Keys To Safer Aviation Industry
Then International Air Transport Associations 2012 Operations Committee (OPC) has agreed to four main priorities to guide IATAs safety initiatives over the next 12 months.
Top on the list of priorities is pilot and engineer training.To accommodate the growth indemand for air connectivity with trained pilots and engineers,IATA plans to facilitate this with its Quality and Training Initiative (ITQI) which is on the brink of being implemented.
The focus will be on working with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ,the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA) and regulators to shin caset to a competency-based approach to training for pilots and engineers.
ITQI takes a comprehensive approach to training by addressing aptitude testing,multi-crew pilot licensing ,evidence-based training and instructor qualin caseication. The training aspect is based on modernization which,in turn,is based on ensuing the core competencies of pilots and mechanics as defined in the first phase ITQI.
Alongside training modernization ,ITQI will also promote mutual recognition of standards for pilots and engineer licensing and certin caseication of flight simulators.
Another priority is the Enhanced IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA ) programme which will include measures to ensure continous conformity with IOSA standards and recommended practices (ISARPS) with quality contrl processes and self-auditing in between IOSAs two-year audit cycle.
A timeline for the implementation of Enhanced IOSA will be proposed for endorsement at the next OPC meeting in October.
Since the end of 2008, IOSA has been a condition of IATA membership and has been supported by the US Federal Aviation Administration ,the European Aviation Safety Agency and ICAO along with other key regulators around the globe.
Ground operations is the third priority on the list . A dedicated IATA ground operations team was created to support the IATA Ground Handling Committee as it drives safety and efficiency improvements.
The committees agenda includes: the further development and implementation of the just –released IATA Ground Handling Manual (IGOM) ; developing a standard set of ground handling instructions,and the further development of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO).These are cornerstones of the industrys effort to improve ground safety while reducing the $4-billion cost of ground damage.
The four main priority centres around harmonization .The OPC has urged governments to focus on the implementation of targeted safety measures instead of adding costly and cumbersome regulations that do little to improve safety.Over the next months,IATA will submit three priority areas for industry to work with ICAO ,the US FAA and EASA with a goal of harmonization.
“Safety remains the top priority.We hace a full agenda to make an already safe industry even safer.Industry ad governments have always cooperated to achieve our common goals based on global standards and harmonization.
“The need to take those eve further in the areas of training ,ground safety ,and auditing will be our priority over the coming year,” said Guenther Matschnigg,IATAs senior vice president for safety ,operations and infrastructure.
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