LFV Annual report 2018 1
L F V 2018 DIRE C T OR ’ S REPOR T AVIATION SAFET
Y IS OUR TOP PRIORITY Aviation safety is LFV’s top priority. We carry out structured safety work, and all employees have a responsibility in relation to roles, mandates and assignments. Aviation safety work permeates the organisation at all levels and is included as a natural part of our processes and working methods. Aviation safety is very good, and LFV reached the ambitious air safety targets for 2018. LFV has achieved the ambitious aviation safety targets set for 2018. LFV has not contributed to any air-safety-related incidents that have caused serious human injury or death. Aviation safety work is a natural part in day-to-day operations as well as in long-term, strategic work. LFV is investing in proactive efforts with a focus on organisational learning: learning not only from what has gone wrong but also from situations and events that have gone well. Incident reports are followed up and contribute to continued learning. Visualisation of incidents is an example of this. THE MAIN FOCUS AREAS LFV works structurally with the following focus areas: runway incursion, separation minima infringements, drones and airspace infringements, aircraft without a transponder, and technical faults. The Flight Safety Index, which is based on risk ratings, the number of separation minima infringements and runway incursions in relation to the number of flights and expected recurrence of these incidents, gives an indication of the air safety situation. The goal is for the value not to exceed 3, and it has not done so at any time since its introduction three years ago. In December 2018, the index was 0.3. There remains a high incidence of reporting, and in 2018, 3,462 (3,407) reports from LFV’s employees were registered. Implementation of preventive measures for runway incursions as decided by the Swedish Transport Agency in 2016 is under way. In 2018, 67 (64) runway incidents were reported. LFV is deemed to have contributed to 7 (9) incidents. In 2018, there were 40 (35) separation minima infringements. LFV is deemed to have directly contributed to 31 (22). A separation minima infringement is a situation where two aircraft come too close to each other. 2 (2) incidents during the year were classified with a seriousness category of B. On 1 February 2018, LFV and the Swedish Transport Agency introduced new rules and procedures for reducing the impact that illegal drone flying can have on aviation. The result is more flexible handling, better colla boration and a joint risk assessment being made by the pilot together with the air traffic controller. This method also reduces the load on LFV’s local air navigation services. One incident involving the use of a drone nearby occurred at Malmen Airbase in Linköping, and traffic was stopped for 30 minutes. In other incidents involving the illegal use of drones within an airport’s control zone, traffic was able to continue flowing, although with certain capacity limits. LFV’s goals for managing deviation reports were Aviation safety work permeates the entire organisation and is included as a natural part in all processes. achieved with a good margin, and we now have a better overview and a stronger connection between the various processes that are affected by a deviation. This in turn contributes to the important learning process in the organisation. 32