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Documentation for the session of the Assembly in 2001

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TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

I have the honour to transmit, at the direction of the Council, its Report for the year 2000 prepared in compliance with Article 54(a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. With the Reports for 1998 (Doc 9732) and 1999 (Doc 9752), it constitutes documentation for Item 7 of the Provisional Agenda of the 33rd Session of the Assembly, and it will be supplemented by a brief review of the work of the Organization for the first six months of 2001. It is being circulated to Contracting States now for their information and will also be sent to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in pursuance of Article VI, paragraph 2 (a) of the ICAO.

The Report was prepa

its President au

re the One hundred and fifty-ninth Session from 17 Jamiary to l? , with a total of thirteen meetings; the One hundred and sixtieth Sessionfrom 17 April to 16 June, with a total of fourteen meetings; and the One hundred and sixty-first Session from 10 October to 8 December, with a total of eighteen meetings, two of which were held outside the Council phase. Authority was delegated to the President to act on a number of matters, as necessary, when the Council was not in session.

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Chapter I . The Year in Summary ......... 1 The world economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Traffic 2 Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commercial developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Economic regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CNS/ATM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Aerodromes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Aeronautical meteorology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Search and rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Congestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Safety oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

. . . . Year 2000 (Y2K) contingency planning 12 Human Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . Tralnmg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Warsaw system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Smoking restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Substance abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Technical co.operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Organization ...................... 16

ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN ICAO IN 2000

Chapter I1 . Air Navigation ............... 18 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 . Projects given special attention

during 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3 . Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4 . International Standards and

Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 111 . Air Transport ............... 30 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Meetings 30 3 . Economic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 4 . Economic policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5 . Forecasting and economic planning . . . 31 6 . Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

7 . Airport and route facility management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . Environmental protection

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . Facilitation

............. Chapter IV . Joint Financing 1 . General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Financial data for the Danish and

... Icelandic Joint Financing Agreements 3 . Amendment of the calculation

method for user charges under the Danish and Icelandic Joint Financing

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agreements 4 . Projects relating to the operation of the

services under the Icelandic Joint Financing Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . Financial data for the arrangement on the Joint Financing of a North Atlantic

. . . . . . . . . . . height monitoring system

Chapter V . Technical Co-operation ....... 1 . Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . Fellowship awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 5 . Equipment and subcontracts 6 . UNDP and Trust Fund programmes . .

Chapter VI . Constitutional and Legal Questions .........................

1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Ratifications, adherences and

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acceptances 3 . Work programme of the Legal

. . . . . . Committee and Legal meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . Settlement of differences

. . . 5 . Privileges, immunities and facilities 6 . Registration of agreements and

arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . Collection of national aviation

laws and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter VII . Aviation Security ........... 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Committee on Unlawful Interference

with International Civil Aviation and . . . its Facil~t~es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3. Aviation Security Mechanism . . . . . . . . 64 4. Technical cooperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 5. Communication with States. . . . . . . . . . 66 6. Technical and legal aspects of

aviation security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter VIII. Regional Activities. ........ 68

Part I. Regional Offices ............... 68 1. General.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2. Overall Regional Office activity . . . . . . 68 3. Individual Regional Office activities

andachievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Part 11. Regional Commissions. ........ 75 1. General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 2. African Civil Aviation Commission

(AFCAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3. European Civil Aviation Conference

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ECAC) 75 4. Latin American Civil Aviation

Commission (LACAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Chapter IX. Relations with Other International Organizations. .............. 79

1. The United Nations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 2. Inter-agency bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3. Specialized agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 4. Other international organizations. .... 81

Chapter X. The Organization.. ........... 85 1. The Assembly, the Council and

the subordinate bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 2. Structure of the organization. . . . . . . . . 89 3. Personnel.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4. Familiarization course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 5. Public information activities . . . . . . . . . 91 6. Information technology activities . . . . . 92 7. Language services, publications

and the ICAO web, library and archives activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8. Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 9. Oversight and management

review activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Appendices

1. International Air Law Instruments - Ratifications and Adherences during 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

2. Annexes to the Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

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3. The Council, Air Navigation Commission and Council Committees. . . A-10

4. Meetings held in 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

5. Participation of States and international organizations in

. . . . . . . . . . main ICAO meetings in 2000. A-15

6. Structure of ICAO Secretariat as of 31 December 2000.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

7. National distribution of Professional Category staff as of 31 December 2000. . . A-19

8. Distribution of Technical Co-operation field staff by nationality, grade and programme, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23

. . . . 9. Field personnel recruitment - 2000. A-24

10. Fellowship awards made during 2000 under ICAO programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32

11. Equipment procurement and subcontracts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-37

12. Tables relating to Chapter I . . . . . . . . . . . . A-39

13. Missions to States and Territories by Regional Office Staff in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security and Technical Cooperation Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-51

14. Frequency of States' attendance at ICAO Regional Office meetings and subjects covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-56

15. Specific activities of Regional Offices in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security and Technical Cooperation fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-64

16. Specific issues to be addressed by Regional Offices in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security and Technical Cooperation fields . . . . . . . . . . . A-79

17. Review of action taken up to 31 December 2000 on Resolutions of the 32nd Session of the Assembly. . . . . . . A-86

ACAS. Airborne collision avoidance systems ACC. Area control centre ACDB. Airport Characteristics Data Bank ADIZ. Air defence identification zone ADREP. Accident and incident reporting data ADS. Automatic dependent surveillance AFDD. Audit findings and differences database AFI. African Region AFIS. Aerodrome flight information services AFS. Aeronautical fixed service AFTN. Aeronautical fixed telecommunication

network AIC. Aeronautical information circular AIPs. Aeronautical Information Publications AISIMAP. Aeronautical Information

Services/Aeronautica1 Charts AMHS. Aeronautical message handling system AMSS. Aeronautical mobile satellite service ANC. Air Navigation Commission ANS. Air navigation services AOSCF. Administrative and operational services

cost fund APANPIRG. ASIA/PAC Planning and

Implementation Regional Group ARDMS. Aviation regulatory database

management system ASAS. Airborne separation assurance system ASP. Aeronautical surveillance plans ASTC. AVSEC training centre ATC. Air traffic control ATFM. Air traffic flow management ATM. Air traffic management ATN. Aeronautical telecommunication network ATO. Air transportation office ATS. Air traffic services AVSEC. Aviation Security BUFR. Binary Universal Form for the

Representation of meteorological data CAA. Civil Aviation Authority CAMP. Civil Aviation Master Plan CAPS. Civil aviation purchasing service CAR. Caribbean Region CARICOM. Caribbean community CAST. Commercial aviation safety team

CCTV. Closed-circuit television CDU. Course development unit CFIT. Controlled flight into terrain CNSIATM. Communications, navigation,

surveillance and air traffic management COM. Communication COMESA. Common market for Eastern and

Southern Africa CORPAC. Corporaci6n Peruana de Aeropuertos y

Aviaci6n Comercial COSCAP. The Cooperative Development of

,Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness

COSPAS. Space system for search of vessels in distress

CPDLC. Controller-pilot data link communications

CRS. Computer reservation systems DCA. Department of Civil Aviation DGCA. Directorate General of Civil Aviation DME. Distance measuring equipment DOJ. Department of Justice DOT. Department of Transportation EANPG. EUR Air Navigation Planning Group EATCHIP. European ATC Harmonization and

Integration Programme EC. European Commission ECA. Economic Commission for Africa ECAC. European Civil Aviation Conference ECOSOC. Economic and Social Council EDR. Eddy dissipation rate EGR. Equitable Geographic Representation ESCAP. Economic and Social Commission for

Asia and the Pacific EU. European Union EUROCONTROL. European Organization for the

Safety of Air Navigation FAA. Federal Aviation Administration FASID. Facilities and Services Implementation

Document FIR. Flight information region FIS. Flight information services GASP. Global aviation safety plan GATS. General Agreement on Trade in Services

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GDE Gross domestic product GEOSAR. Geostationary satellites GEPEJTA. Group of Experts on Policies,

Economics and Legal Matters in Air Transport GNSS. Global navigation satellite systems GPS. Global position system GREPECAS. CAR/SAM Regional Planning and

Implementation Group HF. High frequency HRD. Human resource development IAVW. International airways volcano watch IBIS. ICAO bird strike information system ICDB. ICAO central database for documents ICPOIINTERPOL. International Criminal Police

Organization ILS. Instrument landing systems JAA. Joint Aviation Authority LACAC. Latin American Civil Aviation

Commission MET. Meteorology METAR. Aviation routine weather report (in

aeronautical meteorological code) MIDANPIRG. MID Air Navigation Planning and

Implementation Regional Group MNT. Mach number technique MoU. Memorandum of Understanding MRTD. Machine readable travel documents MSA. Management service agreement NAT SPG. NAT Systems Planning Group NDT. Non-destructive testing OCL. Obstacle clearance limit OECD. Organization for Economic Co-operation

and Development OIFM. Objectives implementation funding

mechanism OPAS. Operational assignment OPMET. Operational meteorological information OPS. Operations PANS. Procedures for Air Navigation Services PC. Project Coordinator PIRGs. Planning and implementation regional

groups RAC. Rules of the air and air traffic services RAFC. Regional area forecast centre REDDIG. SAM digital network RFF. Rescue and fire fighting RNAV. Area navigation RNP. Required navigation performance RVR. Runway visual range RVSM. Reduced vertical separation minima SA. South Asia SADC. Southern African Development

Community

SADIS. Satellite distribution system SAFA. Safety assessment of foreign aircraft SAM. South American Region SARPs. Standards and Recommended Practices SARSAT. Search and rescue satellite-aided

tracking SCAR. SADIS cost allocation and recovery SFOR. Stabilization force SIDS. Small island developing States SIGMET. Information concerning en-route

weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations

SIGWX. Significant weather SIP. Special implementation project SME. Subject matter expert SOI. Safety oversight issues SPPD. Support Services for Policy and

Programme Development SSR. Secondary surveillance radar STE. Short-term expert STP. Standardized Training Package STS. Support for technical services TAF. Terminal aerodrome forecast TCCA. Transatlantic Common Aviation Area TF. Trust Funds UNCTAD. United Nations Conference on Trade

and Development UNDCP. United Nations Drug Control

Programme UNDP. United Nations Development Programme UNEP. United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC. United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change UNIDROIT. International Institute for the

Unification of Private Law UPU. Universal Postal Union USOAP. Universal Safety Oversight Audit

Programme VAAC. Volcanic ash advisory centre VDL. VHF digital link VHF. Very high frequency VOR. VHF omnidirectional radio range VSAT. Very small aperture terminal WAFC. World area forecast centre WAFS. World area forecast system WFP. World Food Programme WGS-84. World Geodetic System - 1984 WPR. Waypoint positioning reporting WRC-2000. World Radiocommnnication

Conference (2000) Y2K. Year 2000 problem

Chapter I The Year in Summary

This chapter summarizes the principal trends and developments in civil aviation and the work of ICAO in 2000. Tables in Appendix 12 provide detailed statistics on the data presented in this chapter.

In 2000, world gross domestic product (GDP) grew approximately 4.4 per cent in real terms (Figure 1). For the industrialized countries GDP grew 4.0 per cent, somewhat below the global average; however, North America experienced a robust economic growth of about 5.3 per cent. GDP growth for developing countries amounted to 5.6 per cent, almost 1 per cent higher than the previous year.

Figure 1. Development in world GDP in constant prices year-on-year changes. 1991-2000

Africa's economy achieved a 3.6 per cent GDP increase. The Region with the largest share of the world economy Asia and the Pacific, continued to regain its economic strength with approximately 4.3 per cent GDP growth in 2000, close to the world average. Developing countries in the Asia and the Pacific Region contributed significantly as their average GDP grew 6.7 per cent. China's GDP again showed a strong growth, of 7.7 per cent. Several South-East Asian economies continued to show strong growth in 2000. Japan's GDP continued to stabilize with almost 2 per cent growth during 2000, while Asia's 4 newly industrialized economies averaged almost 8 per cent GDP growth. Australia's and New Zealand's economies grew at about 4.0 per cent, closer to the world average.

Europe achieved an average GDP growth of 3.5per cent, over 1 per cent higher than the previous year and a rate consistent throughout the European Union. The Central and Eastern European economies grew around 3.8 per cent. The countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) showed a significant GDP growth, averaging about 5.0 per cent, following moderate growth experienced in the previous year.

Latin America and the Caribbean recovered from a weak economic performance and posted a healthy 4.3 per cent GDP growth, close to the world average; the Middle East also experienced a high growth of over 6 per cent, significantly greater than the previous year.

The world trade volume in goods and services is estimated to have grown approximately 10 per cent in 2000, the highest rate achieved during the last decade and more than twice that experienced in the previous year.

International tourism grew significantly in 2000 by an estimated 7.4 per cent, almost double the increase in 1999. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) estimates that almost 700 million tourists

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travelled to foreign countries spending approximately $475 billion', an increase of 4.5 per cent over the previous year.

On a regional basis, some 36 per cent of the total traffic volume (passengers/freight/mail) was carried by North American airlines. European airlines camed 28 per cent, Asia/Pacific airlines 27 per cent, Latin American and the Caribbean airlines 4 per cent, Middle East airlines 3 per cent and African airlines 2 per cent (Table 4).

Data for individual countries (Tables 5 and 6) show that in 2000 about 45 per cent of the total volume of scheduled passenger, freight and mail traffic was accounted for by the airlines of the

Figure 2. International tourism receipts and arrivals U.S. dollars. 1991-ZOCO

Figure 3. Scheduled traffic tonnekilometres performed, 1991-2000

Scheduled Operations

In 2000, the total scheduled traffic carried by the airlines of the 185 Contracting States of ICAO amounted to a total of about 1647 million passengers and some 30.2 million tomes of freight. Overall passenger/freight/mail tonne-kilometres performed increased by some 8 per cent over 1999 and international tonne-kilometres by some 9 per cent (Tables 1 and 2). Figure 3 shows the trend from 1991 to 2000.

In 2000, the overall capaaty increased at a slightly lower rate than traffic (Figure 4). Hence, the average passenger load factor on total scheduled services (domestic plus international) increased to 71 per cent in 2000 and the average weight load factor increased to 61 per cent (Table 3).

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United States, Japan and the United Kingdom (34, 6 and 5 per cent respectively). On international services, almost 39 per cent of all traffic was carried by the airlines of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan (18, 8,7 and 6 per cent respectively).

Airlines

Non-scheduled Commercial Operations

It is estimated that in 2000 total international non-scheduled passenger-kilometres increased by some 11 per cent, with the non-scheduled share of overall international air passenger traffic remaining at about 13 per cent (Figure 5 and Table 7). Domestic non-scheduled passenger traffic represents only about 8 per cent of total non- scheduled passenger traffic and some 2 per cent of total domestic passenger traffic worldwide.

Airport Operations

In 2000, the 25 largest airports in the world handled some 1 096 million passengers, according to preliminary estimates (Table 8). During the same period, the airports concerned (16 of which are located in North America, 6 in Europe and 3 in Asia) also handled some 11.5 million commercial air transport movements.

Figure 5. International non-scheduled traffic passenger-kilometres performed, 1991-2000

Preliminary estimates for 2000 indicate that the world's scheduled airlines as a whole experienced an operating profit for the eighth year in succession (Table 9 and Figure 6).

The operating revenues of scheduled airlines of ICAO Contracting States are tentatively estimated at $328 700 million in 2000 and operating expenses for the same airlines at $317 700 million, giving an operating profit of 3.3 per cent of operating revenues. This follows an operating profit of 4.0 per cent in 1999.

Per tonne-kilometre, operating revenues decreased from 77.9 cents in 1999 to an estimated 77.6 cents in 2000, while operating expenses increased from 74.7 cents to an estimated 75.0 cents.

Airports and Air Navigation Services

Although details are not yet available, the overall financial situation of airports and air navigation service providers continued to improve in 2000 and the larger operators are generally financially robust. However, it is apparent that for many

Figure 6. Scheduled airlines operating and net, 1991-2000

airports around the world, capital costs are not included at all or are only partly included in their accounts, as are, frequently, other costs; similarly, for air navigation service providers, depreciation, amortization and MET costs are frequently not included. Thus, the full costs of both airports and air navigation service providers are not recovered.

Carriers

On the basis of schedules published in multilateral airline schedule guides, it is estimated that at the end of 2000 there were some 716 air camers worldwide providing scheduled passenger services (international and/or domestic) and about 91 operating scheduled all-freight services. Compared with the same period in 1999, this represents a net overall increase of just 1 air carrier.

The trend of privatization of govemment- owned airlines continued in 2000. Four airlines achieved their partial privatization aims and another 2 airlines further reduced their government shares. Preparations for privatization were reported during the year for 29 govemment- owned carriers. The Govemment of Malaysia raised the foreign ownership limit of its national carriers from 30 to 45 per cent. The Government of India was also considering an increase in its limit in connection with the proposed privatization of its national carriers.

Airports and Air Navigation Services

The strong growth in the autonomy of airports and air navigation service providers worldwide continued. The involvement of private interests also accelerated but principally in the airport sector. This occurred not so much through outright purchases of airports, but rather through various other forms of private involvement such as partial ownership and management contracts. A noticeable emerging development was the expansion and growing activity of airport alliances.

* The Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000), held in


June, was attended by more than 600 participants from 113 Contracting States of ICAO and 22 international aviation organizations, including government oficials, directors general of civil aviation authorities, airport managers, service providers and users. B y the end of the year, the Council had acted on all the Conference recommendations and adopted the new ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services (Doc 9082/6) to supersede the former Statements by the Council to Contracting States on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services (Doc 9082/5). The new guidance material addresses such issues as independent mechanisms for the economic regulation of airports and air navigation services; the development and application of performance parameters; the application of the best commercial practices; joint charges collections; pre-funding of projects through charges in specific circumstances; and the use of 'yrst resort" mechanisms for the settlement of disputes.

Aircraft

Between 1991 and 2000, the reported number of commercial air transport aircraft in service increased by about 5 per cent from 18 544 to 19 469 (excluding aircraft with a maximum takeoff mass of less than 9 000 kg). Within these totals, turbejet aircraft numbers increased by about 6 per cent, from 15 192 to 16045, over the same period (Figure 7 and Table 10).

Year

Figure 7. Total commercial air transport fleet 1991-2000

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In 2000, 1553 jet aircraft were ordered (compared with 987 in 1999) and 1009 aircraft were delivered (compared with 1 074 in 1999). The backlog of unfilled orders at the end of 2000 was 3 649 aircraft compared with 3 306 at the end of 1999.

The financial commitment in terms of jet aircraft orders placed with the major aircraft manufacturers in 2000 is estimated to be about 80 billion.

The number of turboprop aircraft ordered in 2000 was 68, and 57 turboprop aircraft were delivered during the year.

