The development of a safety case is necessary to support FAB implementation, in compliance with the fifth article of EC Regulation No. 551/2004 ,point two, which states that: the "FAB shall be supported by a safety case". The overall aim of the safety case is to demonstrate that the implementation of FABs is free from unacceptable risks.

For the BLUE MED Feasibility Study Phase, the safety assessment was limited to the elaboration of detailed guidelines to carry out further safety activities before putting the BLUE MED FAB Operational Concept into operation and continuing throughout its whole life-cycle. Safety assessment addresses the ATM system, including people (human behaviour, the "human factor", training), equipment (hardware and software, CNS, ATC system or tools), and procedures (ATC-Pilot interactions, contingency procedures).

The proposed organisation of airspace (link to

Operational) and the requirements for ATC systems (link to Interoperability) were used as rationale for the development of the safety assessment, whose outcome is a Preliminary Safety Plan.

The Safety Plan helps in identifying:

  • Applicable safety criteria and assumptions made;
  • The reference methodology;
  • Inputs, outputs and method for each activity;
  • Roles and responsibilities of the personnel involved;
  • Verification and validation activities to carry out.

The results of the BLUE MED Safety Assessment Plan are included in a key deliverable (D3) released in March 2008.

 




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