International Civil Aviation Organization Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities - Safety Len Cormier Air Navigation Bureau 26 October 2011

2 Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities Who are they Programme Scope Conclusion Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

3 Who are they COSCAP-SA (South Asia) - Commenced Operations February 1998 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka COSCAP- SEA (South East Asia) – Commenced Operations July 2001 Cambodia, Hong Kong China, Macao China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, Brunei, Timor Leste Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

4 Who are they COSCAP-NA (North Asia) – Commenced Operations February 2003 China P.R., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and Republic of Korea COSCAP- GS (Gulf States) – Commenced Operations January 2006 United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

5 Who are they COSCAP-CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) - Commenced operations 2001 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, and Ukraine. COSCAP – UEMOA (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine) Commenced Operations late 2006 Benin; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

6 Who are they COSCAP-SADC (South African Development Community) – Commenced operations 2008 Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe COSCAP-CEMAC (Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) – Commenced operations 2008 Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republique, Sao Tomé et Principe and Tchad Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

7 Who are they Latin American Cooperative System of Safety Oversight (SRVSOP)) - Commenced operations as a COSCAP mechanism and subsequently transition to SRVSOP in 2001 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

8 Who are they Nine cooperative arrangements most of which are COSCAPs 82 Member States/Administrations Approximately 25 technical staff and a budget of about $US4.4 million Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

9 Programme Scope Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

10 Programme Scope Establish Safety Oversight System – Law/Regulations (CE1,CE2) Minimal to Significant – Civil Aviation Organization(CE3) Nil to Minimal – Training and Guidance (CE4, CE5) Some to Significant Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

11 Programme Scope Implement Safety Oversight System – Licensing/Certification (CE6) Nil to Minimal – Surveillance (CE7) Nil to Minimal – Resolution of Safety Concerns(CE8) Nil to some Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

12 37 th ICAO Assembly Resolution A-37-8 Regional cooperation and assistance to resolve safety-related deficiencies – Promote the concept of regional cooperation, including RSOOs – Promote assistance to regional safety and safety oversight bodies, including RSOOs – Analyse safety critical information for determining effective means of assisting States, regional and sub- regional bodies, including RSOOs – ….. Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

13 Conclusions Needs of cooperative arrangements vary depending on the scope of aviation activity and maturity of a State’s safety oversight system Some cooperative arrangements are well suited to be institutionalized as sub-regional organizations, while others are better suited to remain as cooperative arrangements Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities