Support to the Improvement of Aviation Safety in Africa (SIASA) Project Steering Committee First Meeting Brussels, April 2013 Background African Union Conference of Transport Ministers Algiers, April 2008 Development of a Common African Civil Aviation Policy Strengthening of Civil Aviation Security and Safety EU Africa Aviation Conference Windhoek, April 2009 Expressed willing to deepen and strengthen cooperation between the EU and Africa Africa-Europe Transport Forum Naples, October 2009 Capacity building for African transport actors, particularly on safety and security Introduction of GNSS/EGNOS 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 2 First Steering Committee Meeting 1
Part of a larger project SATA SATA Support to the Air Transport Sector and Satellite Service Application in Africa Satellites SIASA (EASA) Security (IATA) SAFIR (ASECNA) TREGA (ICTP) 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 3 SIASA Objectives Support of regional regulatory convergence, harmonisation and standardisation Support integration of the air transport sector at regional level Facilitate knowledge transfer through short-term consultancy and training 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 4 First Steering Committee Meeting 2
Beneficiaries Sub-Saharan African aviation safety organisations at three different levels: Continental Regional National 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 5 External environment ICAO AFI Plan AFCAC AFI-CIS AATO SIASA RSOOs at different stages of maturity Membership of multiple regional organisations Ministerial Conference on Aviation Safety in Africa, July 2012 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 6 First Steering Committee Meeting 3
High Level Safety Target Abuja Ministerial Decision July 2012 No Targets 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1 Reduce Runway related accident and serious incident by 50% 2 Reduce CFIT related accident and serious incident by 50% 3 Establish autonomous CAAs or delegate to RSOO or other African States 4 Resolve existing SSCs 5 Implement ICAO Plans of Actions 6 Increase EI score to no less than 60% by 19 States 7 Increase EI score to no less than 60% by 38 States 8 Increase EI score to no less than 60% by 54 States 9 Implement SSP and SMS 10 Certify all international aerodromes 11 Require African airlines obtain IATA-IOSA 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 7 Multiple Membership 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 8 First Steering Committee Meeting 4
Inception period activities Mission to Dakar 22 to 24 January 2013 AFCAC ICAO WACAF RO ASECNA Mission to Addis 7 February 2013 AUC Mission to Nairobi 21 February 2013 ICAO ESAF RO RSOOs meeting - 5 to 6 March 2013 in Cologne Questionnaires sent to invited organisations Organisations invited: EAC, SADC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, UEMOA, BAG, CEMAC, AAMAC, 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 9 Proposed Work Plan Assistance to States with SSC Activities on regulation and guidance material Workshop organisation Training activities Organisational activities 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 10 First Steering Committee Meeting 5
Work plan: States with SSC SSC Countries OPS AIR Eritrea X X DRC X Congo X Guinea Guinea Bissau Countries proposed by ICAO ROs X X X We plan to address two countries with a shared SSC in the same domain One expert would share his/her time between the two countries over a one year period Guinea Bissau is not eligible because it is under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement Proposal: OPS expert shared between DRC and Congo 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 11 Work plan: Regulation and GM PAN-Ops procedures approval Type: Guidance Material Beneficiaries: English speaking Africa Flight Ops Inspectors Manual Type: Guidance Material Beneficiaries: English speaking Africa Air Navigation Services Type: Regulation Beneficiaries: French speaking Africa 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 12 First Steering Committee Meeting 6
Work plan: Workshop Airworthiness (new aircraft models) Certification of aviation training organisations International Cooperation Forum (4 th edition) Organised by EASA, tailored for the project 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 13 Work plan: Training Train the trainer AOC Ops Specs Human Factors ANSP Oversight 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 14 First Steering Committee Meeting 7
Work plan: Organisational issues SOFIA implementation ECCAIRS assistance RSOO organisational assistance 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 15 Planning of activities 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 16 First Steering Committee Meeting 8
Year 1 Activities & Costs ACTIVITY AMOUNT Management of the project 195,684.00 Assistance to States with SSC 0.00 Regulation and guidance material PAN-Ops procedures approval GM 77,822.00 Flight Ops Inspectors GM 0.00 ANS regulation 44,846.00 Workshop organisation Airworthiness of new aircraft model 109,368.00 ATO Certification 0.00 Participation to ICF4 0.00 Training activities Train the trainer course 50,296.00 AOC Ops Specs training 39,130.00 Human factors training 64,986.00 ANSP Oversight 4,125.00 Organisational activities SOFIA implementation 96,879.00 ECCAIRS assistance 18,770.00 RSOO Organisational assistance 27,411.00 Total 729,317.00 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 17 The team Project Manager Project Assistant Operational Project Manager EASA Staff External Experts 18/04/2013 SIASA - 1st Steering Committee Meeting 18 First Steering Committee Meeting 9
Thank you for your attention Any Questions? First Steering Committee Meeting 10