 DSAC/EC 38 1 21 21 34 1 3 56 20 5 9 46 255 Inspection fees 5,000 0 DSAC/AG 20 1 8 2 1 12 1 2 19 1 20 87 Total Fees 2016 28,456,000 29,569,644

DSAC/CE 8 1 4 5 3 1 2 6 1 2 10 3 35 81 DSAC/N 20 1 16 6 12 2 13 2 5 5 7 79 168 BUDGET DSAC/NE 13 2 7 3 2 1 7 1 7 1 37 81 Financial resources at the disposal of DSAC in 2016 (excluding salaries) DSAC/O 13 1 8 3 7 6 12 1 8 2 42 103 Commitment authorisations Payment credits

DSAC/OI 10 1 3 3 2 6 1 11 12 49 Current-account transactions €22.49 M €21.76 M Capital transactions €4.39 M €3.92 M DSAC/S 15 2 9 4 2 9 1 2 1 14 3 30 92 Total €26.88 M €25.68 M DSAC/SE 16 1 1 12 6 8 1 1 16 2 2 6 2 50 124

DSAC/SO 14 1 9 2 3 2 2 9 2 2 1 11 2 26 86

Total 167 2 11 97 55 74 7 15 146 4 10 35 96 30 377 1,126

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT EUROPE AND  SAFETY REGULATIONS The DSAC plays an essential role in the debates and decisions on envisaged changes to regulations in the fi eld of air safety at national, European and international levels. This action is organised within the DSAC by the technical

directorate European cooperation and regulations on safety (DSAC/ERS).

2016 was devoted to the examination of the European Com- gulatory framework applying to cost shared fl ights organised to commercial suborbital fl ights and UAVs. Therefore, within mission’s legislative proposal, published in December 2015, through internet platforms. A specifi c decision was published a working group from the COSPACE inter-ministerial council, amending the regulation (EU) 216/2008, instituting the Euro- in August 2016 dealing mainly with the competence of the pi- ERS coordinated the development of a strategy in the subor- pean Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The proposal broadens lots engaged in this activity. bital domain, at the frontier between aviation and space. The the scope of competence of the Agency to address new safety At the same time, the agency continued its usual regulatory directorate also took part in numerous working groups to es- issues in the future and establishes a risk-based regulatory activity, and in 2016, the ERS Directorate had to respond to tablish domestic, European and international regulations on environment. The directorate’s resources were kept intensely 14 NPAs (Notice of Proposed Amendments) published in the UAVs that the DSAC wants to be as well adapted as possible to and continuously busy throughout the year by the work re- course of the year. Finally, as in the preceding years, and in the French domestic context. quired to examine this proposal as part of the Council’s Avia- keeping with the roadmap adopted by the EASA, the direc- Finally, the DSAC was a candidate for the ICAO’s evaluation tion group, initially under the presidency of the Netherlands, torate intensively contributed to the e orts being made to of its State Safety Programme (SSP), in view of the new audit and then of Slovakia. This intensive work resulted in a compro- simplify general aviation regulations that cover a number of questions pertaining to safety management based on ICAO mise based on the general approach established by the Coun- regulatory aspects (operations, airworthiness, training and li- Annex 19. The DSAC also accepted an on-site validation mis- cil at the meeting of the Council of Ministers on 1 December cences). On 8 October 2016, the ERS directorate and the agen- sion of its corrective action plan covering aerodromes, further 2016, which essentially incorporated the requests formulated cy also organised the “GA Roadshow”, a day dedicated to in- to the 2008 USOAP audit. Major preparations and coordina- by France. forming all the users of general aviation of the main points in tion were initiated in 2016 in order to optimally facilitate these In 2016, the DSAC was also kept very busy by the regulatory the roadmap and the proposed regulatory changes. two missions. material prepared by the Agency pertaining to the monitoring Finally, the ERS directorate took part in the defi nition and of pilots’ mental health, as part of the action plan launched implementation of the actions included in the DSAC 2020 following the Germanwings accident. The EASA regulatory strategic plan, in particular by overseeing the project to tar- proposals include more stringent examinations and mental get and organise the European and international infl uence of health assessments of fl ight crews in medical checks and in- the DSAC, whose actions will continue in the years to come. troduce a preventive policy for airlines to detect the use of psychoactive substances by fl ight crews. In the summer of 2016, the directorate was pressingly involved in preparing a re- AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION OPERATIONS

Work continues to simplify European regulations for general aviation Regulation (EU) n°2016/1199 modifying AIR-OPS was the only regulation to be published in 2016 that a ects general avia- tion. In particular the changes allow: • multi-turboprops weighing less than 5.7 T (complex aircraft) to comply with the NCO Part (non-commercial operations on non-complex aircraft), under a derogation to the NCC Part Elsewhere, the ERS directorate also made a major contribu- (non-commercial operations on complex aircraft). tion to the preparation of the instructions for the French de- • the integration of di erent adaptations of the NCO: authori- legation at the 39th assembly of the ICAO in September 2016, sation of the carriage of reasonable quantities of certain ha- while taking all the numerous working documents produced zardous goods without specifi c approval, more fl exible rules by the States and the participants in this Assembly into consi- on the carriage of oxygen, the requirement for three-point deration. It also played an active role in the meetings of the belts for the fl ight crew limited to aircraft whose fi rst airwor- ESCG (European Safety Coordination Group), co-chaired by thiness certifi cate was issued after 25 August 2016. the CEAC and the European Commission, tasked with prepa- Nevertheless, work continued in a varied range of sectors, ring Europe’s position, which was approved by the Aviation such as the establishment of operational rules for sailplanes, Group of the COREPER in June 2016. the simplifi cation of the certifi cation and production pro- Also, on the national, European and international levels, more cesses for light aircraft and the establishment of better adap- resources were devoted to the new domains corresponding ted rules for the maintenance of their airworthiness.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT EUROPE AND  SAFETY REGULATIONS

Establishment of rules pertaining to without guaranteeing the possibility of making a safe forced lop the regulatory framework for UAV remote pilot training (NPA 2016-10) and certifi cation specifi cations - CS issue 3 (NPA landing, as described in the point CAT.POL.H.420, and skills for the activity segment regulated by the ‘arrêté’ of 2016-04). cost shared fl ights organised through - authorisation of high-risk specialised commercial operations 17 December 2015 relative to unmanned aircraft. The principle Elsewhere, the ERS directorate also took part in the rule ma- web platforms (e.g., low-altitude overfl ights, certain aerobatic operations, of remote pilot training was incorporated in the draft law pro- king task (RMT) working groups set up by the Agency in 2016 In view of the provisions pertaining to non-commercial opera- external transportation by helicopter under certain conditions). posed by the Senators Gautier and Pintat, and fi nally adopted for RMTs 591 and 638, respectively covering the update of the tions of the so-called AIR-OPS regulation n° 965/2012, which in law n°2016-1248, passed on 24 October 2016, on the reinfor- certifi cation specifi cations (CS issue 4) and the certifi cation came into force on 25 August 2016, France considered that the cement of the safe use of civil UAVs. In this new context, the specifi cations pertaining to heliports located on certifi ed existing rules did not provide for a su cient regulatory CIVIL AVIATION DSAC continued its work on the establishment of regulations European aerodromes.

mechanism to guarantee the safety of cost shared fl ights or- on the training of professional remote pilots adapted to this ganised through web platforms. Consequently, France came PERSONNEL innovative and changing activity. to a decision on more demanding provisions, in accordance with the possibilities o ered by the regulation (EC) n°216/2008. European DTO for training Improvement of microlight fl ight safety This French decision prompted discussions on a European level in fl ying clubs The number of accidents involving microlights has constantly that will continue into 2017, in order to defi ne an adapted The EASA has been working on the defi nition of regulations been on the increase for 10 years. While there may be a mul- framework for these operations. for recreational pilot training delivered by non-approved orga- titude of factors behind these accidents, the training of mi- nisations since 2015. After proposing several training solutions crolight pilot instructors was quickly identifi ed as a decisive (RTO, BTO), the Opinion 11-2016, published on 7 September factor, in view of the observed shortcomings. 2016, fi nally opted for a system of “Declared Training Organi- In 2016, the DSAC and the aeronautical federations (FFPLUM, sations” (DTO), without any formal approval of the organisa- SNPPAL) continued to work on the revision of microlight pilot tions, but requiring them to set up training programmes and a training, in particular with regard to the qualifi cations, the simplifi ed SMS. The regulatory text will be fi nalised in 2017. skills and the corresponding privileges now required to qualify instructors, and the corresponding training organisations. Implementation of the IR ATCO The so-called IR ATCO regulation 2015/340, dated 20 February 2015, comes into e ect on 1 January 2017. In 2016, the DSAC AIRPORT SAFETY and the DSNA worked on the identifi cation, fi ne-tuning, abro- gation or adaptation of national texts pertaining to air tra c Participation in the development controllers in order to come into line with the new European of ICAO and European regulation regulation. standards and recommended practices Implementation of a regulatory On the international front, in collaboration with the STAC, Updating of national regulations the ERS directorate actively participated in the ICAO ADOP’s framework adapted to the training of (Aerodrome Design and Operations Panel) work through the in regards to European standards professional remote pilots of UAVs organisation and the participation of various experts in the Pursuant to the decision taken on 24 May 2016, the DSAC In 2016, given the promising development of the UAV sector corresponding working groups. In November 2016, the ADOP published the list of aerodromes within the scope of the Issuance of the ‘arrêté’ dated 18 August in France, and the initiatives taken or positions adopted by approved a modifi cation to the aircraft reference code defi ned regulation (EC) n°216/2008 that are directly subject to the 2016 on the elements left to the public and private actors, the DSAC, which is a pioneer in in ICAO Appendix 14, resulting in streamlined standards and European rules of implementation and are obliged to hold a the regulation of this fi eld, continued the project to deve- recommendations applying to the physical characteristics European airport safety certifi cate, and those that are exemp- appreciation of the competent national of airport infrastructures (runway and taxiway widths, width ted due to their low level of commercial tra c. authority by regulation (EU) n° 965/2012 of strips and distances between runways and taxiways, etc.) To simplify the regulations and to align the regulations appli- Prior to the application on 25 August 2016 of the provisions that will allow very wide-bodied aircraft, such as the A380, to cable to the airports in France, work to reorganise the format applying to non-commercial operations of the so-called AIR- use more airports worldwide. These new standards should be and content of the national regulation applicable to aerodromes OPS regulation n°965/2012, and those applying to specialised adopted by the ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission in March not covered by European regulation or exempt from its appli- operations on 21 April 2017, the decree dated 18 August 2016 2017. cation started in 2016. Consequently, the national technical established the elements left to the appreciation of the com- The ERS also commented on other projects to update ICAO specifi cations of aircraft rescue and fi refi ghting equipment, petent national authority in the following areas: Annex 14, including amendment 7 of volume 2, pertaining to vehicles and emulsifi ers were abrogated by ‘arrêté’ n°2016- - the determination of disruptive schedules, emergency plans for heliports, and amendments 13a and 13b 1061 on 3 August 2016, and by the ‘Décret’ on the same day, - competition fl ights, of volume 1, pertaining to the revision of the standards and as well as the abrogation of the certifi cation by the DGAC of - introductory fl ights (establishment of conditions allowing recommendations for the design and technical operations of organisations delivering training on wildlife hazards, by the private pilots to make local introductory fl ights within trai- aerodromes, and in particular those regarding the format of order passed on 29 June 2016. This work should continue in ning organisations, or organisations created with the aim the enhanced worldwide report for the assessment and notifi - 2017. of promoting aerial sport or leisure aviation, for persons not cation of the surface condition of runways. belonging to the organisation - matching article D. 510-7 of the The ERS directorate responded to various requests from the French civil aviation code), Agency on the update of the regulation on means of com- - zones in which helicopter operations can be performed, pliance (AMC) and guides (GM) regarding runway incursions

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  AIRCREWS Drafting, implementing and organising the safety policy with regard to the aptitudes and skills of aircrews are the conditions applicable to these organisations, including the Flight crew inspections concept of the Declared Training Organisation (DTO), which main missions of the Aircrew department of DSAC (DSAC/PN). The DSAC’s pilot inspectors place their expertise at the dispo- should be incorporated in the regulations in 2017, in readiness This division is tasked with overseeing the training of technical and commercial aircrews, organising the theoretical sal of all of the DGAC’s departments for Aircrew and Airops and practical exams and issuing the certifi cates. Thanks to its pilot inspectors and controllers, it also inputs essential for gradual implementation from 8 April 2018 at the latest. by examining the airlines’ operational procedures, taking part technical expertise in the fi elds of AIROPS and aircrews. Similarly, the DSAC played an active role in the EASA work- in audits and performing inspections in real-life situations, in This activity calls on some 160 agents, half from DSAC headquarters and half from the inter-regional entities. group tasked with the creation of the Basic Instrument Rating fl ight, in simulators and on the ground.

