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Opening presentation

ICAO Initiatives Enhancing Aviation

Safety Culture and Security in Africa

by Eyob Estifano and Julius Nyanja,

ICAO Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Office

60% 53.06%

safety targets Security
Increase Implementation

FROM 14 TO 29 STATES. FROM 4 TO 1 M4TO1

Estifano indicated that since the AFI regional safety indicated ICAO has conducted various security trainings
targets were set in 2012 due to the increased number of and that in its planning and setting of short to long term
aircraft accidents in Africa from 1997 to 2006 that were security plans which provide capacitation assistance to
largely due to safety oversight deficiencies. He indicated states that has enabled improvement of the AFI average
ever since the safety targets were set, with capacity level of effective security implementation to 53.06%.
provided to assist states oversight capacities as Also, this has led to the reduction of state’s significant
reviewed during the period by ICAO safety audits from security concerns from 4 to 1 respectively.
2012 to 2015, where the number of states meeting the
safety targets of 60% increased from 14 to 29 states. He indicated ICAO support’s CASSOAs harmonization
This was largely attributed to capacity building brought initiatives and added that there needs to be training of
by numerous trainings including establishment of AATO more security personnel with effective distribution of
to coordinate training activities. He indicated that ICAO the 72 certified instructors in aviation security across the
supports CASSOA’s initiatives as it assists states in region. He also called for more improved utilization of
meeting ICAO’s SARPs with various plans in aerodrome the 4 centers of aviation security in the AFI region that
certification, search and rescue and SMS implementa- are in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Dakar and Rabat. He also
tion. called for more collaboration to address emerging
threats, more effective data collection and information
Nyanja indicated that the AFI SECFAL Plan (African sharing, Increased funding to RSOOs (Regional Safety
Aviation Security and Facilitation Plan) was to enhance Oversight Organization) through a sustainable mecha-
aviation safety and security facilitation in a sustainable nism, obtaining accurate data on non - machine read-
manner. This was facilitated by training on travel docu- able travel documents, enhanced awareness of aviation
ments authentication, trainings on effective risk man- security, capacity building and addressing emerging
agement, crisis management and legal trainings. He threats like cyber security.

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