Contact + FAQ
Contacts
For any further question regarding the Monitoring Exercise or the Risk Assessment Process you can reach out at the following points of contact:
Monitoring Team [email protected]
ANSP and MET Providers Liaison Officer [email protected]
Airport Operators Liaison Officer [email protected]
Airspace Users Liaison Officer [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the formal/legal basis for SDM to perform risk management activities?
Art. 9 of Reg. (EU) n. 409/2013 (Article 9): “The deployment manager shall, in particular, be responsible for (…) monitoring implementation of the deployment programme”
Art. 11 of Reg. (EU) n. 409/2013 amended by Reg. (EU) n. 116/2021: “operational stakeholders shall provide the deployment manager with relevant information concerning the implementation of deployment programme”.
The Technical Assistance Specific Grant Agreement (TA SGA) signed between the European Commission and SESAR Deployment Infrastructure Partnership sets, amongst the activities to be carried out by the SESAR Deployment Manager, the yearly Risk Management Exercises. It includes all risks/issues and potential delays that could affect the execution of the SESAR Deployment Programme, tracking all existing and potential non-compliances with the CP1 deadlines and major mitigation actions to be activated and coordinated in order to mitigate the negative outcomes.
What is the relation between the risk management meetings and the other SDM monitoring activities by SDM?
Risk management activities constitute an integral component of the yearly monitoring processes undertaken by SDM and more specifically:
Between October and February, the SDM Monitoring exercise is performed by collecting data from CP1 Operational Stakeholders.
Based on this information, the SDM elaborates the SDP Monitoring View, which reflects the current status of CP1 implementation.
SDM consults the relevant stakeholders on the document.
SDM carries out risk management activities. These activities include engaging with stakeholders and States to identify risks, implement and monitor mitigation measures, provide technical support, issue alerts, and promote a collaborative and iterative approach for risk management at the national level.
The Risk Management activities have, as starting point, the data reported in the SDP Monitoring View. Initial risk levels are assigned to each implementation gap taking into account the foreseen implementation date, the proximity of the relevant regulatory target date, the actual and expected progress and expert judgement. The final risk levels are assigned after the engagement with stakeholders on the basis of the effective mitigation measures.
Additionally, the meetings with stakeholders are used to discuss other SDM related activities not connected time-wise with the SDP Monitoring View, such as dedicated CP1 related questionnaires. This coordination among various/different threads ensures a streamlined data reporting and gathering, creating a coherent monitoring mechanism.
What is the information provided to EC as an outcome of the monitoring and risk management activities?
The main outcomes stemming from the CP1 monitoring threads are embedded in the SESAR Deployment Annual Report (SDAR) to be delivered to the European Commission twice per year:
SDAR (April) contains the main outcomes of the Monitoring View data;
SDAR Update (November) contains the main outcomes of Risk Management activities.
In addition to EC, who will receive the outcomes of the risk assessment?
In addition to the delivery of the outcomes to the EC through the SDAR, the outcomes of the risk management activities, including the final risk level assigned to each CP1 local implementation, are recorded in the Minutes of Meetings held with the involved stakeholders including relevant States. The MoMs are elaborated by SDM and shared with concerned operational stakeholders and respective NSAs to consolidate a common view at national level. The final assessment benefits from the additional information collected through the RM meeting and/or other relevant information exchanges.
Who will validate the results of the risk management meetings?
The risk management exchanges are organized with the aim to establish an iterative and inclusive process fostering collaboration and mutual awareness.
The presence of relevant experts, both on Stakeholders and SDM side, ensures the relevance and accuracy of the information exchanged.
Finally, the MoM final version is based on consensus of all concerned stakeholders.