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Initiators of new military regulatory framework for Dutch MilitaryAviation are awarded prestigious Safety Award.
The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) today presented the 2008 Whittle Safety Award toLt-Col RNLAF James C W Mac Gillavry and Lt-Col RNLAF Rik J M van Zwol, Military AviationAuthority of the Netherlands, at a ceremony at the International Air Safety Seminar (IASS) in Hawaii,USA.
The award which honours the co-inventor of the jetengine, Sir Frank Whittle, is the highest and mostprestigious award the Federation can confer torecognise an advance in aircraft safety.
‘In recognition of their contribution to theformation of the Military Aviation Authority in theNetherlands (MAA-NLD) and the introduction of anew regulatory framework based on a total aviationsafety concept. Significant and positivedevelopments in military aviation safety in the Netherlands.’
Historically, military aircraft operate outside of the regulatory authorities, rules and regulations that civilaircraft must adhere to. Over the past decade several MOD’s have started to introduce a civil analogueregulatory safety framework to give an additional incentive (or boost ?) to the safety of military aviation.
Lt-Col Mac Gillavry and Lt-Col van Zwol, both aeronautical engineers (Msc), working within the DutchMilitary Aviation, have demonstrated excellent skills in developing a totally new regulatory frameworkfor the Dutch Military aviation which is a military analogy of the civil regulatory framework of JAA andEASA. They have helped to create the Military Aviation Authority (MAA-NLD), which is positionedindependently of the services directly under the Ministry of Defense. They started the developmentand introduction of Military Aviation Requirements (-145, -147, -66, Ops, STD, ANS and more tofollow) for the Dutch services (Air Force, Navy and Army).
Additionally they have contributed to the Netherlands initiative in taking the first steps of European co-operation of Military Aviation Authorities that resulted in founding the European Military AviationAuthorities Group (EMAAG), a very promising but also challenging development.
Upon receiving the award Lt-Col Mac Gillavry, commented “We are both extremely honoured toreceive this award, it has been a team effort to build the framework and to start the MAA activities tofurther improve the airworthiness of aircraft and the safety of passengers (cabin safety). We both sawthe need for the adoption or adaptation of best civil regulatory practices on airworthiness, safety andquality within our organisation. It is great to be acknowledged for what we have achieved so far, nowwe can build, continue to improve and hopefully spread our theories and experiences.”
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About MAA-NLD:
The Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (MAA NLD) prime responsibilities arelegislation and regulations, oversight and (if necessary) enforcing. The MAA NLD acts under directmandate of the Minister of Defence.
Using the maxim ‘Mission first, safety always’ as a principle, the MAA NLD endeavours to strike acontrolled balance between military mission and safety. The Military Aviation Requirements, analogueto civil used standards, form the basis here. They apply specifically to military situations and operations.It is the primary responsibility of the MAA NLD to establish, compile and introduce the MilitaryAviation Requirements (MARs) and ensure their implementation.
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