International Civil Aviation Organization

Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities - Safety

Len CormierAir Navigation Bureau

26 October 2011

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Cooperative Arrangements Under ICAO Modalities

•Who are they• Programme Scope• Conclusion

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Who are they

• COSCAP-SA (South Asia) - Commenced Operations February 1998Afghanistan, 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

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Who are they

• COSCAP-NA (North Asia) – Commenced Operations February 2003China 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

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Who are they

• COSCAP-CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) - Commenced operations 2001Armenia, 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 2006Benin; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo

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Who are they

• COSCAP-SADC (South African Development Community) – Commenced operations 2008Angola, 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 2008Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republique, Sao Tomé et Principe and Tchad

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Who are they

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

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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

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Programme Scope

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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

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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

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37th 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

– …..

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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