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Safety NewsLetter Q2 2019

Gulf Wings conducted SMS training courses in March 2019. The Director of Safety emphasized the importance of safety and everyone's contributions to reporting safety issues. Fatigue is a major safety risk in aviation that has been on the NTSB's "Most Wanted" list. It impairs performance but its effects are often not recognized until it's too late. Managing fatigue requires strategic scheduling, tactical countermeasures, and pilots ensuring they are well rested. EASA proposed new rules to improve aircraft cybersecurity against potential threats to disrupt electronic systems. The rules would introduce dedicated cybersecurity provisions into certification specifications for aircraft. EASA also expects the new rules to harmonize with FAA regulations.

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Safety NewsLetter Q2 2019

Gulf Wings conducted SMS training courses in March 2019. The Director of Safety emphasized the importance of safety and everyone's contributions to reporting safety issues. Fatigue is a major safety risk in aviation that has been on the NTSB's "Most Wanted" list. It impairs performance but its effects are often not recognized until it's too late. Managing fatigue requires strategic scheduling, tactical countermeasures, and pilots ensuring they are well rested. EASA proposed new rules to improve aircraft cybersecurity against potential threats to disrupt electronic systems. The rules would introduce dedicated cybersecurity provisions into certification specifications for aircraft. EASA also expects the new rules to harmonize with FAA regulations.

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AVIATION SAFETY NEWSLETTER 2019 Edition; Issue No.

2, April 2019

Gulf Wings Safety Management Systems Managing Fatigue in Aviation


Training https://www.ainonline.com/aviation‐
news/blogs/ainsight‐managing‐fatigue‐aviation
Gulf Wings has conducted two SMS courses; SMS
Initial/Recurrent and SMS for Senior Management on Fatigue can defeat the best pilots, procedures, and
12th and 13th March respectively with Mr. Salah Mudara training—and if not properly managed can become a
of MSM. killer. For most of pilots’ professional lives, fatigue has
been on the NTSB’s “Most Wanted” list. In fact, the
Board has issued more than 200 safety
recommendations to address the problem of human
fatigue in all modes of transportation.

For a pilot, flying an aircraft requires complex human


interaction, complete attention, and a high level of
proficiency. However, according to the NTSB, all too
often pilots and others performing safety‐critical
functions are impaired by fatigue stemming from
insufficient or poor‐quality sleep.

Fatigue is a tough topic. The only known preventive


During the training, Gulf Wings’ Director of Safety, Mr.
measure for fatigue is good rest. Trying to accommodate
Oussama Salah has highlighted the importance of safety
good rest and meet the demands of a 24/7
in all operations of the company and that the input and
transportation system is tricky. Managing fatigue
contribution of everyone, especially in reporting safety
requires a three‐pronged approach involving strategic
related issues, are vital for SMS to become effective.
planning using science‐based scheduling practices,
tactical countermeasures when needed, and a pilot’s
“Mission First, Safety Always.”
responsibility to show up to a trip well rested and
properly manage rest periods.

The FAA defines fatigue as “a physical state of reduced
mental or physical performance capability resulting from
lack of sleep or increased physical activity that can
reduce a flight crewmember’s alertness and ability to
safely operate an aircraft or perform safety‐related
duties.” The challenge, according to the NTSB, is that the
effects of fatigue often are not recognized until it’s too
late.

*For the full article please follow the link.

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AVIATION SAFETY NEWSLETTER 2019 Edition; Issue No. 2, April 2019

EASA Proposes Beefing Up Aircraft EASA: Operators Need To Prep for GPS Rollover
Cybersecurity Event
EASA has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) On April 6, navigation data from some GPS receivers will
that aims to mitigate the potential effects of become inaccurate unless they are reset to account for
cybersecurity threats on aviation safety. The the next so‐called “week number” rollover event,
requirements would replace the use of special conditions according to a new EASA Safety Information Bulletin. If
to meet these threats with dedicated requirements affected GPS receivers are not reset by that date, the
under the specific certification specifications (CS) time data used for navigation solutions will be
applicable to aircraft, as well as avionics. inaccurate. “A nanosecond error in GPS time can equate
to one foot of position error,” EASA said.
“Such threats could be the consequences of intentional
unauthorized acts of interference with aircraft onboard The GPS weekly number has a valid range of values from
electronic networks and systems,” EASA said. These zero to 1,023 weeks. Unless updated by April 6, the end
threats have the potential to disrupt or destroy of the 1,024th week, the counter experiences a rollover,
electronic information. All recently designed large could reset to week zero and the GPS will think it’s the
airplanes are known to be potentially sensitive to those week of Jan. 6, 1980. The GPS week zero started on that
security threats due to the interconnectivity of their date and the last week‐number rollover occurred Aug.
avionics systems. 21, 1999.

Currently, cybersecurity is addressed as part of the A GPS device that conforms to the Interface Specification
certification activities of new large airplane type designs GPS 200J and provides UTC should not be adversely
and STCs in the form of special conditions to EASA CS‐25. affected, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland
But the proposed rules would introduce cybersecurity Security white paper. These devices should not be
provisions into the relevant certification specifications of affected by the April 6 rollover date “but may experience
small and large aircraft. In addition to updating the a similar rollover event at a future date. For example, a
certification specifications to protect products and particular GPS device might interpret the week‐number
equipment against cybersecurity threats, the parameter relative to a firmware creation date and
amendment is also expected to improve harmonization would experience a similar rollover event 1,024 weeks
with FAA regulations. after that firmware creation date.”

Comments on the NPA are due by May 22. EASA expects However, EASA said, tests of some GPS devices revealed
to make a decision on implementing the new rules in the that not all manufacturer implementations will correctly
third quarter. handle the April 6 rollover. The EASA bulletin is intended
to help operators understand the implications of the
 week‐number rollover and recommend steps to rectify
the issue.

It is to be noted that all GPS units installed on Gulf Wings


fleet are not affected.

The Aviation Safety Newsletter will be issued Quarterly (January, April, July and
October) to promote safety. Your contributions are always welcome, email them
to sms@gulfwings‐fze.com.

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