International Civil Aviation Organization
Regional Cooperation for Enhancement of Safety
Oversight
BENEFITS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION
Presented by Emmanuel Akatue
Executive Director
26th October 2011
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Regional Cooperation
• Regional Cooperation refers to agreements
among States within a common geographical
boundary to the pooling of resources in a
synergy for the common and individual good
of participating States.
• Pooled resources would include services of
technical experts, funding, common
administration, common technology etc
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The Principal Objectives
• To enhance the safety oversight capability of participating
States
• To facilitate harmonization of standards and practices
• To standardize outputs or service delivery among states
• To achieve diseconomies of scale or cost effectiveness
through the shared use of resources
• To provide a platform for collective resolution of common civil
safety concerns across the region
• To create an enabling environment towards the attainment
of any future initiative for a commonality of practices
• To accelerate the establishment of closer ties among States
• To promote possible regional integration
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The need for Regional Cooperation in Aviation
Cooperation is necessitated by challenges usually
faced by some states
– Lack of or Inadequate Regulatory Framework
– Lack of or Inadequate Regulatory Guidance Materials and
Procedures for industry and inspectors
– Lack of resources to attract, recruit and retain qualified
technical personnel due the relatively low remuneration
package offered by many government regulatory bodies
compared to industry
– Low aviation activity, unable to support the full time
services of qualified aviation safety inspectors in the
conduct of certification and surveillance activities
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Some Benefits of Regional Aviation Cooperation
SUMMARY
• Shared use of resources at the secretariat
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Joint use of Technical infrastructure
Shared use of Information Resource
Shared Use of National Inspectors
Better Harmonization
Assistance in Resolution of State-Specific Concerns
Improved Resolution of Common Safety Concerns
Better Collaboration
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Shared use of resources at the secretariat
• Technical experts at the secretariat may provide
experts services such as certification, surveillance,
training and audit functions at the request of States.
A long term benefit is often knowledge transfer to
national inspectors
• Shared Expertise also means shared cost benefits i.e.
efficient and effective use of experts and
administrative staff
• Cooperation results in the common use of a
Infrastructure and utilities, often provided by the
host state
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Joint Use of Technical Infrastructure
• Infrastructures such as training facilities either
at the Secretariat or of member states are
usually shared at marginal cost or for free.
• The BAGASOO Secretariat incorporates a
training facility capable of supporting 30
trainees. Other facilities that have been made
available for joint use include the Ghana CAA
Academy and the Cape Verde CAA Academy.
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Shared use of Information Resource
• Regional cooperation enables the
establishment of a common information
warehouse to which members states could
have unrestricted access
• For instance, a website could be tailored to
contain information that would most likely
serve the primary interests for which the
regional cooperation was forged
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Shared use of Information Resource
• The BAGASOO website offers access to :
– Aviation safety information
– Secure access to selected BAGASOO files
– Links to Homepages of member CAAs and other aviation agencies
– ICAO FSIX website
– ECCAIRS, ICAO ADREP.
– Links to the various regional databases
• Regional Aircraft Register
• Regional Register of Leased Foreign Aircraft
• Regional Register of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holders
• Regional Register of Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs)
• 5. Regional Register of Aviation Training Orgs (ATOs)
Such database will help identify in an objective manner critical areas of safety
concerns within BAG States enabling informed decisions and provision of
assistance
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Shared use of Information Resource
Work Tracking System
• BAGASOO is also developing a common Inspector
Works Tracking System, to be hosted by the
secretariat, as a tool to plan and monitor activities of
national inspectors assigned under the Cooperative
Inspectorate Scheme (CIS)
• The work tracking system would permit, for example,
reports on certification and surveillance functions,
conducted by national inspectors participating
under the CIS to be recorded, tracked for closure and
readily available and accessible to designated users
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Shared use of Information Resource
Inspector Training System
• The BAGASOO ITS establishes the criteria for the qualification
of national inspectors and subsequent selection to the CIS and
is based on a common training policy for the region. It is
designed especially for Flt Ops/Air/PEL and places emphasizes
on certification and surveillance functions
• The ITS is supplemented by an on-line BAGASOO common
training database and planning and recording , and through
which priority areas of training needs of inspectors of
member States' can be identified and training assistance
directed for optimum results.
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Shared Use of National Inspectors
BAG Cooperative Inspectorate Scheme (CIS)
 The BAG CIS would provide the for the creation of a larger
and more stable pool of Inspectors for certification and
surveillance duties under the coordination of BAGASOO
thus facilitating the implementation of BAGASOO
objectives, programmes and activities
 The CIS activities would further boost confidence in
aviation activities among member states and ensure
mutual acceptance of certification, authorizations and
approvals
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Harmonization Objective
• Cooperation promotes harmonization of safety oversight
through the production of generic regulations and
procedures and provision of assistance to States in their
adoption
• States lacking the expertise to develop their own regulations
and procedures have relied on cooperative arrangement
which comes at a relatively lower cost compared to one from
independent consultancy services
• The adopted documents are easily kept up-to-date by
ensuring that amendments are promptly made in line with
amendment from source documents
• Considerable harmonization within BAG has been largely
achieved through BAG generic regulations and guidance
materials produced by COSCAP-BAG
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Resolution of State-Specific Concerns
ICAO USOAP Audit Preparations–
• Member States preparing for the USOAP audit can utilise
regional expertise. Some BAG member States have benefited
in this regard (Nigeria, Ghana, Cape Verde)
• Under BAGASOO work programme, provision is made for the
audit of member states to monitor progress made in
addressing corrective actions originating from USOAP audit
findings and help close open items
• BAGASOO and ACIP – Collaborating to assist Sierra Leone
address some of its technical difficulties.
• BAGASOO is hosting email domain for SL – [email protected]
• BAGASOO is also assisting SL develop a website for the CAA
www.slcaa.net that should be available soon
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Resolution of Common Safety Concerns
• The regional body could serve as a forum for
deliberating and monitoring implementation
of recommendations on how to address
common concerns threatening safe flight
operations within the region.
• BAGASOO’s Aviation Safety Committee
(BAGRAST), comprising representatives from
BAG member States, is entrusted with similar
responsibility
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Collaboration
• A regional organisation is often better placed to
collaborate with other international organisations in
obtaining technical support and assistance on behalf
of Member States
• Such assistance have come maining in the area of
training, through the provision of training
instructors, material or funds
• BAGASOO is presently collaborating on behalf of
States with ECOWAS, Safe Skies Africa, EASA, FAA,
Luxemburg CAA etc
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THANK YOU
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