Canberra, Australia 12-13 March 2014

Mark T. Everitt Aviation Regulatory Advisor (Pacific Islands) Civil Aviation Authority of NZ and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)

“BUILDING A SECURE NEIGHBOURHOOD

IN THE PACIFIC”

  NEW ZEALAND AVSEC HAS PARTICPATED IN THE PACIFIC FOR MANY YEARS

  INITALLY AN ADHOC ARRANGMENT TARGETED AT ENHANCING AVIATION SECURITY IN THE REGION

  POST SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (MFAT) ESTABLISHED THE PACIFIC SECURITY FUND (PSF)

  ALLOWED A MORE STRUCTURED AND STRATEGIC APPROACH

  THE SET OBJECTIVES IN A SECURITY CONTEXT WERE: - IDENTIFY DEFICIENCES - TRAINING -  MONITORING AND MENTORING -  EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES

HISTORY:

  QUALITY SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED

  I.C.A.O. TRAINING CENTRE ESTABLISHED IN AUCKLAND (THE PACIFIC CONTENT)

  ASSIST WITH OUTCOMES OF EXTERNAL AUDITS INCLUDING I.C.A.O. AUDITS

  PRIOVIDE DUEL VIEWS HOLD BAGGAGE X-RAY MACHINES TO SAMOA, NIUE, TONGA FOR HOLD STOW BAGGAGE SCREENING COMPLIANCE

  SOLOMON ISLAND PROJECT

  ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURITY CO-ORDINATOR PACIFIC ISLANDS

OUTCOMES:

  SOLOMON ISLANDS   VANUATU   TONGA   COOK ISLANDS   SAMOA   NIUE

WHY THESE PACIFIC ISLAND STATES?

  NO DIRECT FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR OTHER THAN CORE BUSINESS

  FUNDING SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED THROUGH PACIFIC SECURITY FUND

  GENERALLY RESTRICTED TO THOSE STATES WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO

NEW ZEALAND

  SOLOMON ISLANDS IS A JOINT PROJECT IN PARTS

PACIFIC ISLANDS IN SCOPE:

  NEW ZEALAND CIVIL AVIATION RULES AND CIVIL AVIATION ACT GENERALLY IN PLACE THROUGH THE PACIFIC

  AUCKLAND I.C.A.O. ASTC AVAILABLE

  ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE READILY AVAILABLE

  GENERALLY SMALL POPULATION BASE

  LOW THREAT LEVEL FROM EXTREMISTS

  VULNERABILITIES DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING OVER MANY YEARS

  HIGH MIGRATION RATES

  VARIATION BETWEEN STATES DUE TO DIFFERING LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE

THE CONTEXT:

  NEW ZEALAND HAS GOVERNANCE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PACIFIC STATES

  A COMMITMENT TO ASSISTING IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY STANDARDS ACROSS THE SOUTH PACIFIC

  PHILOSOPHY IS TO ADDRESS ANY VULNERABILITIES IN STATES TO ENSURE ONGOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  PROTECT NEW ZEALANDS BORDERS, AIRLINES, PASSENGERS AND ECONOMY

WHY ARE WE ASSISTING?

  CURRENTLY SATISIFIED WITH ONGOING COMMITMENT IN A SECURITY CONTEXT

  EMPHASIS IN NEXT PHASE AROUND SAFETY (WITH A SPIN OFF FOR SECURITY)

  IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SMS) REGIONAL APPROACH

  ANALYSIS OF I.C.A.O. AUDIT PROGRAMME INCLUDING THE MOVE TO A CONTINUOUS MONITORING APPROACH (CMA)

ENHANCEMENT OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:

  MOVE INTO A MORE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE AND RISK-BASED FORM OF OVERSIGHT

  COMPLIANCE WITH ANNEX 19

  CAPACITY BUILDING

  JUST CULTURE

  PACIFIC AVIATION SAFETY OFFICE (P.A.S.O.)

  OVERARCHING REGULATORY SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING

  I.C.A.O. CONTINUOUS MONITORING AUDIT (CMA)

  ESTABLISHED UNDER TREATIES BETWEEN PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

  POOR TRACK RECORD

  AIM – TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC OVERARCHING REGULATORY OVERSIGHT FOR BOTH SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR MEMBER PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

  PASO GOVERNANCE MADE UP BY A COUNCIL OF PACIFIC STATES DCA’S

  NEW CEO RECENTLY APPOINTED

PACIFIC AVIATION SAFETY OFFICE (PASO):

  BASED IN VANUATU

  AVIATION SECURITY AUDIT PROCESS MOST FUNCTIONAL CURRENT ACTIVITIY

  NEW BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPED TO BE IMPLEMENTED

  WORLD BANK PROVIDING FUNDING ASSISTANCE

FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION (FIR) -  BRISBANE -  MELBOURNE -  NEW ZEALAND -  NADI -  TAHITI

  AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES DETERMINED IN THE 1950’S DOES NOT REFLECT INFORMATION AND MOVEMENT OF SOME STATES

  THE BOUNDARIES NO LONGER REFLECT THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF MODERN JET OPERATIONS ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEANS

  IDENTIFY EFFIENCIES INTO THE FUTURE

UPPER AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT:

SOLOMON ISLANDS   PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP   ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND TRADE (NZMFAT)

KIRIBATI   TERMINAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT   ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND TRADE (NZMFAT)   ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK   AVIATION SECURITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS TO BE

INTERGRATED IN BOTH PROJECTS

AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT:

CORRUPTION:

Thank you