Are these inspections random or are there any programs that run it?

SAFA & SACA ramp inspections are part of the European Community Security Programme and are mandatory for all Member States to comply with this inspection programme, as indicated in Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, ARO.GEN.305 and ARO.RAMP.100 with regard to the establishment of an Annual Inspection Programme, as further developed in the EASA Rampa Inspection Manual (RIM), Chapter 4.

These inspections follow a common procedure and their results are transferred to a database managed by EASA, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, ARO.RAMP.145 Reports.

The physical processing of the files based on the above criteria is implemented through a centralised file management system in the EASA Database whose processing of data and information will be governed by the aforementioned regulations and in Organic Law 15/1999, of 13 December, on the Protection of Personal Data.