2013 Lithuanian CAA presentation Civil aviation in Lithuania

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

3 Civil aviation in Lithuania. Review

4 Lithuania – country of aviation Old history of aviation ► The first aviation manifestations in Lithuania go back to the beginning of the 20th 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

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

7 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

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

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

10 Flights

11 Passengers

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

Flight safety oversight system

14 Government Ministry of Transport Scheme ICAOEUEU Civil aviation companies and specialists

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

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

17 Approval of legal acts 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 Parliament Government Ministry of Transport CAA

Civil aviation administration of the Republic of Lithuania

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

20 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

21 ► 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 Civil Aviation Administration

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

23 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

24 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 20general aviation aeroclubs

25 Accident and incident 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 Aviation Law Regulations on Accident Investigation 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

26 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

27 Welcome to Lithuania