Safety Seminar
Recommendations
|
Recommendations |
|
Systematic
approach to safety management* |
|
Harmonized
regulations* |
|
Change
of culture* |
|
* Long
term |
|
|
|
Regulations
|
|
Lengthy
CARCOM process resulting in delays in the promulgation of regulations |
|
Punitive
measures should be introduced into the legislation |
|
An
introduction of a tribunal or an aviation court |
|
Enforcement
of regulations by the CAA (partnership with law enforcement institutions, e.g
SAPS) |
|
Implementation
of ICAO annex 13 |
|
Implementation
of Part 24, 61, 62,94, 96 and 108 |
|
|
|
Training |
|
Address
the skills shortage within the CAA |
|
Engineers
to introduce LWTR (license without type rating) |
|
Ongoing
training for AMOs |
|
Address
the shortage of Licensed engineers |
|
Address
the shortage of maintenance engineers |
|
Training
of flight instructors |
|
Accreditation
of training institutions be looked into |
|
Compulsory
implementation of part 61 (CRM) in training institutions |
|
|
|
Foregoing Partnerships |
|
CAA to
utilize industry expertise to assist in audits |
|
|
|
Safety Promotions |
|
Improve
the quality of safety awareness campaigns or interventions e.g. Safety Link |
|
Encourage
voluntary compliance through awareness programmes |
|
Improve
the quality of statistics and their analysis. |
|
AMO’s
to need to get accident reports |
|
Formulation
of aviation safety policy |
|
More
information regarding aviation awards |
|
Independent
accident investigations board |
|
Improved
quality management systems |
|
Ensure
that AMOs, ATOs and General Aviation use approved quality models |
|
|
|
Audits |
|
Improve
the quality of CAA oversight functions |
|
Incorporating
IOSA audit standards in all industry audits |
|
CAA to
ensure that industry adheres to proper maintenance procedures |
|
Consistency
in regulation and implementation |
|
Independent
scheduled and random inspections of AMO processes |
|
Adherence
to proper maintenance procedures |
|
Stringent
actions be taken against repeat offenders |
|
|
|
OVERSIGHT ISSUES: |
|
There
should be stringent surveillance by the CAA on small aircraft companies. |
|
The CAA
should increase and improve on its oversight: more audits, inspections and
general surveillance of the industry. |
|
The
CAA should consider making use of external independent auditors. |
|
Lack of
oversight by the CAA of general aviation, ramp and foreign unscheduled
operators. |
|
There
should be strict surveillance of the Aircraft Maintenance Organizations to
ensure that they comply with their own standards. |
|
|
|
CAA ORGANIZATIONAL
ISSUES: |
|
More
useful information and data from the CAA. |
|
The
CAA should resource itself sufficiently in order to carry out its mandate.
Experience and appropriate skills are lacking among most CAA inspectors. They
need to be properly trained as a matter of urgency. |
|
The
CAA should consider using the expertise of retired people from the industry
with a wealth of aviation experience, to assist with activities such as
audits. |
|
The CAA
must communicate thoroughly with other CAAs in |
|
CAHRS
should be independent from the CAA. |
|
The
Office of the Commissioner should be empowered and independent from the CAA. |
|
The Occurrence
Investigations Department should be independent from the CAA. |
|
More
interaction and communication with the industry. |
|
Safety
Link to be published regularly. |
|
The CAA
should focus on preparing and passing the ICAO audit in 2007. |
|
CAA
Top Management commitment is needed. |
|
More
proactive than reactive measures or steps from the CAA are needed. |
|
The Airworthiness
division of the CAA needs to be more proactive with regard to the licensing
of |
|
|
|
AVIATION SAFETY ISSUES: |
|
Industry
should adopt IOSA and make it one of the CAA requirements. |
|
The CAA
should work together with the airlines to facilitate their compliance with
IOSA standards. |
|
The
CAA should conduct more awareness workshops / seminars to discuss safety and
other issues relevant to the aviation industry. |
|
The CAA
should work in partnership with the industry. The industry also needs to be
responsible, co-operative and transparent. |
|
Market
aviation safety as a lifestyle approach to achieve holistic change of culture
towards safety. |
|
CAA
should also focus on airports security and dangerous goods and cargo
operators. |
|
The
CAA should not overlook maintenance issues. |
|
Focus
on implementing safety recommendations emanating from accident investigations
reports. These reports should also be shared with AMOs so that they can learn
from them. |
|
Airlines
and companies that do not meet safety standards should be exposed. |
|
Implementation
of a Disaster Management System. |
|
Implementation
of Safety Management System. |
|
Reduce
NTCA accidents. |
|
Reduce
PPL accidents. |
|
|
|
Recommendations to the
CAA for further action |
|
The
CAA should concentrate more on General Aviation as more accidents occur in this
sector than in the big commercial airlines. |
|
The
CAA should endeavour to establish and maintain good and positive relationship
with the industry. |
|
The
CAA should not hesitate to utilize industry experts for assistance. |
|
The
CAA needs to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with all SADC countries as
soon as possible, then with the rest of the African continent. |
|
The
inclusion of PDI should not be allowed to compromise standards, safety and
economics. |
|
Educate
the industry on the importance of safety. |
|
Consider
holding this kind of seminar twice a year. |
|
Develop
and Implement Industry Awards to create a culture of compliance amongst
operators. |
|
The CAA
should consider outsourcing certain functions to approved people or
organizations to assist and ensure compliance. |
|
Develop
a standard similar to IOSA for general aviation and ensure that operators
adhere to this standard. |
|
Organize
a workshop / seminar for Quality Managers in aviation, where standards could
be developed. |
|
The
CAA should improve on its service delivery. |