Safety - Lithuania

PRB monitoring

▪ SE Oro Navigacija exceeded the RP3 targets in 2020, being at maturity level D for three out of five Management Objectives, including Safety Risk Management. It has improved its performance since then, reaching maturity level D for all five Management Objectives in 2022.

▪ Following a Safety Management System (SMS) audit conducted by the Transport Competent Authority (TCA), the Management Objective of Safety Policy and Objectives was reclassified from maturity level D to level C.

▪ Lithuania recorded an increased rate of runway incursions and the same level of separation minima infringements, compared to 2023. The NSA has implemented significant enhancements to the occurrence monitoring system, thereby improving the capability to detect and respond to safety-critical events in a timely and effective manner. The safety occurrences are closely monitored against the acceptable and tolerated levels of safety.

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

All five EoSM components of the ANSP meet, or exceed the RP3 target level. Over 2024, minor degradation was observed for two questions for “Safety Policy and Objectives” reducing the maturity of the component from level D to the level C, but remained on the RP3 target level.

SE Oro Navigacija exceeded the RP3 targets in 2020 being at maturity level D for three out of five Management Objectives, including Safety Risk Management. It has improved the performance since then, to reach maturity level D in all five Management Objectives in 2022.

Following a Safety Management System (SMS) audit conducted by the TCA, which evaluated compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/373 and assessed the Effective Oversight of Safety Management (EoSM) Key Performance Indicator (KPI) in accordance with the RP3 framework, the assessment of Safety Policy and Objectives was reclassified from maturity level D to level C.

Despite the ANSP’s current high level of performance, the NSA has expressed concerns that the ANSP may not be able to sustain the RP3 targets in the future. The NSA will continue auditing the Safety Management System (SMS) in 2025.

Safety occurrences

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

Rate of RIs per 100,000 airport movements - Lithuania
# Airport name APT movements Number of RI Rate RI per 100,000
1 Vilnius) 0 0 NA

Lithuania has recorded a fluctuating rate of RIs at the Member State level over RP3. Lithuania recorded an increased rate of RIs in 2024, with the rate exceeding the Union-wide average. Lithuania did not report on RIs with ANS contribution throughout RP3.

The NSA implemented significant enhancements to the occurrence monitoring system, thereby improving the capability to detect and respond to safety-critical events in a timely and effective manner. The safety occurrences were closely monitored against the acceptable and tolerated levels of safety.

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 ORO NAVIGACIJA 36,493 47,794 47,286 48,220 52,207 1 0 2 2 2 2.7 0.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 NA -100% 0% -2% -8%

After an increase in the rate of SMIs between 2021 and 2022, Lithuania recorded a stable rate of SMIs at the Member State level. The rate decreased marginally between 2023 and 2024.

The rate of SMIs with ANS contribution has developed consistently at the Member State level with a stable rate.

The NSA evaluates the handling of SMIs during its oversight activities of ATSP (Air Traffic Service Provider) and as part of regular audits and inspections, the auditors review how ANSPs manage reported SMIs, including the effectiveness of their investigation processes, corrective actions taken, and follow-up measures.

Quality of occurences reporting

The number of occurrences reported at Member State level seems consistent with the occurrences reported at the ANSP level for SMIs. Lithuania only reports RIs at the Member State level. The Occurrence Management System ensures that all occurrences, including breaches of separation standards, are systematically reported, assessed, and analysed and that trends are monitored to identify potential systemic issues.

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

Use of automated safety data recording system - 2024
For RIs For SMIs
  ✘   ✓

SE Oro Navigacjia does not use automated safety data recording systems for runway incursions.