Association of African Aviation Training Organisations Annual General Assembly ATO’s Role in Creating Global Aviation Standards to Further Improve Safety and Security 23rd August 2016 Kampala, Uganda ROBERT MWESIGWA NVIIRI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CASSOA - UGANDA

ESTABLISHMENT OF CASSOA 18th April 2007 EAC Council of Ministers approved the establishment of the EAC Civil Aviation Safety and Security Agency (CASSOA) as an autonomous self-accounting institution of the EAC 1st June 2007, CASSOA commenced operations with 3 staff (Executive Director, Technical Coordinator, Office Management Assistant) at the seat of EAC in Arusha, Tanzania

ESTABLISHMENT OF CASSOA … cont’d Mandate: Assist the Partner States in their undertaking to make air transport services safe, efficient and profitable while adopting common policies for the development of civil air transport in the region. (from Article 92 of the EAC Treaty)

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (ATO) - Legal status: Autonomous i.e. independent of government and or any other external influence - Management: adequate skilled professionals in the field of courses offered, finance and administration - Curriculum: must meet requirements of approved ICAO TRAINAIR programme and civil aviation Regulations - Infrastructure: adequate facilities proportionate to number of students (blocks – tech library, auditoriums, laboratories, maintenance hangars, dormitories; field, recreation, runway, fire centre, Navigation Aids)

ATO’S ROLE IN CREATING GLOBAL AVIATION STANDARDS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY Fast growing aviation needs a centre of excellence to train personnel to support the industry The infrastructure and equipment have to meet the international requirements for training the personnel to provide technical expertise to the industry ATOs have to be approved by the regulatory Authority of the State to ensure international acceptable standards for both operators and regulators as per PEL Regulations

CASSOA’S ROLE: TECHNICAL MATERIALS WHICH ATOS NEED TO ABIDE WITH National Regulations (PEL) CAA-AC-ANS008 Training programme for flight procedure design personnel CAA-AC-ATM004 Training programme for ATS staff, CAA-AC-AWS015 ATO approval CAA-AC-AWS018 Training programme approval CAA-AC-MET003 Training programme for MET technical personnel

TECHNICAL MATERIALS WHICH ATOS NEED TO ABIDE WITH ..cont’d 2 CAA-AC- OPS025 Air Operator Training Programme CAA-AC-OPS040 Certification of ATO CAA-AC-PEL025 Issue, Re-issue, Renewal of Ground Examiner Authorisation Safety Management System Manual Quality Management System Manual ICAO Doc 9841 Manual on Approval of Training Organisations

CHALLENGES FACED BY ATO Funding: expensive courses (AMLE approx. = $22,000 and Piloting approx. = $50,000) due to rising costs for fuel, spares and aircraft, infrastructure maintenance Inadequate specialised skilled instructors

SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES Funding from State or regional bodies Development partners intervention Publicity to attract large numbers of students

APPRECIATION Ethiopian government and Ethiopian Aviation Academy for hosting AATO European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for training EAC experts in ATO certification (22nd – 23rd Oct 2015, Addis Ababa) ICAO for coordinating establishment of AATO

THANK YOU