Safety Analysis & Research

EASA Cockpit Automation Survey
This survey is aimed at consolidating the Automation Policy developed by the EASA Internal Group on Personnel Training (IGPT) following the EASA International Conference on Pilot Training of November 2009 and the International Conference Staying in Control Loss of Control Prevention and Recovery of October 2011.
This Policy addresses flight deck automation of complex aircraft and focuses on control automation.
The EASA Automation Policy adopts an innovative approach consisting of mapping crew-automation interaction issues, design and certification and training principles, and respective regulatory provisions to identify top issues and paths for improvement.
This survey evaluates your degree of agreement with the identified automation issues and suggested paths for improvement. Results will help orienting future EASA work on the subject and developing an action plan.
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The work of the European Aviation Safety Agency centres on ensuring the highest levels of civil aviation safety, through certification of aviation products, approval of organisations to provide aviation services, development and implementation of a standardised European regulatory framework. We further engender a culture of safety through our work in the fields of accident investigation, Safety Analysis and our research programme.

The Safety Analysis and Research Department acts as the focal point for coordination of aviation accident investigation safety recommendations and is responsible for the follow-up of occurrences where aviation safety has been endangered, as well as the internal coordination of the corrective actions that need to be undertaken, including actions proposed in safety recommendations.

The department conducts studies and provides reports concerning the safety of European and world-wide aviation. Data on the aviation system and accidents, incidents and occurrences is collected, categorized and stored and forms the base for its studies.

Furthermore, safety research projects needed to support the Agency's tasks are specified, commissioned and managed. Working with partners the department aims to leverage safety knowledge gains through joint funding schemes.

Finally, the department also provides coordination for internal and external safety improvement initiatives.