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Part ATM/ANS.AR - ANNEX II - Requirements for Competent Authorities
Oversight of Services and other ATM Network Functions

(5) any other element the competent authority understands as essential in order for the
Agency to properly assess the safety issue.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.020(b) GM3 Information to the Agency
REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION STEMMING FROM
OCCURRENCE REPORTS WHERE THE AGENCY IS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
In the case of occurrences related to organisations certified by the Agency, safety-significant
information stemming from occurrence reports should be notified to the Agency if:
(a) the occurrence is defined as a reportable occurrence for organisations certified as Pan-
European service providers and service providers in the airspace of the territory to which
the Treaty applies and having their principal place of operation or, if any, their registered
office located outside the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty; and
(b) the competent authority has come to the conclusion that:
(1) the organisation certified by the Agency to which the occurrence relates, has not
been informed of the occurrence; or
(2) the occurrence has not been properly addressed or has been left unattended by the
organisation certified by the Agency.
Such occurrence data should be reported in a format compatible with the European Coordination
Centre for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems (ECCAIRS) and should provide all relevant
information for its assessment and analysis, including necessary additional files in the form of
attachments.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.020(b) GM4 Information to the Agency
EXCHANGE OF SAFETY-SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION WITH THE AGENCY
A coordinator should be appointed by each competent authority, as appropriate, to exchange
information regarding safety-significant information between the authority reporting the occurrence
and the Agency.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.025 Immediate reaction to safety problem
(a) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, the competent authority shall
implement a system to appropriately collect, analyse, and disseminate safety information.
(c) Upon receiving the information referred to in point (a), the competent authority shall take
adequate measures to address the safety problem, including the issuing of safety
directives in accordance with point ATM/ANS.AR.A.030.
(d) Measures taken under point (c) shall immediately be notified to the service providers
concerned to comply with them, in accordance with point ATM/ANS.OR.A.060.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.030 Safety directives
(a) The competent authority shall issue a safety directive when it has determined the
existence of an unsafe condition in a functional system requiring immediate action.
(b) The safety directive shall be forwarded to the service providers concerned and contain,
as a minimum, the following information:
(1) the identification of the unsafe condition;
(2) the identification of the affected functional system;
(3) the actions required and their rationale;
(4) the time limit for completing the actions required;
(5) its date of entry into force.
(d) The competent authority shall verify the compliance of service providers with the
applicable safety directives.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.030 GM1 Safety directives
GENERAL
(a) The safety directive is a document issued by the competent authority, mandating actions
to be performed by one or more service providers, when evidence shows that aviation
safety may otherwise be compromised. Thus, the competent authority is responsible for
the determination of the actions required and their rationale.
(b) The competent authority is required to perform a verification of compliance of the service
providers with the safety directives in accordance with ATM/ANS.AR.A.030(d). In this
respect, ATM/ANS.AR.C.005(a)(6) requires the competent authority to establish a
process to verify the implementation of safety directives by the service providers. The
actions that need to be taken depend on the content of the safety directive and the nature
of the unsafe condition.
ATM/ANS.AR.A.030(b) GM2 Safety directives
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