(BIR), intended to facilitate access to the privileges of instru-

They maintain and develop their own skills through regular

ment fl ight for private pilots. This training will be entirely missions in the airlines and by regularly acquiring new type skills-based and useable only for the privileges of private ae- qualifi cations, including for the B787 and the A350 in 2016. roplane pilots (PPL A) on non-high performance mono-pilot The DSAC’s EPN entity organised and hosted the risk manage- aeroplanes (HPA). 2016 saw a number of cross-cutting projects involving all of In 2016, it became possible to sit the exams to become a ca- ment and fl ight control symposium that took place in Paris on The DSAC also worked on the integration of Risk-Based Over- the division’s entities, including the defi nition of new guide- bin crew member (European CCA – Cabin Crew Attestation) on 8 December 2016. This one-day event was the scene of some sight (RBO) for the oversight of professional training organisa- lines for the training of microlight instructors, changes to the screens in the DGAC’s exam centres, and not only on paper. very interesting discussions between civil aviation professio- tions. The necessary procedures were drawn up and a manage- regulations on the training and skills of remote pilots of UAVs This change allows for greater fl exibility and more available nals, and it is worth noting the participants’ will to work to- ment tool was developed for this purpose. and the measures for their implementation, such as the deve- time slots to sit the exams, a fact that helps both the candi- gether on themes such as the e ects of surprises, reporting, In 2016, the number of professional training organisations lopment of the questions for the new theoretical exam. dates and the training organisations. the oversight of airworthiness and SMSs. overseen by the DSAC remained stable, while the number of The EPN also took part in 18 airline launches and/or the fl eet trainees following aeroplane training increased signifi cantly. listing of new aircraft, in particular the introduction of a B787 Aircrew exams Aircrew licences The demand for the expertise of inspector pilots increased in at Air Austral, an A350 at Air Caraïbes and the creation of the In 2016, the DSAC continued the deployment of on-screen A number of aspects of the conventional operational activity 2016, in particular for the assessment of instruction standards French Blue airline. theoretical exam rooms using the “Océane” application, the- for the issue of certifi cates for aircrews in 2016 are worth men- in professional training organisations. The entity also upped its participation in the oversight audits reby increasing the o er for both professional and private pi- tioning. The DSAC’s oversight activity in the fi eld of simulation re- of public transport operators and developed its action for lots and commercial aircrews. Sailplane pilot licences: the implementation of the special sources also increased sharply. The DSAC continues to provide foreign authorities, including those in Turkey, the Philippines In four years, the national network of exam rooms should co- mechanism to convert national sailplane pilot licences and its expertise to the EASA in this fi eld to conduct assessments and Serbia. ver the mainland centres in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, qualifi cations into European licences and qualifi cations, the within its scope of competence. Aix-en-Provence, Rennes, Dijon, Strasbourg, Metz, Lille and so-called SPLs, or Sailplane Pilot Licences, which started in Beauvais, and the overseas centres in Saint-Denis de la Ré- 2015, continued in 2016 in readiness for the transition due to Medical clearance for aircrews TRAINING, FLIGHT SCHOOLS union, Tahiti, Nouméa, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre and start on 8 April 2018. The DSAC’s medical unit oversees nine centres (AeMC) that are AND SIMULATORS Cayenne. Professional parachutists: the decree passed on 1 August 2016 qualifi ed to conduct medical checks of professional aircrews, The conditions applying to English- and French-language tests amending, on the one hand, the decree dated 3 December fi ve in metropolitan France and four overseas, and some 750 Breakdown of professional ATOs for pilots are now defi ned by the decree passed on 11 April 1956, on the creation of a diploma and a licence for profes- medical examiners (AME) who are qualifi ed to conduct the No. of ATOs managed ATOs managed 2016 and published in the O cial Journal on 19 April. This text sional parachutists and a qualifi cation for instructors, and, on check-ups of private fl yers. The DSAC’s medical sta regularly certifi ed in central operations in the regions completes the application of the provisions of the European the other, the decree dated 30 may 2011, pertaining to the trai- inspects these certifi ed doctors. In 2016, they performed 45 ATOs (EC) (DSAC/IR) regulation (EU) n°1178/2011 (§ FCL.055). ning, qualifi cation and exercise of two-place parachute jumps, inspections. They also organise training sessions for them. 58, of which 23, of which Private exam centres can now organise these tests for the is- now includes the possibility of issuing equivalent certifi cates 2016 also saw the application of the provisions of decree n° 31/12/2015 36 aeroplane ATOs 21 aeroplane ATOs and 22 helicopter ATOs and 2 helicopter ATOs sue of certifi cates according to specifi c procedures. In 2016, to the holders of the diplomas and certifi cates of the Ministry 2015-1788, passed on 28 December 2015, pertaining to checks one centre was granted the corresponding approval. of Defence or the Ministry of Youth, Popular Education and of the technical aptitude, medical fi tness and the discipline of 61, of which 27, of which For the fi rst time, the DSAC organised theoretical exams for Sport. aeronautical aircrews. The DSAC appointed the members of 31/12/2016 41 aeroplane ATOs 23 aeroplane ATOs and 20 helicopter ATOs and 4 helicopter ATOs airline pilots (ATPL A) abroad for French ATO training organi- Commercial aircrews: in 2016, the DSAC fi nalised the issue of the French civil aeronautical medical council (CMAC) in accor- sations. accreditations for all French airlines, entitling them to trans- dance with the new demands of this decree. In particular, it Breakdown of light aviation ATOs The repository of questions for the future exam for remote form their existing qualifi cations into European CCAs (Cabin described in its procedures the workings of the CMAC, if the pilots was developed with the professional civil UAV federa- Crew Attestation). The CCA will become necessary to fl y as a council is referred to when doubts are voiced regarding the No. of ATOs managed ATOs managed tion (FPDC), while the questions for the theoretical exam for cabin crew member for a European airline on 8 April 2017. certifi ed in central operations in the regions fi tness of an aircrew member. ATOs (EC) (DSAC/IR) microlight pilots were reviewed and enhanced. The medical assessors input their expertise into the work by 157, of which the EASA, in particular for a group tasked with studying the Aircrew training 31/12/2016 1 helicopter ATO 127 aeroplane ATOs and fl ight simulation resources conclusions to be drawn from the Germanwings accident, and and 30 helicopter ATOs they regularly met their foreign peers to discuss their respec- In 2016, the DSAC continued to collaborate closely with the tive experiences and practices. associations and federations representing private fl yers (FFVV, Cabin crews As part of the monitoring of “risk management:” in the organi- FFA, FFPLUM, etc.) in an e ort to drive and support changes to sations it oversees, the DSAC also launched an RBO initiative Certifi ed CCA schools the European regulations within the framework of the Euro- that will gradually be incorporated into its surveillance me- Type of training Number as of 31/12/2016 pean Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), intended to simplify the thods. CCA 10 rules applying to general aviation (the GA roadmap). In parti- Finally, it should be noted that the DSAC’s activity grew signi- cular, the work concentrated on exploring a third option for fi cantly in 2016, mainly due to the multiplication of transfers organisations that train non-professional pilots. These e orts of medical fi les between European countries. resulted in the defi nition of new and streamlined regulatory

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Simulation resources Number of private pilot licences

Operator assessments and audits on 31 December 2016 Types of licences 2015 2016 Aeroplane fl ight simulators (FFS) (of which 41 abroad) 130 BB basic pilot 691 625 Helicopter fl ight simulators (FFS) (of which 4 abroad) 12 Light aircraft pilot (aeroplane) LAPL(A) 37 75 Aeroplane fl ight trainers (FTD) (of which 3 abroad) 10 Light aircraft pilot (helicopter) LAPL( H) - 1 Helicopter fl ight trainers (FTD) (of which 2 abroad) 6 Private aeroplane pilot PPL(A) 1,679 1,453

Flight navigation and procedures trainers (FNPT) - aeroplanes (of which 1 abroad) 62 Private helicopter pilot PPL(H) 111 73 Flight navigation and procedures trainers (FNPT) - helicopters 15 Microlight pilot 2,066 2,031 Basic Instrument Training Devices (BITD) 3 Sailplane pilot 482 489 FSTD operator audits (of which 5 abroad) 44 Balloon pilot 57 43

Number of instrument ratings EXAMS Types of IR 2015 2016 Number of theory certifi cates issued Number of theory certifi cates issued Aeroplane IR 508 1,932 for professional fl ight crews for private fl ight crews Helicopter IR 68 135 75 IR (A) SE + 12 IR (A) ME 56 IR (A) CB SE + 4 IR(A) CB ME Types of certifi cates 2015 2016 Exams 2015 2016 IR CB 1 EIR (A) SE 1 EIR (A) SE ATPL/A 364 447 PPL/A JAR FCL - - EIR 1 ME + 34 SE 1 ME + 37 SE ATPLH / IFR 69 63 PPL/A PART FCL 2,063 1,694 FN/IR ULM 2,061 1,528 ATPLH / VFR 11 9 Remote pilots 947 1,056 CPL Aeroplane 10 8 Valid aeronautical qualifi cations on 31 December 2016 BB (private pilot) 204 202 CPL Helicopter 60 47 Professional pilot licences (licences with an end of validity) PPLH JAR FCL - - Types of licences 2015 2016 IR 65 98 PPLH PART FCL 80 75 CCA 1,092 1,024 LAPL Aeroplane 16 45 Professional aeroplane pilot 5,287 5,191 LAPL Helicopter 1 Airline pilot 7,322 7,357 Professional helicopter pilot 1,304 1,285 Number of linguistic skills attestations issued or renewed (FCL 055) Helicopter airline pilot 220 233 Exams 2016 Public transport fl ight engineer 24 0 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Failure Parachutist 248 252 GROUND exam - FCL.055B VFR 231 185 41 67 GROUND exam - FCL.055D 135 84 6 38 Private pilot licences (licences with an end of validity) GROUND exam - FCL.055 D renewal 688 657 31 72 Types of licences 2015 2016 FLIGHT exam - FCL.055 D renewal 40 77 - 1 BB basic pilot (aeroplane) 1,860 2,139 Light aircraft pilot (aeroplane) LAPL (A) 451 780 Light aircraft pilot (helicopter) LAPL( H) - 1 LICENCES Private aeroplane pilot PPL(A) 26,350 25,622 Issuing of aeronautical qualifi cations Private helicopter pilot PPL(H) 1,354 1,301 Number of professional pilot licences Balloon pilot 966 933 Types of licences 2015 2016 CPL aeroplane professional pilot (A) 381 433 MEDICAL ATPL aeroplane airline pilot (A) 222 251 Medical o ce activity / CMAC YEARS CPL helicopter professional pilot (H) 80 90 2014 2015 2016 ATPL helicopter airline pilot (A) 10 17 Decisions made by the medical o ce 1,425 1,483 1,379 Public transport fl ight engineer 0 0 Transfers of medical fi les between European States processed by the Medical centre 1,457 1,480 2,109 Professional parachutist 26 39 CMAC decisions for sailplane and balloon pilots 480 294 143 CCA (PNC) 1,025 856 Defi nitive unfi tness and assessment fi les processed by the CMAC 103 79 115

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT AIRWORTHINESS  AND AIR OPERATIONS The Technical Directorate for Airworthiness and Operations (DSAC/NO) is responsible for developing, implementing and conducting the safety policy on: • technical and supervisory approvals of airlines, and other entities/persons engaged in the operation of aircraft in general aviation; • production organizations, airworthiness monitoring and maintenance organizations and associated personnel; • certifi cation, continuing airworthiness and conditions of service for aircraft. DSAC/NO carries out its activities in accordance with international, european and national standards and assists the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) when relevant approvals are under EASA responsibility. DSAC/NO partici-

pates through its actions in the SSP (State Security Program).

Changes in French airlines (SPO part of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012), which will enter into force in April 2017. This new part of the AIROPS Regulation The year 2016 saw the birth of several new French airlines that will concern a signifi cant number of operators in France and the DSAC has accompanied in the process of creating their air- required a lot of communication e orts prior to deal with the line certifi cate (CTA : certifi cat de transporteur aérien; AOC). application fi les. This is the case for example of Hop !, resulting from the mer- In the fi eld of airworthiness, 2016 was also the year of ger of the former airlines Regional, Airlinair and Britair, and of renewal of the OSAC (Civil Aviation Safety Agency) as an entity Frenchblue, the fi rst French long-haul low-cost airline that re- authorized to carry out civil aviation safety control actions on ceived its certifi cation in June 2016. behalf of the DSAC. It is also the case of several smaller companies : Hélifi rst has More particularly in the fi eld of aeronautical production, men- been certifi ed by the DSAC to operate from the heliport Is- tion should be made of Airbus Helicopter company request sy-les-Moulineaux, APG Airlines has created a regular airline to be granted a single European production organisation between Nice and Bergamo. Jetkey (Bordeaux), Run aviation approval (POA Part 21G). The three Member States concerned, (La Réunion) and Héliteam (Montpellier) also obtained a CTA. France, Germany and Spain agreed. OSAC is tasked by EASA to This company creation activity was added to the arrival, for contribute to the compliance investigation for the purpose of the fi rst time in the fl eets of French companies, of new types this single POA Part 21G approval. of aircraft such as the Boeing 787 at Air Austral and Air France The operational use of new technologies is guided by new or the preparation of the arrival of the Airbus A350 at Air regulations for crew training and operational standards. Caraïbes Atlantique in March 2017. DSAC / NO therefore produced guides for operators to facili- To accompany these operators, DSAC continued its intense In 2016, the DSAC also led a major IT project aimed at sim- tate the adoption of these new technologies while complying activity of publishing guides for users, aimed at explaining plifying the operations of UAV (drones) operators. It takes the with applicable regulations. and simplifying the steps necessary to obtain operational form of a web portal that will provide simplifi ed access for all The Performance Based Navigation (PBN) guide provides authorizations. these operators in order to carry out the necessary steps for a summary of AIROPS requirements and procedures asso- These guides are accompanied by constant evolutions of the the operation of drones. The platform will open in 2017 and ciated with PBN operations and provides guidance to training certifi cation and surveillance methods of the DSAC in order to will streamline this booming business. organizations and airlines in establishing a PBN training improve the relevance and e ectiveness of its action, while program that meets the requirements of AIRCREW and AI- aiming for harmonization with the other European authori- NCC, NCO and SPO: regulatory ROPS regulations. ties. This harmonization is in line with the standardization In another technological fi eld, the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) activity carried out by the European Civil Aviation Agency, developments for non-commercial guide was modifi ed in 2016 to take advantage of the expe- which in 2016 carried out numerous inspections of the French operations and specialized business rience in service and to overcome the di culties that may authority. operations. have been encountered in the launching of these new equip- The transition from the national regulation to the European ment. The aspects related to aircraft performance calculation regulation on the safety of air operations continued in 2016. functions (in take-o and landing phases) now supplement The entry into force of the regulation on non-commercial air- the contents of the EFB guide to facilitate operational approval craft and Complex Motorized Helicopters (NCC) and the of the use of these new functions. Non-Commercial Aircraft Operations (NCO) Regulations, In the area of «dangerous goods» regulations, DSAC/NO conti- which are two parts of the AIROPS (EU) Regulation No nued to raise awareness among the public and air operators 965/2012, took place in August. on the transport of lithium batteries. These actions were ini- The DSAC accompanied this regulatory transition with the tiated in 2014 and continued in 2015 and 2016. At the same publication of guides for operators and by organizing seminars time, the DSAC/NO continued with the STAC (Civil Aviation to explain the new requirements and answer any questions Technical Service) the conduct of the working group aimed at they might raise. This accompanying work also covered the research on means for detecting lithium batteries in luggage future European regulation applying to specialized activities and in cargo.

