Civil aviation in Lithuanian CAA presentation 2013 Content

Civil aviation in Lithuanian CAA presentation 2013

Content ► ► ► Civil aviation in Lithuania. Short review Flight safety oversight system CAA activity 2

Civil aviation in Lithuania. Review 3

Lithuania – country of aviation Old history of aviation ► The first aviation manifestations in Lithuania go back to the beginning of the 20 th century Personalities ► famous aircraft designers, pilots, sportsmans Traditions: ► There is generous aviation community, in which: ► nearly 100 various aviation events are arranged annually ► European and world championships are organized ► children flight training is promoted 4

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Airports 4 state-owned international airports: Palang a ► ► Vilnius Kaunas Palanga Siauliai 27 small aerodromes (aeroclubs, private, municipal) 6

Operators Aviavilsa ► DOT LT ► Transaviabaltika ► Avion Express ► Klaipėdos avialinijos ► Charter Jets ► Small Planet Airlines ► Charter Jets ► Classic Jet ► DAT LITE ► Grand Cru Airlines ► Air Lituanica ► 7

Air navigation services providers ► ► State enterprise “Oro navigacija” Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service 8

International membership 1992 ICAO 1992 ECAC 2004 JAA 2005 EASA 2006 Eurocontrol 9

Flights 10

Passengers 11

Air Services Agreements Lithuania has asigned Air Services Agreements with: – – – – Georgia India Iran United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan China Korea Public Democratic Republic Moldova – – – – Norway Russian Federation Singapore Switzerland Tunis Turkey Ukraine Uzbekistan 12

Flight safety oversight system

Scheme ICAO EU Government Ministry of Transport Civil aviation companies and specialists 14

Legal regulation The principal legal act Law on Aviation of the Republic of Lithuania 17 -10 -2000 contains provisions enabling the Government and its administration to actively supervise and regulate civil aviation activities 15

Administration Government According to the Article 6 of the Law on Aviation Ministry of Transport 16

Approval of legal acts Parliament Government Ministry of Transport CAA The Parliament approves the Law on Aviation defining Regulations which must be produced for the implementation of the Law The Government, the Minister for Transport approve other regulations (Rules of the Air are approved by the Government and Regulations on Licensing of civil aviation specialists are approved by the Minister for Transport Other regulations related to Flight Operations, Licensing, Maintenance, Technical Requirements, Airworthiness are approved by the CAA 17

Civil aviation administration of the Republic of Lithuania

Establishment Civil Aviation Administration is established on 2 July 2001 after reorganisation of the State Enterprise “Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Lithuania” 19

History of CAA in Brief – 1990 Aviation Unit at the Ministry of Transport of the Rof Lithuania – 1991 Civil Aviation Department at the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania – 1993 State Inspectorate of Civil Aviation – 1994 Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Lithuania – 2001 Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Lithuania 20

Civil Aviation Administration ► CAA is an independent governmental institution and is responsible for the provision of regulations and national standards also for monitoring flight safety ► CAA is responsible for rule making, safety oversight and safety performance monitoring 21

Staff Total Director Deputy Director for Safety Management Deputy Director Flight Operations 62 7 Air Navigation Services 5 Legal Aircraft 9 Aviation Medicine 2 Finance and Economic Aerodrome 4 Aviation Security 4 Information and Informatics 5 Personnel Licensing 6 Air Transport 3 3 5 General 5 22

Functions ► ► implementation of the civil aviation strategy definition of the civil aviation requirements as prescribed by the Law on Aviation state oversight of civil aviation accomplishment of the National Security Programme 23

State supervision is executed for 11 sertified civil aviation operators (commercial) 4 international airports 27 small aerodromes 750 civil aircraft in the Civil Aircraft Register of the Republic of Lithuania 1 approved production organization 1 approved design organization 20 approved maintenance organizations 2 air navigation services providers 22 approved training organizations (pilots and ATCO) 837 valid licenses (pilots) 1 Aviation medical centre 7 aviation medical experts 20 general aviation aeroclubs 24

Accident and incident investigation Aviation Law Regulations on Accident Investigation Accident investigation is carried out by an investigator-in-charge, who is appointed by the Minister of Transport and as Independent Authority directly reports to him as defined by the Article 67 of the Law on Aviation Investigator-in-charge at the Ministry of Transport Accident investigation is performed in compliance with the Regulations on Accident Investigation, produced on the basis of the requirements of ICAO Annex 13 25

Audits • Audits of ICAO, European Commission and EASA were carried out in the fields of personnel licensing and aviation medicine, flight operations, aerodrome, air navigation, aircraft production and maintenece, aviation security supervision • The conclusions of auditors confirm that the level achieved by Lithuiania in flight safety and aviation security supervision corresponds to the international standards and common European context 26

Welcome to Lithuania 27