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GM3 ATM/ANS.OR.C.005(a)(1) Safety support assessment and assurance of changes to the functional system

ED Decision 2017/001/R

SAFETY SUPPORT ASSESSMENT

(a)     A safety support assessment is needed whenever the functional system of a service provider other than an air traffic services provider changes. This may be as a result of:

(1)     the provider proposing a change to:

(i)      its functional system;

(ii)     the services it provides;

(iii)     the context in which its functional system operates; or

(iv)     the context in which the service is provided;

(2)     the services used by the provider in the delivery of its services being planned to change; or/and

(3)     a change to the context in which the service provider’s functional system operates as a result of a proposed change by another service provider, another organisation regulated by Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or an unregulated body.

(b)     The granularity of the safety support case report will depend on:

(1)     the scope of the change;

(2)     the nature and number of arguments; and

(3)     the necessary and sufficient evidence needed to provide appropriate confidence that the safety support assurance is valid (complete and correct).