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AIRWORTHINESS AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

Fleet registered in France Air operator certifi cates Oversight of PART 145, Production (on 31/12/2016) FAR 145, JAR 145 maintenance (as of 31/12/2016) 13,102 as of 31/12/2016 190 Production organisations providers (as of 31/12/2016) subject to French oversight Aircraft possessing a valid certifi cate 4 105

of airworthiness (as of 31/12/2016) (as of 31/12/2016) 58 I AIR-OPS 1 AOC (aeroplane) 200 + 3 foreign 83 68 General aviation 8,077 I organisations AIR-OPS 3 AOC (helicopter) 358 Part 21G Commercial air transport 789 (monitored I AIR-OPS 1 R AOC (aeroplane, restricted AOC) 116 on behalf of EASA) 34 I OPS 3 AOC (helicopter non AIROPS) Total 8,866 8 I 5 OPS 3R AOC (helicopters, restricted AOC) Part 21F 4 I 2 Balloon AOC Issue of airworthiness documents I PART 145 approved maintenance providers: 293 + 65 foreign organisations (monitored (as of 31/12/2016) Transport aircraft on behalf of EASA) Airlines I CofA 290 CNRA 21 FAR 145 approved maintenance providers I 49 In-fl ight inspections 330 TCCA approved maintenance providers CofAS 4 CNRAC 5 80 I ANAC approved maintenance providers Training inspections on simulator 147 R-CofA 2 CofAR 0 I Part M approved maintenance providers Ground course training inspections 87 Sub-part G (TAC) CNSK 5 Acoustic certifi cates 446

Other formalities ...... 61 688 General aviation maintenance Technical assessments issued (duplicates, declassifi cation in Appendix II, change of model) surveillance (as of 31/12/2016) to the air transport directorate Passes* ...... 1,111 I Airbus (Toulouse*, Hamburg** and of which 837 issued by the DSAC and 274 by the OSAC Tianjin** sites) Issued in 2016 159 16 I Aircraft I CofA for export ...... 367 ATR 47 maintenance units I of which 283 new aircraft under approval and 71 used aircraft Dassault Aviation I F’ approved main- * For Toulouse, 259 export certifi cates of AOC safety oversight acts carried out in 2016 ...... 297 156 tenance providers Imported aircraft ...... 318 airworthiness have been delivered. (Appendix II) of which 76 from an EASA Member State ** The activities at Hamburg and Tianjin are I not covered by the oversight sub-contracted Operator support meetings ...... 243 F approved mainte- by EASA to DGAC. 141 nance providers Authorised ETOPS companies ...... 12 I Part M approved Valid microlight ID cards maintenance providers as of 31/12/2016 15,315 Sub-part G General aviation Aircraft operation Aérophile SA 2 ramp inspections Maintenance personnel training Remote-controlled aircraft Robin Aircraft 5 Total number of inspections in 2016 2,679 oversight (as of 31/12/2016) Airworthiness documents delivered in 2016 Ballons Chaize 8 For French airlines (SANA) 687 I Type design attestations (of which 42 revisions) 195 Schools (PART 147) DAHER-Socata 54 of which on foreign airlines (SAFA/SACA) 1,992 (34 + 18 foreign Special authorisations (of which 6 revisions) 110 Issoire Aviation 1 organisations) 1 564 I Licences (PART 66) Passes (of which revisions) 27 Llopis Balloons 3 Hazardous materials transport 52 (2,192 licences issued in 2016, of which Specifi c authorisations and technical statements for exemptions ASI Aviation 0 authorisations (class 1) ...... 111 258 initial issues) I S3>4kg 14 LNMA (96 licences issued in S2+ 12 Remote-controlled aircraft (as of 31/12/2016) 2016, of which Civilian helicopters 10 959 45 initial issues) S4+ 25 Referenced operators 3,420 Airbus Helicopters 104 LNMA amendments: NIGHT FLIGHT 148 Referenced UAVs 6,021 53 in 2016 Guimbal 37 REMOTE PILOT IN A MOVING VEHICLE 1 CAPTIVE S3>4kg 1 * Invalid airworthiness certifi cate or validation of a foreign LP or aircraft in the process FOREIGN OPERATORS 51 of obtaining an airworthiness certifi cate.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT AIRPORTS  AND AIR NAVIGATION The certifi cation and oversight of air navigation service providers and training organisations and aerodrome operators, drafting and implementing the safety policy in regard to the fi tness and competences of air navigation personnel and the technical approval of the systems and materials involved in these services are covered by the Airports and Air Navigation (DSAC/ANA) department. The DSAC/ANA also provides the air transport department with its technical expertise for drafting national and

international regulations in the fi eld of air navigation and airspace.

Implementation of European These conversions still have to be confi rmed by audits (conver- Certifi cations and continuous sion follow-up audits), organised in the year following the aerodrome certifi cation conversion of the certifi cate, to make sure that the processes oversight of air navigation and its impact on national oversight set up by the operators to meet the European demands ac- service providers Aviation safety at aerodromes was signifi cantly reorganised tually do so in the real world. In accordance with European regulations, the DSAC, acting in in 2014 with the entry into application of the European air- The methods designed to implement the European regulation the capacity of the national oversight authority, has delivered port safety regulation. Consequently, the vast majority of the following air navigation service provider certifi cates: aerodromes who already have a national certifi cate must • Météo France: renewed on 1 December 2016 for an unlimited have a European certifi cate established in accordance with duration, for providing meteorological services to air navigation, the standards produced by the European Commission and • DSNA: renewed on 15 December 2016 for an unlimited dura- the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This applies to tion, for the supply of the following services: 56 aerodromes. This regulation also establishes a number of - route, aerodrome and approach control, requirements for operations, organisation, management and - aerodrome fl ight information service (AFIS), oversight that are applicable to the DSAC as a qualifi ed au- - communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS), thority. - aeronautical information. This regulation provides for a transitional process to enable • AFIS service providers: excluding the French overseas territo- the Member States to implement it by converting national ries (see below), almost 70 certifi cates were delivered for pro- certifi cates that have already been issued into European cer- viding aerodrome fl ight information services. Two of these tifi cates. This transition phase will come to an end on 31 De- AFIS providers are also certifi ed for providing CNS services. cember 2017. • CNS-only service providers: the DSAC issued a CNS service Work has been under way on two fronts since 2014: the design provider certifi cate to Eolane on 27 January 2016 for an ini- of oversight and certifi cation methods that meet the Euro- tial period of one year. On 31 December 2016, Eolane took pean requirements and the actual European certifi cation of have now been validated and the experience gained from the charge of the operation of eight Cat I ILSs. A fi rst audit of the aerodromes. fi rst certifi cates is being used to optimise them. initial certifi cation was conducted in 2016. A follow-up audit The process to convert certifi cates has reached a very ad- Nevertheless, two projects are still in progress. Continuous is planned for 2017, vanced stage. The conversion processes have been initialised oversight in the European environment still needs to be and are being examined by the DSAC. 16 certifi cates had tested. A seminar will be held in 2017 with aerodrome opera- • French overseas territory service providers: French Polynesia, already been issued by the end of 2016. The main open ques- tors to address this project. New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna have nine service pro- tions with the aerodrome operators now have been answered, On the one hand, the DSAC’s monitoring of changes, and in viders rendering ATC, fl ight information and/or CNS services especially those concerning the implementation of the stan- particular those subject to approval prior to implementation, to around thirty aerodromes. In French Polynesia and New dards applying to aerodrome layout and operations and the requires the right balance to be struck between the operators’ Caledonia, oversight is conducted in collaboration with the scopes of certifi cation applicable to the operators (scope of imperatives (the implementation of the change) and those of local civil aviation services. In Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the competence). the DSAC (the organisation of resources to meet the needs). services are provided by the DSNA, and are covered by the At this stage, the workings of this process must be monitored latter’s certifi cate. in order to choose the best options in terms of organisation • Defence service providers delivering services to general air and operations. tra c (CAG): the certifi ed military service providers are ALA- Moreover, the experience gained in the implementation of the VIA (Naval Aviation General Sta ), CFA (Air Force Command), European requirements can already be used to identify the CSFA (Air Force Support Command), COMALAT (Army Light need for a number of regulatory changes, in particular with Aviation Command), DIA (Aeronautical Information Divi- regard to the convergence from national regulations towards sion), DGA-EV (Flight Testing) and DIRISI (Joint Armed Forces the European regulation. This work started in 2016 and will Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Information continue in 2017. The consideration of ongoing changes to the Systems for Defence). These service providers are overseen European provisions was a major challenge in the adaptation by the DIRCAM (military air tra c authority) on the DSAC’s to the changes in 2016, for both draft modifi cations, which behalf and using the methods defi ned by the DSAC. In 2016, must be anticipated as early as possible, and for changes intro- the DIRCAM conducted 20 oversight audits of the services duced in the course of the year. provided to general civil aviation.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT AIRPORTS  AND AIR NAVIGATION

Once certifi ed, the air navigation service providers are subject It is also worth noting the importance of the regulatory work, AIRPORTS AIR NAVIGATION PERSONNEL to continuous oversight, the requirements for which are de- both on the domestic and European scene, and in particular tailed in the applicable European regulation: the forthcoming introduction of the IR ATM-ANS, which was Certifi ed airports...... 72 New controller licences issued ...... 55 • audits: every two years, every functional domain of each ser- the subject of several consultations by the EASA. The a ected of which 10 in the COMs of which 37 DSNA licences and 18 Defence licences vice provider must be audited, DSAC departments were also involved in the process to draft New trainee controller licences delivered ...... 56     of which 34 DSNA licences and 22 Defence licences • change monitoring: changes are reported to the oversight future regulations, formulating numerous comments.       : authority, whose prior agreement is required for the imple- Finally, the DSAC is present on the international stage, and in • 56 aerodrome operators must have Licence extensions ...... 7,701 mentation of the changes that it decides to monitor. particular in the FABEC, through its participation in the NSA their certifi cates converted by the New licences for maintenance personnel and

Committee and the corresponding workgroups. Numerous ex- end of 2017 for technical monitoring of air navigation systems ...... 6 changes have taken place to harmonise oversight methods in • of which 38 conversions under- Audits of ATCO training organisations ...... 9 a common oversight manual and through the establishment going examination New AFIS assessors ...... 4 of exchanges between auditors. The DSAC also takes part in • 20 European certifi cates had been the NCP (NSA Coordination Platform) groups, in particular in issued on 31/03/2017 matters of safety oversight, interoperability and SESAR de- ployments. This participation is an opportunity to discuss best AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDERS practices and to strengthen cooperation between oversight Approved approaches Domestic service providers authorities. Cat II and cat III ILS 29 DSNA - renewed on 14/12/16 for an unlimited period precision approaches 6 Number of audits* Cat I ILS precision 120 Météo France - renewed on 01/12/2016 for an unlimited period approaches 3 Number of audits* * Military service providers: fi ve certifi ed service providers 20 Aerodromes open to Number of audits* public use and with CNS service provider: Eolane - issued on 27/01/2016 for 1 year restricted use ...... about 500 1 Number of audits* Heliports ...... about 300

Accredited training French overseas territory service providers organisations When the DSAC decides to monitor a change, the correspon- New Caledonia: four certifi ed service providers - SNA-NC (ATC-CNS), Province Nord (one AFIS airfi eld), Province des Iles ding safety study is subject to an examination that can decide ARFF 5 4 (two AFIS airfi elds), Province Sud (one AFIS airfi eld) on the acceptability of the change. This acceptance becomes a Wildlife hazards 2 Number of audits* prerequisite for the implementation of the change by the ser- prevention service vice provider. In 2016, almost 150 changes were subject to mo- French Polynesia: three certifi ed service providers - SNA-PF (ATC-CNS), DAC-PF (24 airfi elds), Tahiti airport (one AFIS airfi eld) 7 nitoring or acceptance, and in particular the shutdown-trans- Number of audits* fer-dismantling of ILSs and DIGIVOI changes (migration of transfi x connections to IP), Wallis and Futuna: two certifi ed service providers - SEAC-WF not audited • monitoring of safety events reported by the service provider, (CNS + one AFIS airfi eld), STP-WF (one AFIS airfi eld) in 2016 for which the DSAC may request additional information, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: included in the DSNA certifi cate nothingness • oversight of safety performance: in particular, by monito- Air navigation services ring safety performance indicators imposed by the European personnel oversight Metropolitan and overseas territories AFIS and AFIS-CNS service providers Commission, associated with national indicators, In 2016, the DSAC continued the implementation of regula- 68 certifi ed service providers on 31/12/2016 • oversight of the European interoperability regulation. This of which two AFIS-CNS tion (EU) 2015/340, which came into force in France on 31 De- 34 regulation aims to facilitate the development of a coherent cember 2016, with various ATCO training organisations. Number of audits (organised by the DSAC/IRs, and interoperable European air tra c management system. All the certifi cates and approvals of the ATCO training organi- with the possible participation of central o ce)* The Commission publishes, in this context, interoperability sations have been converted in order to comply with regula- * Figures for 2016 regulations concerning the technical systems and/or the me- tion (EU) 2015/340. The DSAC has also virtually completed the thods for operating these systems, replacement of hardcopy ATCO licences with plastic-coated • oversight of organisations managing projects, the skills of licences with a QR code. SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT the design organisations and the instrument fl ight proce- In the course of the year, the DSAC reached its quota of AFIS dures. assessors (currently nine) from the various AFIS service provi- Changes subject to monitoring decisions in 2016 ...... 84 of which two MET, one for COM and eight Eolane CNS service providers With regard to oversight methods, 2016 saw some fundamen- ders that are necessary to conduct local theoretical and prac- tal discussions on the introduction of RBO (Risk Based Over- tical assessments. Furthermore, since 1 December 2016, the Changes being monitored on 31/12/2016 ...... 82 sight). An experiment of a specifi c RBO for change monitoring initial theoretical tests have been taken using OCEANE. Changes accepted following examination of the safety fi le ...... 80 purposes is continuing, in anticipation of an IR ATM-ANS requi- of which two MET, one for COM and eight Eolane CNS service providers rement. Finally, the DSAC has started work to consolidate the oversight methods of IFR procedures.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT SECURITY ANTICIPATING AND PREVENTING Ensuring the compliance and e ciency of the security measures implemented by the various stakeholders in air transport THE NUMBER is an essential mission for protecting civil aviation against illicit activities. This is the main role of the Technical Security Division (DSAC/SUR) and the 120 or so DSAC o cers involved in this domain. OF ENTITIES

