European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA) - Main contents
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Abbreviation: ENCASIA
Policy Area: Transport
Lead DG: DG Mobility and Transport
Type: Formal
Scope: Limited
Mission: To further improve the quality of investigations conducted by air safety investigation authorities of the Member States and to strengthen their independence. In particular ENCASIA shall encourage high standards in investigation methods and investigator training.
Task: Assist the Commission in the preparation of legislative proposals and policy initiatives
Contact: -
Publication in RegExp: 15/12/2010
Creating Act: -
Last updated: 17/03/2023
Additional Information
Activity report: The ENCASIA has been established in January 2011. Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 states that a report covering activities on the ENCASIA has to be adopted each year. The latest annual report on the ENCASIA activities is available here.
2012-encasia-report.pdf (approx. 914 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities 5th Meeting - 13-14 September 2012
Agenda 13-14 Sept 2012 no names.doc (approx. 136 kb)
Meeting summary 13-14 Sept 2012.doc (approx. 49 kb)
Activity report: WG5 Meeting "Peer Reviews" 29 January 2013
Agenda WG5 - 29 January 2013.pdf (approx. 9 kb)
Meeting summary 29 Jan 2013.pdf (approx. 9 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities 6th Meeting - 31 January - 1 February 2013
Agenda ENCASIA January 2013.pdf (approx. 178 kb)
Meeting summary 1 Feb 2013.doc (approx. 55 kb)
Activity report: WG1 Meeting "Network Communication and Internet Presence" 28 February 2013
Agenda WG1- 28 February 2013.doc (approx. 672 kb)
Meeting summary.doc (approx. 24 kb)
Activity report: WG2 Meeting "Inventory of best practices of investigation in Europe" 14 March 2013
Agenda WG2 - Meeting No2.pdf (approx. 13 kb)
Meeting Summary 14 March 2013.pdf (approx. 8 kb)
Activity report: WG6 Meeting "Safety Recommendations" 4 June 2013
Agenda - WG6 1st Meeting.pdf (approx. 96 kb)
Meeting summary 4 June 2013.pdf (approx. 10 kb)
Activity report: WG5 Meeting "Peer Reviews" 12 June 2013
Agenda WG5 -12 June 2013.pdf (approx. 13 kb)
Meeting summary 12 June 2013.pdf (approx. 7 kb)
Activity report: WG7 Meeting of the heads of the ENCASIA Working Groups - 4 July 2013
Agenda Heads WG - 4 July 2013.pdf (approx. 27 kb)
Meeting summary 4 July 2013.pdf (approx. 70 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities 7th Meeting - 18 September 2013
Provisional Agenda 18 Sept 2013.pdf (approx. 95 kb)
Meeting summary 18 September 2013.pdf (approx. 15 kb)
Activity report: WG5 Meeting "Peer Reviews" 9-10 October 2013
Agenda WG5 - 9-10 October 2013.pdf (approx. 71 kb)
Meeting summary 9 October 2013.pdf (approx. 7 kb)
Activity report: WG6 Meeting "Safety Recommendations" 10 December 2013
Agenda 10 December 2013.pdf (approx. 244 kb)
Meeting summary 10 December.pdf (approx. 10 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities 8th Meeting - 21-22 January 2014
Provisional Agenda January 2014.pdf (approx. 164 kb)
Meeting summary 21-22 January 2014.pdf (approx. 75 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities - 3rd Meeting of the ENCASIA WG2 - Inventory of existing best practices of investigation in Europe - 2-3 April 2014
Agenda WG2 - 2-3 April 2014.pdf (approx. 26 kb)
Meeting Summary 2-3 April 2014.pdf (approx. 8 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities - 4th Meeting of the ENCASIA WG5 - Peer Reviews - 29-30 April 2014
Agenda WG5 - 29-30 April 2014.pdf (approx. 108 kb)
Meeting summary 29-30 April 2014.pdf (approx. 9 kb)
Activity report: WG6 Meeting No3 "Safety Recommendations" 24 June 2014
WG6 3 Meeting - Draft Agenda.doc (approx. 674 kb)
Meeting Summary 24 June 2014.pdf (approx. 83 kb)
Activity report: Meeting of the heads of the ENCASIA Working Groups - 25 June 2014
Agenda Heads WG - 25 June 2014.pdf (approx. 134 kb)
Meeting summary 25 June 2014.pdf (approx. 111 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities 9th Meeting - 18-19 September 2014
Draft Agenda September 2014.doc (approx. 116 kb)
2014 09 18-19 Minutes Plenary M09.pdf (approx. 160 kb)
Activity report: WG5 Meeting No 5 "Peer Reviews" - 7 January 2015
Agenda WG5 - 7 January 2015.pdf (approx. 109 kb)
2015 01 07 Minutes WG5 M05.pdf (approx. 85 kb)
Activity report: European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA) 10th Meeting - 28-29 January 2015
Agenda ENCASIA 28 and 29 january 2015.pdf (approx. 170 kb)
2015 01 28-29 Minutes Plenary M10.pdf (approx. 89 kb)
Activity report: WG2 Meeting No 4 "Inventory of existing best practices of investgation in Europe" - 19 March 2015
Agenda WG2 -19 March 2015.pdf (approx. 13 kb)
2015 03 19 Minutes WG2 M04.pdf (approx. 59 kb)
Activity report: WG6 Meeting No 6 "Safety Recommendations" 17 June 2015
Agenda_Meeting_No6_2015_06_17_Draftv1.pdf (approx. 68 kb)
2015 06 17 Minutes meeting WG6 M06.pdf (approx. 144 kb)
