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Safety - Bulgaria

PRB monitoring

▪ BULATSA achieved the RP3 targets for the EoSM in 2023 and remained on or above the targets in 2024.

▪ Bulgaria did not provide monitoring data for runway incursions (RIs) or separation minima infringements (SMIs) in 2023 and 2024.

Effectiveness of Safety Management (EoSM) (KPI#1)

Focus on EoSM

The results of the 2024 Effectiveness of Safety Management (EoSM) benchmark survey confirm that the safety performance targets embedded in the Bulgarian Performance Plan have been achieved. The components Safety Assurance and Safety Promotion were both rated at Level D, exceeding the target level.

BULATSA has achieved the RP3 target in 2023.

In 2024, BULATSA conducted the EoSM benchmark survey which confirmed the achievement of the RP3 targets. The components Safety Assurance and Safety Promotion were both rated at Level D, exceeding the RP3 EoSM target level of C set for 2024. The component Safety Policy and Objective was reduced by one level between 2023 and 2024, while achieving the targeted maturity level.

Safety occurrences

Rate of runway incursions (RIs) (PI#1)

Rate of RIs per 100,000 airport movements - Bulgaria
# Airport name APT movements Number of RI Rate RI per 100,000
1 Sofia 0 0 NA
Focus on runway incursions

Bulgaria did not provide monitoring data for runway incursions (RIs) for 2023 and 2024. Between 2020 and 2022 Bulgaria did not experience any RI. This may be based on Bulgaria having no airports in the performance plan.

Rate of separation minima infringements (SMIs) (PI#2)

Rate of SMI with ANS contribution per 100,000 flight hours
# ANSP
Flight hours
Number of SMIs
Rate of SMI per 100,000 flight hours
% variation in rate of SMIs
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
1 BULATSA 127,863 174,114 290,422 342,298 NA 1 NA NA NA NA 0.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Focus on separation minima

Bulgaria did not provide monitoring data for separation minima infringements (SMIs) in 2023 and 2024. Between 2020 and 2022, Bulgaria reported one occurrence in 2020 and no SMIs for 2021 and 2022.

Quality of occurences reporting

It is expected that Bulgaria reports SMIs for all years of RP3, even if no SMIs occurred.

Use of automated safety data recording system (ASDRS) (PI#3)

Use of automated safety data recording system - 2024
For RIs For SMIs
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BULATSA does not use automated safety data recording systems.

 
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