WITH A SECURITY CERTIFICATION/ Training and certifi cation of personnel tion systems (ENII) were approved by the DSAC, including fi ve Operational oversight actions APPROVAL ISSUED in 2016. The agents are tested by their employers using these carrying out security inspections In addition to the oversight of approved stakeholders, the systems after the adapted training in order to make sure that BY THE DSAC: DSAC coordinates and implements operational oversight of Since 1 January 2013, the o cers carrying out inspection - the they are capable of detecting prohibited articles. screening of passengers, cabin and hold baggage, freight, in- the security mechanism, so as to ensure the correct implemen- • 59 aerodrome operators fl ight catering supplies, airport supplies and vehicles - as well tation and e ciency of the security measures at airports. • 19 air transport companies (French airlines) In 2016, 10 airport security audits were conducted for this pur- as those conducting surveillance and patrol operations, are • 494 authorised agents (freight companies) certifi ed in compliance with the obligations of the European pose. These audits make it possible to ensure correct obser- regulation by DSAC. After a 3-year transitional phase which vance of the security rules and to judge on the ground the in- • 172 known shippers (freight companies) enabled the certifi cation process for some 12,000 security terrelations between the various stakeholders concerned. • 78 authorised suppliers (in-fl ight catering o cers in France to be set up, all security o cers are now They are completed by an inspection on the maintenance of companies) certifi ed. Most of them are certifi ed for 3 years. Consequently, performance for the equipment at the platforms concerned, • 166 ACC3 designations (Air Cargo or Mail in 2016, the certifi cation of the o cers certifi ed in 2013 was implemented by the Technical Civil Aviation Department Carrier operating into the Union from a renewed. The certifi cation exams were entrusted by the DSAC (STAC) on behalf of the DSAC. third-country airport). An airline’s ACC3 to ENAC, which organised about 1,552 exam sessions in France The DSAC also organises the coordination of standardised (including overseas territories) in 2016. The security o cers oversight actions carried out by the other State services, inclu- status enables it to import freight from a are trained by instructors who are also certifi ed by the DSAC ding in particular targeted inspections aimed at checking the given airport in a third-party country into

for a 5-year period. At the end of 2016, a total of 255 instruc- correct application by an operator of a particular point of re- the European Union. tors had been certifi ed. gulation, and tests in operational situations aimed at mea- In 2016, 22 new instructors were trained by ENAC, then certi- suring the capacity for detecting prohibited items, and ensu- fi ed by the DSAC, which chairs the inter-ministerial certifi ca- ring that security o cers at the major hubs demonstrate the tion juries (DSAC, ENAC, Air Transport Police and Border Po- requisite vigilance. lice). In 2016, the DSAC and ENAC updated a complete panel In 2016, the Air Transport Police (GTA) and the Border Police territory. They are therefore published or modifi ed following of 24 teaching kits, published in 2013, to serve as reference (PAF) carried out 653 targeted inspections on behalf of the consultation with all the security stakeholders. In 2016, the courses. For the instructors who chose not to take up these DSAC, plus 4,386 tests in operational situations (1,581 tests by implementation guide for training fi les and attestation tem- reference courses, a total of 150 sets of course content were the Air Transport Police and 2,805 tests by the Border Police). plates, the guide to the implementation of overview forms of approved, including 10 in 2016. This concerns principally the training and certifi cation by personnel category and the guide approval of imaging software aid courses. Inspections by the European to the implementation of aircraft protection and searches (do- Finally, after the introduction in 2015 of the regulation on adap- Commission main 3) were updated. ted training for agents who failed the test to detect images of The European Commission regularly carries out inspections in fake threats (TIP system), 35 standardised image interpreta- order to uniformly check the conformity of the security regu- Securing information systems lations within the Member States. In 2016, it inspected Pointe- In 2016, seven information system security (ISS) audits were à-Pitre, Paris-Charles de Gaulle (freight only) and Montpellier carried out. An audit and an intrusion test were carried out airports. The DSAC supported and followed up these inspec- on STITCH (the computer system that processes passes and tions in collaboration with the competent State departments. authorisations) and the portal through which external users Approval and oversight of stakeholders The corrective action plans drawn up by the airport operators access the system respectively. The management information OUR MISSIONS: In 2016, the DSAC, or independent inspectors acting on its solved all of the cases of non-compliance detected in the fi rst systems were audited on three DGAC sites (DSAC North, SEAC • Coordinating and implementing the behalf, conducted 186 inspections with a view to issuing or two inspections. The corrective action plan further to the New Caledonia and SNA/RP Orly). All the operational and ma- oversight of the various entities involved renewing approvals of companies that take security mea- more recent inspection in Montpellier is still ongoing. nagement information systems at the SNA West were audited. in civil aviation security on the basis of sures. These inspections concerned eight aerodrome opera- Finally, the central infrastructures of the RENAR/IP network and their operation were audited. a European and national regulatory tors, three French airlines, 120 freight companies (authorised Implementation guides agents and known shippers), 42 in-fl ight catering companies Following this last audit, the decision was taken to conduct framework. (authorised suppliers) and 13 airlines transporting freight from for security stakeholders infrastructure and confi gurations audits to assess the opera- • Drafting the regulatory interpretations third-party countries (ACC3). Generally, whenever there is a change to the regulations, the tional air navigation systems. A process is under way to look required and providing the standardisa- Additionally, the DSAC exercises regular oversight of approved DSAC produces implementation guides for operators and the into the adaptation of the ISS audit procedures to the parti- tion tools. entities in order to ensure that the conditions pertaining to inspection services. These guides describe the acceptable cularities of the sites and air navigation systems, and to guide • Overseeing the security of IT systems. the issue of the approval are properly maintained. In 2016, 467 means of ensuring conformity with European and French secu- the audit programmes according to the risks to which the continuous monitoring inspections were made for this purpose. rity regulations, so that practices are uniform throughout the di erent information systems are exposed.

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT ENVIRONMENT  AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Monitoring the enforcement of the environmental rules by all the air operators, airlines, pilots, manufacturers, training and maintenance service providers, air tra c services, etc., is one of the actions taken by the inter-regional divisions of the DSAC. These actions are coordinated by central o ce and the Air Transport division (DTA), and with the management of the air navigation services (DSNA), where necessary. The core business of this activity consists of the drafting of noise exposure plans (PEB), noise nuisance plans (PGS) and plans for the prevention of noise in the environment (PPBE) on aerodromes, attending the environmental consulta- tive commissions (CCE) and the consultative commissions for aid for residents (CCAR), the monitoring of environmen- tal charters and codes of good conduct, the respect of reduced-noise procedures and fl ightpaths, the handling of environmental infringements and complaints by residents, attending local consultations and the coordination and monitoring of studies, in coordination with training organisations, and the ENAC in particular, regarding the initial

and continuous training of pilots in environmental matters.

Aviation activity that respects non-compliance with environmental restriction orders to the ACNUSA, compared to 429 in 2015. As well as handling the environment and the population these breaches, the DGAC is also continuing its preventive The DSAC contributes actively, across the country and more actions with operators in a drive to further cut the number of particularly around the major airports, to ensuring that the violations. issues of sustainable development in the aviation sector are taken into account to the greatest possible extent, by encou- Introduction of the environment licence raging local consultation. Its essential fi elds of action include st consultation in the vicinity of the airport platforms, whether On 1 January 2016, some 30 agents received an environ- for commercial aviation or general aviation, monitoring the mental surveillance licence, which is broken down into three enforcement by all the stakeholders of environmental regula- qualifi cations: surveillance of breaches of environmental regu- tions and integrating the issues of urban planning relating to lations, quality of service in environmental matters and ana- airports and air navigation facilities. lysis of the reduction of environmental impacts. The work on the creation of the environment licence started in 2015, then continued in 2016, producing the fi rst consolidated version of Local consultation: a fi eld mission the corresponding reference standard. face-to-face with elected o cials, local residents and users Urban planning: another aspect In 2016, DSAC took part in consultative environmental of sustainable development committees dealing with 42 airports that are particularly To preserve fl ight safety and restrict the nuisance to local sensitive from an environmental point of view, and in working residents, it is clearly necessary to impose urban planning groups assembled under their aegis (environmental charter The DSAC/IRs also take part in consultative committees for constraints, following studies on a case-by-case basis, so as to follow-up committees, thematic meetings). The inter-regional aid to local residents (CCARs), tasked with studying projects guarantee the relevance of each decision made. divisions of the DSAC are tasked with providing objective input to help with the soundproofi ng of homes situated within the The DSAC is working on updating the noise exposure plans about each airfi eld (tra c statistics, analyses and monitoring zones defi ned by the noise nuisance plans. In 2016, the CCARs (PEB) around airports. Today, more than 200 aerodromes have activities, advice on regulations) that informs the stakehol- of the French airports resulted in the approval of works to a noise exposure plan or are currently creating or revising one. ders on how aeronautical activity can be reconciled with the be carried out on 4,727 homes, representing nearly €45.6 It should be noted that most of the current fi les are concerned well-being of the local population. In this respect, monitoring million, and an increase (versus 2015) in the Paris area. by the recent decree n° 2012-1470, passed on 26 December compliance with «least noise» fl ight paths constituted a prio- 2012, which takes better account of airfi elds with lower or rity in 2016. Ensuring compliance less scheduled tra c than previously, such as general aviation aerodromes. with environmental regulations Close to aerodromes, or around air navigation facilities, the 16 airports and heliports in France, among the most signifi - DSAC/IRs seek sometimes innovative solutions in order to cant in terms of tra c and noise pollution, are today subject reconcile local development issues with aviation safety, and to environmental restriction orders aimed at reducing the are called upon to express an opinion in many consultation noise nuisance produced by their operations. Breaches of these processes. Some of the most complex fi les include projects of rules are systematically recorded by certifi ed DSAC o cers wind farms close to VORs, radars or high-rise building projects. and communicated to the airport nuisance control authority In most areas, the SNIA (the national aeronautical engineering (ACNUSA). The operators risk a fi ne of up to €20,000, which service) already is the single entry point for all DGAC urban may be increased to €40,000 for certain infringements recorded planning fi les. as from 1st January 2014, and in particular those relating to fai- The inter-regional entities of the DSAC will continue engage lure to comply with night-fl ight restrictions or aircraft noise in complex projects, in which their expertise and their fi eld performance. In 2016, the DSAC passed on 357 reports for knowledge constitute precious inputs.   DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  DSAC/IR Local oversight... RÉPARTITION TERRITORIALE DE LA DSAC

DSACDSAC Antilles-Guyane ANTILLES GUIANA DSACDSAC Centre-Est CENTRE EAST DSACDSAC Nord NORTH The Civil Aviation Safety Directorate (DSAC) comprises a central o ce, based in Paris, and local operations ÎLES DU NORD GUADELOUPE departments, the inter-regional departments. POINTE-À-PITRE-LE RAIZET SAINT-MARTIN GRAND-CASE LA DÉSIRADE

SAINT-FRANÇOIS 971 CALAIS

MERVILLE-CALONNE SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY 62 The inter-regional departments, which are named DSAC/IRs, are distributed across mainland France, in LE TOUQUET-CÔTE D’OPALE 5 km 10 km BASSE-TERRE 03 LILLE-LESQUIN

LES SAINTES 74 MARIE-GALANTE 69 VALENCIENNES 59 01 the overseas departments and in the territories of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The nine DSAC/IRs 80 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES LYON-BRON ANNECY MEYTHET 63 ALBERT-BRAY GUYANE 42

LYON SAINT-EXUPÉRY HAUTS-DE-FRANCE CLERMOND-FERRAND AUVERGNE CHAMBÉRY AIX-LES-BAINS have a head o ce and, where applicable, delegations. 02 MARTINIQUE 73 SAINT-ÉTIENNE COURCHEVEL SAINT-LAURENT LOIRE BEAUVAIS-TILLÉ 60 DU MARONI GRENOBLE ISÈRE 38 43 PONTOISE-CORMEILLES 15 95 ROISSY PARIS-CHARLES-DE-GAULLE LE PUY LOUDES Subject to the competencies of central o ce, the inter-regional departments are responsible for taking CAYENNE-FÉLIX ÉBOUÉ 972 VALENCE-CHABEUIL 973 TOUSSUS-LE-NOBLE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE PARIS-LE BOURGET AURILLAC 78 93 RÈGINA 07 75 26 PARIS-ORLY ATHIS-MONS PARIS-ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX FORT-DE-FRANCE 77 92 the actions, measures and decisions required in relation to people and organisations or in relation to 91 MARTINIQUE-AIMÉ CÉSAIRE MELUN-VILLAROCHE 94 SAINT-GEORGES MARIPASOULA DE L’OYAPOCK 10 km systems and equipment, in the areas of safety and security.

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30 km 10 km In liaison with the central o ce, they prepare and implement their budgets, prepare and implement the 100 km 100 km invoicing of fees for services provided by the State for civil aviation safety and security, and make pur-

DSACDSAC Nord-Est NORTH EAST DSACDSAC Océan indienINDIAN OCEAN DSACDSAC Ouest WEST chases. They are responsible for the individual management of their departments’ o cers and contribute

MAYOTTE TERRES AUSTRALES to the development and implementation of the training plan. ET ANTARCTIQUES FRANÇAISES (TAAF)

76 LE HAVRE-OCTEVILLE 08 CHERBOURG-MAUPERTUS 976 DZAOUDZI-PAMANDZI Îles Éparses ROUEN-VALLÉE DE SEINE - Tromelin These activities are carried out with the support either of the DSAC/IR’s own resources, or the resources - Juan de Nova DEAUVILLE-NORMANDIE - Les Glorieuses CAEN-CARPIQUET - Europa 50 57 14 27 REIMS-PRUNAY 55 NORMANDIE available at central o ce or in other DSAC/IRs, according to the methods and procedures defi ned by the 67 51 2 km 54 METZ-NANCY-LORRAINE BREST-BRETAGNE LANNION CHÂLONS-VATRY GRAND-EST 61 OUESSANT NANCY-ESSEY STRASBOURG-ENTZHEIM 22 29 SAINT-BRIEUC DINARD-PLEURTUIT SAINT-MALO corresponding department at central o ce. LA RÉUNION ROLAND GARROS BRETAGNE 35 28 10 88 53 LA RÉUNION RENNES-SAINT-JACQUES Délégation QUIMPER-PLUGUFFAN 72 DélégationDélégation COLMAR-HOUSSEN TROYES-BARBEREY 52 ÉPINAL-MIRECOURT LAVAL-ENTRAMMES Aérodrome accueillant 56 45 du transport public commercial 68 LE MANS-ARNAGE LORIENT LANN BIHOUE ORLÉANS-SAINT-DENIS-DE-L'HÔTEL AUXERRE-BRANCHES The DSAC/IRs are responsible for taking all actions, measures and decisions required in relation to all 70 VANNES PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE 89 90 BÂLE-MULHOUSE 41 Aérodrome accueillant du transport public 21 commercial SAINT-NAZAIRE 44 CENTRE-VAL-DE-LOIRE -MONTOIR 49 BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ MONTBELIARD- COURCELLES natural or legal persons, public or private entities, that are subject to the requirements of regulatory, EU ANGERS-MARCE TOURS-VAL DE LOIRE 58 BESANÇON-LA VÈZE DIJON-LONGVIC 974 NANTES ATLANTIQUE 37 25 36 18 DOLE-TAVAUX

NEVERS-FOURCHAMBAULT and national legislation with regard to the economic and fi nancial, safety, security and environmental 85 CHÂTEAUROUX-DEOLS ÎLE D’YEU CHALON-CHAMPFORGEUIL 39

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON 71 oversight incumbent on the Prefects of the zone, the region, the department or the DTA (air transport 2 km

SAINT-YAN SAINT-PIERRE PIERREFONDS directorate), according to the methods and procedures defi ned by these administrative authorities. 100 km 100 km The DSAC/IRs examine the corresponding administrative decisions or take these decisions when they are DSACDSAC Sud SOUTH DSACDSAC Sud-Est SOUTH EAST DSACDSAC Sud-Ouest SOUTHWEST delegated to them.

