International Civil Aviation Organization Roles of a RSOO in the management of safety information and/or data Simon Clegg General Manager Government & Strategy Civil Aviation Authority New Zealand 28 October 2011

2 Safety Information Safety information is the lifeblood of the safety management approach that underpins SMS, SSP & CMA Types of safety information 1.Information obtained from oversight Certification and audit of an operator 2.Information from post-event safety investigations 3.Information from safety reporting Both mandatory & voluntary

3 Oversight information Safety management approach requires regulators to move from inspection to auditing Risk-based auditing depends upon good safety information – History of the operator from time first certificated – Shows how issues are resolved and thus establishes level of confidence in an operator to resolve its own safety issues – Requires continuity of information on an operator Requires good databases of operators – To enable regular capture of date – These are more cost effective through a RSOO, as they can harness economies of scale

4 Safety Investigation Information SSP has requirement for no fault accident investigation – For many small states it is not cost effective to maintain capacity to undertake this investigation RSOOs can provide or coordinate independent accident investigators when required

5 Safety Reporting Reporting provides some of the most valuable information for safety management – can highlight areas that need attention before they lead to accidents and safety failure Requires trust for information to flow To support this in national systems – Safety reporting may be to a body without enforcement powers or responsibilities – Information may be protected – Information may have restricted use

6 Safety Reporting & RSOOs RSOO can provide an independent body to receive safety reporting – RSOOs are generally international organisations that are outside national government jurisdiction Enables protection of information – Most RSOOs do not have enforcement powers – these are retained by the member states Should build confidence RSOOs would have economies of scale in processing and storing information

7 Safety Reporting & RSOOs (2) RSOOs & members states will need to develop protocols – To ensure operators meet their mandatory reporting requirements – To enable member states to access information for risk based auditing when done by member states enforcement action when dealing with intentional breaches of rules

8 Summary Safety information is critical for safety management approach – Requires continuous collection and advanced systems that can be onerous for smaller states RSOOs can provide common and shared solution for all forms of safety information