Twinning Project

Prepared by: CAA ANS Department

7/14/2011

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Presentation Outline
What is Twinning Twining purpose Administration Activities Provisional Activities Schedule
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WHAT IS TWINNING Definition and main components

Twinning:
Is a cooperation tool between Administration of Georgia and the equivalent institution in an EU Member State It aims at upgrading/ modernising the institution in Georgia through training, reorganisation as well as drafting of laws and regulations modelled after the EU acquis It consists of sending to Georgia at least one resident adviser (18months)- RTA- and a number of medium and short-term missions, all to be carried out by public officials of the EU Member State institution.
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Twinning purpose
The legal objective: The relevant Georgian law on aviation is harmonised with the relevant EU legislation listed in Annex 3 The technical objective: All technical guidance and tools necessary for a proper implementation of the EU legislation (in particular, inspectors handbooks and checklists, certification specifications, including airworthiness codes and acceptable means of compliance, as well as guidance material) are elaborated, developed and issued by the appropriate divisions of the CAD. The training objective: Training (courses and on the job training, workshops and study tours) for selected CAD personnel and in selected areas will be provided. The institutional building objective: Proposals for implementation and enforcement of safety oversight mechanisms and for the institutional structure are discussed, elaborated and agreed upon to enable clear responsibilities and authority for implementing the new legislation and procedures.

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Administration
Project Steering Committee (PSC)held in Georgia at least every three months

MS Project Leader(PL)

Georgian Project Leader (PL)

Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) 18 months ion site Short-term experts (STE)-focal point 10 persons Total 97 weeks

RTA Counterpart daily

Specialists in different fields

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Activities
Com 0: Com 1: Com 2: Com 3: Com4: Com 5: General activities Assessment and Analysis of the Current Situation Harmonisation of Georgian Civil Aviation Standards with the European Standards Implementation and Training Recommendations for Organizational Changes and Schedule of Activities Actions for the Future Com = Component
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Com 0: General activities

At quarterly intervals the Project Leaders, the RTA and his/her counterpart will assess the project progress, verify the achievements of the outputs and mandatory results and define actions required(Project s Steering Committee, according to the Twinning Manual) Following the inception report, reports will be issued by the MS Project Leader, in cooperation with the BC Project Leader, every three months
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Component 1: Assessment & Analysis of the Current Situation

Review the Air Transport System architecture of Georgia with respect to meeting the requirements of the European certification, licensing and operational standards in the aviation sector. Analyse the relationships, roles and responsibilities within and between the actors.

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Component 2: Harmonisation of Georgian Civil Aviation standards with the European standards
Make revisions and/or amendments of the legal basis and CAD existing procedures and manuals together with the elaboration of new tools

in Certification, Design & Production in Airworthiness Directives in Maintenance in Maintenance Organisations in Certifying Staff in Maintenance Training Organisations etc
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Component 3: Implementation and Training

Contribute to the Georgian authorities activities for implementing the accepted Organisational and Institutional Changes
Contribute to the CAD s activities for adopting and implementing mechanisms to enforce the newly developed procedures and manuals in order to have them fully applied by the CAD.

Provide training for CAD Personnel in different fields

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Component 4: Recommendations for Organisational and Institutional Changes and Schedule of Activities

Make a proposal for a revision of the Air Transport System organisational chart (clear definition of tasks and relationships).
Make a recommendation for a revision of CAD organisational structure, role and responsibilities. Produce a schedule with well defined milestones for the project activities.

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Component 5: Actions for the Future

Harmonising the Georgian legislation with the complete EU Acquis Communautaire in aviation Georgia becoming a fully associate member of EASA through the Common Aviation Agreement and, if required, by concluding necessary working arrangements with EASA. Renewing Georgian civil aviation equipment

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Provisional Activities Schedule

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C0 General Activities C1 Assessment and analysis of the current situation C2 Harmonization of Georgian Civil Aviation standards with the European standards C3 Implementation and Training C4 Recommendations for Organizational Changes and Schedule of Activities C5 Actions for the future

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Common Aviation Area Agreement

Market access and ancillary issues 2 Reg No,2 Dir Air Traffic Management 21 reg 1Dir Aviation Safety 11 reg No216/2008,3922/91,1702/2003,2042/2003,94/56,2003/42 ,2 Dir Aviation Security 4 reg Environment 3 Dir Social Aspects 2 Dir Consumer protection 3 Reg, 2 Dir Other Legislation 1 Reg
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Summary
Time is limited (September 2012) At the and of the project all the regulations of CAA are fully complying with the requirements of EC Regulation 216/2008,3922/91,1008/2008,directive 94/45,2003/42 Twining will show how to create our legislation according to EU
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Questions ?

Thank you for your attention

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