86 79 POITIERS-BIARD The DSAC/IRs take part in the DTA’s actions in terms of airspace and relations with users in this domain.

46 05 LA ROCHELLE-ÎLE DE RÉ 23 12 48 87 16 RODEZ-AVEYRON 17 04 LIMOGES-BELLEGARDE Each DSAC/IR may assist all DGAC o cers under its 30 ANGOULÊME-COGNAC 82 06 NÎMES-GARONS 84 PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE-D’AZUR OCCITANIE NICE-CÔTE D’AZUR NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE 81 AVIGNON-CAUMONT 19 32 24 territorial responsibility with their integration in their MONTPELLIER-MÉDITERRANÉE 13 CANNES-MANDELIEU PÉRIGUEUX-BASSILLAC TOULOUSE BRIVE-SOUILLAC BLAGNAC CASTRES MAZAMET 34 MARSEILLE AIX-EN-PROVENCE PROVENCE 83 33 31 BÉZIERS-VIAS BORDEAUX MÉRIGNAC professional environment, through initiatives covering 65 TOULON-HYÈRES BERGERAC-DORDOGNE-PÉRIGORD CARCASSONNE-SALVAZA BASTIA TARBES PORETTA LOURDES PYRÉNÉES 09 11 CALVI 47 SAINTE-CATHERINE 2B their housing, catering, social, sports and cultural acti- PERPIGNAN RIVESALTES CORSE AGEN-LA GARENNE DSAC/IRs 66 AJACCIO NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE 9 40 vities, as well as all actions relating to the application of 2A

FIGARI SUD-CORSE BIARRITZ-BAYONNE-ANGLET health and safety and working conditions. Each DSAC/ • in metropolitan 64 7 PAU-PYRÉNÉES IR may be responsible for actions relating to real estate 100 km 100 km 100 km policy, IT or logistics. France These activities are carried out according to the methods • in the French Siège Délégation Aérodrome accueillant du transport public commercial Héliport – CommunicationDSAC Relations et publiques – Réalisation - Mars : www.kazoar.fr 2017 2 and procedures defi ned by the DGAC General Secretariat overseas territories responsible for the corresponding policies. 9 delegations • 6 in metropolitan France • 3 in the French overseas territories

876 agents

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  ANTILLES GUIANA

Director: Philippe GUIVARC’H Frédéric GUIGNIER from 01/06/2017 Headquarter: Fort-de-France

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AERODROMES ECONOMIC REGULATION 7 open to public use, of which 6 commercial aerodromes 62 ground handling company approvals A presence close to the stakeholders in air tra c (subject to taxation) Number of PSO routes: 11 10 aerodromes approved for restricted use 5 air carrier operation licenses Maintaining a local presence is the challenge facing The delegation in Guadeloupe has been present at Raizet air- 1 aerodrome for private use the teams at the DSAC AG, which covers three depart- port for a long time already, making for easier relations with the 16 microlight platforms RESOURCES ments that are geographically distant from one ano- operators. The delegation has also to maintain a regular pre- 4 heliports ther: Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guiana. Location is sence, with the help of the oversight and regulation department, Headcount: 88 10 helipads an important factor of an e ective local presence. in the northern islands Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. Budget : AE €4,384,148 / CP €1,850,237 3 model aircraft zones • Air transport: The relocation of the The site that civil aviation shares with Météo France in Cayenne AE €165,000 / CP €130,000 departments at the has been renovated and made more accessible and functional. ENVIRONMENT • Oversight and certifi cation: head o ce of the Finally, the arrival of a deputy delegate in Guiana has rein- aerodromes with a noise exposure plan under revision AE €4,118,186 / CP €1,6180,184 Antilles-Guiana DSAC forced our local presence in this territory, which is as large as 3 • Social action and annuities: gathered pace in 2016, Austria and is home to several secondary aerodromes that are SAFETY AE €100,962 / CP €102,053 with the completion operated by the new territorial local authority. of the fi rst phase of an But a local physical presence is pointless if it is not backed up Air navigation ambitious programme by a genuine presence close to the users. In view of its parti- 2 AFIS audits cular environment, the DSAC AG is confronted with the public included in the DGAC’s Airports multi-year real estate transport of illegal passengers. Consequently, numerous ac- 6 certifi ed aerodrome operators strategy. In May 2016, the oversight and regulation depart- tions were taken in 2016 on the parties involved in this topic. 7 approved runways ment moved into renovated premises in the Lamentin State Proximity, presence and listening 3 SMS audits aeronautical park, located in a military zone close to Aimé We have numerous borders and our neighbours are not Euro- 10 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval Césaire airport. This was a symbolically important relocation pean, which are the reasons for di erent rules and sometimes, and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) that has enabled the entire oversight and regulation depart- for safety issues or inequitable competition. We had some ac- 4 aeronautical protection zones, with two being created and ment to move physically closer to the airport, that is to say tions to tackle these issues such as the publication of a decree two being revised closer to the operators. applying in Saint-Barthélemy the same rules as the ones ap- The other departments at DSAC AG head o ce, management plying in Europe so that the rules are now the same for all the SECURITY and the resource management department, will have to wait airlines on the airport. We also made contact with the French 8 security approvals - renewed in 2016: a little before joining us on the new site. This operation will be ambassador in Sainte-Lucie, who is competent for the States • 3 air carrier company sites (out of 10 approvals) as DSAC launched this year and completed in 2018, in coordination in the OECS1 zone, about the questions of tra c law and the management body 2 with the SNIA, which is in charge of the project management of application of the TCO concept. 5 local security committee meetings (CLS) the major works to completely rehabilitate and transform the (1) OECS: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, nine Member States. 7 operational security committee meetings (COS) layout of the building, which used to be the airbase’s mess room. (2) TCO: Third-Country Operator. 3 security committee meetings

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT 5 air transport companies, of which 4 for aeroplanes and 1 for helicopters 19 audits in 2016 186 technical inspections in 2016: 120 SAFA, 7 SACA, 59 SANA

GENERAL AVIATION 88 aerial work companies (of which 62 UAV) Airshows in 2016: 2 minor - 1 medium 3 approved training organisations 307 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 11 infringement fi les processed

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  CENTRE EAST

Director: Michel HUPAYS Headquarter: Aéroport de Lyon-Saint Exupéry

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AERODROMES 36 open to public use, of which 10 commercial aerodromes The highlight of 2016 in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region was the opening up of the capital of Aéroports de Lyon. (subject to taxation) Before it disposed of its shares, the French State made sure that a number of guidelines were established through 21 aerodromes approved for restricted use contractual documents with its airport operator, that consequently were applicable to the new shareholders. • an economic regulation contract for 2015-2019, providing clear visibility of rates for the airline companies, 41 aerodromes for private use • a master plan (SCG) for Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, coherent with the regional development directive of Lyon, 115 microlight platforms defi ning the steps for the development of the platform. It should also be noted that the decree dated 2 June 2016 62 heliports renewed the protection of land dedicated to the future development of Lyon Saint-Exupery airport for six years. 56 helipads 4 fl oatplane strips The acquisition of 60% of Aéroports de Lyon’s capital (ADL) by the future of their scheduled lines, in a constraint budgetary 4 altiports Vinci / Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations / Predica consortium environment. 33 mountain airstrips signifi cantly changed the regional airport structure. Vinci Air- In 2016, Chambéry and Grenoble airports, which cater for 25 permanent balloon platforms ports, now operates Clermont-Ferrand-Auvergne, Lyon-Bron, “snow weekend” travellers, opted to invest in the extension Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Grenoble-Isère and Chambéry-Mont-Blanc, and improvement of their terminal facilities. ENVIRONMENT in other words, almost all the commercial airports with sche- The other event of the year, the Euro 2016 football cham- PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT duled connections. pionship, involved two host cities and four base camps, which 30 approved noise exposure plans (+ Geneva), of which 29 (30 with Geneva) to the new standards In 2016, tra c at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry rose sharply to 9.5 million mobilised to varying degrees the airports in Annecy, Chambéry, 33 air transport companies, of which 11 for aeroplanes, 2 environmental charters signed passengers, up 9.8% from 2015. This increase was driven mainly Vichy, Lyon-Bron, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, Saint-Etienne, Grenoble 9 for helicopters and 13 for balloons aerodrome with a noise nuisance plan by the low-cost segment. and Clermont-Ferrand, demonstrating the excellent regional 1 63 audits in 2016 This performance was not repeated in the rest of the region. airport network. The impact in terms of passengers was rela- 7 meetings of the environmental consultative committee 253 technical inspections in 2016: (CCE) Clermont-Ferrand, which depends on Air France group to a tively disappointing, in view of the e orts made by the State 226 SAFA + SACA, 27 SANA great extent, saw an increase of just 0.7% over 2015, to 396,000 departments, with some 23,000 passengers travelling on addi- SAFETY passengers. Saint-Etienne Bouthéon (155,492 passengers, up tional fl ights. Only business air travel reached the objectives. GENERAL AVIATION 4.6%), which is operated by the city’s chamber of commerce DSAC CE has continued the implementation of the regulatory Air navigation 607 air operations companies (of which 549 UAV, and industry, will have to redefi ne its policy, and in particular measures of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), which 3 AFIS audits: Courchevel, Vichy, Aurillac 17 aeroplanes, 21 microlights, 14 helicopters, 6 balloons) are gradually being applied to all operators. In 2016, it was 2 CCRAGALS meetings Missions with fl ying clubs: 3 oversight actions mainly the airport operators that were involved as the result Participation in 3 AFIS audits outside of DSAC-CE territory: Missions with ATOs: 9 oversight actions of having to convert their airport safety licence to a European Epinal, Le Mans, Vannes Missions with microlights: 3 oversight actions licence before 31 December 2017. As of today, only ADL has Airports Airshows in 2016: obtained its European certifi cation. Aurillac, Clermont-Ferrand, 7 certifi ed aerodrome operators, including one converted 47 minor - 12 medium - 3 major Chambéry and Grenoble should follow. to EASA (Lyon Saint-Exupéry) 22 approved training organisations Concerning aircrew training, DSAC CE pursued its policy to 14 approved runways / approvals in progress 5 fl ying club oversight actions modernise its tools, with the installation of a computerized 12 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval 635 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 examination center dedicated to private pilots and cabin crew. and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) 29 infringement fi les processed s In the sustainable development area, two environmental 2 aeronautical protection zone approvals by ministerial 2 disciplinary committee meetings held charters were signed at Lyon-Bron and Villefranche-Tarare, decree light aviation platforms. Regarding commercial aviation, Lyon ECONOMIC REGULATION SECURITY Saint-Exupéry will continue its continued studies in 2017, 85 ground handling company approvals, of which 22 leading to the revision of the decree applying restrictions to 13 security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: renewed in 2016 operations at the aerodrome. • 7 air carrier company sites (out of 69 approvals) as DSAC Number of PSO routes: 2 in progress + 1 seasonal management body This question also concerns French residents living close to 39 air carrier operation licenses Geneva International Airport. The sharp rise in tra c is putting • 2 authorised suppliers (out of 4 approvals) as DSAC management body pressure on the operation of this frontier airport. Relations • 4 known shippers (out of 14 approvals) as DSAC RESOURCES have become di cult in view of the medium-term master plan management body Headcount: 81 for the airport presented by Swiss authorities. A new consulta- 1 security audit at a DSAC-CE airport Budget : AE €1,654,513 / CP €1,644,513 tion framework must be set up with the neighbouring commu- 11 operational security committee meetings (COS) • Air transport: nities in Haute-Savoie and Pays de Gex. 4 security committee meetings AE €80,000 / CP €76,000 • Oversight and certifi cation: AE €1,352,000 / CP €1,346,000 • Social action and annuities: AE €222,513 / CP €222,513