Most active aircraft type transactions, 2000

Aircraft Orders Deliueries Backlog

Boeing 737 379 271 963 Airbus A 319/ 324 236 1 083

320/321 Canadair RJ 259 94 505 Embraer EMB-145 252 109 252 Boeing 777 111 55 243

States continued to expand the international air transport network. During the year, States are reported to have concluded or amended a total of 73 bilateral air service agreements, compared to 67 in 1999, a slight increase after a 3-year decline. Continuing a trend, over 70 per cent of these agreements and amendments contained some form of liberalized regulatory arrangements. For example, of the 17 "open skies" agreements concluded, which provide for unrestricted route rights and free-market access, 7 were for immediate introduction, another 8 were on a phase-in basis while the remaining 2 applied only to all-cargo services. By December 2000, nearly 80 "open skies" bilateral agreements had been concluded since 1995 (36 in the last 3 years) between approximately 60 countries. These agreements involved not only developed countries, but also an increasing number of developing countries (about 60 per cent of the agreements).

Air transport liberalization activity also continued at the regional level. In Mrica, the Heads of States and Governments of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) endorsed, in August, the regional provisional aviation agreement reached in 1999 by the African Transport Ministers (known as the Yamoussoukro I1 Decision). This agreement will gradually liberalize the African skies with the aim of achieving its full integration by 2002. The Council of Ministers of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) decided, in December, to put in abeyance the implementation of the second phase of its air transport liberalization programme (i.e. full-market access) pending the establishment of the COMESA Air Transport Regulatory Board and the formulation and implementation of the COMESA Air Transport Competition Rules. However, COMESA member States in a position to implement the programme could do so.

In the Asia and the Pacific Region, 5 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States) concluded a new "Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation" in November. This agreement mirrors the United States' "open skies" bilateral agreements, but further liberalizes the traditional ownership requirement to enhance cross-border investment among foreign carriers.

In Europe, a referendum in Switzerland in May approved the wide-ranging bilateral agreement with the European Union (EU), under which Switzerland would be fully integrated into the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA). The Transport Ministers of the European Council adopted, in December, an agreement on a new EU Treaty dealing with the institutional operations of an enlarged EU. The enlargement. will include 12 additional States, of which 10 are from Central and Eastern Europe, and their accession is targeted for completion by January 2004. The European Commission continued to pursue a proposal to negotiate on behalf of the EU with the United States for a Transatlantic Common Aviation Area (TCAA). The proposal, which was originated by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) in September 1999, identifies core areas for liberalization including airline ownership and the right of establishment, the freedom to provide services, competition policy, and leasing of aircraft. It advocates liberalization between the EU-U.S.

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market on an incremental and regional basis, with provisions for other interested States to join later.

In Latin America, the Aeronautical Authorities Council of the Fortaleza Agreement (signed in 1997 by 6 countries in the Region), set up a commission in August under the chairmanship of Chile to further study liberalization options including a possible harmonization with States in the Andean Pact (signed in 1991 by 5 countries). In September, representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States met in Jamaica to exchange views on a possible regional "open skies" agreement.

Another significant development was the increasing involvement of some other organizations in air transport matters, most notably the World Trade Organization (WM-OMC). In 2000, the WTO-OMC launched a review process of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Included is a mandated review of the Air Transport Annex, consisting of a review of developments in the sector and the operation of the Annex, with a view to the possible extension of its application. Although at an early stage, there has already been mention of not only the possible addition of certain "soft rights" in the Air Transport Annex, such as "airport services", but also some aspects of "hard or "traffic" rights, such as those covering air cargo services. ICAO actively participated in the review and attended, as an observer, meetings held by the WTO-OMC's Council for Trade in Sewices concerning air transport, at which representations were made on the regulatory developments in the air transport sector as well as ICAO's role in economic regulation and its work in facilitating, regulatory reform. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched an initiative to develop a model bilateral agreement and a multilateral agreement for the liberalization of air cargo transport.

At the national level, the Government of Australia formally issued its new liberal aviation policy in June, which provided for negotiation of reciprocd "open skies" agreements with interested States. This policy calls for multiple airline designations and unrestricted market access, pricing, freight and codesharing. The Government of Japan liberalized its domestic air transport by removing both upper and lower limits on fares, and by allowing airlines to enter new routes or withdraw from unprofitable operations without prior government authorization. The Government of China continued to encourage the restructuring

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of its air transport industry, including through the consolidation of national carriers into several airline groups in order to adapt to an increasingly competitive environment. The Governments of Cambodia and Lebanon also announced, in March and November respectively, liberal aviation policies, which allow more liberal access by foreign carriers to their international airports.

Along with the liberalization activity, the use of competition laws in dealing with air transport has occurred with greater frequency. In Canada, the Commission of Competition, in response to CanJet's complaint, issued a temporary order requiring Air Canada to desist from selling discount fares on 5 routes. In Latin America, Mexico's Federal Competition Commission ordered the break-up of Cintra, the holding company that has control of AeroMexico and Mexicana. Chile's antitrust authorities started an investigation of charges brought by Avant Airlines and the National Bus Federation against AeroContinente Chile for unfair competitive practices. The Justice Ministry of Brazil opened a case against Varig, Viacao Aerea, Sao Paulo, S.A. (VASP), Transportes Aereos Regionais S.A. (TAM) and Transbrasil, alleging that they formed a cartel for simultaneous domestic fare hikes. Ln Europe, the European Commission ruled that the airports in Spain had been discriminating in favour of Spanish carriers. The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the European Commission received a number of complaints against alleged predatory practices by major carriers from smaller airlines.

Airline alliances and mergers, particularly those involving major carriers, continued to attract attention from regulatory authorities because of their potential effect on market access, competition and consumer interest, although regulatory treatment varied. The European Commission launched investigations into the alliance arrangements between Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and SAS, and between British Midland Airways, Lufthansa and SAS, which would form a part of the Star Alliance. The Commission also investi- gated a plan by the SAir Group to take a 42 per cent stake in Portugalia, which subsequently led to SAir Group's withdrawal from its original plan. In the United States, the DOT approved and granted antitrust immunity to cooperation agreements filed by American Airlines, Sabena and Swissair, by Malaysia Airlines and Northwest Airlines, and by SAS and Icelandair (the first immunized

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alliance of non-United States carriers). The Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated the examination of the proposed merger of United Airlines and US Airways. In November, Northwest Airlines took action to divest its majority voting stock in Continental Airlines to meet DOJ's antitrust requirement. In Australia, the Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) authorized Qantas and British Airways to expand their cooperative agreement for an additional 3 years.

The advance of information technology continued to have an impact on the airline industry in its product distribution as well as its regulation. During the year, the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) adopted a recommendation on a revised ECAC Code of Conduct on computer reservation systems (CRS) based on the new EU CRS regulation. The United States DOT continued to review its CRS rules and sought comments on whether the CRS rules remain necessary and effective in light of the airlines' diminishing control of CRS, and whether new rules covering the Internet should be adopted. The United States DOJ and the European Commission each started investigations as to whether Internet-based joint ventures by airlines meet competition requirements.

Planning for the implementation of communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) systems continued in 2000 through the individual and combined efforts of Contracting States and the work of several Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs). Following the initiative taken by the CAR/SAM/3 RAN meeting in October 1999, some specific CNS/ATM system elements and implementation plans were integrated into regional air navigation plans. The Global Air Navigation Plan for CNSIATM Systems (Global Plan) (Doc 9750) was distributed to States and was successfully integrated into the work of the PIRGs. Based on the work of the PIRGs, the tables

in Part I1 of the Global Plan are continuously being updated to reflect the evolution timelines being developed. Additionally, significant efforts are being made to conduct cost-benefit analyses in order to facilitate the implementation of new systems.

Substantial progress was made in all Regions toward the implementation of reduced separation minima based on CNS/ATM systems and concepts. In the Pacific Region, the concept of required navigation performance (RNP) formed the basis for a reduction of separation to 50 NM both longitudinally and laterally Initial steps continued to be taken to implement similar reductions in the African, Caribbean, Latin American, Middle East and South American Regions. RNP5 airspace is being planned for implementation in parts of the Middle East Region and in the South Atlantic corridor connecting Europe and South America. RNP5, in conjunction with area navigation (RNAV), allowed States and aircraft operators in the European Region to take advantage of airborne RNAV capabilities within the coverage of existing VOR-based systems. Work continued on the introduction of reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) in the European Region and was successfully implemented in parts of the Pacific Region.

Programmes to implement controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC), and the ATS message handling system (AMHS) commenced in some ICAO Regions. Also, the automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) trials currently being conducted, together with extensive work on the development of ADS procedures aimed at using ADS for separation purposes, should lead to the application of ADS in oceanic airspace for conformance monitoring and separation purposes. These developments should eventually lead to a more efficient utilization of the airspace while increasing capacity

* ICAO, through the Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs), continued to monitor the progress of implementation by States of the provisions of Annexes 4 and 15, which require the publication of aeronautical coordinates referenced to the World Geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84). Implementation is expected to improve in 2001, and ICAO will continue to monitor progress and assist States, as required.

Communications

Work was completed on the development of SARPs for VDL Mode 3 (TDMA integrated voice/data) and VDL Mode 4 (data link for surveillance applications). These systems provide for the introduction of digitized voice and enhanced air-ground data communications. VDL Mode 4 is particularly developed to satisfy requirements for ADS. Both data links are ATN compatible.

SARPs extending the provision of AMSS to n greater range ofaircr@ and to provide for improved utilization of the radiofrequency spectrum developed at the sixth meeting of the Aeronautical Mobile Communicntions Panel (AMCP), were adopted by the Council and became applicllble (as part of Amendment 75 to Annex 10) on 2 November.

Navigation

Progress continued in a number of States and international organizations on the development and implementation of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The ICAO GNSS Panel completed (in June) the validation of the first package of SARPs for GNSS and these SAWS were processed for inclusion in Annex 10, Volume I, to become applicable in November 2001.

Development of satellite-based augmentation systems continued. This form of augmentation is expected to support the use of GNSS for all phases of flight down to Category I precision approach. Several architectures for ground-based augmentation systems with the potential to support Category II/III precision approach applications also continued to be developed and tested. The latter type of augmentation may be used by some States as an alternative in support of Category I operations. A number of States approved the global positioning system (GPS) for supplemental or primary use for some operations and types of airspace.

Surveillance

Considerable progress continued to be reported during the year on the improvement of surveillance capabilities. This included the development of the airborne separation assurance

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system (ASAS) and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) concepts, based on SSR Mode S extended quitter technique. Work was completed on the development of proposed amendments to the Annex 10 SARPs for SSR Mode S, the Mode S subnetwork of the aeronautical telecommunication network (ATN) and airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS 11), in order to facilitate the timely implementation of those systems by Contracting States. Aeronautical surveillance plans (ASP) aimed at the coherent implementation of surveillance facilities, including Mode S, ACAS and ADS, are under development in the Regions.

Aeronautical Spectrum

ICAO participated at the International Tele- communication Union (ITU) World Radio- communication Conference (2000) (WRC-2000), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 8 May to 2 June. ICAO's aim was to ensure that decisions related to spectrum management would secure the long- term availability of the radio frequency spectrum for CNS services. The ICAO position was formulated in concert with Contracting States. The President of the Council headed the ICAO Delegation and addressed the WRC underlining the need to secure an adequate and protected spectrum for aviation. The outcome of the Conference fully satisfied the ICAO position on all agenda items. Preparation of an ICAO position for WRC-2003 has started.

Air Traffic Management

As part of the evolutionary process leading to the implementation of a seamless global air traffic management (ATM) system, air traffic control (ATC) systems around the world continued to be updated with modern equipment capable of supporting advanced ATM concepts.

Progress was made in the development of airspace planning and ATM infrastructure requirements in line with the ICAO Global Plan. Several PIRGs developed ATM implementation plans with associated timelines and evolution tables.

Several concepts for the operation of ATM systems were advanced. The United States progressed work on its "National Airspace System

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Concept" of operations which encompasses its "Free Flight" concept and several automation capabilities, including conflict resolution and metering software. In order to build on the success of the European Air Traffic Control Harmonization and Integration Programme (EATCHIP), the ATM Strategy for 2000 and Beyond was developed. The strategy falls within the framework of ICAO CNS/ATM systems and has, as its major thrust, the objective of achieving one uniform airspace for Europe. The "single European sky" is a cornerstone of the emerging and future European ATM system. The ATM Strategy 2000 and Beyond document states that "European ATM will actively contribute to the design and planning of ICAO CNS/ATM systems and adhere to the European Regional Air Navigation Plan to meet the airspace users' requirements on a worldwide basis, and to ensure an effective interface with neighbouring regions and adjacent States within those regions." The ICAO Air Traffic Management Operational Concept Panel (ATMCP) met 5 times as a working group of the whole and made significant progress in its work toward describing a gate-to-gate ATM operational concept that will facilitate the evolutionary implementation of a seamless global ATM system.

monitoring research in the industry. The next amendment to Annex 14, Volume I, will include improved specifications on rescue and fire fighting, particularly on rescue in water and difficult terrain, and response time of aerodrome RFF services.

In order to meet the increasing demands on airport infrastructure development due to continuous growth of air traffic, there is a growing trend towards autonomy in the provision of airports. As this also has safety implications, States need to ensure that appropriate legislation and safety regulations are in place. In this context, ICAO's work on the licensing/certification of aerodromes, currently in the final review stage, should be useful to States to ensure safety and to meet their obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Amendment 3 to Annex 14, Volume 1, included new specifications on airport development to handle the operation of new larger aeroplanes, such as the Airbus A380, with wingspans greater than 65 metres (i.e. larger than the 8747-400) and capable of carrying more than 550 passengers, which are likely to enter service by 2005/2006.

The ICAO study on airport pavement design and evaluation procedures for analysing complex loading by new larger aeroplanes with 6 or more wheels per main building gear strut (e.g. B777) was progressed. The full-scale pavement testing research projects in 2 States also progressed despite a technical problem in 1 of them.

As for the issue of identifymg a suitable alternative to halon for aerodrome rescue and fire fighting (RFF), the study continues with ICAO

A n increasing use of improved automatic weather observing systems for general meteorological observations in States has prompted requests for a review by ICAO of the role of these systems in the provision of observations for aviation. The use of meteorological information to support measures being taken to increase airport capacity is being studied by States, in particular in the European Region. In this context, the feasibility of forecasting runway visual range (RVR) is being examined. Renewed interest has been shown in a number of States in conducting research on improving the quality and timeliness of forecasts of icing and turbulence.

Progress continued in the computer preparation of global forecasts of significant weather (SIGWX) by the world area forecast centres (WAFCs). As a result, high-level SIGWX charts for global coverage were prepared by means of interactive computer workstations by the WAFCs. Very small aperture terminals to receive data and products from the 3 ICAO satellite broadcasts were installed in almost 140 States. These broadcasts provide global WAFS data, products and operational meteorological (OPMET) information,

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such as METARs, TAFs and SIGMETs, directly to States. The implementation of the satellite broadcasts and the provision of SIGWX forecasts by the WAFCs have permitted the closure of 5 of the 15 regional area forecast centres (RAFCs), and transition plans for the phased transfer of responsibilities from the remaining RAFCs to the WAFCs were implemented in the Regions concerned.

Work continued in States responsible for Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) to develop and issue graphical volcanic ash advisories for provision to area control centres and meteorological watch offices.

The COSPASSARSAT satellite alert and detection system was improved. By January 2000, the existing low altitude earth orbiting (LEOSAR) constellation of satellites had been complemented with 3 geostationary (GEOSAR) satellites (plus 1 spare) providing almost immediate distress alerts for 406 MHz beacons transmitting in their field of view. To take full advantage of these GEOSAR alerting facilities, some 406 MHz beacons now in production have a built-in satellite navigation receiver or an interface for external navigation data input and are capable of transmitting position data in the 406 MHz digital message.

Since it began trial operations in September 1982, the international COSPASSARSAT system has contributed to the rescue of more than 11 000 persons in aeronautical, maritime and terrestrial incidents. The International COSPASSARSAT Programme Agreement between Canada, France, the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States was signed in Paris on 1 July 1988 and entered into force on 30 August 1988. It allows for the use of the system by all States on a long-term, non-discriminatory basis. States which are not Party to the Agreement can participate in the system either as user-States or ground segment providers. The Secretary General of ICAO is one of the Depositories of the Agreement.

+ In order to help alleviate groundside congestion at airports, ICAO adopted new editions of the - Machine Readable Travel Documents (Doc 9303), Part 1 - Machine Readable Passports and Part 3 - Size 1 and Size 2 Machine Readable Official Travel Documents designed to implement systems for the automated border inspection of passengers. Such systems will enable frequent travellers to bypass the queues at immigration booths, particularly at airports with high trafic volumes at peak periods. Increasing nirside congestzon continued to affect operations in many areas of the world.

Scheduled Operations

Preliminary information on aircraft accidents involving passenger fatalities in scheduled air services worldwide shows that in 2000 there were 18 aircraft accidents with passenger fatalities involving aircraft with a certificated maximum take-off mass of more than 2 250 kg. The number of passenger fatalities involved was 755. This compares with 21 fatal accidents and 499 passenger fatalities in 1999 (Table 11). Relating passenger fatalities to the volume of traffic, the number of passenger fatalities per 100 million passenger- kilometres increased to 0.025 from 0.02 in 1999. However, the number of fatal aircraft accidents per 100 million aircraft-kilometres flown decreased to 0.07 from 0.09 in 1999 and the number of fatal aircraft accidents per 100 000 landings decreased to 0.09 from 0.10 in 1999 (Figure 8).

The safety levels are significantly different for the various types of aircraft operated on scheduled passenger services. For instance, in turbo-jet aircraft operations, which account for about 95 per cent of the total volume of scheduled traffic (in

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terms of passenger-kilometres performed), there were 6 accidents in 2000 with 625 passenger fatalities; in turboprop and piston-engined aircraft operations, which account for about 5 per cent of the scheduled traffic volume, there were 12accidents with 130 passenger fatalities. The fatality rate for turbo-jet aircraft operations was, therefore, far lower than for propeller-driven aircraft.

Non-scheduled Commercial Operations

Non-scheduled commercial operations include both the non-scheduled flights of scheduled airlines and all air transport flights of non- scheduled commercial operators. Data available to ICAO on the safety of nonscheduled passenger operations show that there were 22 fatal accidents involving aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 2 250 kg both in 2000 and 1999 (the earlier year including 6 involving aircraft operating all-cargo services with passengers on board). These accidents accounted for 291 passenger fatalities in 2000 compared with 129 in 1999.

In non-scheduled operations performed with aircraft of more than 9000 kg take-off mass, whether by scheduled airlines or non-scheduled operators, there were 10 fatal accidents with 238 passenger fatalities in 2000.

The ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), established in January 1999, continued its audit activities. An Audit Findings and Differences Database was developed to assist ICAO in identifying and quantifymg safety concerns. Preparatory work for the expansion of the Programme to other technical fields continued.

