ICAO’s Policy on Regional Cooperation Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations 26 October 2011
Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations Cooperation with Regional Organizations and Regional Civil Aviation Bodies Endorses ICAO’s policy and Framework on Regional Cooperation Encourages ROs and RCABs to enter into arrangements with ICAO Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations A37-21 (Cont’d) Urges states to support their ROs and RCABs to enter into arrangements with ICAO SARPs to be implemented through regional cooperation Directs ICAO Secretary General to implement plan of action Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
ICAO’s Policy on Regional Cooperation Render assistance in technical and policy aspects of aviation to States Promote Regional Cooperation through partnerships Overall responsibility of implementation with the Secretary General Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Objectives of the Policy Avoid duplication of work and achieve harmonization Strengthen cooperation Ensure adequate expertise and resources for infrastructure Share information and data Ensure specialized training Assistance in enacting legislation Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Framework and Action Plan Common efforts at harmonization Understanding each other’s responsibilities Establish improved mechanisms for consultation Coordination of programme planning Periodic review of regional issues Strengthening regional offices Joint training and capacity building Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations What have we achieved? 27 September 2010 ICAO signs MOCs with AU, ACAC, AFCAC, ECAC and LACAC Initials MOC and Safety Annex with EU At A37 Assembly adopts A37-21 Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Post A37 Activities Cooperation with EU Signing of MOC in Montreal and Brussels on 28 April and 4 May 2011 First meeting of Joint Committee on 21 September 2011 Signing of 2 Joint Committee Decisions on Adoption of Safety Annex and Working Arrangements on ADREP & ECCAIRS Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Ongoing Cooperation with EU EU Expertise to be provided to ICAO Working arrangements under the continuous monitoring approach EU assistance to FAM Course and RSOO Symposium Development of Annexes to MOCs on AVSEC, ATM and ENV Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Cooperation with the African Union Meeting with AU on 27 July 2011 Cooperation on: Ministerial Conference in late 2011 Resource mobilization Annual Report Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Cooperation with ACAC, AFCAC, ECAC & LACAC ACAC: Implementation of Joint Activities AFCAC: Meeting on 20 May 2011 • Convening of ICAN in 2012 • Regional AVSEC Conference in 2011 ECAC: Regional Director requested by ECAC DGCAs to finalize Action Plan LACAC: Supports SRVSOP Activities and Seminar on CO2 Emissions Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations New MOCs Africa: EAC, SADC, COMESA Asia: APEC, ASEAN, SAARC Caribbean: CARICOM Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations
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