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  NORTH

Director: Lucette LASSERRE Headquarter: Athis-Mons

AERODROMES • 34 certifi ed suppliers A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR • 45 known loaders 44 open to public use including 13 commercial aerodromes • 48 training organisations (subject to taxation) Facing up! 1 security audit at a DSAC/ N airport 9 aerodromes approved for restricted use incl. 2 military EU inspection of a DSAC/N operator 2016 again witnessed more dramatic events that led us to pay more attention to the security of our airports, and 17 aerodromes for private use 1 the numerous trainings organised under the authority of the Prefects have sustainably established this threat 54 microlight platforms 1 local security committee meeting (CLS) amongst our collective priorities. 40 heliports 9 operational security committee meetings (COS) 63 helipads 20 security committee meetings Despite of this context and the di cult beginning of the year, The best e orts developped by the skilled teams in DSAC North 18 permanent Balloon platforms 19 security premises network meetings (Orly-specifi c) passenger tra c continuies growing by 1.8% at the Paris airports, were rewarded by the successful conclusion of a number of 121 model aircraft zones to 65,933 million at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (+0.3%) and 31,237 particularly di cult cases; such as Paris-Issy-lès-Moulineaux 63 environmental complaints (specifi c to the Paris region) PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT million at Paris-Orly (+5.3%). heliport, after numerous meetings supported with demonstra- 28 air transport companies Activities in airport safety predominantly focussed on the conver- tions of the benefi ts of the, the French State fi nally confi rmed ENVIRONMENT incl. 15 for aeroplanes, 6 for helicopters and 7 for balloons sion to european standards certifi cates of our main airports: its strong support for this air platform, its location and the 24 aerodromes with a noise nuisance plan 71 audits in 2016 incl. 2 balloon audits Beauvais was certifi ed, Lille is in the fi nal stages and the Paris range of activities that it hosts. Similarly, the French State 10 noise exposure plans pending 848 technical inspections in 2016: airports should receive their certifi cates in the fi rst half of 2017. servicies have reached an agreement on the future of the ae- 6 environmental charters signed 435 SAFA, 258 SACA, 155 SANA The runways refurbishment at Roissy and Orly last summer ronautical part of the Creil base, which has been inactive since 1 aerodrome with a noise nuisance planS also represented a major challenge on the operational front, 31 August 2016. 2 meetings of the consultative committee for aid to local GENERAL AVIATION and had signifi cant environmental impacts, particularly at Regarding air meetings and shows, numerous commemora- residents (CCAR) Orly. Central o ce has lead large consultations with elected tions of the First World War welcomed various vintage planes, 12 meetings of the environmental consultative committee 984 aerial work companies representatives to ensure that the summer of 2017, when the while in September, the fi rst- drones’s race took place on the (CCE) 209 training organisations (all activities combined: works will continue at Orly, takes place peacefully for those Champs Elysées avenue, and drone fl ight training areas were Urban planning aeroplane, glider, helicopter, balloon) local residents a ected by the temporary fl ight paths due to opened at Bagatelle and La Villette with the support of the 454 opinions for Building permits Missions with training organisations: 38 oversight actions the intensive use of the secondary runway. French Model Aircraft Federation. (and prior declarations, PA, CU) (subject to written reports) The dynamic of the 2015 symposium, aim was the ground han- This panoramic overview only describes a very small part of 596 opinions on PLU Airshows in 2016: dling, is going to continue thanks to the greater involvement the DSAC North’s sta activities , who spread all the energy in 1 055 opinions on obstacles 19 minor - 5 medium - 6 major of the various players in the 4 resulting working groups. The responding to and satisfying our operators’ demands, many of 239 opinions on projects and wind farms 185 overfl ight dispensations French national federation of merchant aviation (FNAM) and which are unprecedented. 238 Toussus dispensations (auto info) SAFETY the French airport ground handling syndicate (CSAE) recently 19,503 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 adopted a “fl ight safety-ground operations” charter. At the Air navigation 1,708 foreign licence verifi cations/accreditations (Paris Air same time, DSAC North published a new bulletin intended for 2 AFIS audits in DSAC/N Show + COP21 + EURO2016) the profession, contributing to the deployment of the “just 3 AFIS audits outside DSAC/N 1,235 microlight fi les (CI, FI, LSA) culture” for these activities. 2 DSNA audits 52 infringement fi les processed Relating to the fi eld of air carriers, four new AOCs were issued 2 CCRAGALS meetings 1 disciplinary committee meeting held 42 permanent airspace applications in 2016, showing the sector’s sound state of health. DSAC North 109 temporary airspace applications in airspace manage- oversaw the merger of the three companies that make up the ECONOMIC REGULATION ment meetings (CRG) HOP! group, in coordination with DSAC West, and then success- 32 temporary airspace applications without airspace mana- 604 ground handling company approvals incl. 113 issued or fully conducted the claims about French Blue, Hélifi rst and gement meetings (CRG) renewed in 2016 Aéro Vintage Academy. 2 monitoring of DSNA changes 21 air carrier operation licences incl. 2 withdrawn in 2016 On the territorial and environmental aspects, successive peak 69 IFRs (examination of fi les) 10 “T” permit training centres levels of pollution resulted in operational restrictions on airports Airports 30 “T” permit certifi ed instructors in the Paris region. The CALIPSO classifi cation of the training 5 certifi ed aerodrome operators 11 “M, P, R” permit training centres aircraft in Toussus-le-Noble continues, and consultation has 96 approved runways been opened with local residents and users to use this classifi - 1 SMS audit RESOURCES cation with the aim of regulate the platform’s activities. 35 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval Headcount: 164 The aeronautical easements plan, the fi rst approved for 20 and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) Budget : AE €3,171,736 / CP €3,475,127 years at Albert Bray airport , while the plans for Le Bourget 39 PSA approved by ministerial decree • Air transport: and Paris-Charles de Gaulle will be completed in 2017. AE €171,432 / CP €43,880 Teams were also kept busy by numerous unusual urban deve- SECURITY • Oversight and certifi cation: lopments, such as the new underground stations on lines 14 Number of security certifi cations: AE €2,149,823 / CP €2,730,840 and 18 near the Paris airports within the scope of the Grand • 5 aerodrome operators • Social action & annuities: • 89 air carrier companies Paris network. AE €850,481 / CP €700,407 • 99 air carrier company sites

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  NORTH EAST

Director: Christian MARTY Headquarter: Aéroport de Strasbourg-Entzheim

AERODROMES • 5 known shippers (out of 17 approvals) as DSAC A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR management body (2 renewals and 3 initial) 63 open to public use including 17 commercial aerodromes 1 security audit at a DSAC-NE airport 2016 was a year of very intensive activity for all the personnel of the DSAC NE, in the fi elds of both oversight and (subject to taxation) regulation, that was made possible thanks to the support services. 1 local security committee meeting (CLS) 14 aerodromes approved for restricted use (Metz-Frescaty is being converted into a heliport) 19 operational security committee meetings (COS) Tra c at Basel-Mulhouse airport was up by almost 4.3% on the 2016 also saw activity related to the conversion of the airport aerodromes for private use 3 security committee meetings preceding year, with more than 7.3 million passengers. safety certifi cates at Basel-Mulhouse, Strasbourg-Entzheim, 52 152 microlight platforms On 18 May 2016, the fi nal of the Europa League, between Liver- Metz-Nancy-Lorraine and Châlons-Vatry, and the opening of PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT pool and Seville, was played in Basel. The DSAC NE was at the the fi le for Dole-Jura aerodrome. 24 heliports 24 air transport companies, of which heart of the aeronautical activity prompted by this event, in- For the DSAC NE, 2016 was also a year of progress in the project 38 helipads 5 for aeroplanes, 2 for helicopters and 17 for balloons cluding the use of the secondary 08/26 runway as a temporary to group the agents working at head o ce in a single building. 6 fl oatplane bases 21 audits in 2016 parking area for the aeroplanes specially chartered for the Following the reception of the feasibility studies, the decision 1 fl oatplane strip supporters, and the exceptional opening of the airport between was taken to proceed with an objective analysis of the comple- 1 mountain airstrip 153 technical inspections in 2016: 25 SAFA, 100 SACA, 28 SANA midnight and 6 a.m., to allow the fans to fl y home after the match. mentary technical and fi nancial factors in order to make an 66 permanent balloon platforms The match saw Basel-Mulhouse airport set an all-time record informed choice. Final arbitration will take place in 2017. 187 model aircraft zones for daily activity, with 30,000 passengers passing through its On 1 January 2016, the consolidation of the agents from Lor- facilities, compared with a usual daily average of 20,000. raine-Champagne-Ardennes and Bourgogne Franche-Comté ENVIRONMENT On 2 November 2016 in Paris, the conclusion of a bi-national with the entities at head o ce in Strasbourg came into e ect. 24 aerodromes with a noise exposure plan agreement between France and Switzerland on the fi scal status The impacted agents and their management received remote 3 environmental charters signed of Basel-Mulhouse airport opened the way to the respective training as part of the operation. The geographical and func- 2 aerodromes with a noise nuisance plan (with one plan to internal procedures for the signing and ratifi cation of this tional reorganisation demonstrates our collective capacity to be abrogated) agreement between the two countries. This agreement pro- cope with the changes that are necessary to meet the demands 1 meeting of the consultative committee for aid to local tects the legal security of Swiss companies in the Swiss sector of our users and passengers. residents (CCAR) and will boost the development of the appeal of the airport In 2016, the DSAC NE fi nalised the installation of three Océane 1 operating restriction order site in the interests of this three-nation region. rooms at Entzheim, Metz and Dijon. The improved access makes 4 meetings of the environmental consultative committee (CCE) Strasbourg-Entzheim, with 1,070,000 passengers, and Metz-Nan- it easier for candidates to sit the theoretical exams to obtain GENERAL AVIATION cy-Lorraine, with 229,278 passengers, both saw their tra c an aircrew licence and is broadly appreciated by the users. SAFETY slump by about 10% for di erent reasons. For the former, this This intense and sustained activity was made possible by the 327 aerial work companies (of which 275 UAV) Air navigation decline can be explained mainly by the discontinuation of the everyday commitment of all the sta at the DSAC NE, despite Airshows in 2016: AFIS audits Air France service between Paris and Strasbourg, while, for the a di cult situation in terms of human resources. I would like 7 8 minor - 8 medium - 4 major latter, the transfer of tra c to Luxembourg during the six-week to thank them for the results they have achieved. 2 CCRAGALS meetings 21 approved training organisations closure of the runways for works was the main reason. At the In 2017, we will face new challenges that will allow us to com- Participation in 5 AFIS audits outside of DSAC territory 2,896 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 same time, activity increased at Châlons-Vatry airport in 2016. plete a number of projects launched in 2016, and I know that I Participation in 4 SNA audits 8 infringement fi les processed For other infrastructures, the trend in 2016 was the opposite of will be able to count on every single one of the agents at the Participation in 1 MTO audit that in 2015 in terms of air tra c, which dropped signifi cantly DSAC NE to accomplish our missions and achieve our objectives. Airports ECONOMIC REGULATION at Dole-Jura (formerly Dole-Tavaux) by about 27%, to 96,861 5 certifi ed aerodrome operators 79 ground handling company approvals (of which 21 issued passengers. 2 EASA conversion reports in 2016) 264 approved runways (of which 2 renewed formally in 2016) Number of PSO routes: 3 pending 26 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval 21 air carrier operation licenses and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) 9 heliport inspections RESOURCES 4 SSLIA, SPPA inspections Headcount: 82 4 beacon energy inspections (EB) Budget : AE €1,789,234 / CP €1,883,944 Participation in 1 national European certifi cate follow-up audit • Air transport: AE €117,000 / CP €105,500 SECURITY • Oversight and certifi cation: 12 security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: AE €1,416,086 / CP €1,343,760 • 1 aerodrome operator (out of 4 approvals) • Social action & annuities: • 3 air carrier company sites (out of 73 approvals) as DSAC AE €256,148 / CP €434,684 management body • 3 authorised suppliers (out of 3 approvals) as DSAC management body

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  INDIAN OCEAN

Director: Lionel Montocchio Headquarter: Sainte-Marie La Réunion - Roland Garros airport

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AERODROMES GENERAL AVIATION 3 open to public use including 3 commercial 86 aerial work companies (of which 72 UAV) 2016 demonstrated the strong health of the aeronautical sector in La Réunion and Mayotte. aerodromes (subject to taxation) Missions with fl ying clubs: 2 oversight actions Growth in commercial tra c on the main platforms in the 4 aerodromes approved for restricted use Airshows in 2016: 1 minor 5 microlight platforms DSAC OI sector was sustained, or even notable, especially at 4 approved training organisations 4 heliports Dzaoudzi (Mayotte), thanks to the opening of a direct service 302 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 15 helipads to Paris-CDG by Air Austral in June 2016. 5 model aircraft zones 8 infringement fi les processed La Réunion Roland Garros airport is the main vehicle of aero- 2 disciplinary committee meetings held nautical activity in La Réunion, and a strategic driving force ENVIRONMENT behind the island’s economic development. The process to 1 aerodrome with a noise exposure plan ECONOMIC REGULATION convert to the European airport certifi cate was completed in 2 noise exposure plans being revised or created 18 ground handling company approvals (of which 3 issued December 2016, and the DGAC and the airport operator drew 1 environmental charter signed (PNR) or renewed in 2016) up the major strategic outline (GOS) for the development of 4 air transport operating licences (issue of the licence for the aerodrome’s infrastructures and facilities, for which the 1 meeting of the consultative committee for the environment Run Aviation in 2016) concession holder will be responsible. SAFETY The DSAC OI also supported the engineering works required to RESOURCES complete the technical study of the installation of RESA at La Air navigation Headcount: Réunion-Roland Garros and Dzaoudzi airports, which should 1 AFIS audit at a DSAC-OI airport 51 result in the implementation of EMAS airport safety technology Participation in 1 AFIS audit outside of DSAC-OI territory Budget : AE €783,000 / CP 783,000 for the fi rst time in France. Airspace • Air transport: AE €42,000 / CP €42,000 On 26 and 27 April, the second Air Jobs forum was held, this 1 danger zone closed • Oversight and certifi cation: time embracing the theme of employability. Patrick Gandil, 1 aviation activity location closed AE €688,000 / CP €688,000 who chaired the event, was pleased to take note of the Cirque de Mafate. An ad hoc fl ying committee is working to 3 aviation activity locations created • Social action and annuities: existence of a genuine aeronautical sector in La Réunion fi nalise a project for a ministerial heliport that will be run by 1 creation of activity with the approval of the regional AE €53,000 / CP €53,000 that needs to be better structured. With this in mind, the DSAC an operator. airspace management committees (CRG) OI launched a collaborative initiative with local players, In the fi eld of security, emphasis was placed on regional Airports including in particular the DIECCTE (the department in cooperation to harmonise best security practices and to 3 certifi ed aerodrome operators charge of enterprises, competition, consumption, work and upgrade the most fragile airport platforms as part of a project 1 aerodrome certifi cate converted into a European certifi cate employment). being examined by the DSAC OI. 8 approved runways / approvals in progress Throughout last year, the DSAC OI stepped up its e orts to On the economic regulation and environmental fronts, the 2 heliport inspections promote safety in the general aviation sector as part of its DSAC OI supported the application for the tax exemption of a 1 new police order for La Réunion-Roland Garros airport 2016-2020 action plan for light aviation, which also sets the second Air Austral Boeing 787-8 and fi nalised the approval target of restoring the balance between aeroplane activity procedure of the noise exposure plan for Saint-Pierre Pierre- SECURITY and microlight activity for the purposes of public transport for fonds airport, while continuing with the process to review tourists. the noise exposure plan decree at La Réunion-Roland Garros 7 security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: In aviation operations, 2016 saw the fl eet listing of Air Austral’s airport. • 3 air carrier company sites (out of 6 approvals) as DSAC management body Boeing 787-8, the fi rst aircraft of this type in commercial I would like to congratulate the personnel of the DSAC OI - en- • 2 authorised suppliers (out of 3 approvals) as DSAC operation in France. The DSAC and microlight professionals gineers, oversight inspectors, sta working in the support management body are working together on the creation of a microlight professio- functions - for all the e orts they have made and for making • 2 known shippers (out of 17 approvals) as DSAC nal label to promote best practices amongst the companies their expertise and know-how available for the aeronautical management body operating fl ights for tourists. services in the French Indian Ocean. Their adoption of the 3 local security committee meetings (CLS) On the air transport front, the long-awaited opening of the values underpinning the DSAC’s strategic plan is refl ected by 4 operational security committee meetings (COS) direct service to Paris-CDG from Dzaoudzi, operated by Air their individual commitment to the achievement of a collec- 1 security committee meeting Austral, was welcomed by the Maores, while the Maore subsi- tive result, measured in the light of the actions taken and the diary, EWA, consolidated its means of production with the ambitious projects of our operators. PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT arrival of a second ATR 72. Finally, an air operator certifi cate 5 air transport companies, of which 2 for aeroplanes was examined for Run Aviation from La Réunion, the island’s fi rst business air transport compagny. and 3 for helicopters On the aeronautical infrastructure front, throughout 2016, 12 audits in 2016 the DSAC OI strived to consolidate its actions to achieve 91 technical inspections in 2016: compliance of its helicopter operations, in particular in the 53 SAFA, 38 SANA