+ In February, Airbus Industrie and Boeing Company safety experts held a successful exploratory meeting with the President of the ICAO Council, on ways of

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expanding cooperation among all members of the world aviation community to meet the aviation safety challenges of the 21st century. Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States, of the European Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) and of the delegations of France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States to the ICAO Council joined the discussions, which involved decisions on how best to coordinate the safety programmes of the FAA, JAA and ICAO.

+ In May, the Air Navigation Commission successfully held its fourth informal meeting with the industry to address the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme, with particular emphasis on the remedial actions highlighted by the audits and the expansion of the programme into the areas of air traffic services and aerodromes, and with the objective of assisting the Air Navigation Commission in prioritizing the global efforts of ICAO in order to advance aviation safety. Participants included the President of the ICAO Council, some Council Representatives, members of the Air Navigation Commission and 33 representatives of industry and international organizations.

+ In May, ICAO was presented, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States, with the first in a series of Gouernment Safety Inspectors' Standardized Training Packages, designed to assist Contracting States of ICAO to meet international Standards.

+ By the end of the year, ICAO had audited 131 of its 185 Contracting States under its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme. The objectives are to audit all States before the 33rd Session of the ICAO Assembly, to be held in September 2001, and to present a comprehensive report on thefindings of the audits.

effective transition of international civil aviation to the year 2000, provided many substantial and long-lasting benefits. Aviation systems in air traffic control, airlimes and airports worldwide were thoroughly reviewed and tested and, when required, renewed or replaced with state-of-the-art equipment, resulting in overall improvements in the functionality of systems. The harmonization of regional contingency plans provided, for the first time, a truly global integrated contingency plan that will prove invaluable in reacting quickly and effectively to other regional or global concerns in the future. Existing contingency plans of air traffic service providers, airlines and airports were also enhanced by the review process. A comprehensive worldwide inventory of world aviation facilities and air traffic systems now exists.

The international aviation community and Contracting States focused on the Human Factors issues involved in runway incursions with a major international event being held in Washington, D.C.

The first joint ICAO/IATA Flight Safety and Human Factors Regional Seminar was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 16 to 18 August. The event was attended by representatives from Contracting States from both the CAR and SAM Regions, as well by representatives from industry, training organizations and academia. The focus of the event was on communications, exchange of information and error management, within the specific cultural context of Central and Latin American operations.

The considerable investment in human and financial resources, which resulted in the safe and

The Eighth Global TRAINAIR Conference and Training Symposium was held in Madrid, Spain, from 25 to 29 September. The Conference was the

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single largest ICAO meeting strictly dedicated to human resource development and training. Over 320 participants attended from 57 States and 11 international organizations. Steps were taken during the Conference that will nurture international cooperation among all civil aviation training centres and enhance the ability of the TRAINAIR Programme to meet future civil aviation training challenges.

* By the end of 2000, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal on 28 May 1999, had been signed by 66 States and 1 Regional Economic Integration Organization (the European Community), and had been rat$ed by 7 States. The Convention requires 30 ratifications to enter into force.

During the reporting period, 11 acts of unlawful interference were officially reported or confirmed by concerned States. These included 4 unlawful seizures and 1 attempted seizure involving international flights, 4 seizures of domestic aircraft, 1 in-flight attack and 1 unlawful act against the safety of civil aviation (Table 12). These acts are included in the annual statistics to assist in the analysis of trends and developments (Figure 9).

* Since the commencement of the Aviation Security Mechanism in 1989, 139 States have requested assistance; of these, 111 received technical evaluation missions, 35 were visited during follow-up missions and 183 training events were staged in which 3 804 trainees participated. In 2000, these activities were financed through voluntay contributions by 2 donor States totalling $209 000 and through the funding of 4 posts by 3 donor States.

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As decided in April 1999 when the Council of the European Union adopted Council Regulation (EC) No. 925/1999 on the registration and operation within the European Community of certain types of civil subsonic jet aeroplanes that have been modified and recertificated as meeting the noise Standards in Chapter 3 of Annex 16, this Regulation became applicable on 4 May 2000. On 14 March, the United States submitted an Application and Memorial pursuant to Article 84 of the Convention on lntemational Civil Aviation and the Rules for the Settlement of Differences, seeking a decision by the ICAO Council on a disagreement with 15 European States relating to the Regulation. At the end of the year, this matter was under review by the Council.

Following the adoption in December 1997 of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, negotiations continued on developing the rules governing the new mechanisms provided for in the Protocol. These include emissions trading, which could be of relevance to aviation.

ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) finalized its work on aircraft noise and aircraft engine emissions in preparation for its next meeting, CAEP/5, to be held in January 2001.

Concerning noise, CAEP continued to give high priority to the development of a new noise Standard more stringent than the Standard in Annex 16, Volume I, Chapter 3, and to exploring worldzoide the issue of operating restrictions on Chapter 3 aircrafi.

Concerning engine emissions, as requested by the Assembly in 1998, CAEP placed particular emphasis on developing policy options to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissionsjrom civil aviation.


In doing so, it took into account the Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere prepared by the lntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol. This work included monitoring advances in technology and exploring thefurther development of Annex 16 to spec@cally address emissions of global concern; and developing guidance material on operational measures to reduce emissions as well as a methodology for assessing the enviranmental benefits of the implementation of CNS/ATM systems. This work also included analysing the potential role of market-based options, such as emissions-related levies (charges or taxes), emissions trading and voluntary agreements, with a view to reporting on this subject to the Assembly in 2001.

Complete smoking bans are in place in all passenger carriers in Australia, New Zealand, the Nordic countries and North America. while a laree " majority of all flights in Asia, Europe and the Middle East are also smoke-free. Implementation of Assembly Resolution A29-15 - Smoking restrictions on international passenger flights - is in progress.

In collaboration with the private sector and the World Health Organization, ICAO updated the Manual on Prevention of Problematic Use of Substances in the Aviation Workplace (Doc 9654).

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The ICAO Technical Co-operation Programme for 2000 was valued at $88.2 million, of which $56.9 million (or 65 per cent) was implemented.

During the year, the Technical Co-operation Bureau (TCB) executed 127 projects in 77 developing countries and a total of 12 new and revised large-scale projects were approved. The

TCB employed 361 experts from 43 countries to work in its field projects. A total of 565 fellowships were awarded and procurement expenditures for field projects totalled $18.6 million.

It should be noted that since the creation of the T e c l ~ c a l Cooperation Bureau in 1951 a record high in funding was reached in the year 2000. The fact that States provided almost all of this funding strongly confirms their satisfaction with the technical services which ICAO provides through its Technical Cooperation Bureau for the worldwide implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARI'S), particularly in the area of flight safety.


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* In March, the ICAO Council appointed Mr. Renato C16udio Costa Pereira (Brazil) as Secretary General of ICAO for a second three-year term, effective 1 August 2000. Mr. Costa Pereira began his first term on 1 August 1997.

* In March, the Sub-committee of the ICAO Legal Committee on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment), pursuant to its third joint session with the Committee of Governmental Experts of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), concluded its examination of the texts of a draft Convention and a draft Protocol. These texts were reviewed by the 31st Session of the ICAO Legal Committee and submitted to the Council with a recommendation for their adoption and signature at n Diplomatic Conference in 2001. During its 161st Session, the Council decided in principle to convene a Diplomatic Conference in 2001 in South Africa under the joint auspices of ICAO ~~~, ,uNIDRoIT .""" ' ,'", ;

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the world of civil aviation, on the SingaporeAviatio%Academy (SAA), in recognition of its eminent contribution as a centre of excellence in' international civil aviation training.

* "Inzplementing SARPs - The Key to Aviation Safety and Efficiency" was the theme of the International Civil Aviation Day celebrated annually to mark the creation of ICAO on 7 December 1944.

+ On 7 December 2000 - International Civil Aviation Day - the Civil Aviation Administrations of China and Viet Nam confirmed their agreement reached in September 2000 at the ICAO Regional Office in Bangkok concerning the trial application of a "package" consisting of a revised route structure and airspace organization in the South China Sea area for a period of 3 years. Both administrations reiterated their coniinitrnent to expedite and facilitate the preparations already under way to meet the operational target implementation date of 1 November 2001. The implementation programme will be guided by a task force under the auspices of ICAO, and full support will be given by China, Viet Nam and other parties concerned.

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* On 8 December, the Council adopted ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services. These policies, now published in Doc 9082/6, contain recommendations and conclusions of the Council rest~ltingfronz ICAOS continuing study on chnrges in relation to the economic situation of nirports and nir navigation services provided for international civil aviation. They nre intended for the guidance of Contrncting States nnd take into account recommendations made in this field by the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Nnuigntion Services (ANSConf 20001, held in Montreal from 19 to 28 June 2000.

* In keeping with Assembly Resolution A32-1 - Incrensing the efiectiveness of ICAO, substantial progress was made in the streamlining of communication networks with the Orgnnization's 185 Contracting States, resulting in the estnblish~nent of the ICAO-NET for worldzvide and instantaneous availability of information via the INTERNET. The Organization's Regional Offices were linked electronically to ICAO Headquarters to form n wide area network for secure access to information.

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Emphasis on keeping Annexes to the Convention on a new ~ a n u a l - of Aircraft ~ccident and Incident

International Civil Aviation and Procedures for Air Investigation (Doc 9756), Part I - Organization and

Navigation Services (PANS) up to date continued Planning, was published. Three additional parts

during the year. To this end, inter a h , 5 air will be published over the next 3 years.

navigation meetings were convened. Amendments to 4 L e x e s wereadopted and an amendment to 1 PANS document was approved. Accident and Incident

Data Reporting (ADREP) System

Between 1970 (when the ADREP svstem was estahlishrd) and'ttw m d of 2000, thc t&l number

2. PROJECTS GIVEN SPECIAL of .~c.ldcnt and inci.lent reports i l l ttlc databaw ATENflON WMNQ 2000 w a s 26 4511. In 2000, rcports on 1 838 ,~~.ci.itmr.s .md

irwidents we-re wccived con;rrning nircraft i1vt.r

Accident Investigation

The Air Navigation Commission (ANC) carried out a final review of: proposed amendments to Annex 13, which deal with the reorganization of Chapters 6 and 7 into new Chapters 6,7 and 8 on the Final Report; ADTIEP reporting and Accident Prevention Measures' respectively; separation of the provisions for ncn-disclosure of cockpit voice

I recordings from o t h s non-disclosure provisions; strengthening of the rights and obligations of States participating in an investigation; and new provisions for voluntary incident reporting systems. The ANC also carried out final reviews of proposed amendments to Annex 6, Parts I, I1 and 111, which deal with new provisions for flight data analysis programmes; the recording of digital communications; flight recorder requirements and associated parameter listings for new aircraft; and extending the recording duration of cockpit voice recorders. In response to a recommendation by the

- 2 250 kg.

Safety information in the form of ADREP printouts was provided in response to 114 ad hoc requests from States and international organizations. Nine ADREP summaries containing Prelimi- nary Reports and Accident Data Reports were sent to States.

Information from ADREP was used extensively during the year in support of industry-related safety efforts.

A circular providing statistical data on accidents and incidents for the year 1999 was distributed to States.

Accident Prevention

In 1997, the ANC developed the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) in response to the likelihood of a substantial increase in the number of airline accidents resulting from an almost constant accident rate and the expected growth in

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the volume of air traffic. The plan identified a number of elements, which provided the basis for ICAO's ongoing activities in developing an integrated safety management process.

As part of the plan, the Secretariat continued its efforts to develop taxonomies for the data elements used in the collection of accident and incident information. These included liaison with the United States' Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) to develop taxonomies for accident and incident types, phases of flight, and the type of events and factors used in reporting systems to describe the sequence of events. The Secretariat also cooperated with the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EURO- CONTROL) in the development of taxonomies for events in the air traffic management (ATM) system. Other efforts were directed at developing data standards for aircraft makes and models.

In addition, the Secretariat monitored efforts to establish an international aviation data registry to provide the aviation indushy with a repository of accepted data standards for data elements used in the aviation system. Establishment of such a data registry would enhance the standardization efforts under way worldwide by making existing data standards and taxonomies easily available, thereby reducing the proliferation of new taxonomies in aviation databases.

The Secretariat briefed the ANC on 1999 accident trends, based on available data. In essence, there was a decline in the number of fatal accidents as well as a reduction in the number of passenger fatalities. However, it was noted that there was an increase in major accidents to aircraft involved in cargo operations. The Secretariat will continue to monitor this situation and, if necessary, make recommendations for further action.

Aerodromes

Amendment 3 to h e x 14, Volume I, included specifications on airport design to accommodate future aeroplanes larger than the B747-400. In order to provide guidance material appropriate to these new specifications, the Secretariat initiated work on amending the Aerodrome Desigrr Manual (Doc 9157), Part 1 - Runways and Part 2 - Taxiways, Aprons and Holding Bays. A study is in progress for designing pavements for these new heavier aeroplanes. The review of issues for enhancing airport capacity is under way

The Secretariat's work on improving the interim guidance material on frangible aids is in progress. The Secretariat monitored the analysis of the field trials conducted by 1 State as well as the development of a suitable computer simulation model by another State.

Consequent to Amendment 3 to Annex 14, Volume I, which included new and revised specifications concerning visual aids for navigation and those denoting obstacles, work was progressed on updating the Aerodron~e Design Manual (Doc 9157), Part 4 - Visual Aids. Work also was progressed on developing visual aids for land and hold-short operations, intended to improve airport capacity, along with related tasks.

The study on developing a new pavement design and evaluation procedure for six-wheel landing gear loading was progressed. The Secretariat continued to monitor the progress of full-scale pavement testing being conducted by 2 States in an effort to better understand the complex loading pattern of such landing gears. The task of developing appropriate specifications and guidance material on permissible runway surface unevenness also progressed. While awaiting the results of these studies, the Secretariat initiated work on updating the current guidance material in the Aerodrome Desian Manual (Doc 9157), Part 3 -

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Pavements.

Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting

Based on a study by the Secretariat, proposals were developed for the amendment of Annex 14, Volume I specifications on aerodrome rescue and fire fighting and were circulated to States and international organizations for comments. The ANC completed its final review of the proposed amendments.

Aeronautical Electromagnetic Spectrum

During the first half of the year, ICAO activities in this field focused on preparations for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (2000) (WRC-2000), held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 8 May to 2 June. The WRC-2000 was the culmination of

3 years of preparation by ICAO, in coordination with Contracting States. the International Air

(IFALPA), the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA), Airports Council International (ACI), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other relevant regional organizations. The ICAO position for the WRC-2000 was developed by the ANC, assisted by the Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel (AMCP) and by the Global Navigation Satellite System Panel (GNSSP) on issues related to GNSS, and was approved by the ICAO Council. In addition to technical experts, the ICAO delegation at the WRC-2000 included the President of the Council and the Secretary General. The President of the Council addressed the opening of WRC-2000 underlining the need to secure adequately protected spectrum for aviation. The outcome of the conference fully satisfied the ICAO position, meeting the aim of securing the future availability and protection of the radio frequency bands for aeronautical safety-related services. Following WRC-2000, activities concentrated on the early development of the ICAO position for WRC-2003.

Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)

ICAO activities in this field continued to focus on follow-up work stemming from the Aeronautical Information Services/Aeronautica1 Charts (AIS/MAP) Divisional Meeting (1998). This resulted in the adoption by the Council in March of Amendment 30 to Annex 15 - Aeronautical Infornzation Services, concerning new and revised specifications related to the quality system, exchange of aeronautical information/data, copyright and charges, cost recovery, provision of AIRAC information in electroric form, and promulgation of information on the air defence identification zone (ADIZ).

A number of amendments to Annex 4 - Aeronautical Charts were reviewed by the ANC following consultations with States and interested international organizations. These included amendments emanating from AIS/MAP/98 concerning electronic charts for cockpit display depiction of airspace classes and ADIZ, and amendments resulting from a recommendation of the ICAO and Industry Controlled Flight Into


Terrain (CFIT) Task Force for the inclusion of terrain on instrument approach and other relevant charts. The Secretariat continued the development, in consultation with the Aeronautical Information and Charts Study Group (AISMAPSG) and industry groups, of a proposal for an amendment to Annex 4 concerning electronic terrain data.

In June, the ANC, acting under authority delegated by the Council, approved the consequential amendment to the Procedures for Air Navigation Services - ICAO Abbreviations and Codes (PANSABC, Doc 8400) concerning certain meteorological abbreviations. In November, the ANC authorized the establishment of the Aircraft Type Designators Study Group (ATDSG) to maintain and enhance the relevance and dynamic nature of data contained in Aircraft Rjpe Designators (Doc 8643).

Work progressed by the Secretariat concerning the development of future amendment proposals related to automated aeronautical information systems, chzting of area navigation and required navigation performance-based procedures, and radar vectoring charts. New amendments to the Aeronnutical Inforn~ation Services Manual (Doc 8126), the Aeronautical Chart Manual (Doc 8697) and the World Geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84) Manual (Doc 9674) were also progressed.

Assistance to Aircraft Accident Victims and their Families

In response to Assembly Resolution A32-7, the Secretariat developed ICAO guidance material on the subject of assistance to aircraft accident victims and their families.

Audio-visual Aids

The video "CFIT Awareness and Prevention" was produced in Arabic and Chinese. Production work started on the French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese versions of a related video "CFIT: An Encounter Avoided.

The Audio-visual Aids Unit supported ICAO's Y2K initiative through the maintenance of an ICAO Y2K web site and the design and production of various documentation in print format. The Unit produced the 2001 Edition of the Aviation Training Directory on the Internet and in print format.

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Aviation Environmental Matters

A comprehensive work programme relating to noise and engine emissions continued to be actively pursued through the activities of t h e working groups of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) and their sub- groups, in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Committee (CAEP/5) to take place from 8 to 17 January 2001

The Council was informed of the results of the activities of the CAEP Noise Scenarios Group, the CAEP Noise Workshop and the Second Steering Group Meeting (May 2000).

The Committee's priority was the analysis of the technical feasibility economic impact and environmental benefits of 20 noise options, involving a new noise Standard, and the phase-out of operations by aircraft with noise levels exceeding the Standard. Data was obtained to substantiate a decision on how best to respond to the noise generated by aircraft on a worldwide basis.

At its Third Steering Group Meeting in September 2000, and in preparation for CAEP/5, the Committee was able to further reduce the noise options to eight.

As requested by the 32nd Session of the Assembly the Committee studied policy options to limit or reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation; their findings will be reported to the next ordinary session of the Assembly.

Additional information related to economic aspects and coordination with other international organizations in the environmental field is presented in Chapter 111.

Aviation Medicine

The proposed amendment to Annex 1 on vision and colour perception requirements, along with results of consultations with States and international organizations, were submitted for final review by the ANC in April. The proposed amendment will now be included in Amendment 163 to Annex 1 and presented to Council in the first half of 2001 for applicability on 1 November 2001.

The Laser Emitters and Flight Safety Study Group (LEFSSG) held its last 3 meetings in January, June and September, respectively. It finalized the draft for the Manual on Laser Emitters and Flight Safety, which will be ready for publication in 2001.

