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Clossing day

Collaboration by standardization,

harmonization and Cooperation

by Suzette Niewoudt Ag,

Executive Director SADC Aviation Safety Organization(SASO)

Suzette outlined that standardization from ICAOs inter- She indicated that Harmonization was derived from
national best practices with harmonization from regula- toolkits in terms of training and technical assistance
tions and technical guidance material and cooperation where SASO is based on cores of surveillance, personnel
from international agreements including from RSOOs. licensing then operational specialized training. She
Standardization was agreed from the Ezulwini ministeri- noted that Cooperation was achieved from cooperative
al forum which agreed on the improvement and agreements with RSOOs and AFCAC, pooling of
strengthening of RSOOs with a view of developing a resources and avoiding of duplication and regional
global safety oversight system. As she indicated the projects with Collaboration being derived from coordi-
RSOOs were formed from regional safety projects. She nation from international safety partners including
outlined how SASO was created from the SADC Secre- EASA, AFCAC, FAA and manufacturer’s like Airbus all
tariat with a MOU from 15 member states to the SASO this will increase efficiency to further increase safety.
charters from the ministers of transport as added that
SASO functions through CAAs through support on
advisory, certification, continuing surveillance, safety
management and training.

Expectations of Collaboration in Air

Navigation Services

by Shadrack Wesechre,
Director of Air Navigation, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

Wesechere introduced air navigation services as the regional and national plans where stakeholder
services provided to air traffic in all phases of operations approval was critical. He noted that the GANP 2019 with
including air traffic managements, communication basis on global performance parameters with improve-
navigation and surveillance including AIC services. He ment on safety, security, capacity, efficiency and
indicated the ANS evolution in collaboration on interoperability. He further outlined that at the executive
enhancement of capacities, air traffic management level key enablers were on systems with a global
operation concept that is interoperable global air traffic business view, while at planning level information main-
management system for all users in all phases of flight. tained in database with its basic building block based in
ICAO recommendations that ensure harmonization.
He outlined on how the Aviation Safety Block Upgrades
was a priority in the region, where national plans are He noted that regional level was based in regional
based on air traffic with collaboration in developing the implementation plans with national level based on

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