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  WEST

Director: Pierre-Yves HUERRE Headquarter: Guipavas Brest Bretagne aerodrome

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AERODROMES 68 open to public use including 28 commercial Despite the tense situation surrounding security, air year, generated numerous specifi c events (shows, air events, aerodromes (subject to taxation) transport continued to grow in the West sector. sports competitions), but saw a steep decline in the number of 14 aerodromes approved for restricted use applications for minor air shows, following the streamlining of Nantes (4,712,383 passengers, up 9.4%), Rennes (640,075 passen- 87 aerodromes for private use certain regulatory requirements. The implementation of the gers, up 19%), Tours (198,866 passengers, up 6%) and Caen 202 microlight platforms European AIROPS regulation pertaining to the operation of (138,384 passengers, up 8.1%) airports have all benefi ted from heliports complex aircraft in general aviation produced a signifi cant 49 the regular growth in passengers in recent years and the increase in activity, and in particular the validation of 14 NCC 1 fl oatplane base development of low-cost airlines. On the other hand, Deauville operators (Non-Commercial Complex). As well as pilots, cabin 171 permanent balloon platforms (128,331 passengers, down 10.9%), Lorient (127,632 passengers, crew personnel (CCA) and aerodrome fl ight information 176 model aircraft zones down 12.6%) and Dinard (110,455 passengers, down 15%) had agents (AFIS), can now use the OCEANE room in Rennes to more contrasting fortunes. take their theoretical exams. General aviation safety was of a ENVIRONMENT Internally, the DSAC West consolidated its new organisation, high global standard, but improvements are necessary with 24 aerodromes with a noise exposure plan (with 8 in progress with the introduction of a matrix-based structure with the 21 operational security committee meetings (COS) regard to microlights. and 2 approved in 2016) Pays-de-la-Loire delegation, and the creation of a regional 1 security committee meeting The environmental decrees published at the end of 2014 on the 4 environmental charters signed referent, in charge of the Centre-Val-de-Loire and Normandy Notre-Dame des Landes airport project, which were contested 2 codes of good conduct signed regions. It also prepared for the future by contributing to the PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT in the appeal courts, were judged to be legal by the Nantes DSAC’s strategic plan for 2016-2020, to the workgroups set up 1 aerodrome with a noise nuisance plan administrative tribunal, which dismissed all the pleas, and the 40 air transport companies, of which 6 for aeroplanes, under the terms of the DGAC’s social protocol for 2016-2019 7 meetings of the environmental consultative committee (CCE) revision of the regional coherency plan (Nantes-Saint Nazaire 6 for helicopters and 28 for balloons and to the project to extend the building housing the head SCOT) was validated. Moreover, the governance introduced SAFETY 43 audits in 2016 o ce. The DSAC West was also audited by AFNOR as part of for the concession continued in 2016. 212 technical inspections in 2016: the follow-up of the nationwide ISO 9001 certifi cation of the Air navigation I would like to close this description of the activities of the 34 SAFA, 94 SACA, 84 SANA DSAC. 22 AFIS organisations DSAC West with a reminder that all these actions required The oversight and certifi cation activities specifi c to 2016 8 AFIS audits e ective assistance from our support functions, both at cen- GENERAL AVIATION included the follow-up of the corrective actions produced 2 CCRAGALS meetings tral o ce and in the delegation (human resources, fi nance, by the national security audit at Nantes airport and the Participation in 15 AFIS audits outside of DSAC territory 694 aerial work companies (of which 539 UAV) purchasing, logistics, IT, social action and the secretariats). preparations for the national security audit at Rennes airport, Airports 135 fl ying clubs (powered fl ight) Airshows in 2016: participation with the DSAC North in the examination of the 1 aerodrome operator certifi ed under national regulations 78 minor - 22 medium - 9 major air operator certifi cate (AOC) of the new Hop! entity, which 6 aerodrome operators certifi ed under European regulations 22 approved training organisations brings together Hop!-Britair, Hop!-Régional and Hop!-Airlinair, 3 aerodrome operators in the process of converting their the issue of the certifi cate approving the specifi c conditions national airport safety certifi cates (CSA) into European 5,779 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 applying to the fl ying times of the Hop!-Brit Air, Hop!-Régio- certifi cates nal and Chalair airlines, the conversion of the airport safety 248 approved runways ECONOMIC REGULATION certifi cates at Brest, Quimper, Caen and Rennes-Dinard, the 5 SMS audits 74 ground handling company approvals (17 issued/renewed renewal of the AFIS service providers’ certifi cates at Dieppe, 20 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval in 2016) Morlaix, Quiberon, Vannes, Le Mans and Cholet, and the issue and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) Number of PSO routes: 3 of the defi nitive AFIS certifi cate for the operator of Le Havre, 20 SSLIA/SPPA inspections 38 air carrier operation licences (2 issued and 2 withdrawn further to the closure of the airport’s air tra c control service. 6 heliport inspections in 2016) The DSAC West was also very active in the fi eld of sovereign 65 PSAs approved by ministerial decree, including 3 in 2016 powers, in collaboration with the 20 prefects in the sector and RESOURCES the departments of the air transport directorate (DTA). In par- SECURITY Headcount: 103 ticular, it took part in the work on a balanced environmental Security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: Budget : AE €1,883,723 / CP €1,787,857 approach in Nantes, the approval of the aeronautical support • 2 aerodrome operators (out of 11 approvals) • Air transport: equipment plans (PSA) at Quiberon, Montargis and Morlaix, • 0 air carrier companies (out of 0 approvals) AE €146,005 / CP €105,968 the development of the noise exposure plans (PEB) for Le • 5 air carrier company sites (out of 75 approvals) as DSAC • Oversight and certifi cation: Blanc and Morlaix airports, the drafting of the Nantes policing management body AE €1,462,715 / CP 1,407,046 decree, and the organisation in Normandy, Pays-de-la-Loire • 1 authorised supplier (out of 4 approvals) as DSAC • Social action and annuities: and Centre-Val-de-Loire of the auditions of the general com- management body AE €275,003 / CP €274,843 • known shippers (out of 34 approvals) as DSAC missariat for equality of the regions (CGET) on the network of 8 management body airports in metropolitan France. 1 security audit at a DSAC/IR airport General aviation remained highly dynamic and, as it does each 2 local security committee meetings (CLS)

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  SOUTH

Director: Philippe AYOUN Headquarter: Toulouse-Blagnac airport

AERODROMES 2 heliport inspections A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR 12 notifi ed changes, of which 6 with follow-up 36 open to public use including 9 commercial aerodromes The attacks against Brussels and Istanbul airports in 2016 served as a reminder that air transport is still a potential (subject to taxation) AIRSPACE target, because it produces concentrations of people. 17 aerodromes approved for restricted use 88 aerodromes for private use 434 airspace changes, of which 127 with consultation of the At the DSAC South, we are stakeholders in the action taken in the European conversions are continuing apace, so that the 95 microlight platforms federations the realm of security. Our zone of action is a pioneer in nume- nine airports in “Occitanie” will have been converted on time 15 emergency medical service heliports/helipads 2 CCRAGALS meetings rous respects: the “Vision Sûreté” trials at Toulouse-Blagnac at the end of 2017. 15 heliports/helipads Participation in 2 airspace management meetings (CRG) airport, involving multiplexing with the remote analysis of We also supported the birth of Vigie Airbus, a new air navigation 2 microlight fl oatplane bases/strips images, the automation of tray conveyor/recycling systems, service provider in Saint-Martin that received its AFIS certifi cate. 1 altiport SECURITY or the STITCH project (the new pass and authorisation mana- The DSAC South also supervises two business aviation airlines 20 mountain airstrips 5 security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: gement system), due to be deployed in our zone, which has based at Le Bourget as part of the “sharing” initiative. 54 permanent balloon platforms • 1 aerodrome operator (out of 9 aerodromes with operators been selected as a pilot site. We should also mention the A remarkable local experiment with UAVs is underway, in which subject to a security approval) deployment of new equipment to detect traces of explosives. radar display is now possible thanks to ADSB transponders ENVIRONMENT • 1 authorised supplier In any case, terrorism is not causing aviation and economic installed on the drones (Airborne Concept / EGIS / DTI) in order • 1 air carrier company site (out of 6 certifi ed operators) 31 aerodromes with a noise exposure plan growth, which are closely linked, to fl ag. Our region has to detect illegal fl ights. monitored by the DSAC-S as a management body 3 noise exposure plans under revision (Nîmes-Garons, benefi ted from the dynamic performance of low-cost airlines, We also contributed to the establishment of quality dialogue • 2 known shippers (out of 7 approved operators) as DSAC Montpellier-Candillargues, Perpignan) management body which opened new services and increased our “connectivity” in our region with residents living close to airports and orga- 6 environmental charters signed 12 local security committee meeting with the rest of the world. But air transport remains a fi ercely nised meetings of the consultative commissions on the envi- 1 aerodrome with a noise nuisance plan 14 operational security committee meetings competitive, low-profi t activity, and we sadly witnessed the ronment at all the airports concerned. 3 meetings of the consultative committee for aid to local demise of Air Méditerranée at the start of 2016. Recreational aviation safety remains a cause for concern, with residents PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT In organisational terms, the most important event in 2016 was a total of 26 microlight accidents in the sector in 2016. We held 8 meetings of the environmental consultative committee NCC operators (non-commercial complex) the change in the zone of competence caused by the change meetings with the recreational aviation federations, which are 7 16 air transport companies, of which 5 for aeroplanes, of regions, with the gradual transfer of competence for the very keen to promote safety amongst their members. These AIRPORT REGULATION 4 for helicopters and 7 for balloons Languedoc-Roussillon region from the DSAC South-East meetings will continue in 2017. 211 applications for cranes (a sharp increase over 2015 - 131 Local oversight actions in 2016: 29 audits to the DSAC South, and from the DSAC South to the DSAC We cannot fi nish without mentioning the dynamic perfor- applications - a 62% increase) (of which 11 on behalf of other DSAC) + 2 inspections South-West for the Limousin region. This change was made mance of the aeronautical construction industry in the region, 114 pre-consultations for wind turbines 116 technical inspections in 2016: possible by the motivation of all our agents, who enthusias- and its 90,000 employees. Amongst the key events in 2016, 73 urban development fi les (planning permission, prelimi- 28 SAFA, 74 SACA, 24 SANA tically discovered their new activities, transferred or retrieved I would include the inauguration of the new Airbus and Safran nary declarations) information and made new contacts. This transition, which head o ces, the establishment of ATR in Francazal in June 43 platform projects submitted for prefectoral authorisa- GENERAL AVIATION tion (private aerodromes, heliports, microlight platforms, was initially expected to take until 2018, has already been 2016 and the fi rst test fl ights of the A350-1000, awaiting the 632 aerial work companies (of which 513 UAV) balloon platforms) almost 95% completed. fi rst Beluga XL fl ights in 2017. We are proud of the industrial 335 MAPs/amendments processed (of which 319 UAV) The action taken by the DSAC South contributes fully to the manufacturers in this sector, which are important partners for SAFETY 137 waivers/authorisations processed national oversight authority, the DSAC. On the airports front, the DSAC South in numerous matters. Airshows in 2016: Air navigation 12 minor - 8 medium - 7 major 5 AFIS audits, of which 2 certifi cate renewals 680 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 2 AFIS certifi cations 3 infringement fi les processed Participation in 5 AFIS audits outside of DSAC-S territory Participation in 1 certifi cation process of the EOLANE air ECONOMIC REGULATION navigation services provider 18 ground handling company approvals 4 changes followed up, of which 1 global, 1 CNS and two relating to the transfer of the MCO of an ILS to EOLANE 3 PSO routes 24 approvals of IFR procedures for 5 aerodromes RESOURCES Participation in 1 approval of IRS procedures outside the DSAC-S sector Headcount: 94 Airports Budget : AE €2,271,288 / CP €2,154,624 9 certifi ed aerodrome operators • Air transport: 3 certifi cate conversions: Limoges (before the transfer), AE €44,539 / CP €52,841 Tarbes, Rodez + 6 conversions in progress • Oversight and certifi cation: 159 approved runways AE €1,607,776 / CP €1,510,007 1 SMS audit outside of DSAC-S territory • Social action and annuities: AE €618,973 / CP €591,773 17 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) and SSLIA/SPPA