In August, the Organization attended the meeting of the Joint Aviation Authority/Flight Crew Licensing (TAA/FCL) medical subcommittee as part of the effort to harmonize the ICAO-JAA position on visual fitness criteria. In September, ICAO contributed to an aviation medicine meeting in Georgia. At the annual scientific meetings of the Aerospace Medical Association and the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine in May and September, respectively, ICAO held briefing sessions for participants on the latest projects and developments in aviation medicine.

Bird Strikes to Aircraft

The Secretariat continued to collect and process data on bird skikesthrough the ICAO bird strike information system (IBIS). An analysis was completed of 7 329 reports on bird strikes, received from 38 States on strikes which had occurrea in 93 States and territories during 1999. Of the strikes, 78 per cent occurred at or below 150 m (500 ft). Substantial damage resulted from 4 per cent of the strikes and minor damage from 8 per cent.

Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNSIATM)

Work continued toward the identification of operational requirements and the development of SAWS, PANS and guidance material to facilitate the implementation of CNS/ATM systems. This included the development of draft SAWS for the global navigation satellite system (GNSS). (Refer to Tables 11-1 and 11-2 for information related to meetings and amendments to Annexes concerning, inter a h , CNS/ATM.)

Progress was made on the development of procedures and safety analyses for the use of automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) systems and data link communication, in conjunction with area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance (RNP) for reducing lateral and longitudinal separation minima to 30 NM for en-route oceanic and remote airspace. Work is ongoing to introduce reduced route spacings in terminal and en-route airspace based on RNP 1. Work also commenced on safety issues associated with highly integrated and automated CNS/ATM

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GNSS Workshop held on 13-14 October in New Delhi

systems and on the development of associated guidance material.

An extensive programme of seminars, workshops and working group meetings to increase awareness and to facilitate implementation of CNS/ATM systems was carried out.

The Global Air Navigation Plan for CNS/ATM Systems (Global Plan) was distributed to States as a formal ICAO document and was successfully integrated into the work of the planning and implementation regional groups (PIRGs). The tables in Part I1 of the Global Plan are continuously being updated to reflect the evolution time lines developed by the PIRGs.

The Air Traffic Management Operational Concept Panel (ATMCP) met 4 times as a working group of the whole and made substantial progress in its work toward describing a gate-to-gate air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, which will facilitate the evolutionary implementation of a seamless, global ATM system. The concept is visionary in scope and is not limited to the present level of technology. Most importantly, the operational concept will lead to the realization of the benefits expected from CNS/ATM systems

and will provide the basis for cost-benefit analyses associated with the introduction of ATM systems.

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)

The Council adopted amendments to Annex 6, Parts I, I1 and III which introduced Standards for the provision of runway visual range (RVR) information and criteria for the commencement and continuation of flights along an instrument approach procedure. These amendments will also be reflected in Annex 3 and Annex 11 by changing Recommended Practices on the provision of RVR to Standards. The proposals are scheduled for adoption and applicability in 2001. The ANC conducted its final review of proposals for the amendment of Annex 4 concerning the portrayal of terrain on instrument approach procedure charts. These proposals are scheduled for adoption and applicability in 2001. State Letters were circulated with proposals for the inclusion in

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PANS-OPS, Volume I, of material on: global navigation satellite system (GNSS) criteria for non- precision instrument approach procedures; stabilized approaches; standard operating procedures; checklists; and crew briefings. A State Letter was circulated with proposals for the amendment of, or inclusion in, PANS-OPS, Volumes I and 11, in relation to procedure design of material on: area navigation (RNAV) approach procedures for basic global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers; RNAV/Barometric vertical navigation, constant slope; stabilized approach; and altimeter settings, particularly altimeter corrections for cold temperatures. A State Letter was circulated on the need to discontinue the use of the obstacle clearance limit (OCL) concept.

Flight Safety and Human Factors

The Proceduresfor Air Navigation Seruices - Aircrafi Operations (PANSOPS) was reviewed to include Human Factors-related requirements. The review addressed crew briefings, aerodrome surface operations, and readback of clearances. The results are expected to be presented for approval during the first quarter of 2001.

The Tenth Meeting of the AVSEC Panel (AVSECP/lO) approved Human Factors-related SARPs for inclusion in Annex 17 - Security The SAWS refer to security personnel training, designing of technology, and evaluation of security positions.

A manual on Human F~ctors Guidelines for Air Trafic Management (ATM) Systems (Doc 9758) was published and regional Flight Safety and Human Factors seminars were held in Casablanca and Havana.

ICAO participated in key Human Factors- related events, exchanging information on the latest developments in the field of aviation Human Factors, thus maintaining a leadership role in this field.

Licensing/Certification of Aerodromes

The Secretariat progressed the task of licensing/ certification of aerodromes. It reviewed Annex 14 - Aerodromes, Volume I - Aerodrome Design and Operations, with a view to including new provisions on the subject and is developing a draft

manual to assist States in the licensing/ certification process. States and international organizations were consulted on the proposed amendment to Annex 14, Volume I, to include new provisions requiring States to certify their aerodromes under an appropriate regulatory framework in order to ensure safety This subject is deemed to be particularly important in the face of corporatization/privatization of airports in almost all regions.

Meteorology

In order to further strengthen the ICAO international airways volcano watch (IAVW), the Handbook on the International Ainuays Volcano Watch (IAVW) - Operational Procedures and Contact List (Doc 9766) was sent to States and also placed on the ICAO web site.

The Meteorological Information Data Link Study Group (METLINKSG) and the Operations Data Link Panel (OPLINKP) continued work on the development of templates for reports in the METARs/SPECI code forms, aerodrome forecasts in the TAF code form and SIGMET/AIRMET messages to be used in D-VOLMET. The operational interpretation of the eddy dissipation rate (EDR) turbulence index, in terms of intensity, was developed with the assistance of the METLINKSG.

In response to a number of requests from States, assistance continued to be provided, in coordination with the Air Transport Bureau and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), concerning the allocation of costs of meteorological services to international air navigation, and recovery of these costs from airlines through the civil aviation authority.

--. Work continued, with the assistance of the World Area Forecast System (WAFS) Study Group, on a number of outstanding issues related to the final phase of the WAFS to support the CNS/ATM systems, including the introduction of the BUFR code for the transmission to States of WAFS significant weather forecasts in digital form by satellite broadcast.

In order to enhance meteorological support for the improvement of airport capacity, the Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation provisions governing the requirements for meteorological observations at aerodromes and the capability of automatic weather observing

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systems to meet these requirements were reviewed by the Secretariat, with the assistance of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observing Systems Study Group (AMOSSG).

Based on a feasibility study to restructure Annex 3 into core Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and detailed technical requirements and specifications, the Council agreed that the restructuring should proceed.

Personnel Licensing and Training

A regional seminar and a workshop on personnel licensing were organized in Bulgaria and China respectively, in connection with the safety oversight programme.

Work continued on tasks that were initiated in 1998, including a review of flight crew licensing and training standards, a study on the safety aspects of ground handling, a study on the use of cruise relief pilots on long-haul flights, and proposed amendments to the SARPs in respect to the use of language and translation for personnel licences, certificates of registry certificates of airworthiness and documents attesting noise certification.

Safety Oversight

In accordance with Assembly Resolution A32-11, the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme continued its audit activities. Eighty two audits of ICAO Conhacting States were conducted during the year, bringing the total of audited Contracting States to 131 by 31 December. In addition, 4 territories were also audited under the umbrella of their corresponding Contracting State. The aim is to complete audits of all Contracting States by June 2001, and report to the next ordinary session of the Assembly.

ICAO makes available to all Contracting States summary reports, which include an abstract of the audit's findings, the corrective action plan proposed by the audited State and approved by ICAO, the status of implementation of ICAO Annex provisions, and comments by ICAO on the overall soundness of the safety oversight system in the State concerned. The summary reports contain information that should assist States in forming an opinion on the safety oversight status of audited

States. By the end of the year 2000, seventy summary reports were distributed to all Contracting States.

An Audit Findings and Differences Database (AFDD) was developed to record actual findings and differences identified during the audits. The data collected will allow ICAO to determine the level of implementation of Annex SARPs and identify major safety concems and their impact on the safety of aircraft operations. The data collected and analysis conducted will enable all concerned to prioritize action required to resolve safety concems at a global, regional, State or group of States level.

Safety oversight training activities during the year included 1 refresher course for team leaders and Regional Officers, Safety Oversight (RO/SO) held at ICAO Headquarters, 1 auditor training course held in Casablanca and 2 seminar/ workshops conducted in Sofia and Beijing.

Preliminary work continued on expanding the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme to include other technical fields, as recommended by the Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference (1997) on a Global Strategy for Safety Oversight. Under consideration for the expansion of the programme are Annex 11 -Air Trafic Services, Annex 13 - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Annex 14 -Aerodromes.

TRAINAIR

Membership in the TRAINAIR Programme continued to grow. The Airsemices College of Australia, the Civil Aviation Technical College of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Presidency of the Civil Aviation Training Department of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Civil Aviation Training Centre of the Philippines, and the Singapore Aviation Academy joined the programme, bringing membership to a total of 33 civil aviation training centres in 30 ICAO Contracting States.

The programme is now active in Argentina, Australia, Brazil (2 centres), Canada (2 centres), Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia (2 centres), India (2 centres), Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, the United

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States and the COCESNA Training Centre in El Salvador, which supports the training needs of its member States.

The member civil aviation training centres' course development activities also continued to expand. A total of 117 Standardized Training Packages (STPs) either have been completed or are under development by TRAINAIR members. At least 50 STPs have been shared between members.

Year 2000 Planning

ICAO, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Airports Council International (ACI), States, aviation agencies and industry collaborated on a successful Y2K programme that culminated in a seamless transition to the millennium changeover throughout the aviation community This result is evidence of the unprecedented cooperation of the many participants. The work of ICAO, IATA and ACI in partnership, raising the aviation community's awareness of the . Y2K problem at an early stage, proved the value of such collaboration among these organizations. The response of ICAO Contracting States to the potential problems and the commitment of their management and staff to address the Y2K challenge stand as a testament to the hard work and diligence of all involved.

Meetings held in 2000 in the air navigation field are described in Table 11-1.

Amendments to Annexes and Procedures for Air Navigation Services

Amendments were made to 4 technical Annexes to the Convention on Intemtional Civil Aviation and 1 PANS document, as shown in Table 11-2.

Appendix 2 contains a table on the status of notification of compliance with and differences to the Annexes.

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Table 11-1. Meetings held in the air navigation field in 2000

Meetingldates Desmption Attendance

Continuing Airworthiness Panel (CAP) Fifth Meebng, Montreal, 10 to 21 January

Aeronauticd Talc~ommunicatiou Network Panel (ATNP) 17urd Meeting, Montreal, 7 to 18 February

Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel (AMCPI Seventh Meetin& Montreal, 22 to 30 March

Number of recommendations developed - 11 Subiebs dealt with; the development of lCAO provisions concerning the type certification process including supplemental type certificates and p a manufachsing approval; review of the recommendations made by the Seaetuiat, with the assistance of the Airworthiness Study Group (ASG), to update Annex 8; harmonization of maintenance-related requirements of Annex 6. Parts I1 and 1: with those of Part I; development of guidance material to supporYthe p i s i o n s of Annexes 6 and 8; development of guidance material relating to the authenticity and senriceability of aircraft p&; review of a =port on the harmonization of orovisions in 0 t h ICAO documents relating to continuing airworthiness. The meeting formulated SAWS repardinn: the comvlete restiucturinn of Annex 8. Part 11: a newpart c, Annex i), Part UI givingUup-trrdak bmad aircraft desien rmuirements w o n which a detailed code of airworthin& can be based; and harmonization of dehnitions and maintenance-related requirements in Annex 6, Parts U and I11 with thosein Part I.

N u m k of recommendations developed - 10 The meetinn recommended adoption of amendments to - Annex 10 involving new provisions for ATK systems mananement, securitv and diractmv service as well as enha&inents to exis& functionaliti& and applications. The meeting also recommend@d the removal of detailed technical pmvi$& from CIDIN SAWS and recommended the enhancement of prncedures for aeronautical fixed service (A%). Drtailed technical specifications supplementing the above-mentioned SARPs were also produced for pubiication as the .third edition of Doc 9705 - Manual of ,Technical Prwidionsfm the Aemmutical TeIecw?nunicatinn Netmork (ATN).

Number of recommendatims developed - 11 The meeting recommended adoption of SARPs for the VHF dgital l ~ n k (VDL) Mode 3, an integrated voice and data link, and for the VDL MDde 4. a data link for sumdance application$ SARPs for VDL Mode 1 were recommended for deletion from Annex 10. because the munlnent imdemen- tation of VDL Mode 2 would remnve the need 'for the development of a trans~tional system such as VDL Mode I. A reduction of the size d the SARPs for VWL Mode 2 was ~ ~

recommended by moving the detailed technical specification material from Annex 10 *to a technical manual. The meeting also reviewed the progrew on the development of SARPs and guidance material for frequency assigmmmtplanning for VDL .Modes 2.3 and 4. The meeting also-developed draft SARPs for next-goleration satellite systems. N d y , the meeting completed draft material for the ,ICAO position at the International Te~ecommunicatian Union W) World Radiw

Participants 27 Contracting States 12 International 1 organizations

Participants 60 Contracting States 17 International 5 orgmhations

Participants 68 Contrachng States 18 Intematlonal 9 organizations

communication Conference (WRC-20UO).

- Meetina/dates Description Attendance

Rwiew of the General Concevl of Se~aration Panel ~RGcs+) Tenti Meehng, Monkal, 8 to 19 May

Radar ~ m ~ m v e n e n t s and Collision Avoidance Systems Panel ISICASPI Seventh Meeting, Montreal, 11 to 22 September

Glabal TRAINAIR Conference and Training Snnvosium .,. . (GTC) Eiehlh Conference. ~ i d d d , 25 to 29 September

Number of recommendations developed - 9 The meeting proposed amendments to A m e x 11 and the PANSRAC far lateral and longitudinal separation of 55.5 km !30 NM) and vrocedures for the use of ADS bv air haffic ;onhol. The &tinR completed a second edition oi theMnnual on lm~lcmcntntion of o 300 m ( 2 000 ff) Verrical Sewrotion Mininkm behoeen FL 290 2nd FL 410'lnclusive (D& 9574), developed amendrrents to the Mnnwl on Airspace Phzning Methodolo~y ,fm tire Delennimrion of Separarim Minima ( L k %89) prov~dina cullijion risk models to support . . ~mplementahon of sexranon mmnma. and gulcance marenal an an RNP :: operalond approval process to be mcluded m the Manull on keqxired ~au&tion '~erfmrnanc? (RhRhPI (Doc 9613). An amended work programme was deveToped inciuding studies on safety issues associated with future highly integrated and automated CNS/ATM systems.

Number of recommendations developed - 16 The meeting recommended adupnon of amendmenk lo the SARPs and gu-dance matenal for the SSR Mode S, the Mode S subnexvork of h e ATN, and ACAS 11. The proposed amendments address some of the difficulbes encountered during validation activities performed in several States, as well as manufamrer comments, which arose while the systems were bemg implemented. The amendments also clarify some provisions and provide iurther guidance to States. Tne meetine , also recommended o~erational - procedures to minimize the issuance of resoluaon advisories caused bv aircraft climbing or descending at rates in excess of l ~ ~ f t / A i n when approaching an asl-:lgned altit~de, and other aircraft are flying ai an altitude adiacent to the assigned altitude of t ie dimbing/descending aircraft. A dralt c~rcular on airborne separation assurance system (ASAS) was approved by thebanel. The panel also reviewed future work pians, mcludkp the development of the required surveillance performance (RsP) canceP<and a manual f ir ASAS.

The Eighth Global TRNNAIR Conference and Training Symposium was divided into 2 parts. The first 2 days of the meeting were dedicated to items specific to the operation of the TRAINAIR programme: the last 3 days were organized as a hainine svmwsium. The President of Ule Counal cave an - , . A

address dunng the opening ceremony cf the Conference and Svmwsium. The Conference ameed to amendmenk to the ~ R A ~ K A I R pmgrammc m k s &d operahrg proredures thal enhance muhal cooperahon among TRAIN AIR memhrrs and sheamline the o&ration of the-programme. T W A I R r.embers apeed to expand regional cooperation; share Standardized Training Packages (STPs) over the Lnternet; implement measures to improve course development efficiencv: and institute a 5-vear develo~ment stratem for the , . -, programme. Dunng the ~ k f e r e n c e . &embers agreed on a minimum level of course develovmmt acnvih. in order to retain access to the TRAINAIR &tematinnal cburse-~harir.~ svstem. This measure ensures eguitv and also takes into account the diverse nature of the member training centres. The Trainmg Sym?osium addressed issues re!ated to training for CF;S/ATM systems implementation; human resource p:min% haininc needs resulting from the lCAO Universal

Participans 40 Conrracting States 11 lnternatlonal organizations 5

participa& 58 Contracing States 15 lntema tional 3 organizations

Parhcipank 320 Contrachng Stam 57 lnterna h o d 11 organizations

&fety &ersight'~udit programme (USOAP); and the use of advanced hainiig technologies.

Table 11-2 Amendments to Annexes andPANS . . - --- . . . Amer/PA.US title Adopted/Appmved Currcr.t d ~ t i t m Subject Effective Amendment No.

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Annex 5 - Unik of Amendment 16 was a cansequence of Amendment 162 to 21 February 2 W Measurement to be Used in Annex I which stemmed from Air KavigiltAon Commis3ion 17 July 2M)O Air and Gmund Operations studiw concerning Human Factors. 2.November ZUOO Fourth Edktion Amendment 16

Annex 6 -Operation of Aircraft

. Part I -lnteniational Commercial Air Transport - Aeroplanes Seventh Edition Amendment 25

Pdrt U - International General Aviation - Aernplmes Sixth Edition

: Amendment 20 Part 111 - International Operations - Helicopters Fourth Edition Amendment 7

Annex 10 -Aeronautical Telocommnniutions Volume U1- First Edation Volume V - First Edition Amendment 73

Annex 15 - Aenm~utical Information Service# Tenth Edition Amendment 30

Amendmmt 25 stemmed from Air Navigation Cornmiuion studies mncernin~ revised definitim, the intmduction of requirements for the proviaion of RVR and criteria for instrument appro& operations, and revkion of the dutiea of the pilot-in-command.

Amendment 20 stemmed from Atr Navigation Commision studies mnceming revised defM&m Rvfdon of the dutics of the pilot-insommand and the intmduction of uiteria3-x instrument approach operations.

Amendment 7 stemmed from Air Navieation Cornmisalon sh~dies concerning revised definitions, the introduction of the definition for instrument approach and landing operations, the intnxluction of requirements for the provision of RVR information and mtens for instrument avoroach overations. and revision of the duties of the pilot-in-;dmmand.'

