a)

For the effective implementation of this Working Arrangement, the EU designates the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (4) as its ‘technical agent’.

b)

EASA will promote the usage of ICAO’s Accident/Incident Data Reporting (ADREP) taxonomy as the standard for reporting and exchanging accident and incident information within the European Union Member States, European Economic Area (EEA) States and Switzerland.

c)

The ICAO will promote the usage of the EU’s ECCAIRS 2 software suite of applications for the collection of accident and incident information to the ICAO Member States.

d)

In relation to the use of the ECCAIRS 2 software suite, the ICAO and EASA will coordinate the sharing and harmonizing of their training and supporting efforts and material for the benefit of all ECCAIRS end-users.

e)

ICAO and EASA will collaborate on the establishment of a global, and accessible central accident and incident database using ECCAIRS 2 software. The database will be operated in accordance with the relevant information system security policies in force.

a)

ICAO is the owner and the responsible Party for the development and active maintenance of the ADREP taxonomy.

b)

ICAO and the ECCAIRS Taxonomy Working Group coordinate and work in close cooperation to ensure a consistent evolution and implementation of the ADREP taxonomy including in the ECCAIRS Reporting System.

c)

ICAO will publish on its website the ADREP taxonomy as a formal ICAO document and will update this document when necessary.

d)

ICAO’s ADREP taxonomy is the basis for the aviation accident and incident reporting approach as defined in Regulation (EU) No 376/2014. Changes in the ICAO ADREP taxonomy will, in principle, be integrated in the ECCAIRS aviation software releases.

e)

EASA will continue to encourage EU Member States, European Economic Area (EEA) States and Switzerland to use the ECCAIRS Reporting System for reporting their accidents and incidents electronically to ICAO as per the provisions set forth in Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation.

f)

EASA and the competent authorities of the EU Member States, the EEA States and Switzerland can use the ADREP taxonomy in the ECCAIRS 2 Reporting System and related tools free of charge.

g)

EASA can provide a link to the ADREP taxonomy on the ICAO website to the ECCAIRS community via the ECCAIRS 2 community web portal.

h)

ICAO will invite EASA to participate in Secretariat meetings or groups set up for the purpose of developing taxonomies and/or addressing issues with respect to the use of ADREP (e.g. interoperability, modelling, testing new technologies and further development of reporting tools, methods and support).

i)

ICAO can use the ECCAIRS 2 logo in conjunction with ADREP.

a)

EASA is responsible for the development and active maintenance of the ECCAIRS 2 system comprised of database and software;

b)

ICAO acknowledges ECCAIRS 2 as, in principle, aimed to be compatible with ADREP.

c)

ICAO is using the ECCAIRS 2 software and related tools for implementing ICAO’s ADREP system. ICAO may use the ECCAIRS 2 system, free of charge for their own needs, including the data collection of Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (Accidents & Incidents) and other potential safety data collection processes, such as the IBIS-birdstrike collection or future relevant occurrence reporting.

d)

ICAO recommends to the ICAO Member States to use the ECCAIRS 2 system, for reporting their accidents and incidents electronically to ICAO as per the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. If an ICAO Member State does so, the ECCAIRS 2 solution, its maintenance and support will be free of charge.

e)

ICAO will be invited to participate in the ECCAIRS Steering Committee with the same rights extended to committee members by the Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee.

f)

The ICAO Secretariat recommends to the ICAO Member States the usage of the ECCAIRS 2 system, comprised of database and software, and run by EASA, as the method to capture and maintain their national repository of aviation accidents and incidents. If an ICAO State wishes to use the ECCAIRS 2 system, then EASA will engage in setting up an agreement with those States.

a)

In principle, EASA is responsible for the coordination of ECCAIRS 2-related training and providing support to EU Member States, EEA States and Switzerland, international organisations, and all States with whom EASA collaborates under the International Cooperation programme of EASA.

b)

In principle, ICAO is responsible for the coordination of ECCAIRS 2-related training and providing support to parties not mentioned in point (a).

c)

Where possible, taking into account its resources and the priority of EASA referred to in point (a), EASA will assist ICAO in its tasks, presuming that travelling costs and daily allowances (following ICAO internal procedures) will be covered by ICAO.

d)

In relation to the use of the ECCAIRS 2 software suite, ICAO and EASA will endeavour to share their training and support material for the benefit of the ECCAIRS community.

e)

When relevant, ICAO and EASA will endeavour to cooperate with third parties in terms of ADREP/ECCAIRS training and support.

f)

The ECCAIRS 2 Central Hub, which is used to coordinate training and support activities of the ECCAIRS 2 solution, is accessible to competent authorities of ICAO Member States after an appropriate online registration has taken place.

a)

In principle, EASA is responsible for the installation and maintenance of the ECCAIRS 2 system, comprised of database and software.

b)

In principle, ICAO is responsible for managing the access rights to the ECCAIRS 2 system for all Member States except EU Member States, EEA States and Switzerland

c)

EASA agrees to provide the infrastructure related to the al ECCAIRS 2 system, comprised of database and software, free of charge to ICAO and the ICAO Member States for them to use the system as their accident and incident reporting database as per ICAO Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation.

d)

It is agreed that access to and the sharing of data stored in the ECCAIRS 2 database will be subject to the confidentiality provisions set out in Article 6 of the MoC, as well as the protection of accident and incident investigation records set forth in Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation.

e)

ICAO and EASA shall obtain the express written consent of the concerned State to access any other data that may be stored in the ECCAIRS 2 system and that does not fall within the scope of point (d)

f)

ICAO and EASA will collaborate on improving the quality of the data by researching solutions supporting central classification service and automated quality control processes to all users.