1. Status of the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme
Appendix B
Status of the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme
Audits
completed
179 *
Interim
reports
178
Action
plans
173
Summary
reports
169
Audit
follow-ups 52
*In addition, five territories have been audited under the auspices of Contracting States
Total – 188 Contracting States

2. USOAP – findings and analysis
Appendix C
Lack of effective implementation of the critical elements (%)
GLOBAL/178 – 28.5%
ESAF/21 – 40.2%
APAC/33 – 24.9%
EUR/NAT/51 – 19.65%
MID/17 – 30.52%
WACAF/21 – 49.37%
NACC/21 – 24.04%
SAM/13 – 23.24% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Primary
Aviation
Legislation
Specific
Operating
Regulations
CAA Structure &
Safety Oversight
Functions
Technical
Guidance
Material
Qualified
Technical
Personnel
Licensing &
Certification
Obligations
Continued
Surveillance
Obligations
Resolution
of Safety
Issues

3. USOAP – findings and analysis
Appendix D
Lack of effective implementation of the critical elements (%)
GLOBAL: 178 (28.51%)
CENTRAL AMERICA : 6 (40.33%)
CAR: 11 (18.23%) 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
Primary
Aviation
Legislation
Specific
Operating
Regulations
CAA Structure
and Oversight
Functions
Technical
Guidance
Material
Qualified
Technical
Personnel
Licensing and
Certification
Obligations
Continued
Surveillance
Obligations
Resolution
of Safety
Issues

4. Association between findings and regional accident rates
Appendix E
Association between findings and regional accident rates 80
Audit Findings – Lack of Effective Implementation of SARPs, (178 audit reports)
Accident rates per departures - scheduled (International and Domestic, 1996) 70
Accident rates per departures - scheduled (International and Domestic, 2000) 60 50 40 30 20 10
Asia and Pacific
Region
Eastern and
Southern African
Region
European and
N. Atlantic
Region
Middle East
Region
N. / C. American
and Caribbean
Region
Southern
American
Region
Western and
Central African
Region

5. Benefits of maintaining Universal, Regular and Mandatory Audits
Appendix F
Global: 178 States(28.79%)
Audit Follow-up: 22 States (7.20%)
Initial Audit: 22 States (21.82%) 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
Primary
Aviation
Legislation
Specific
Operating
Regulations
CAA Structure
and Oversight
Functions
Technical
Guidance
Material
Qualified
Technical
Personnel
Licensing and
Certification
Obligations
Continued
Surveillance
Obligations
Resolution
of Safety
Issues