Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) Airports in Switzerland 14 th of October 2015
Switzerland 8 000 000 population 41 290 km2 area 4 national languages (D, F, I, Rumantsch) Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Bern, Zürich Airport) 320 staff (6 Aerodromes, 5 Air Navigation Obstacles) 3 National aerodromes 11 Regional aerodromes 44 Airfields 26 Heliports 40 Mountain Landing Sites (no infrastructure) 2
FOCA Organizational Chart 3
Zurich - 264 970 Mov, 25 477 622 Pax (2014) 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 4
CIV MIL mixed operations 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 5
Frozen lake 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 6
Field elevation 5600 ft msl 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 7
Glider airstrip 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 8
Mountain landing site 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 9
Aerodrome map 1. Organizational Chart 2. Responsibility 3. Tasks 4. Aerodrome Infrastructure 5. Aerodrome Operations 6. Air Navigation Obstacles 10
Responsibility Aircraft Types Airliners Business-Jets Motorised GA-Aircraft Gliders Helicopters Airships Different requirements concerning airport infrastructure and operations 11
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Swiss civil aviation safety is regulated by regulations and directives of the EU, the EASA and Eurocontrol, as well as ICAO SARPS and Swiss legislation ICAO Annexes and Manuals directly applicable EU / EASA regulations and directives (directly applicable after adoption by the Joint Committee into the appendix to the bilateral agreement on air transport between Switzerland and the EU) Eurocontrol regulations directly applicable Swiss legislation 12
ICAO Participation Switzerland participates in the ICAO Council and the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) as a member of the ABIS Group (Common delegation of 7 European States) Austria Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Ireland Portugal Switzerland Seat rotates every 3 years 13
EASA Participation Although Switzerland is not a member state of the EU, it is integrated into the European civil aviation system on the basis of a bilateral agreement Participation in the liberalised EU aviation market Adoption of the corresponding legal provisions and regulations Seat on the EASA Board of Directors (no voting rights) Participation in EASA workgroups 14
EASA Participation Although Switzerland is not a member state of the EU, it is integrated into the European civil aviation system on the basis of a bilateral agreement Participation in the liberalised EU aviation market Adoption of the corresponding legal provisions and regulations Seat on the EASA Board of Directors (no voting rights) Participation in EASA workgroups 15
RFF Directive 16
RFF Directive AD I-001 D/F/I (Feuerwehr- und Rettungswesen auf schweizerischen Flugplätzen / Sauvetage et lutte contre l incendie sur les aérodromes suisses) Changes due to EASA-Regulation / ICAO Annex 14 Amendmend 11-A Stakeholder involvement till 31.8.2014 Implementation 1.1.2015 The RFF Directive will be in force only after issuance EASA certificate (individual each AD) 17
Update RFF Directive Personell Category 1 to 3: one to three personel Category 4 to 10: Task Resource Analysis Training Standards from EASA and ICAO applicable (Human Factor, Ballistic Parachute System) Regional Airports (LSZF, LSZQ, LSZC, LSGE, LSTG, LSGL, LSGC, LSZL, LSGK, LSZS Emergency Exercise Standards from EASA and ICAO applicable (part and full-scale exercises) 18
RFF Directive Questions? 19