Amendment 75 stemmed from remmmendations of the sixth meeting of the Aemnautical Moblle Communications Panel ( A ~ ~ c F ? and proposals made by the Air Navigation Cummission. The amendment introduced new material addse~ ing evolutionary developments in existing AMSS systems; enhanced provisions for interoperability among AMSS s@wns; changes to VDL Mode 2 SARPs to reduce p~tuntial interference to V U F voice communication systems; and clarification of guidance material on VDL interference immunity performance.

Amendment JO stemmed from R e m e n d a t i a n s 1.2/1,3.3/2 and 4.112 of the Amnautical Informatian Servicw! Aeronautical Charts (AIS/MAP) Divisiraul Mwting (1998) and the Air tiavimtion Cnmmissim indudk: intmduction mto Chapter 2 i f m w defht iane~for ilaonauhcal data. aenmaubcal Lnfnnnation, ae-1 mkhmation service. AD=, AIS product, Human Factors principles, and quality mansrement; new proviswns m Chapter 3 concernins cha cpali6 sysbem, ex&ange of aeronautical information~dbll, copyriqh, cost recovery and Human Factors considerationE

15 March 2MU 17 lulv 2000

15 March 2000 17 July 2000

2 Mvember 2000

15 March 2ODO 17 July 2C03

2 h'ovember 2WO

13 March 20W 17 July 2Co

2 November 2WO

21 February 20130 17 July 2000

2 November 2OOO

&&&d and new provisions in Chapter 6 dealing with the provision of AIRAC information in elemonic form; and introduction into Appendix 1 of m. provisions concerning ADIZ.

AhrexlPANS title Adoptdl Appmvtd Curmr.t edition Subject Eiiedive Am~ndment No. Applicable

Praednms for Air Amendment 24 is a cmsqwatfil amendment emanamg 9 June 2OOO Navigation S e ~ c c s - from Amendment 71 to Annu 3. a - l C A 0 Abbrwiathms and 2 N~vemhcr 2000 Codes (PAMS-ABC. Doc R4CIl) Fifth Editicn Amcndn~ent 24

Chapter I11

ransport

The Organization's main efforts in the air transport field were directed to its continuing programmes of economic analysis, economic policy, forecasting and economic planning, collection and publication of air transport statistics, airport and route facility management, economic and organizational aspects of CNS/AT%l~ysten~s, economic and coordind~ion aspects of en&ronmental protection, and the promotion of greater facilitation in international air transport.

An analysis of responses to a questionnaire sent to States on an International Financial Facility for Aviation Safety (IFFAS) was considered by the Council, and work continues on this subject.

Meetings held in the air transport field on development of policy and guidance are summarized in Table ID-1. Workshops and seminars, concerned with the promulgation of policy and guidance, are mentioned under the respective programme areas below.

.! &:' : 3. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ' .

The eighth annual review of The World of Civil Aviation, providing comprehensive coverage of developments in international civil aviation in

1999 with forecasts through to 2002, was completed and published as Circular 279.

An analysis of regional differences in international airline operating economics covering the years 1993 through 1997 was published as Circular 280; the results of these studies inter alia form a fundamental element in the worldwide prorate system for airline revenue-sharing from interline traffic. Close liaison was maintained with the Prorate Agency to establish the prorate factors, and support was provided in the Agency's review of the methodology used to establish these factors. A special report was prepared for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) giving financial statistics of the airlines for 1998 to calculate the change in the basic air mail conveyance rate according to the methodology adopted by the UPU in 1994. Both the Prorate Agency and the UPU reimbursed ICAO for the work it carried out to meet their needs.

The Secretariat closely monitored trade in services developments, particularly the review process launched this year by the World Trade Organization (WTO-OMC) of the Air Transport Services Annex in the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). The Secretariat provided substantive inputs to the WTO-OMC Secretariat in preparation for the review and participated in 4 meetings held by the WTO-OMC's Council for Trade in Services: 2 meetings, in February and April respectively, addressed the work programme and agenda of the review; and special sessions in

Chapter I11 - Air Transport

September and December examined the developments in the air transport sector and the operation of the Annex since its adoption. During these meetings, the Secretariat observer made representations on ICAO's role in economic regulation and its current work in facilitating regulatory reform. The President of the Council, through memoranda, briefed the Representatives on the Council on the above meetings, drawing their attention to significant developments and issues involved, including the potential impact of a draft Tourism Annex in the GATS. ICAO Regional Offices were also kept informed of the developments and advised to encourage States to ensure the involvement and participation of their aviation experts whenever possible in informal meetings as well as at regular sessions of the Council for Trade in Services.

The Secretariat attended a seminar on Tourism and Air Transport held by the World Tourism Organization (WTO-OMT) in Funchal/Madeira, Portugal, in May and made a presentation on "Major Challenges for Global Air Transport in the 21st Century". The occasion was also used to exchange views on strengthening cooperation and coordination between ICAO and the WTO-OMT, particularly on issues pertaining to trade in services involving air transport and tourism. The Secretariat also sent comments to the WTO-OMT on the proposed Tourism Annex to be included in the GATS.

The Secretariat also participated in a workshop convened by the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) in Paris in October to examine some principles developed by the OECD Secretariat for the liberalization of international all-cargo air services, which were enumerated in the form of a protocol to amend existing bilateral air services agreements and a separate &-embracing multilateral agreement. In addition to submitting written comments on these draft agreements and presenting ICAO's views on regulatory reform during the discussion, the Secretariat closely monitored developments of this exercise.

A Secretariat observer attended a meeting of IATA's taxation representatives in Montreal in MT.

A Secretariat study on the allocation of flight departure and arrival slots at intemational airports was completed and reviewed in February by the

Air Transport Committee and in June by the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000). A circular containing the study was subsequently prepared, taking into account comments by the Committee and the Conference and updating regulatory developments.

The second edition of Doc 9587, Policy and Guidance Material on the Economic Regulation of International Air Transport, was published in January and the third edition of Doc 8632, ICAO's Policies on Exation in the Field of International Air Transport, wwas published in April. Work continued on the revision of Doc 9626, Manual on the Regulation of International Air Transport and on the updating of Doc 9511, Digest of Bilateral Air Transport Agreements.

A seminar on air transport regulatory policy was held in Paris in April for States of the Baltic and the Commonwealth of Independent States, attended by 26 participants from 9 States and 3 international organizations. A joint ICAO/IATA seminar on the GATS was held in Bangkok in May for States and airlines in the Asia and Pacific Region, which was attended by 116 participants from 16 States, 17 airlines and 7 intemational organizations. A workshop on air transport regulatory policy was held in Nairobi in December for States in the Eastern and Southern African Region, attended by 41 participants from 10 States and 4 international organizations. On invitation of the Government of Jamaica, a member of the Secretariat moderated several sessions of a United States-Caribbean Community Seminar on an "Open Skies Agreement" held in September in Kingston, Jamaica.

5. FORECASTING AND ECONOMIC PLANNING

Medium-term airline traffic and financial forecasts for the period 2000-2002 were developed for inclusion in Circular 279, The World of Civil Aviation 1999-2002. Global and regional long-term forecasts

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Table IU-1. Meetings held in 2000 on the development of policy and planning in the air transport field

. Conference on the Economru of A i q w t a and Air Navigation Serviceces (ANSConf Noo) Montreal, 19 m 28 June . . hi#Fkdfic ArealtaWa

a FMadwlngGmup. Ninth (Spmal) Meeting, B q b k , 22 16 26Mdy

W S A M Traffic Fnrecastin* Gmup FourtR Mtvhng, ljma.17 to 21 July

Reference to the work of the Conkreme is made in Section 7 below. Participants bQ4 Contracting States 113 lntema tional 22 Organizations

The Gwup prcduced traific forecast# for the Y major traffic flows Partidpants 3 acrws the M a and Pa:ific Region for the period 1999-2010, available Contracting States 3 in the meeting report.

Aircroft movement.forecrsts were dwelqwd for dl rn+r mule Partidpants 7 &mups m.fmm a d within theCARISAIYI Regbtt The meetingrrport Contracting States 5 provides DM.~ er. md aircraft m v m t forcaastn for the period 2000-2010: inelu% aircraft movemat f~recrsa for 3 mafor traffic flows identified by k e CAWSAM Regiongl Air Navagation P b .

A new Iifth mi~tion of the apnfirahm f& madune readable Parhopants bB perspoFbrwss adopted. Contrachng States 25

lntemnhmal 4 Orgaruzahrms

of passenger/frright traffic md aircraft movements for tke period 2NN-2G10 were developed for phliration in Circular 281, i>u t l r~k ,hr Air Trotlsl~ort t l ~ the Y ~ a r 2010.

' I i v r~ mcetings o f regional traffic forecasting groups were nek (see Table 111-1). A regional workshop on forecasting and economic piaming fur States in the Asia and Pacific Region was conducted in Ntw Deiiu, India, in March and attended by 55 participants from 9 States and the Hong Kong SAR.

Work continued on the cconomic aspects of p lamng and implementing CNS/ATM systems~ Twn subregional workshops on a Business Case Approzch to National I-'lanning for CNY/NM Systems wen. held a5 part of the Asia/Pacific Spcciai hplen'entation Project of ICAO. The wcrksliop in Bangkok, Thailand, in March was attendcd by 41 participants from 15 States in Asia, while ihe workshop in Nadi, Fiji, in April was attended by ?5 participants from R States in the Pacific arca.

The Organization collected and published data nn trafftc. finances, fleet, and personnel of commercial air carriers; traffic and finances of international airports and route facilities; and civil aircraft on register. Commercial air carrier statistics reported by Contracting Slates to TC40 for 1999 are summarized in Table 111-2. which shows the numbcr of carriers for which statistics have been reported and the percentage of total world air traffic performed by these carriers.

The 24th yearbook, C i d Avifltion Sfofistics of tlrc World - 2998-1999 (Doc 9180/24) was completed for publication, presenting in one volume the most widely used aviation statistics for the 2 years concerned. Tne yearbook contains information on world trends, regional and State statistics, and commexial air carrier and airport statistics. Mom corr.prehensive and detailcd informat:on is available in the series of ICAO D:ges+s of Statistics.

. .

8 . . . . Suamiq af +ercial Air Carrier tati&c'a reported ta XCAO for ,1999 '

Tca& Fanancia! data1 Fleet Penonnel Traffic flow' - OFOD -TI&& by

iVxk continued nn the irnplcmrntnlion ct lhr rccommcndation5 of the Nir.tn Sc,csion of tht, 5tatistic; Di\+iorl. Kcvi.sed -4ir 'Irmsport Report- ing Furns A, B, and I urrr-. dislributeC tu St3:es under ;I State Letter in ,\pril. with thf others to ht: issut-xi wrly in 2001.

As in past ycars, the Ckganizatim prowde6 air transport s:atistics to orher Llnitcd Nations ndi's. Air carrier t d i : ~ stetistics \*'ere reguldily supplied to thr? Unitrcl Sations fur its Stati.sticzl \rrLdmok and Munthlv Bulletin of 5tat.sti1-s.

A wo:k<hop on statist~cs. which w'is attcmdtd t.y i? pt~rticipani~ i r o ~ n 13 Contratting Stalrs id 1 inlrrnatior:al : ~ r g ~ n i z e t i o ~ ~ . iua5 held in C ~ b a in Septcn~bcr tor States i r l the Cmtral .4111er:ran, Caril>bc>an and Solrth American Kt>gions.

7. AIRPORT AND FlOUE FAClUTY MANAGEMENT


The ANSConf 2000 held at ICAO Headquarters from 19 to 28 June

A study.was prepared on management aspects of air navigation services charges in the Eastern Caribbean at the request of the Caribbean Community. In response to a request by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), documentation and Secretariat assistance were provided for a series of workshops convened by WMO on the cost recovery of meteorological aeronautical services.

Work continued on a study of the allocation of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) costs amongst users, in collaboration with EURO- CONTROL.

Comments were provided on a project to examine the management of a unified airspace in the South Pacific Region. Assistance was provided for a number of technical cooperation projects principally addressing airport and air navigation services economics, management and organization.

The Organization's air transport activities in the environmental field and the related coordination with other international organizations are reported below.

Further progress was made, through the Council's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), towards identifying and evaluating the potential role of market-based options such as emission-related levies (charges or taxes), emissions trading and voluntary agreements, as a means of limiting greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, with a view to reporting on this subject to the Assembly when it next meets in 2001.

Extensive work continued on the revision of existing databases containing fleet and aircraft

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engine combinations and on the advancement of the forecasting and economic analysis work of CAEI? Economic assessments of market-based options and of technical options to reduce aircraft noise were undertaken by the Forecasting and Economic Analysis Support Group of CAEP

Coordination continued with UN policy- making bodies in the environmental field, notably in connection with ICAO's follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Assembly Resolution A32-8, Appendix F). In June and September, the Secretariat provided reports to the Convention's policy-making bodies on the progress made and in November, a specific request was made that any agreement reached on emissions trading should not inadvertently preclude participation by international aviation.

Preparations commenced for a Colloquium on Environmental Aspects of Aviation (Montreal, April 2001), which is aimed at familiarizing States with ICAO's work on noise and aircraft engine emissions prior to discussion of these issues at the Assembly session in 2001.

9. FACILITATION

The Facilitation Panel's Cargo Drafting Group met in Montreal in November to finalize its proposed draft texts for revised cargo-related Standards and Recommended Practices (SAWS) for Chapters 1 and 4 of Annex 9 -Facilitation. The report of the Group as well as comprehensive draft revisions of Chapters 2 and 3 were to be considered at the third meeting of the Panel to be held in Montreal in February 2001.

The Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents (TAG/MRTD) met in Montreal in September. The TAG/MRTD's work focused primarily on updating Doc 9303 - Machine Readable Trnvel Documents, Part 1 - Machine Readable Passports, and on finalizing a second edition of Part 3 -Machine Readable Official Travel Documents. Work continued on enhancing security features for all MRTDs, including machine-assisted identity codirmation using biometric technology and machine-assisted verification of document authenticity.

1. GENERAL

The Organization continued to undertake its responsibilities for the administration of the Danish and Icelandic Joint Financing Agreements to which the 23 Governments listed in Table N-1 are conkacting parties. These Agreements are concerned with the provision in Greenland and Iceland of ATC, COM and MET facilities and services to North Atlantic flights, which numbered 328 626 in 2000.

The Organization also assumed responsibilities associated with the administration of the Arrangement on the Joint Financing of a North Atlantic Height Monitoring System on behalf of 6 contracting parties, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. This Arrangement is concerned with monitoring the 1000-foot reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) in the North Atlantic Region.

2. FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE DANISH AND ICELANDIC JOINT

FINANCING AGREEMENTS

Audited costs for 1999, cost estimates for 2001, advances to the Governments of Denmark and Iceland for 2001, single user charges for 2001 and

assessments to individual Contracting Govern- ments, approved by Council in 2000, are included in Tables N-l and N-2.

The Council approved a proposal presented by Denmark and Iceland for the amendment of the calculation method for user charges under the Danish and Icelandic Joint Financing Agreements. This proposal resulted from discussions that took place between these 2 States as providers of the air navigation services, IATA as representative of the users, and the ICAO Secretariat. The main objectives of the proposed amendment were to improve the correlation between the amount of the user charges per crossing and the cost of the services during the year they were provided; to maintain the balance between the financial responsibilities of the users and the other parties involved; and to simplify the calculation method for user charges. The changes consisted of using, in the calculation for user charges per crossing, the forecast number of crossings for the year during which the services were provided instead of 2-year-old actual figures, and of considering, for the calculation of the over-/under-recoveries of a given year, the amount collected from the users iilstead of the amount billed to them.

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In order to continue providing efficient and reliable services under the Icelandic Joint Financing Agreement, the Council approved the following three proposals presented by Iceland: the inclusion of the VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigation facilities, located at Ingolfshofdi on the south-east coast of Iceland, a s h a r t of the air The actual costs for 1999 amount to U.S.$3 804 247 navigation services provided under the and the cost estimates for 2001 amount to Agreement; the implementation of FANSl/A U.S.$2 808 945. The single user charge for 2001 is Waypoint Position Reporting (WPR) at the U.S.$7.97.

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Annual Reporl of the Coun~-il- 2000 ...

Table IV-1. Year 2001 Assessments for the Danish and Icelandic Joint Financing Agreements

Danish Icelandic Agreement Agreement

USS' u.s.5

Belgium Canada Cuba Dwmark

E m ' t Finland France

-Y Greece Iceland Ireland Italy lapan Kuwait Netherlands Nomay Russian Federation Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States

TOTAL

A t Ihe rate of exchange of US.II.00 = D.KrAWO.

Note.- The exceptionally negatiw assessmentsfm 2001 are the result of the ammdmmt presented in para~aph 3 a h .

Tabls IV-2 Financial data for the Danish and Icelandic Joint Financing Agreements

Advances Single Audlted Variance Cast Valiance for 2001 User

mBt4 wilh 1999 estimates with2000 (95% of ZOO1 charge Agmmmt 1 9 9 tim mats 2W1 estimates estimates) 2W1 ,,

Wniuh (D.Kr.) 36 07.8 956 -9% 40036030 -13% 38 034 229 % (equivalent U.S.5) 5 271 630 4850500 4 607 975 11.63

Icelandic (US.$) 19 535 898 +8% 20 093 659 ~ 6 % 19 088 976 61

apter V

Technical Co-oper

The cooperation programmes described in this chapter are those administered by the Technical Co-operation Bureau (TCB). They consist of the following:

1. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) including cost sharing

2. Trust Funds (TF)

3. Management Service Agreements (MSAs)

4. Associate Experts Programme.

In addition, under the ICAO Objectives Implemen- tation Funding Mechanism introduced by Assembly Resolution A31-14, only the Govem- ment of Spain contributed $136 600' to fund training projects in States of Latin America.

The funds made available through ICAO to provide technical cooperation to States in 2000 were more than those provided in 1999. However, there was a further decline in UNDP core funding in 2000 which can generally be attributed to the reduction in contributions to UNDP, one of the Technical Co- operation Bureau's sources of project funding. Therefore, because of the limited amount of funds available across the technical cooperation spectrum, the civil aviation sector faces intense competition in securing a portion of these limited funds. The situation becomes even more critical when recipient countries change priorities away from civil aviation to favour programmes considered to be more

1. All amounts listed in this chapter are in U.S. dollars.

essential. Furthermore, United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 47/199 and 50/120 now stress that national development plans and priorities be formulated as a total package in a Country Strategy Note. This renewed approach to more centralized country programming margin- alizes and penalizes the smaller institutions within the ministerial structure. It also disadvantages agencies such as ICAO which have no representation at the country level and, therefore, are not able to provide effective input in the preparation of the Country Strategy Note.

