Aviation Safety for Offshore Helicopter Operations/Search and Rescue
“Aviation Safety for Offshore Helicopter Operations/Search and Rescue”
19/5/2016 – Kleopatra Hotel Nicosia
Jointly organized by FSF-MED and Fisher Institute
Supported by DCA Cyprus and CAA Israel
Programme
09.00-09.45 • Opening remarks by Erik Mercκx – Chairman of the Seminar
• Welcoming remarks by Christos Petrou – Executive Director of FSF-MED
• Short address by Joel Feldschuh – DG of the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority
• Short address by Eran Ramot – Director of Safety of the Fisher Institute
• Address by Mr. Alecos Michaelides, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, ΗΕ Mr.Nicos Anastasiades
09.45-10.00 Coffee break and Press conference
10.00-11.00 General Aspects Of Gas Exploration By Cyprus And Israel
• Stelios Nikolaides – Cyprus Ministry of Energy: Developments in the Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ) of Cyprus
• Nicos Nicolaou – Department of Civil Aviation Cyprus : Current relations between Cyprus and Israel in aviation/ the potential need of expanding cooperation for helicopters flights over the Israeli and Cyprus EEZ
• Constantinos Hadjistassou-University of Nicosia: Can the Eastern Mediterranean Gas help enhance EU energy Security?
• Questions and Answers
11.00–13.00 Aviation Safety For Off-Shore Helicopter Operations
• Vangelis Demosthenous – Kratis Consulting: Human factors for off-shore operations
• Francois Lascale, Helioffshore, UK: Global collaboration / Frontline Results
• Ingo Lueschen – Lufthansa Consulting: Safety procedures for helicopter flights. The case of PETROBRAS
• Dimitrios Soukeras – Hellenic Aviation Society: Organisational Culture Selection for safer helicopter operations
• Marcello Mannino – IDS Italy: System and Tool supporting Rotorcraft IFR operation
• Questions and Answers
13.00-13.15: Signing of MOC Between FSF-Med and Cyprus Search And Rescue Centre
Award Ceremony
13.15–14.30 Lunch
14.30–16.30 Search and Rescue
• Celso Figueiredo – ICAO: Current policies and practices of ICAO
• Sotirios Theofanis, Galilee International Management Institute, Israel and Maria Boile, Hellenic Insititute of Transport : Off-shore Service Vessels Deployment for Gas Exploitation – Their Role in SAR
• Coffee break
• Captain Costas Fitiris – Commander Of The Cyprus Search And Rescue Centre: Current procedures / coordination with Israel / potential needs for new procedures
• Mike Solomon: Israeli Search And Rescue Centre: Structure and procedures
16.30–17.00 Concluding Remarks By The Chairman – Discussion