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administrative disciplinary authority
relies.
The adoption of an ethics charter
for the FFEA concentrator computer
system, authorised by the Ministry of
the Interior since 2008 to transmit 昀氀ows
to the Vehicle Registration System
(SIV). A monitoring committee for this
charter ensures the proper use of the
data recorded in this computer tool.
Jacques hoped that other members
might also receive awards for their
outstanding contributions to and within
the profession.
countries for a face-to-face meeting as
part of the vetting procedure.
2.
Visibility
3.
Position in the market
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4.
Economic model
There were two presentations, starting
with Bartec of SRTSiRD, Poland via
video link. His proposal was for the
event to take place in Poznan in June
where a previous GA was held some
years ago. He described, with the aid
of PowerPoint, images of the proposed
hotel, its facilities, location and the
schedule for the event.
I suggested that the FIEA would
bene昀椀t by having a Public/Internal
Relations Manager on the Executive
Committee. This person would not
only liaise with other organisations and
member countries, but also proffer
advice to the public in the form of
press-releases. I gave instances of the
recent catastrophic 昀氀oods in Valencia,
and to consider warning motorists of
the hazards and dangers of driving
blindly through deep water, also, the
potential risks associated with the
rather ‘inert’ recall of the 昀氀awed Takata
airbags, which has affected 100 million
vehicles worldwide.
In addition, I explained that there was
no obvious necessity to commission
reports or papers because they are
already available for harvesting. I held
up the IAEA’s Assessors Journal, and
explained that it was freely available
to any one visiting the IAEA website,
and without the need to log in. I asked
whether other member countries also
produce their own publications. Spain’s
David De Diego of APCAS advised that
they also produce their own inhouse
magazine.
Finance
The 2024 General Assembly in Athens
made a loss of €15,000, even though
Greece is one of the cheaper areas
of Europe. The current credit savings
balance of the FIEA is €46,000.
Eddie Speer, FIEA Treasurer, explained
that the FIEA had only one regular
sponsor, and that their generous
contribution had diminished in recent
years. In view of this, he is inviting
all members to look to identify any
prospective sponsors to connect with
the FIEA to support its aims to mutual
bene昀椀t. Contact can be made via the
FIEA website:
https://昀椀ea.org/en/ contact-us/ or
martine.moreau@昀椀ea.Org
George Hilarion of CAAEA Cyprus,
suggested that non- member countries
could be approached and invited to
join the FIEA. George trained and
practiced as an Engineer in the UK and
is a past member of the IAEA. He said
he would like to see senior members of
the FIEA visit the prospective member
The next presentation was from
Massimiliano of AICIS, Italy in person,
with their PowerPoint presentation.
Their proposal was for the event to
take place in Naples in October.
Both presentations were thorough and
compelling, which left the Executive
with what appeared to be a very
dif昀椀cult decision to make.
Future of FIEA
François Mondello, Délégué Général
FIEA gave a presentation of his view
of the way forward for the FIEA. He
advised, for instance, that it was
dif昀椀cult to explain to his friends and
family what the FIEA does, and what
would happen if it did not exist. He
suggested that technical papers should
be commissioned and made available
to members, and considered that there
were four areas which the FIEA needs
to address:
1.
Raison d’etre (reason for
existence)
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My observations triggered a swift
reaction from George Hilarion of
CAAEA Cyprus and ex-IAEA member.
He explained that he had recently
been involved in a Takata airbag
case in Cyprus, which fatally injured
the driver. He also said that there is
another fatality case, which is still under
investigation, where the airbag is under
serious suspicion. He advised that he
was very concerned that the Cyprus
Minister of Department of Transport
has ordered all the suspected airbags
to be replaced within two months.
This was of course unachievable, but
in the meantime, affected vehicles
are not allowed to be driven, which is
seriously affecting people’s freedom
of travel and their jobs. I suggested
that consideration could be given to
allowing an exemption by disabling the
airbags in the interim. This however,
had already been considered and has
been dismissed.
Christian Eissner of KFZ-SV Union,
Austria, who trained and practised as
an Engineer in the USA, suggested
that it might be incumbent upon all
engineers to check vehicles during
their inspections, and report if vehicles
have the potentially defective airbags.
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