Selection procedure: Membership is defined in the Regulation (EC) No 996/2010, and comprises civil aviation safety investigation authorities of the EU Member States (Article 7 of the regulation)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:295:0035:0050:EN:PDF
Rules of procedure: Rules of Procedure for the European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA)
ENCASIA_Rules_of_Procedure.pdf (approx. 53 kb)
Subgroups
Encasia Heads of Working Groups
Inventory of best practices of investigation in Europe (WG2)
Type D - Member State Authority |
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|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
France |
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile (BEA) |
Member |
Germany |
Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, Ministry of Transport |
Member |
Hungary |
Transportation Safety Bureau |
Member |
Italy |
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo |
Member |
Poland |
State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation, Ministry of Infrustructure |
Member |
Sweden |
Swedish Accident Investigation Board |
Member |
Network Communication and Internet Presence (WG1)
Type D - Member State Authority |
||
|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
Belgium |
Air Accident Investigation Unit, Service Public Fédéral Mobilité et Transports |
Member |
Hungary |
Transportation Safety Bureau |
Member |
Portugal |
Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves, Ministry of public works, transport and communications |
Member |
Peer Reviews (WG5)
Type D - Member State Authority |
||
|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
Cyprus |
Aircraft Accident & Incident Investigation Board |
Member |
France |
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile (BEA) |
Member |
Germany |
Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, Ministry of Transport |
Member |
Italy |
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo |
Member |
Malta |
Bureau of Air Accident Investigation, Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications |
Member |
Netherlands |
The Dutch Safety Board |
Member |
Type E - Other public entity |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Entity type |
Countries/Areas represented |
Categories |
Status |
Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) - ISL |
Third Countries |
Iceland |
Transport |
Observer |
Procedures for requesting and providing help (WG3)
Type D - Member State Authority |
||
|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
Bulgaria |
Directorate for Aircraft, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications |
Member |
Croatia |
Civil Aviation Authority - Accident Investigation Board - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure |
Member |
Czech Republic |
Air Accidents Investigation Institute of the Czech Republic |
Member |
Finland |
Accident Investigation Board |
Member |
France |
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile (BEA) |
Member |
Germany |
Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, Ministry of Transport |
Member |
Netherlands |
The Dutch Safety Board |
Member |
Slovenia |
Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Division, Ministry of Transport |
Member |
Type E - Other public entity |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Entity type |
Countries/Areas represented |
Categories |
Status |
Aeronautical Accident and Incident Investigations Commission - KOS |
Third Countries |
Kosovo |
Transport |
Observer |
Safety Recommendations (WG6)
Type D - Member State Authority |
||
|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
Finland |
Accident Investigation Board |
Member |
France |
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile (BEA) |
Member |
Italy |
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo |
Member |
Malta |
Bureau of Air Accident Investigation, Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications |
Member |
Poland |
State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation, Ministry of Infrustructure |
Member |
Romania |
Centre of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, Ministry of Transports |
Member |
Sweden |
Swedish Accident Investigation Board |
Member |
Training of investigators (WG4)
Type D - Member State Authority |
||
|---|---|---|
Name |
Public Authorit(y-ies) |
Status |
Austria |
Air Accident Investigation Bureau, Federal Office of Transport |
Member |
Estonia |
Crisis Management Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications |
Member |
France |
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile (BEA) |
Member |
Ireland |
Air Accident Investigation Unit, Department for Transport |
Member |
Italy |
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo |
Member |
Latvia |
Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau |
Member |
Romania |
Centre of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, Ministry of Transports |
Member |
Slovenia |
Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Division, Ministry of Transport |
Member |