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DIRE C T OR S ’ REPOR T L F V 2019 deviation repo
rts was reached by a good margin. That, in turn, contributes to the important learning within the organisation. LFV's successful work to decrease lead times in the follow-up of operational deviations has continued and resulted in a reduction by more than 95 per cent the last three years. LFV'S CONTINUITY PROJECT Aviation safety work in the continuity project has intensified over the past year. The project entails a build-up of continuity capacity, both operatively and technically so that air traffic control can be provided from the other control center in the event that the one is down. A number of risk analysis meetings have been held, with participants from ATCC Stockholm and ATCC Malmö and Eltel, which provides LFV with technical maintenance services. The result thus far is, among other things, a large number of new safety requirements, the purpose of which is to establish risk-reducing measures and remedy potential sources of error that have been identified and thereby ensure reliable provision of service, even under backup operation. OUR ORGANISATION FOR AVIATION SAFETY Aviation safety is an important subject and a responsibility that spans from LFV's board of directors to the director general and the corporate group management down to each operative unit. All employees are aware of aviation and its status as a top priority, and how their own work can contribute to aviation safety. LFV's aviation safety committee governs and monitors aviation safety goals and is the decision-making body for collaborations related to aviation safety and the emphasis of LFV's long-term and strategic work within aviation safety. There is a designated officer for aviation safety in each operative unit. Everyone involved in the operative work has a responsibility to ensure that aviation safety is part of the service. Briefing and debriefing before and after a shift are also part of the aviation safety culture. LFV's safety work takes place in continuous collaboration with the Swedish Transport Agency, the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, the Swedish Armed Forces and Swedavia and other airport owners. The collaboration has been expanded this year with the objective of continuing to improve aviation safety. The processes that describe how deviations should be handled and how risk assessment should take place for changes to the functional system have been developed throughout the year in order to achieve compliance with EU Regulation 2017/373, which enters into force on 2 January 2020. The work has taken place in a project implemented in parallel with ordinary aviation safety work. LFV OPERATIVE MANUAL – LOM Work to improve efficiency with the LFV Operative Manual ATM (LOM) continued throughout the year. LOM has undergone four revisions in 2019. In addition to those revisions, ten LOM Supplements (LOM SUPP) and nine LFV Operative Information addenda (LFV OI) have been published. COLLABORATION WITHIN EUROPE LFV participates in European aviation safety efforts within Eurocontrol and CANSO, among others. Collaborations in the development and sharing of good examples, as well as the development of EU regulations take place within those organisations in dialogue with the European aviation safety authority EASA. The rapid development within the area of drones is an example of the areas in which LFV contributes. Aviation safety is a responsibility that spans from LFV's board of directors to the director general and corporate group management down to each operative unit. 35