International Civil Aviation Organization Challenges Facing RSOO’s Captain Gregory Fox Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS)-CEO 28 October 2011 CASSOS’ Challenges

CASSOS main areas of regional services demand and responsibility are in REG, AGA, PEL, OPS, AW, OPS, ACCID and increasingly in CNS ATM and AVSEC. CASSOS represents regional members within aviation groups and meetings such as activity in ICAO RASG-PA, RAST, ACI and observer roles at other ICAO meetings CASSOS has technical assistance or cooperation agreements with FAA and others and has full juridical personality CASSOS: – is supported by International Treaty that includes very significant air transport objectives in licensing and certification and accident investigation and “freedom to move” within the region – was formed by formal Interstate Agreement executed by the highest levels of national governments – holds a prestigious place in the region and internationally as a formal regional aviation institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – growth and progress has slowed a bit over the past couple of years while it adapts to the new responsibilities and develops more permanent infrastructure – has developed a five year strategic plan to structure the years and is willing to share its experience in development of that plan

CASSOS common challenges: – regional shortage of aviation professionals – difficulty in succession planning – adequacy and dependability of financial resources – uneven pace of progress in Member states – rapid march of technological advancement in CNS ATM and OPS-AW – rapidly evolving new roles for RSOO within ICAO framework

CASSOS Immediate Challenges: – Establishing regional ACCID focal point – Implementation of PBN – Modernization of CNS ATM systems – Airport safety improvement – Flight safety improvement (RASG, RAST, ESC) – SMS implementation in all areas of aviation – Sharing of certification and inspection data – CMA role for RSOO – Technical cooperation with other RSOO’s – AVSEC biometrics and border security within regions

RSOO’s need to cooperate more and share technical resources and experience The future role will involve even greater responsibilities for RSOO’s, particularly as sovereignty issues are downgraded when States faced with economic and technical realities agree to more robust regional approaches to safety and security oversight New approaches to aviation service provision increasingly involve public private partnerships and RSOO’s will play critical roles in how these develop and are regulated to safety and security compliance