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  SOUTH EAST

Director: Yves TATIBOUET Headquarter: Aix-en-Provence

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AERODROMES 26 open to public use including 12 commercial 2016 was another busy year for the DSAC-SE, pursuing its missions in the oversight of airlines, airports and regulation. aerodromes (subject to taxation) First, it was accomplished the fi nalisation of the NOTRe reform operations certifi cates. This conversion covers seven airports 9 aerodromes approved for restricted use and the resulting regional reorganisation of the DSAC, in which in the DSAC-SE’s region, and requires a sustained e ort to 5 aerodromes for private use competence for the former Languedoc-Roussillon region was make sure that these certifi cates will be issued by the end of 52 microlight platforms transferred to the DSAC South. The missions were gradually 2017. The certifi cates for Marseille and Nice were issued in 42 heliports transferred under the terms of an agreement between the 2016, and the fi ve other conversions are in progress. The over- 69 helipads, of which 47 at sea • 6 authorised suppliers (out of 20 approvals) as DSAC DSAC South-East and the DSAC South. sight of smaller platforms, and heliports in particular, conti- 1 fl oatplane base management body It was a very eventful year for the DSAC South-East. The usual nued, because it is essential to air safety and to the safety of 20 fl oatplane strips • 3 known shippers (out of 12 approvals) as DSAC management body highlights, including the Cannes International Film Festival, medical services. 18 mountain airstrips 2 security audits at a DSAC/IR airport the Monaco Grand Prix, the Tour de France and the Rally In the fi eld of security, the inspection of the Montpellier plat- 7 permanent balloon platforms 1 EU inspection of a DSAC/IR operator Corsica, were supplemented by the Euro 2016 football cham- form by the European Commission took place this year as well as 110 zones or sites for model aircraft pionship, in which 10 matches took place in the geographical responsibility handed to the DSAC-SE to oversee the technical 2 local security committee meetings (CLS) region covered by the DSAC South-East. dog-handling teams on a national scale, the organisation of ENVIRONMENT 44 operational security committee meetings (COS) On the air operations front, our team fulfi lled the implemen- a seminar to prepare for the enforcement of the European 7 security committee meetings 20 aerodromes with a noise exposure plan tation of new European requirements for Air Corsica and Twin regulation 2015/1998 defi ning the detailed measures for the 25 approvals pending 6 noise exposure plans being revised Jet in terms of fl ying times and rest periods for aircrews, the implementation of common basic standards, and intense acti- issue of an AOC and a public air transport licence for Héliteam, vity on the Nice platform following the tragic events on the 4 environmental charters signed PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT 3 codes of good conduct in force and the transfer of Héli Union, France’s biggest helicopter ope- Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day. 13 air transport companies, of which 4 for aeroplanes, 2 aerodromes with a noise nuisance plan rator, to the DSAC-SE. A support seminar was organised for the In economic regulation and sustainable development fi elds, 8 for helicopters and 1 for balloons 2 meetings of the consultative committee for aid to local implementation of the new regulations applying to AOCs for the DSAC-SE continues to make progress on several fronts, 33 audits in 2016 residents (CCAR) fl ights from A to A. including the procedures to outsource the Aix-Les Milles 449 technical inspections in 2016: 4 operating restriction orders On the general aviation and aircrews front, the implementa- aerodrome management and to transfer Nîmes-Courbessac to 91 SAFA, 261 SACA, 97 SANA tion of new decrees for UAVs, the implementation of the NCC the city authorities. Both of these aerodromes are currently 6 meetings of the environmental consultative committee (CCE) regulation and the start of the PSO transition, the ramp-up of managed by the DSAC-SE. Elsewhere, the implementation of GENERAL AVIATION the Océane exam room, which came into service in 2015, and GNSS 31 at Marseilles-Provence, which was already operational SAFETY 605 aerial work companies (of which 497 UAV) Airshows in 2016: the organisation of the fi rst-ever general aviation seminar in in 2016, requires measures to support its development. Finally, Air navigation 20 minor - 8 medium - 9 major Corsica, are all worth a mention. the reworking of the Nice airport mapping, which will enable 4 AFIS audits, 2 DSNA 6,405 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 Activity in the airports fi eld continued to keep pace with the the construction of a tram line by the end of 2018 and of 27 2 CCRAGALS meetings Approved training organisations: 80, of which 20 section 1 schedule of the European conversion of the domestic airport housing units for the DGAC, also continued in 2016. Participation in 3 AFIS audit outside of DSAC territory ATO, 7 section 2 ATO and 53 declared organisations at the Monitoring of 6 IFR procedures with a view to approval by end of 2016 DSAC-SE 11 infringement fi les processed 2 initial AFIS evaluations 1 disciplinary committee meeting held 2 local AFIS evaluations Airports ECONOMIC REGULATION 9 certifi ed aerodrome operators 198 ground handling company approvals, of which 45 1 approval update issued or renewed in 2016 10 inspections relating to the conditions of type-approval Number of PSO routes: 12 (all covering Corsica) and operating procedures for aerodromes (CHEA) 10 air carrier operation licenses 7 inspection visits to heliports 16 SSLIA, SPPA inspections RESOURCES 20 PSAs approved by ministerial decree 10 being revised or Headcount: 125 drafted Budget : AE €2,392,000 / CP €2,310,000 • Air transport: SECURITY AE €80,000 / CP €59,000 15 security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: • Oversight and certifi cation: : • 1 aerodrome operator (out of 14 approvals) AE €1,493,000 / CP €1,417,000 • 5 air carrier company sites (out of 23 approvals) as DSAC • Social action and annuities: management body AE €819,000 / CP €834,000

  DSAC/IR DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT  SOUTHWEST

Director: Pascal REVEL Gervais GAUDIERE, from 01/05/2017 Headquarter: Bordeaux-Mérignac airport

AERODROMES 22 operational security committee meetings (COS) A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR 2 security committee meetings 51 open to public use of which 12 commercial aerodromes In 2016, Bordeaux-Mérignac airport beat all its tra c growth records (+8.9%), with nearly 5.8 millions passengers in 7 aerodromes approved for restricted use PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERSIGHT the course of the year. As in the preceding years, the strong growth in passenger tra c at Bordeaux was driven 73 aerodromes for private use mainly by the international sector, and low-cost airlines in particular. 20 air transport companies, of which 2 for aeroplanes, 6 for 174 microlight platforms helicopters (of which 3 OPS 3R) and 12 for balloons 58 heliports (of which 8 State-run) Not only the numbers of passengers fl ying out of or into On the other hand, and even if the service to Turkey declined 17 audits in 2016, of which 6 for balloons + 5 oversight Bordeaux was on the rise, but the overfl ights in the region also sharply, to the extent that the service from Bordeaux to Istanbul 43 helipads reviews with a manager increased sharply by 6%, due to the redeployment of the was suspended in the winter of 2016-2017, numerous new, and 1 fl oatplane base at Biscarrosse 206 technical inspections in 2016: tourist destinations in Spain and Portugal chosen by the inha- mainly seasonal, services were created in 2016. This dynamic 14 fl oatplane strips 30 SAFA, 129 SACA, 47 SANA bitants of Northern Europe. growth is an encouraging signal for Bordeaux airport, which 79 permanent balloon platforms will be faced with competition from the new high-speed rail 94 model aircraft zones GENERAL AVIATION line between Bordeaux and Paris from mid-2017. 480 aerial work companies (of which 391 UAV) Other airports in the region followed suit, in particular ENVIRONMENT Missions with fl ying clubs: 27 oversight actions Bergerac (+9%), becoming the fourth-largest airport in the 41 aerodromes with a noise exposure plan Airshows in 2016: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, and Biarritz, the region’s second 3 environmental charters signed 49 minor - 12 medium - 6 major airport, which broke through the 1.1 million passenger barrier. 7 codes of good conduct signed NCC: 9 operators, 13 aircraft: 122 acknowledgements / Tra c at Pau dropped by about 4% to 608,000 passengers, 1 aerodrome with a noise nuisance plan receptions of issued NCC declarations but it remains the third-largest airport in the region. Finally, 1 meeting of the consultative committee for aid to local 4,535 aeronautical qualifi cations issued in 2016 Limoges was ranked fi fth, just behind Bergerac. residents (CCAR) The major European regulatory changes that impacted the 7 meetings of the environmental consultative committee (CCE) ECONOMIC REGULATION DSAC’s activity in 2015 continued in 2016, especially in the 78 ground handling company approvals, of which 19 issued realm of airport operations and the conversion of airport SAFETY and 10 renewed in 2016 certifi cates. Pau was the fi rst airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine to Number of PSO routes: 2 pending be certifi ed in March 2016, followed by Limoges in June. All the Air navigation 7 air carrier operation licenses other airports in the region must be certifi ed before the end 5 AFIS audits 2 CCRAGALS meetings + 2 CRG meetings of 2017. In mid-May, the DSAC-SO also welcomed a national RESOURCES mission on the airport network, which reviewed the situation Participation in 13 AFIS audits outside of DSAC-SO territory of all the operators. Participation in 4 DSNA audits, 1 Météo France audit Headcount: 88 The rising importance of anticipatory actions in the fi eld of and 1 EASA audit of the ESSP Budget : AE €4,493,914 / CP €4,321,010 sustainable development was confi rmed in 2016, in the form Participation in 2 twinning missions with Turkey (in France • Air transport: of environmental charters, codes of good conduct, consulta- and in Turkey) AE €146,590 / CP €121,587 tive commissions on the environment and help for residents, Participation in 1 audit mission for the ASECNA (Benin-Togo- • Oversight and certifi cation: annual meetings with the ACNUSA, etc. Senegal) AE €2,461,431 / CP €2,341,265 • Social action & annuities: The fi rst half of the year saw the preparations for the Euro 2016 Renewal of 22 IFR procedures AE €285,893 / CP €460,765 football championship. Bordeaux was one of the host cities Renewal of 1 frequency usage licence • Air navigation: and the scene of fi ve matches, including a quarter fi nal. With Airports AE €1,600,000 / CP €1,397,393 the prolongation of the state of emergency, the organisation 8 certifi ed aerodrome operators of this major event demanded extensive preventive security 136 type-approved runways including 14 in 2016 at 5 aero- measures (at the football grounds, at the teams’ places of dromes residence, etc.), even in airspace. The DSAC-SO participated in 93 contacts with aerodrome (SIGNAL data, all AER activities) the regional authority’s crisis control centre for every match. Finally, the summer of 2016 also saw the implementation of SECURITY the regional reform required by the NOTRe law, under which the Security approvals - initial or renewed in 2016: former regions of Limousin, Aquitaine and Poitou-Charentes • 1 aerodrome operator (out of 9 approvals) became part of the same region, which was already the case • 2 air carrier company sites (out of 24 approvals) as DSAC for the DSAC-SO. Consequently, the geographical scope of the management body DSAC-SO now corresponds to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, • 1 known shipper (out of 10 approvals) as DSAC which is the largest in France, bigger than Austria and only management body slightly smaller than Portugal, extending from the south of 1 security audit at a DSAC-SO airport the Touraine to the Spanish border. 5 local security committee meetings (CLS)

  DSAC   ACTIVITY REPORT GLOSSARY

ACNUSA CMA DTA IEEAC OPS TSEEAC Airport Nuisance Control Authority Continuous Monitoring Approach Air Transport Directorate Civil aviation design and operation Operations Civil aviation design and operation engineer (DGAC) advanced technician (DGAC) AE CNPN EASA OSAC Autorisation d’engagement National Nuisance Prevention European Aviation Safety Agency IEF Civil aviation safety organisation TT (Commitment authorisation) Commission Design and manufacturing engineer Private Pilot Licence (F) EASAC OSP (DGA - Ministry of Defence)

EASA CNSK European Aviation Safety Advisory Public Service Obligation UAF European Aviation Safety Agency Restricted Airworthiness Certifi cate Committee IESSA French Airports Union PANS for Kit-built Aircraft Air safety system electronics engineer AFIS EASP Procedure for Air Navigation Services ULM (DGAC) Aerodrome Flight Information Service CNRA European Aviation Safety Plan Ultralight/microlight aviation PEB Restricted Airworthiness Certifi cate IFR AGNA ECCAIRS Noise exposure plan VFR Instrument Flight Rules Advisory Group of National CNRAC European Coordination Centre for Visual Flight Rules PN Authorities Restricted Airworthiness Certifi cate Accident and Incident Reporting ILS Flight crews for Vintage Aircraft Systems Instrument Landing System NSA PP National Safety Authority COS EGNOS IMC Professional Pilot Licence (F) Operational security committee European Geostationary Navigation Instrumental Meteorological ATCO Overlay Service Conditions PPBE Air Tra c Controller CP Environmental Noise Prevention Plans Payment credits ENACT IPEF ATPL European National Authorities Bridges, Waterways and Forests PPL Airline Transport Pilot Licence CPL Certifi cation Transition engineer Private Pilot Licence for Commercial Pilot Licence ATO aeroplane or helicopter ESSG IR Air Training Organisation DRC European SAFA Steering Group Implementing rules PSE Comment Response Document ATSEP National Safety Plan (NSP) ESSP IR Air Tra c Safety Electronic Personal CRE European Satellite Services Provider Instrument Rating ANSP Class Rating Examiner BASA Air Navigation Service Provider ETOPS JAR Bilateral aviation safety agreement CS-CC Extended Time Range Operations Joint Aviation Requirements QT Certifi cation Specifi cation - Cabin BOP Type qualifi cation Crew FABEC JORF Programme Operational Budget (POB) Functional Airspace Block Europe O cial Journal of the French AFTN CSS CAG Central Republic Aeronautical Fixed Safety-Rescue Certifi cate General Air Tra c Telecommunication Network FCL JOUE AOC CCA Flight Crew Licensing O cial Journal of the European Union SACA Air Operator Certifi cate Cabin crew attestation Safety Assessment of Community F/N-IR (A) LAPL CTE Aircraft CCAR Instrument fl ight qualifi cations Light aircraft pilot licence Technical Operations Inspector Consultative committee for aid SAFA FNPT LFI to local residents CTP Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Flight and Navigation Procedure Initial Finance Act Technical Parity Committee CCE Trainer (Simulator) SANA MAP Environmental Consultative DCPAF Safety Assessment of National FSTD Particular Activity Manual Committee Central Directorate of Border Police Aircraft Flight Simulation Training Devices MEAS (DSAC) CCRAGALS DGA SCN FTD Safety management coordination Regional consultative committee General Delegation for Armament Department with National Authority Flight Training Device (Simulator) o  c e for general aviation and light and (French Ministry of Defence) SMS sporting aviation FTO MNPS DIRCAM Safety Management System Flight Training Organisation Minimum Navigation Performance CDN Military air tra c directorate Specifi cation SPPA Airworthiness certifi cate GANP DSAC Animal hazards prevention service Global Air Navigation Plan NPA ECAC Civil Aviation Safety Directorate Notice of Proposed Amendment ARFF European Civil Aviation Conference GASP Aircraft rescue and fi re-fi ghting Global Aviation Safety Plan ICAO CHEA DSAC/IR International Civil Aviation TRE Conditions of type-approval and Civil Aviation Safety Directorate/ GTA Organisation Type Rating Examiner operating procedures for aerodromes Interregional Air Transport Gendarmerie OCV TRTO CLS DSNA ICNA Flight Control Organisation Type Rating Training Organisation Local security committee Air Navigation Services Directorate Air navigation control engineer (DGAC)

  Director of publication: Patrick Cipriani, DSAC Director

Coordination - Authoring: Yannick Robert, Communication and Public Relations technical advisor DSAC would like to thank everyone, both in central operations and in the regions, for their contribution to this report.

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