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EASA Safety Directive SD No. 2020-02, issued on 13 March 2020, mandates operational measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among Third Country Operators performing commercial air transport in the EU. Effective from 23 March 2020, the directive requires thorough cleaning and disinfection of aircraft after flights from high-risk airports and the provision of Universal Precaution Kits for crew members. This directive is a response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has been classified as a pandemic by WHO.

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EASA Safety Directive SD No. 2020-02, issued on 13 March 2020, mandates operational measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among Third Country Operators performing commercial air transport in the EU. Effective from 23 March 2020, the directive requires thorough cleaning and disinfection of aircraft after flights from high-risk airports and the provision of Universal Precaution Kits for crew members. This directive is a response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has been classified as a pandemic by WHO.

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EASA SD No.

: 2020-02

Safety Directive
SD No.: 2020-02
Issued: 13 March 2020
Note: This corrective action to an urgent safety problem is issued by the Agency in
accordance with Art. 76 (6) of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139. It is mandatory for
organisations for which EASA is the competent authority.

Subject: Operational measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus `SARS-CoV-2`


infection

Effective Date: 23 March 2020


Supersedure: Not applicable

Applicability:
Third Country Operators (TCOs) authorised by EASA pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No
452/2014 to perform commercial air transport of passengers into, within or out of the territory
subject to the provisions of the Treaty on European Union.

Definitions:
Airports located in affected areas with high risk of transmission of the CoViD-19 infection are
airports listed in Annex 1 to this Safety Directive. This Annex 1 is developed in coordination with
Member States and based on the information from World Health Organization (WHO), European
Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and other reputable public health institutes. This
list will be regularly updated and available in the EASA Safety Publication Tool and on the EASA
website.

Reason:
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (CoViD-19) in the city of Wuhan, People’s Republic of
China (PRC) that is caused by SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly in China and worldwide, and has been
qualified by WHO as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Based on the reports published by the WHO,
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the ECDC, EASA issued the Safety
Information Bulletin (SIB) 2020-02 (later revised, now at Revision 2), providing recommendations to
the NAAs and Aircraft and Aerodrome operators in order to reduce the risk of spreading of the
SARS-CoV-2.

Since that SIB was issued, the situation concerning CoViD-19 across Europe has rapidly evolved with
the development of European clusters of the virus. The spread of SARS-CoV-2 is still on an
increasing curve and the peak values as estimated by DG SANTE and ECDC have not yet been
reached. Furthermore, the current scientific evidence show a potential persistence of SARS-CoV-2
on surfaces up to several days depending on the environment.

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EASA SD No.: 2020-02

For the reasons described above and in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 from
potentially contaminated surfaces inside aircraft operated by operators authorised by EASA in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 452/2014, EASA has decided to issue this Safety
Directive.

In parallel EASA has issued, in accordance with Article Art. 76 (6) (b) of Regulation (EU) No
2018/1139, an equivalent Safety Directive 2020-01 addressed to National Aviation Authorities
(NAAs) responsible for the certification and oversight of aircraft operators in commercial air
transport in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 965/2012.

Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s):


(1) From the effective date of this SD, TCO when carrying out commercial air transport of
passengers to or within the territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty on European Union
shall:

(1.1) Clean and fully disinfect the aircraft using substances suitable for aviation use after each
flight coming from an airport located in an affected area with high risk of transmission of
the CoViD-19 infection (see Note 1 of this SD).

Note 1: Such as substances containing 62%-71% ethanol alcohol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide, or
0.1% sodium hypochlorite. Suitability of the substances should be checked against the aircraft
manufacturers’ documentation.

The TCO may implement different disinfection frequency based on a risk assessment
which takes into account the operational circumstances and the duration of the
disinfecting effects of the substance used. In such a case, the operator shall ensure that
the aircraft is fully cleaned and disinfected not later than 24 hours after the departure
from an airport located in an affected area with high risk of transmission of the CoViD-19
infection.

(1.2) Equip the aircraft with one or more Universal Precaution Kits. Such kits shall be used to
protect crew members who are assisting potentially infectious cases of suspected
CoViD-19 and in cleaning up and correctly discarding any potentially infectious contents.

Ref. Publications:
EASA SD 2020-01 dated 13 March 2020.

Remarks:
1. Enquiries regarding this SD should be referred to the EASA Programming and Continued
Airworthiness Information Section, E-mail: [email protected].

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