In spite of the aforementioned difficulties, the total programme available for implementation in 2000, including portions of projects implemented by governments, amounted to $88.2 million, of which $56.9 million was actually implemented, representing a delivery rate of 65 per cent. ICAO project expenditures under the UNDP programme, which was mostly cost sharing and included projects for which ICAO acted as Implementing Agency, were $21.5 million in 2000, compared with $23.7 million in 1999. The Trust Fund expenditures including the ICAO Objectives Implementation Funding Mechanism, decreased in 2000 to $4.6 million compared with $5.6 million in 1999. The Civil Aviation Purchasing Service (CAPS) which is, in effect, another form of Trust Fund, has 87 governments or organizations registered to use this facility Its expenditures decreased in 2000 to $1.0 million compared with $2.0 million in 1999.

Expert services in the field totalled 1054 work- months in 2000 compared with 1 098 in 1999. There were 79 experts in the field at the end of the year compared with 73 at the end of 1999. The number of fellowships awarded in 2000 was 565 with a total duration of 444.5 work-months compared with 581 in 1999 with a total duration of 528.0 work-months.

The va!ue of equipn~.ent/subconhacts delivered in 2C00 (:ir.cluding unliquidated

The Technical Co-operation Prognmme by R+on ubligadons) totalled S1S.h million cornpard with 521.23 millioi i:> 199s. ~ilcrtlnc (+),

Diagrams V-1 and V-2 show the 1999 20Cll decraase [-) perfcrrnancc of ICAO technical cooperation fW"' IS rniliion$ I$ m.iiIiurs: (%)

rwcr the years 19% to 2WO in 1 e r x cf ~ o t h ~ f f i c a ' 7.41 4 72 -37 the annual projec: expenditures and its 3 ,Americas 43.08 71.69 +66 basic elements cf mqwration - experts,

Asia and the Pacific 3.78 3.19 fellowships and cquipnwnt. It should be -16

noted :hat the Trust Fund programmes are EuiOPemd the

concentrated in a small number of countrips. Middle Fzst 6.22 8.63 . +39 while tine cooperation under tne USDI' programme, although. very limited, is avaiiable to all dcvelop~ng countries, especially the neediest.

Cost sharing, a combinat:on of CNDP snd goverr.nent funding of intcrnat:onal :nputs in which the government's s.hrt! is over Y!1 per cent o i the total project budget, has betm another source c i financc for :CAO technical cooperation projects. l'he amount contributed in 2000 by gcverrrments to UNDP tcwards funding of their own prowcts was S20.5 million as compared w ~ t h $222 rnillion in 1999. Expcn- ditures covered by cost sharing arc included, ds prescribed by USUI' practice, in tne UNDI' project expendi:ures.

In 1997, UNDP htroduccd 2 new supporl cost facilibes: the Support Services for l'olicv and Programme Development (SITD) and the ~&o:t for iechnica: Services (STS) 2; tne Project I.evel. Thc S?I'D iacility providrs for upstream policy and advisory services. It is meant to in?prove the ups-nam technical ftx>~? nf tine agercies and rtagionai commiss:or.s and to ensure that enhanced nolicy advice is available to go\wnments ior the. tormulation of strate@es and programmes. The S7S iacility provides technical support services at all stages of the project cycle: iormulation and appriisal, technical backstopping and rnonitnring of i~clivities during irnplemen- tarion, and eval~ation. Thc provision of such support helps ensure the highest tectmicai quality oiUNDP-financed projecti. In ?Oi)U, SI'PD and STS expenditzres were S2.58 029 and $139 2 16, resp~:iveiy

A .Managemer.: Service Agreement (!&A) is a form of Trust Fund Agreement and is in most aspects, similar in namre to this agreement with one major exception. Under an MS.4, thc cost of providing the service is calculated so :ha: all management and adrnmstration costs irxurrrrl by

the Organization are recovered. Accordingly, a spec;iic handling cnarge based on the t-timatrd actual cost c t deuvering the senkes , and not on a Sxed percentage of tine contract value, is inciuded in the contract. In 2Dm, ICAO expenditures under MSAs amo~u~ ted to $29.3 million.

United Nations Development Programme

3NIlP-fi.1nde.I countr). projects, including cos: sharing in which most of the f i~nds were provided by ine government, recoroed a net dcrrcasc :n 200;). hithough expendib~rt's on inter-country project$ increased trorr. S 3 6 585 in 1999 :3 5.154 661 in 2000, country project expenditures decreased 11.5 per cent from $23 129 hW5 in 1999 :o 520465755 in 2000. For 2(HU countrv p. -0 i ects ac:ounred for 98 per cent of total GNDP project expenditures, with inter-country projects account- ing for the rtmaining 2 per rep.:,

T?e large-scale (cver S53C O H ) UNDI' and Government cost-sharing projects approved or revised in 2000 compristd:

Arn~ricas Rqton: lmplernentation of the SAIM Digital Network (REDDIG)

Cdornblu: master I'lan for the Uevelopment of Civil Avation

i ' m i : Uevelopment of Aeronzutical Tnfrd- structure

So~u l iu : Civil Aviarion Caretaker Author:ty

Trust Funds

Ihe cnuntry funds placed w:th ICAO as Trwt Funds .Ire tcr specific projects. These programmes

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41

Diagram V-1

Annual Expenditures - ICAO Technical Co-operation Programmes

Actual assistance from 1995 to 2000

1. Of this total ($21.5 million):

$20.5 million was provided by Governments as cost-sharing $ 1 million was provided by UNDP (includes advance lunding for future years)

2. Civil Aviation Purchasing Service

3. ICAO Objectives Implementation Funding Mechanism

4. This figure has been revised.


Diagram V-2

B - Equipment expenditures Actual sssistm from 1995 to 2000

Experts in the Field, Fellowships Awarded and Equipment Expenditures

1995 96 97 96 99 2M 1400

- 1x0 -

- 1000 -

- BW - 732

FELLOWSHIPS

- 600 -

A-Numbsrofexpertsinihefieldand$iarshps~

- 400 -

- 200

-

56:

- - - 14

567

EXPERTS

- - - -82-

581

- - - 2%- 0 -i-

514

74 73 - - - - _,,,kB

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are concentrated in a small number of countries, unlike UNDP funds which are available to all developing countries. In 2000, there were 58 country and 11 inter-country projects. Total expenditures under Trust Funds, including those under the ICAO Objectives Implementation Funding Mechanism, were $4.647 million in 2000, compared with $5.584 million in 1999, a decrease of 16.8 per cent. Large-scale Tmst Fund and MSA projects (over $500 000) approved or expanded in 2000 included:

Brazil: Civil Aviation Research and Training (2 projects)

Dominican Republic: Strengthening of the Safety Oversight Capability

Greece: Assistance to Civil Aviation Panama: Restructuring of Aeronautic Authority

and Training Peru: Assistance to the Directorate of Air

Transport Philippines: TRAINAIR Saudi Arabia: The Presidency of Civil Aviation

Associate Experts Programme

Agreements exist between ICAO and the Govern- ments of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan and Sweden, through which these countries provide associate experts to assist ICAO experts in the field, at Regional Offices or at ICAO Headquarters. During the year, 1 associate expert from Norway was assigned to the Regional Office in Cairo.

External Funding

The following summarizes the activities related to obtaining funds for technical cooperation projects from sources other than UNDP and governments funding their own projects.

Africa Region: A subregional project for the Member States of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) was implemented under a grant from France to the UEMOA Secretariat. The project incorporated 2 studies with an overall objective of reducing the constraints in the region in order to develop safe and efficient air transport. Under funding from the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar

(ASECNA), these 2 studies were extended to the ASECNA States, non-members of UEMOA. Discussions were held with ASECNA for the funding and implementation of a study on the rationalization of the airspace for air traffic management. The Department of Peace-keeping Operations (DPKO) funded 2 separate activities implemented by the ICAO Technical Co-operation Bureau. A review was carried out and recommendations to improve the safety of DPKO air operations were submitted, as well as a survey of 5 airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to determine the civil aviation prerequisites for the expansion of the peace-keeping operations in the State. The World Food Programme (WFP) funded a study, undertaken by ICAO experts, on the present status of their air operations and presented recommendations to improve the safety of those operations.

Americas Region: The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), through the ICAO Objectives hplementation Funding Mech- anism, provided additional funds to extend the TRAINAIR project in Cuba until April 2001. Furthermore, the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA) continued to fund a regional project for the training of personnel in the Caribbean and South American Regions. Latin American countries, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Airbus Industrie continued to fund a subregional project that began in 1995 and involves 19 countries of the region, and another project that began in 1998. Both regional projects are related to flight safety and are coordinated directly with the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme. In addition, the World Bank funded a project in Venezuela in support of its civil aviation sector.

Asia and the PaciJic Region: The Asian Develop- ment Bank (ADB), through a loan to the Government of the Philippines, continued to fund a project for the monitoring and review of the Davao International Airport Development project and also provided funds for a TRAINAIR component under the same project. The ADB, through a loan to the Government of Indonesia, continued to fund a project for human resource development, with a fellowship training prc- gramme. The Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness - South Asia (COSCAP-SA) project commenced in 1998 and is a cooperative agreement among the States of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,

44 Annun1 Report of the Council - 2000

Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka aimed at enhancing the safety and efficiency of air transport operations in the subregion by establishing a subregional Safety Oversight Organization. Participating States made additional contributions to continue with the project for 2000 and Transport Canada made third- year contributions to the project. Airbus lndustrie made a fourth contribution during the third year of the project. The Norwegian Agency for Develop- ment Cooperation (NORAD) made a second-year contribution by providing the services of an airworthiness expert.

Europe and the Middle East Region: The European Commission (EC) continued to fund a project to assist the Department of Civil Aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its organization and management. The Czech Republic funded training programmes in aerodrome and procedural approach and area control for 5 participants from Albania, in terminal approach/area radar for 6 participants from Albania, a conversion course for 6 air traffic controllers from Belarus, and English- language training to 4 participants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Actions by the Council

In support of the ICAO Technical Co-operation Programme, the Council approved the earmarking of $100000 from the 1999 Administrative and Operational Service Cost (AOSC) Budget surplus to be spent on the development of technical cooperation projects for Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

The Council, after careful consideration of the subject of Follow-up Action on the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) through the Technical Co-operation Bureau, approved the earmarking of $435 000 from payments by Contracting States for long-outstanding arrears, to fund follow-up action to ICAO safety oversight audits. The funds will be spent on the development of flight safety projects for developing countries and with the proviso that priority be given to States that had paid their arrears, with special attention given to LDCs. The Council, in taking this decision, confirmed ICAO's commitment to Assembly Resolution A32-21, Resolving Clause 2, " ... to further promote ICAO's Technical Co-operation Bureau and its role in the implementation of ICAO's SARPs including

the CNS/ATM and Flight Safety Oversight Programmes". In addition, the Council completed its deliberation on the subject of the progressive integration of TCB into the Organization's structure and decided to recommend to the next ordinary session of the ICAO Assembly the transfer of all 15 staff working in the Regular Programme funded by the AOSC Budget to the Regular Programme Budget during the next trienniums.

In the accompanying tables, expenditure figures only are given, expressed as totals by country; in other words, if 2 or more projects are executed in 1 country, the figure reported will be the total of these projects. With this qualification, ICAO expenditures under the UNDP including cost sharing in 2000 amounted to $20920446 for country and inter-country projects, $4 297 157 for Trust Funds, $350 183 for the ICAO Objectives Implementation Funding Mechanism, $258 029 for Support Services for Policy and Programme Development, $139 316 for support for technical services at the project level, $960 659 for the Civil Aviation Purchasing Service, $96 035 for UNDP projects for which ICAO acted as Implementing Agency, and $29 848 270 for Management Service Agreements. Thus, total 2000 expenditures for all technical cooperation programmes administered by the Technical Co-operation Bureau amounted to $56 870 095 million. Support costs charged in 2000 against UNDP projects, including cost sharing, totalled $1 493 279 compared with $1 702 225 in 1999. Those expenditures charged against Trust Funds, CAPS and Management Service Agreement projects in 2000 totalled $2 664 660 compared with $2 703 966 in 1999.

3. PERSONNEL

ICAO employed 361 experts from 43 countries during all or part of the year on projects administered by the Technical Co-operation

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UNDP COUNTRY PROJECTS EXECUTED BY ICAO

(including cost-sharing)

Country U S $

Ethiopia Liberia Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia Zimbabwe

Sub-total

Africa Botswana 220 764 Democratic Reuublic of the Congo 158 757

4 062 642

1 675 -202 771

2 611 668 844

2 787 517

Americas Argentina Colombia Ecuador Honduras Panama Peru Venezuela

Sub-total

Arab States Jordan Lebanon

Sub-total

AsidPacific Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Republic of Korea

sub-total

Europe Armenia Bahrain

Sub-total

Sub-total country projects:

UNDP INTER-COUNTRY PROJECTS EXECUTED BY ICAO

(including cost-sharing)

Proiect 1J.S.s

Americas Development of Continuing

Airworthiness and Operational Safety of Aircraft in Latin America -4 903

Implantacih de la Red Digital SAM (REDDIG) 179 087

Planning and Systematization of Civil Aviation 1 364

Transicion a Los Sistemas CNS/ATM en las regiones CAR y SAM 279 113

Sub-total 454 661

Sub-total all inter-country projects: 454 661

Total UNDP country and inter-country projects: 20 920 44b1

TRUST FUND PROJECTS EXECUTED BY ICAO

Fund US.$

Argentina Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana East Timor Haiti India Jordan Latvia Lesotho ~ithuania' Maldives Mexico Mongolia Morocco Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Oman l'akistan2

1. Of the above total, 520.5 million was provided by Governments.

2. Adjustment of prior year's expendilure.


Peru Philippines Sao Tome and Principe Singapore Sri Lanka Suriname Thailand Uganda Yemen Yugoslavia

Inter-Country:

Associate Experts Assistance to Civil Aviation in

Least-Developed Countries (Netherlands)

Capacitacion a1 Personal Aeronautic0 de la Region CAR

Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness - South Asia

Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness - South East Asia

Development of Continuing Airworthiness and Operational Safety of Aircraft in Latin America

~ t u d e de la Politique du Transport Aerien - Afriaue de l'Ouest (ASECNA)

~ t u d e de la Politique du Transport

(UEMOA)

TRAINAIR 241 220 UN/UNDP Trust Funds 178 872

Total trust fund projects: 4 647 340

MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT PROJECTS EXECUTED BY ICAO

Fund

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Czech Republic Dominican Republic Egypt Greece Guatemala Indonesia Mexico Nigeria Panama Peru Philippines Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Inter-Country:

Regional Africa - UN Department of Peace-Keeping Operations 156 945

Regional Africa - UN World Food Programme 45 169

Total management service agreement projects 29 848 270

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SUMMARY @F EXPENDITURES - 2000 (Exeluding Support Costs)

1. Total UNDP count* and inter-couhhy projects (including cost-sharing) ..

2. Trust Funds (excluding OIFM) .~

3. ICAO Objectives Implementation Punding Mechnnism (OIFM) 4. Support Services for Policy and Programme Development (SPPD) 5. Support for Technical Services at the Project Level (STS) 6. Civil Aviation Purchasing Service (CAPS) 7. UNDP projeds for which ICAO acted as Implementing Agency 8. Management Service Agreements

TOTAL PROJECT EXPENDITURES

Support costs c k g e d against UNUP prolects (including cost-sharing) Support costs charged against ICAO OIFM projects Supsort costs charged against LNDP by ICAO in

Implementing Agency capaclty Support costs charged inst Trust Funds, CAPS and

Management Service Agreement ~rojectb

* Includes $2 5"66 130 incurred by a Cavemment in Implementing Agency capacity. pp - --

Bureau. Some of these experts were employed in 2 or more programmes during the year. 'The figures in this paragraph therefore total 364 instead of 361. Of the 364,134 were on assignments under UNIX' and 270 on Trust Fund projects (including I under the Associate Experts Programme). Of the experts employed on UNDP projects, 114 were consultant personnel on Trust Fund projccts, 60 were rm operational (OPAS) assignments and 160 were consultant personnel. 'There were also 18 United Nations Volunteers and 651 National Professionals.

As an indication of the number of experts in the field at any one time, at the end of 2000 there were 79 field experts compared with 73 at the end of 1999.

In 2000,288 new experts were recruited, either to fill new posts or as replacements; in addition, 3 posts were filled through tramfers or pnmotions, bringing the total of vacant posts filled during the year to 291. Separations from service during the year totalled 283.

The distribution of experts by nationality, grade and programme is shown in Appendix 8, and their distribution by recipient country and field of

expertise in Appendix 9

During the year, 565 fellowships were awarded for a total duration of 444.5 work-months of which 526 were implemented; 205 under UNDP projects including cost sharing and 321 under 'liust Funds including Management Service Agreements. There was a slight decrease of 17 awards over the total number of fellowships awarded in 1999 (581 awards). ?he number of fellowships awarded under Trust Fund projects has increased from 297 in 1999 to 353 in 2000, while the fellowships awarded under UNDP projects amounted to 212. However, considering the cost sharing funds that were provided by countries to UNLW, the 2000 Fellowships I'rogramme was almost entirely funded by developing countries themselves. This reflects the commitment of these countries to training their own civil aviation sbaff, thus filling the gap created by the continuous decline in traditional USIX funding of human resource development in the civil aviation subsector.

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Furthermore, 286 fellows, representing 54.0 per cent of the total fellowships implemented, attended courses at training centres in developing countries that were established or expanded with the cooperation of ICAO, while the remaining 240, representing 46.0 per cent, were trained at other training centres throughout the world. The average duration of a fellowship was 0.8 months and the average cost, including tuition fees, travel and living expemes, was 55 000.

Details of the nationalities of the recipients, fields of training, host countries and duration of the awards can be found in Appendix 10.

. ,. . \;: ,.' .. 5. EQUIPMENT AND SUBCONTRACT$ : .

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During 2000, 490 purchase orders and contracts were issued compared with a total of 395 in 1999. l lw total sum committed for these procurements was an aggregate of $20.5 million, compared with 524.5 million in 1999. The above-mentioned procurements include 266 purchase orders and contracts for the Technical Co-operation Pro- gramme for a total amount of $18.6 million, compared with $21.23 million in 1999, and a further 129 purchase orders and contracts for 51.8 million covering procurements of equipment and services for the Kegular Programme and Technical Co-operation Bureau administrative needs. Con- tinued interest in the use of the Civil Aviation Purchasing Services (CAPS) was experienced during the year. ['ayments made by the govern- men&-concerned to 1 0 . 0 for purchases under this service amounted to a further $1.8 million.

Registration for CAI'S was received from 2 additional countries in 2000, bringing the total now held by ICAC) to 87.

Among the significant purchases made and contracts awarded during the year were the following: - Subcontract for the provision of local staff

for Brazil: $3 057 679 - Area Control Centres for Bogoti and

Rio Negro, Colombia: $5 769 521 - I>/VOR-DME for Colombia: $1 035 714 - Flight Inspecticm System for Ecuador:

$3 168 010

Details of all significant procurements effected during 2000 are provided in Appendix 11.

