Director of the European Agency for the Safety of Air Traffic (EASA) Patrik Godu and Director of the Civil Aviation Agency of Montenegro Dragan Djurovic signed today a working arrangement between EASA and the Civil Aviation Agency related to SAFA - Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft.

The signing of this Working Arrangement is of great importance for the further progress of Montenegro and the raising of safety standards in air traffic.

This Working Arrangement introduces a harmonized approach in the implementation of international safety standards within the country participating in the SAFA program and in the territory of Montenegro.

In particular, this document establishes procedures for conducting inspections of third country aircraft at airports in the territory of Montenegro, as well as the collection and exchange of information on the safety of aircraft used by airports in the territories of countries participating in the SAFA program and in the territory of Montenegro.

Montenegro is among the first countries to sign a new version of the Work Arrangement. The Civil Aviation Agency has conducted a complete training of four SAFA inspectors according to all the criteria set by EASA and they are already working on inspection of the aircraft that are flown to the airports in Montenegro.

Source: Portal Analitika