PROJECTS COMMENCED IN 2000

Africa Region

Greece Guinea-Bissau

lran (Islam~c Republic of)

Lao People's Demarahc Republ~c

Malawi

Mdldives

Nepal Niue

Philippnes Singapore Yugashvia

- - A u Tiansport Policy Study - UEMOA and ASECNA' Ptwsion of Consultant Senrices'

AsMance to United Nattons TmitmnalAdministration in East Timor (UNTAET) Assistance to Civil Aviation' Support to the Reopening of the Internahonal Airport TRAINAIR

Air Transport Policy (Phaee I)"

Feasibility Shdy on Restructuring of Civil Aviation in Malawi" Enhancement of Airworthiness Saw Oversight CapabilitiesX Assistance to Civil Aviation* National Civil Aviation Development Framework (CADF)'" TRAINAIR' Singapore Trust Fund Assistance to Civil Aviation

' TNSI Fund and MSA propct over S00 OW. " UNDP and Government cosbshnd p y a wer $513) OM);

lCAO had resident missions in 36 countries during all or part of 2000. ICAO gave assistance to a total of 78 countries in the form of fellowships, visits from experts assigned to inter-country projects, or sub-contractual arrangements. Under various Tnist Fund arrangements, the Organization provided cooperation to 77 countries included in those totalled above. ICAO executed 127 projects in 2000, of which 11 were operationally completed during that year.

Brief summaries of technical cooperation projects are shown in the accompanying para- graphs under country, inter-country and interregional listings. These are followed by a list of projects whose activities continued in 2000.

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Note.- * = UNDP and Government cost-shared

project over $500 000; '* = Trust Fund and M S A project ouer

$500 000.

BOLIVIA

Dezdopment ofthe Safety Oversight Capability*'

Project goal: The objective of this project, which is funded entirely by the Government, is to provide the Civil Aviation Authorities with the services of airworthiness and flight operations inspectors as well as other technical, administrative and managerial personnel and thus exercise the required control on the flight safety of air transport operations in Bolivia. This project began in 1999 and has a planned duration of 69 months.

Progress of the project: In 2000, draft aviation legislation was submitted to concerned sectors for their agreement before being sent to the Congress for approval. The airport charge for international flights was increased by $5 in order for the Government to finance safety oversight activities for the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Bolivia's new aviation regulations were approved and published for implementation. Assistance continued to be provided in the day-trr day work of the DGCA in the fields of operations, airworthiness, personnel licensing and legal matters. The Bolivian air fleet and maintenance organizations were certified under the new regulations and air operator certification began. Arrangements were made to acquire and install a computer network at the national level to improve communications and coordination with General Headquarters in La Paz. An organization and functions manual of the DGCA was developed as well as a job assessment manual to establish a salary policy in keeping with the responsibilities of each post.

A training programme for airworthiness and operations inspectors was established. A total of 16 fellowships were awarded: 4 in the field of dangerous goods, 1 in the field of personnel licensing, 1 in the field of air law, 2 in the field of accident investigation, 2 in the field of operations, 4 in the field of aviation training and 2 in the field

of airworthiness. Training courses were also held in the fields of airworthiness and quality assurance systems for airworthiness and operations inspectors and air traffic personnel.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Assistance to Civil Aviationx*

Project goal: ICAO was considered by the European Commission (EC) as the most appropriate agency to provide the necessary technical input in Bosnia and Herzegovina though an EC/ICAO project financed by the EC. The purpose of this project is to assist the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement the elements required for a safe and efficient civil aviation infrastructure in accordance with ICAO SARPs. This project began in 1999 and has a planned duration of 2 years.

The civil aviation adviser/project coordinator (CAA/PC) provides advice to the Directors General of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), coordinates day-to-day civil aviation management tasks, as well as provides guidance on other related matters. As a member of the Inter- national Secretariat, the ICAO CAA/PC provides an arbitration service when required. The successful accomplishment of this project is to achieve far- reaching effects on the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole, and to benefit national and international air carriers serving or overflying the country

Progress of the project: ICAO's presence throughout the project was responsible for the enactment and application of the Civil Aviation Law. A comprehensive study on the implementation of an airspace and ATS route structure, subject to Stabilization Forces (SFOR) granting further delegation of airspace to the DCA, was executed by experts from EUROCONTROL. To assist in the reconciling of differences, ICAO initiated international meetings which had some beneficial results Assistance in the preparation of the required action plan in response to ICAO's Safety Oversight Audit assessment was provided. This was subject to the decision by the Govern- ment to restructure the Civil Aviation Adminis- tration. The acceptance by the Government of the need to restructure the DCA and replace the 3 Directors General by 1 individual acting as DGCA will help to advance the efforts aimed at establishing a Civil Aviation Administration as

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proposed by ICAO. This decision was a major achievement and was only possible through concerted efforts of the international team and in cooperation with the Office by the High Representatives (OHR) and SFOR.

BOTSWANA

Provision of Consultant Servicesn*

Project goal: Under a Trust Fund project, technical support was provided to the Botswana Investigation Board for the Air Botswana aircraft accident of 11 October 1999. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 0.5 months.

Progress of the project: Two Operational Assistance (OPAS) consultants, 1 experienced in Human Factors and aviation psychology and the other experienced in aviation medicine and its relationship to accident investigations, participated in and provided advice to the Botswana Investigation Board. A confidential report was prepared which included a number of recommendations concerning civil aviation medicine and related organizational issues.

Civil Aviation Training and Technical Support"

Project goal: To assist the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) in upgrading and expanding civil aviation facilities and services in accordance with the provisions of the national development plan; establish a training unit within the DCA to handle the large-scale fellowship components of the project; and emphasize human resource development and institution building. This project began in 1993 and has a planned duration of 8 years and 11 months.

Progress of the project: In pursuance of the key recommendation made by the Joint Evaluation Mission (Government/UNDP/ICAO) that the project should come to an end with the completion of all planned activities, ICAO experts began repatriation from the project on various dates. Thereafter, all the work connected with fellowship training was taken over by the DCA Training Section.

Two new fellowships for Masters Programmes were awarded and implemented during the year, benefitting the Air Transport and Aviation Ground Services Divisions of the DCA. Consequently, there are now 5 ongoing project fellowships.

A feasibility study to set up a National Civil Aviation Training Institute in Botswana was carried out by an ICAO human resource development consultant. The final report incorporating all comments and suggestions was submitted to the DCA later in the year.

BRAZIL

Civil Aviation Research and Training"

Project goal: This four-year project was con- ceived to accomplish the pending activities of a previous project and was signed directly by ICAO and the Government of Brazil. Its goal is to strengthen the Brazilian civil aviation system through the modernization and improvement of its research and training institutions. Ten governmental institutions are responsible for the execu- tion of these activities, which include: development of human resources' capabilities including the introduction of TRAINAIR methodology modernization and improvement of data processing systems, and the development of research and planning capabilities in the areas of air transport and airport infrastructure, airworthiness certification, global environment, labour relations and enhancement of laboratories. As of January 1999, another institution was added to the project, the Department of Electronics and Flight Protection (DEPV), which superintends, coordinates and controls the activities of air navigation and aeronautical telecommunications, air traffic, meteorology, search and rescue, aeronautical information and charts, flight inspection of air navigation support, installation and maintenance of air navigation and aeronautical telecommunications equipment. The expected situation at the end of the project is to make feasible the transition to the CNS/ATM system from the current radar system in use. This project began in 1995 and has a planned duration of 69 months.

Progress of the project: In 2000, the following foreseen training was accomplished: 38 fellowships were carried out in the areas of instruction, human factors, biomechanics, aviation medicine, aeronautical communications, aeronautical data processing, ai~port planning and development, airport management, air cargo management, air transport, airworthiness, aircraft certification, aircraft accident investigation, management and TRAINAIR. Also, 100 international missions were carried out in the period which allowed Brazilian

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civil aviation staff to take part in technical visits and symposia in several areas of interest in order to achieve the results foreseen in the project document.

Five consultancies were or continue to be implemented in the areas of financial matters, land use, air transport planning, Human Factors, and image processing. These activities allowed for the start of a programme to monitor captains of helicopters and also to begin studies in the field of chronobiology and ergonomics. The development of studies for the implementation of CNS/ATM was another result of these activities.

CHILE

Development ofOperationa1 Safety, Air Navigation and Modernization of Aeronautical Management

Project goal: The objectives of this project, which started in April 1998, are to assist the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the improvement of the operational safety systems, increasing their capability with the support of the national industry; to advance toward a better economic rationality encouraging the private participation in investment, as in airport infrastructure management; and to promote the national leadership at a regional level in operational safety matters, air navigation, CNS/ATM, and aeronautical management modernization. This project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 45 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, a consultant carried out a short-term assignment to oversee the first recurrent inspection of the national air carrier LAN Chile full-flight simulator (B737-232 advanced). A report containing the consultant's activities and recommendations was presented to the Government. Computer equipment was purchased and distributed to various units of the DGCA in order to update the existing equipment and optimize its management. Four fellowships were implemented in the fields of aircraft operational safety airport planning and aeronautical law.

COLOMBIA

Master Plan for the Development of Civil Aviation'

Project goal: To provide assistance in the establishment of a Civil Aviation Development

Master Plan; to attend to the reorientation of infrastructure investment for air traffic control and runways for airports throughout the country; to undertake administrative reorganization in order to obtain a more modem entity; to supervise the installation and acquisition of new meteorological and communications equipment and aeronautical radio aids; and introduce the TRAINAIR methodology. This project began in 1994 and has a planned duration of 8 years.

Progress of the project: During the year, progress was made towards improving the physical infrastructure of some regional airports as well as the development of a Master Plan for Eldorado Airport. In the area of support for the institutional strengthening of civil aviation, contract work continued for computer equipment, printers, software and services for the implementation of Phase II of the information technology solution for both administrative and financial offices, which signifies a great impact in the process of modernizing civil aviation. It was also necessary to adapt and equip the Air Safety and Control Offices.

With respect to the radio aids and telecommunications systems, efforts concentrated on the installation and commissioning of various systems and equipment, the implementation of which had previously begun. The satellite and communications system began during the year. Among the contracts awarded during 2000 were those for the new control centres in Bogoti and Rio Negro and for 3 DME systems, 2 CVOR dual DME systems as well as the maintenance of 24 fire- fighting vehicles. Several procurement actions began for radar for Tablazo, Leticia and Santanderes digital radio links, the completion of the VHF-ER for the Neiva FIR, and for the updating of the Villavicencio radar room and air- ground-air communications equipment for the Andes Terminal Management Area (TMA).

CUBA

Civil Aviation Training and Human Resources Improvement

Project goal: To improve the trainmg system for the Cuban Aviation Corporation (CACSA), with a view to developing a Cuban TRAINAIR Programme for the establishment of a unique plan integrating different methodology models, and to

improve the efficiency and quality of the services offered by the civil aviation administration and enterprises. This project began in 1999 and has a planned duration of 16.5 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, 5 courses on aeronautic operations management were given to 88 managers from CACSA and 3 courses on the instructor development programme were given to 55 instructors from CACSA enterprises. Two courses on aeronautic commercial management were developed and given to 50 managers and specialists from the business sector and 26 courses on the introduction to CNS/ATM were developed and taught to 469 participants. The aeronautic training management, international air transport facilitation and international negotiation courses were given, and the training needs assessment methodology for Cuban civil aeronautics was established in coordination with the Human Resources Department. A lecture entitled "Programme of Organizational Consul- tancy for the Planning of Human Resources in the Standardized Training Package (ST) Process" was delivered at the Eighth TRAINAIR Global Conference and Symposium.

Computer equipment, including a new network for the Centro de Capacitation Aeronautics, was purchased and installed. The organization of an international seminar on management, operation and commercial development of airports was undertaken. The design and publishing of the Management and Aviation Magazine was launched along with electronic and Internet versions. The implementation of a training programme with the Civil Aviation Adminis- tration of the Dominican Republic was initiated. Several training agreements were signed with Spanish aviation institutions for human resource development. A workshop pertaining to TRAINAIR methodology for COCESNA was carried out in El Salvador.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Preparatory Assistance

Project goal: The objective of the project is to strengthen the aeronautical services of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by providing fellowships and on-the-job training in the various sectors of civil aviation. In addition, the project is


to provide regulatory management and control resources in all the factors involved in the promotion, effectiveness and durability of air transport safety. This project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 2 years and 8 months.

Progress of the project: Missions by 2 short- term consultants were undertaken during the year marking the end of the project. During one of the missions, the consultant looked into the reorganization of the civil aviation services and made recommendations that would improve the management and development of the services. During the other mission, the consultant integrated all the reports of the previous missions into a Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP). The CAMP and the recommendations for the reorganization of the civil aviation services were submitted to the Government for consideration and eventual adoption into policy.

EAST TIMOR

ICAO Assistnnce to United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)

Project goal: To provide assistance in reviewing civil aviation facilities as well as in the fielding of a Director of Civil Aviation for East 'Iimor. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 7 months.

Progress of the project: Following discussions with the United Nations Field Administration and Logistics Division, the Department of Peace- Keeping Operations (DPKO) and a fact-finding mission to Dili, East llmor, undertaken by ICAO in January, a proposal for an Inter-Agency Service Agreement was submitted in February The agreement covered a 6-month assignment to Dili, East Emor, of a Director of Civil Aviation, which commenced in July.

ECUADOR

Strengthening of Civil Aviation

Project goal: To develop a national air navigation plan in the context of a Civil Aviation Development Master Plan; to advise the Govern- ment on the establishment of a concession for the operation of existing and new airports at Quito and Guayaquil; and to establish the necessary


capability of DAC to effectively fulfil its responsibilities with regard to safety oversight. This project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 56 months.

Progress of the project: An accident investigation expert gave lectures at Guayaquil. The project processed the hiring of a total of 44 support staff for the DGCA's activities, including check pilots, flight engineers, aircraft mechanics, cabin attendants, advisers in various specialities, financial analysts and administrative support staff. A total number of 135 fellowships were awarded in the following specialities: aviation medicine, meteorology, civil aviation management, engineering, human resources management, B-90 aircraft refurbishment, accident prevention and investigation, NOTAM specialist, aerodrome AIS specialist, radar simulator, DME maintenance, airworthiness inspector, ATC units supervisor, services marketing, licences, operations inspectors, satellite images, aircraft operational safety, radio aids maintenance, air transport management and air policy, World Geodetic System, AIS management, and airspace planning. In addition, officials administering the project received familiarization training for 1 week in project management at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal.

Procurement actions were completed for the purchase of high-frequency (HF) equipment for the AFTN network, a flight inspection console, the relocation and installation of ILS and DME equipment, and 20 vehicles of various types. Procure- ment action was initiated for the purchase of a radar data integration system.

GREECE

Assistance to Civil Aviation""

Project goal: This MSA project is funded entirely by the Government of Greece. Its objective is to further develop and enhance the capability of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) to provide safe, efficient and cost-effective aviation services and to regulate flight safety functions. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 3 years.

Progress of the project: Recruitment of field experts was initiated late in the year and the project coordinator began work in December. The remaining experts will be fielded in early 2001.

GUINEA-BISSAU

Support to the Reopening ofthe International Airport

Project goal: To provide support to the Government regarding activities related to the reopening of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport. This project will be carried out in 3 phases totalling 3 months.

Progress of the project: One airport management adviser was assigned to the project for a period of 4 weeks. The adviser analysed the various alternatives for the management of the new airport terminal and recommended renting the facility to the private sector for its development and management.

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

Project goal: To upgrade the capabilities of the Civil Aviation Technology College (CATC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran to effectively participate in the TRAINAIR Programme and, through the Programme, establish TRAINAIR standards in course preparation and delivery which will lead to the active participation of the CATC in the global TRAINAIR Programme. This project was approved in 1999 and has a planned duration of 28 months.

Progress of the project: This project, which commenced early in 2000, provided for the establishment of a TRAINAIR Course Develop- ment Unit (CDU) at the CATC. Ten modern personal computers were procured and delivered to the CATC in order to set up the CDU. The TRAINAIR expert commenced training, to TRAINAIR standards, on 14 counterpart course developers. Standard TRAINAIR procedures were instituted together with the implementation of an Instructor Development Programme.

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Air Transport Policy (Phase 1)'

Project goal: This UNDP-funded project aims to provide recommendations to the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on commercial air transport policy in general and for

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the improvement of Lao Aviation's financial situation in particular. The Government's actions on these recommendations will ultimately contribute to the social and economic development of the Lao People's Democratic Republic by improving the capability of Lao Aviation to safely and efficiently transport people, cargo and mail by air. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 2 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, the air 'ansport commercial policy and management consultant, the airline operation management consultant and the aviation law consultant were fielded to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. A comprehensive report was produced and finalized at ICAO Headquarters for submission to the Government.

LEBANON

Civil Avintion Technical Training and Safety Oversight Programme

Project goal: To equip the civil aviation training school with training and demonstration equipment and provide basic training courses to the DCCA's newly recruited personnel in the disciplines of air traffic control, communications/operations, maintenance of equipment, and meteorology in order to meet the urgent need for qualified personnel and to establish a national capability for exercising safety oversight responsibility. This project began in 1995 and has a planned duration of 7 years.

Progress of the project: During the year, 54 newly recruited personnel received training in the various disciplines: 22 were in air traffic control, 4 were in aeronautical communications, and 28 were in equipment maintenance. The training of 32 other personnel continued with 20 being trained in aeronautical meteorology and 12 in equipment maintenance.

Draft primary legislation (Civil Aviation (Safety) Act), was produced in the national language to be promulgated by Parliament. Proposals on a personnel licensing system, an aircraft continued airworthiness system and a flight operations system were completed and forwarded to the DGCA. Fellowship awards were granted to DGCA flight safety inspectors for specialized classroom and on-the-job training abroad.

MALAWI

Feasibility Study on Restructuring of Civil Aviation in Moiozi~i*

Project goal: This UNDP-funded project was designed to review the existing civil aviation structure, analyse its strengths and weaknesses and study the option of establishing an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 3.2 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, a five- man ICAO team of consultants and a national professional expert undertook the study and prepared a report, which included their recommendation in support of the Government's decision to restructure its Civil Aviation Authority as a newly-created entity with a view to achieving major technical and financial objectives early in its inception. A structure for the CAA was proposed and steps taken towards its implementation were detailed. The need to mobilize external cooperation for the creation of the CAA was emphasized.

MALDIVES

Enhancen~ent of Airworthiness Safety Oversight Capabilities'*

Project goal: This Trust Fund project, funded by the Government, aims at improving the airworthiness safety oversight capability of the Government of Maldives through the training of inspectors, development of airworthiness standards and procedures, and conductmg of safety audits on behalf of the Civil Aviation Department. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 22.6 months.

Progress of the project: The airworthiness inspector/project coordinator (OPAS) commenced an 11-month assignment in January. An extension of 11 months was approved for this project.

NEPAL

Assistance to Civil Aviation**

Project goal: This Tmst Fund project, funded by the Government of Nepal, aims to provide


assistance in the investigation of the accident of the Lufthansa 8-727 VT-LC1 aircraft in Nepal. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 6 months.

Progress of the project: An ICAO accident investigation consultant (OPAS) was fielded to Nepal in February

NIGERIA

Civil Aviation Security Plan**

Project goal: To retrain major international airport security and management staff, in conjunction with the coordination and supervision of airport security activities to ensure a satisfactory standard of compliance with ICAO Aviation Security Standards and Recommended Practices, as a contribution to the country's development efforts in reviewing its international standing in this respect. This project began in 1999 and has a planned duration of 13 months.

Progress of the project: Over the term of the project so far, a National Aviation Security Plan (NASP) was drawn up and implemented along with Airport Security Plans (ASPS) for the 4 international airports. With the support of the Government of Nigeria and the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), these were successfully implemented, in particular at the main gateway, Lagos. A major result of the improvements was the lifting of the Security Determination on Lagos Airport which was raised in December 1999.

The central focus of the project was on the continuation of training; 128 staff trained on BASIC during the year which, along with those trained last year, has resulted in about 75 per cent of Lagos aviation security staff being trained to the standards. In addition, 79 supervisors were given supervisor/refresher courses. Training also took place at the other international airports, which was conducted by 14 ICAO-trained Nigerians. A training course was held for monitoring and inspection staff with the assistance of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

An ongoing programme for the replacement of the perimeter fence with a high-standard reinforced fence made of concrete continued. Dedicated aviation security training facilities were provided and further refurbishment of these was under way

NIUE

National Civil Aviation Development Framework (CADF)'

Project goal: To provide a clear planning and implementation strategy for the immediate- and medium-term development of the civil aviation sector for the period 2000-2005; to provide guidelines for the development of human resources for the management, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure in a competent and efficient manner; and to prepare outline financial proposals for major capital investments, and institutional and human resource development projects. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 1.7 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, with the assistance of UNDP Support Services for Policy Programme Development (SPPD) funds, an ICAO civil aviation planning consultant was fielded to Niue to review, in close consultation with the Department of Civil Aviation of Niue and the UNDP, civil aviation planning carried out by, or on behalf of, the Government. One fellowship was implemented in airline emergency planning and response management at Singapore. A report on the Civil Aviation Development Framework (2000-2005) was prepared and finalized at ICAO Headquarters and submitted to the Government.

OMAN

Civil Aviation Development and Technical Support

Project goal: To provide ongoing support to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology in matters related to air traffic control, airport engineering, flight operations and airworthiness, and to contribute to an efficient regulatory agency while encouraging a safe and economically viable air transportation system. This project began in 1993 and has a planned duration of 8 years.

Progress of the project: Aviation flight inspectors provided guidelines for national users to follow with a view to meeting international standards. Flight inspections were performed on a regular basis and reports were submitted requiring corrective action. Air traffic management provided a CNS/ATM plan for Oman. New route structures


and sectorization were implemented during the year, thereby reducing the workload on controllers and increasing the safety factor. A controller performance development programme was initiated within which controllers provided proficiency assessments of each other. Additionally, the programme provided for annual knowledge verification examinations of controllers. Both concepts ensured controller knowledge and abilities were maintained at the highest safety level.

The year was marred by the Gulf Air disaster, which caused many concerns regarding flight safety The project continued to provide guidance and assistance to controllers and pilots through quality assurance programmes and flight inspections with a view to preventing such occurrences in the future.

PANAMA

Restructuring the "Assad Kotaite" Pan American Civil Aviation Institute (PACAI)

Project goal: To assist PACAI in fostering partnerships with universities and similar high- level learning centres with a view to offering courses at adequate levels, as requested by States in the Region. This project has a planned duration of 3 years.

Progress of the project: The activities of this project during the year were restricted, due to financial constraints, to offering courses on operational safety management, to continuing the activities of PACAI at a level commensurate with the financial support being provided by the Government of Panama, and to pursuing efforts to obtain an appropriate source of long-term financing.

PERU

Development of Aeronautical Infrastructure P h a s e II*

Project goal: To assist the Peruvian Air- ports Corporation and Commercial Aviation (CORPAC-SA) in improving its air navigation administrative services. This project began in 1993 and has a planned duration of 103 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, an evaluation and recommendations were made for the reclamation of pavements to ensure the safety of flight operations. Action was also taken to procure equipment for the measurement of friction on pavement and for the removal of rubber on runways. A course was given on airport pavement planning and design. Procedures were developed for the identification of a strategy for pavement maintenance and the functional and structural evaluation of pavements. Recommendations were made for the formulation of infrastructure projects for airports.

Advice was given to the Privatization Committee on the awarding of the concession for J6rge Chavez International Airport. Deter- minations, analyses, alternatives and proposals were developed for the master plans of Cuzco, Iquitos, Trujillo, Arequipa and Nazca airports.

PHILIPPINES

Deuelopn?ent of Civil Aviation Flight Safety Oversight Capabilities

Project goal: To assist the Air Transportation Office's (ATO) Aviation Safety Division (ASD) in upgrading its overall flight safety and oversight capabilities. This project began in 1996 and has a planned duration of 63 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, the ICAO project team assisted the AT0 in ensuing compliance with the October 1999 ICAO Safety Oversight Audit. Revisions were made to the AT0 regulations pertaining to certification and operations of scheduled and non-scheduled international and domestic air carriers and on airmen licensing. Day-teday operational and airworthiness assistance were provided to the Flight Operations, Licensing and Airworthiness Sections of the ASD. The upgrading of the ATO's status within the Philippines Government structure by creating an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority and an independent National Transport Safety Board was carried out. The Aviation Regulatory Database Management System (ARDMS) efficiently gathered, analysed and displayed data to achieve long-term safety oversight capabilities for the ATO. In 1999, the AT0 formally joined the COSCAP-SA project.

TRAINAIR*"

Project goal: This project, financed by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan for the Davao


International Airport Development project and to be implemented under an MSA, aims to assist the Philippine Civil Aviation Training Centre to establish modern, effective training programmes for the large numbers of skilled personnel required to safely and efficiently operate the national air transport systems. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 21 months.

Progress of the project: Four fellowships were implemented: 2 to attend the TRAINAIR Course Developers Workshop in Jordan, and the other 2 to attend the Eighth Global TRAINAIR Conference in Spain. The TRAINAIR expert/project coordinator commenced an assignment in November.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

TRAINAIR Project'

Project goal: This UNDP cost-sharing project, which is entirely funded by the Government, is designed to establish the capacity within the Korean Civil Aviation Training Centre (KCATC) to prepare modern course materials to international standards, as a prerequisite to participation in the TRAINAIR Programme. This project began in 1999 and has a planned duration of 32 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, a subject matter expert (SME) from Kokuk University was contracted for 1 year to provide consulting senrices. One fellowship was implemented in a TRAINAIR Course Developers Workshop. The TRAINAIR Programme was established in the KCATC and some remaining project activities were carried out locally in full cooperation with the ICAO TRAINAIR Central Unit. The TRAINAIR expert/project coordinator completed a 10-month assignment at the end of October. An assignment report was prepared and finalized at ICAO Headquarters and submitted to the Government. A project terminal report was drafted by the national project coordinator at the completion of the project activities and will be finalized by ICAO for submission to all concerned.

SINGAPORE

Singapore Trust Fund

Project goal: To provide assistance with the accident investigation of Singapore Airlines flight

SQ006 in Taipei, Taiwan. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 13 months.

Progress of the project: The junior administrative officer commenced an assignment in November, and the accident investigation consultant (OPAS) was fielded to Singapore in December.

SOMALIA

Civil Auintion Caretaker Authority*

Project goal: The continued absence of a national govemment authority to ensure flight safety for international air transport operating through the Mogadishu FIR led to the creation of this project which commenced formal operations in March 1996. This unique operational project is based on the authorization given by the United Nations Secretary-General for ICAO to act upon civil aviation matters with respect to Somalia. Its mission is to provide, under the supervision of the Director of the Technical Cooperation Bureau, for the operation and maintenance of essential facilities, equipment and services for international air transport operations, including humanitarian and relief flights within the Mogadishu FIR; to meet immediate requirements for safety; and to plan, programme and develop an essential nucleus for the establishment of a functional civil aviation administration infrastructure for the future Government of Somalia. At this time, the project is planned for extension to 2003 pending the establishment of a functioning national Govern- ment. This project began in 1996 and has a planned duration of 7 years and 10 months.

Progress of the project: During the year, the Civil Aviation Caretaker Authority of Somalia (CACAS) continued to provide flight information services (FIS), including AIS, AEROCOM and AEROMET, on a 24-hour basis from the temporary project office in Nairobi, and aerodrome flight information services (AFIS), including limited aerodrome rescue and fire-fighting and ground marshalling services at 3 airports (Hargeysa, Berbera and Bosasso) in Somalia.Two former MIS airports (Kalabeyed and Boroma) were redesignated as airport reporting offices with reduced staff assignments. Air traffic continued at the lower 1999 levels which severely affected the project's ability to respond to rehabilitation requirements and service provisions at airports in

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Somalia. It also required the negotiation of an increase to the air navigation charges in December. The project continued to operate an AEROCOM substation in Hargeysa, north-western Somalia, and opened an additional substation in Garowe, north-eastern Somalia. The working agreements with the Civil Aviation Adminis-trations of Somalia, formulated in 1999, were expanded and led to the establishment of an Air Transport Advisoly and Support Committee, whose membership includes representatives of the respective local authorities, several Somali operators based in the United Arab Emirates, and CACAS.

Formal courses and on-the-job training continued to be provided in the technical and operational fields of ATC, AEROCOM, AIS, AEROMET, rescue and fire-fighting, and airport engineering and maintenance. The training programme for 2000 included a 12-week course and on-the-job training for an additional 12 rescue and fire-fighting personnel at Berbera and Hargeysa; 1 fellowship in airport engineering at CATC, Singapore; 1 fellowship in AIS at the East African School of Aviation, Kenya; a 4-week course for 22 local authority staff in airport facilitation (immigration and customs) at Bosasso; a 6-week in-house induction course in ATC for 5 air traffic controller recruits; an 8-week in-house aerodrome refresher course for 2 air traffic controllers; a 17-week in-house course for AEROMET observers for 2 recruits; a 17-week AIS course for 1 AIS officer recruit; and an 8-week in-house AEROCOM course for 1 AEROCOM operator recruit.

Infrastructure rehabilitation continued with Phase I of the extension of the Hargeysa passenger terminal. Phase II was tendered and awarding of the contract is anticipated before the end of 2001. The communication link between airports and Civil Aviation Headquarters in Hargeysa in support of search and rescue coordination was completed and is being tested for operations.

SRI LANKA

Development of Safety Oversight Capabilities*'

Project goal: This project, which is fully funded by the Government, aims at enhancing the safety oversight capability of the Government of Sri Lanka by improving the capability of the DCA to maintain suitable and efficient personnel

licensing, airworthiness and flight operations regulatory systems in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Internntional Civil Aviation (Doc 7300) and its related Annexes. This project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 40 months

Progress of the project: The civil aviation management consultant completed the assignment and a report was prepared and accepted by the Director General of Civil Aviation. An ICAO aviation law consultant was fielded to Sri Lanka, as a result of which the Civil Aviation Act of Sri Lanka and the Civil Aviation Liability Act were prepared and finalized at ICAO Headquarters and submitted to the Government. The former ICAO project coordinator completed an assignment in July and the senior airworthiness inspector was appointed as successor. Five fellowships were implemented in the fields of personnel licensing and training, simulator approval, and safety promotion. Ministerial approval was received to further extend the project through 2001.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Assistance to Civil Aviation -Flight Safety*'

Project goal: The objective of this project, which is funded entirely by the Government and began in 1997, is to assist the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in the maintenance of a fully functional flight safety department. In addition, the project included the management of the air traffic control centre, training of national ATC personnel and equipment procurement. This current project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 4 years.

Progress of the project: The project was successful in meeting the objectives in all disciplines. The training of national counterparts remained a high priority as well as the establishment of a creative career progression plan and a United Arab Emirates national is now managing the Flight Safety Services Department. Day-to-day operational assistance was provided on licensing, flight operations, airworthiness, aeromedical, and accident/incident investigation areas. Advisory assistance was rendered to GCAA management on strategic plans, safety oversight and civil aviation matters. Existing aviation legislation was revised and departmental procedures manuals and industry guidance material were published.


YUGOSLAVIA

Assistance to Civil Aviation

Project goal: The objective of this project which was concluded with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was to open Pristina Airport to all meteorological conditions on a 24-hour basis. This project began in 2000 and has a planned duration of 3 months.

Progress of the project: The objective of the project was fully achieved and the airport was formally opened for operation in April, with full Category I FIR operations.

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AFRICA REGION (AFI)

Air Transport Policy Study - UEMOA and ASECNA**

Project goal: Under a Trust Fund arrangement partially funded by France, the project aims to study the existing civil aviation structures and policies of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) and States of the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), and to define national, regional and subregional changes required. The project goals are, firstly, to review the need for a specific safety oversight structure and, secondly, to study legal frameworks, airline economic policies and air navigation structures. This project has 2 phases totalling 6.2 months.

Progress of the project: Missions to the UEMOA and ASECNA States by 2 ICAO consultants and a national professional were conducted and reports drafted. The ASECNA States remain to be visited by the ICAO air transport policy consultant and a national professional. A workshop for Directors of Civil Aviation of UEMOA and ASECNA was held during the year at which presentations were made by the ICAO safety oversight consultant, by SOFREAVIA on the strengthening of civil aviation capabilities of ASECNA States, and the World Bank concerning its support to the liberalization of air transport under the Yarnoussoukro Declaration.

ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (ASIAIPAC)

Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Project - South Asia (COSCAP-SA)'*

Project goal: This project, which started in early 1998, is a cooperative agreement between the South Asian States (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), executed by means of a Trust Fund project provided by the cooperating States, the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, Transport Canada and Airbus Industrie. The aim is to enhance the safety and efficiency of air transport operations in the region by establishing a regional flight safety certification and inspection organization. The purpose of the organization is to overcome deficiencies in the flight safety oversight capability of participating States, by establishing a regional core of highly qualified flight operations and airworthiness inspectors. The project will also enhance the individual oversight capability of each participating State by providing on-site training of national inspectors and conducting systematic assessments of States' flight safety organizations. This project began in 1998 and has a planned duration of 60 months.

Progress of the project: Training continued to remain the priority of the COSCAP-SA project. COSCAP-SA experts conducted 1 basic flight operations course, 5 airworthiness inspector courses, 2 audit standardization courses, 1 Category 11 and 111 workshop, 2 designated check pilot courses and 4 Joint Aviation Regulations OAR) 145 courses during the year. An International Safety Oversight Conference was conducted in India and a CFlT Symposium was held in Nepal during 2000.

Where expertise was not available in a specific area, the COSCAF-SA was able to mobilize outside organizations to provide training at no cost to the project. Subject matter experts from the FAA provided 2 courses on licensing and 1 JAR 145 course. Transport Canada provided a flight operations expert who conducted 2 designated check pilot courses. Airbus Industrie provided A310 training to the COSCAP-SA regional flight operations inspector and a national inspector. Airbus Industrie also provided funding for a simulator evaluation course in India and provided 2 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) courses in the Region. Boeing Aircraft provided 2 safety promotion courses in the Region.

The total training effort, including the assistance provided by the external agencies, resulted in 892 personnel being trained in 2000 and, since the inception of the project, a total of 1618 personnel have received technical training. The safety benefits of this training have also been directed at air operators in the Region, who constituted 45 per cent of the participants of COSCAP-SA training courses. In addition to classroom training, on-the- job training was provided to inspectors in all 7 Member States. With the 2 COSCAP-SA experts, a total of 174 days were spent on "in-country" specific technical assistance. In addition, the COSCAP-SA experts assisted the respective Civil Aviation Authorities in conducting safety audits of air operators of Member States.

The following projects were either reported in detail or listed as ongoing in the Annual Report of the Council for 1999 (Doc 9752). Their activities continued in 2000.

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Americas Region: Transition to CNS/ATM Systems; Implementation of the Digital Network in the Latin American Region

Argentina: Civil Aviation India: Civil Aviation Training in India Indonesia: Flight Safety Enhancement through

Technical Competency Training and Certification of Airport and Airways Facilities Maintenance Technicians; East Indonesia Airports Project - Human Resource Development (HRD) Component; Upgrading of Flight Operations Surveillance

Jordan: Civil Aviation Authority - QNCATC Peru: Technical Cooperation to the DGCA Philippines: Assistance to Department of Trans-

portation and Communications (DOTC) and Air Transportation Office (ATO) with Project Development; ICAO Project Monitoring/ Review Missions

Saudi Arabia: Civil Aviation Thailand: TRAINAIR Support; Trust Fund with

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ter V

1. INTRODUCTION

On 14 December, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia deposited with the Government of the United States its notification of adherence to the Convention on international Civil Aviation. The adherence took effect on 13 January 2001 bringing the number of Contracting States of the Organization to 186.

2. RATIFICATIONS, ADHERENCES AND ACCEWANCES

The States which, in 2000, ratified or adhered to multilateral air law instruments are listed in Appendix 1.

3. WORK PROGRAMME OF THE LEGAL COMMIREE AND LEGAL MEETINGS

The 31st Session of the Legal Committee was held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal from 28 August to 8 September. The Committee mainly studied the question of international interests in mobile equipment (aircraft equipment), in respect of which it approved the text of a draft Convention and of a draft Protocol and recommended the convening of a Diplomatic Conference for their adoption (see item 3 below).

Further to the 31st Session of the Legal Committee and pursuant to a decision of the 161st Session of the Council on 24 November 2000, the General Work Programme of the Legal Committee is as follows:

1) Consideration, with regard to CNS/ATM systems including global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), of the establishment of a legal framework;

2) Acts or offences of concern to the international aviation community and not covered by existing air law instruments;

3) International interests in mobile equipment (aircraft equipment);

4) Consideration of the modernization of the Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface, signed at Rome on 7 October 1952;

5) Review of the question of the ratification of international air law instruments; and

6) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Implications, if any, for the application of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, its Annexes and other international air law instruments.

Regarding item I), the Secretariat Study Group on Legal Aspects of CNS/ATM Systems held its third and fourth meetings in Montreal from 10 to 12 May and from 14 to 15 December, respectively During these meetings, the Group discussed the implications of Article 28 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in the context of GNSS, the issues relating to universal accessibility and continuity of GNSS services, and other legal principles relating to communications by satellite and unlawful interference with CNS/ATM systems.

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The President and the Director of the Legal Bureau in discussion with the Chairman of the 31st Session of the Legal Committee held at ICAO Headquarters from 28 August to 8 September

Regarding item 2), the Secretariat Study Group on Unruly Passengers held its third meeting from 10 to 11 February and its fourth meeting from 26 to 27 October, both in Montreal. The Group finalized a Draft List of Offences and a Draft Jurisdiction Clause, and incorporated the 2 documents into a Draft Model Legislation on Offences Committed on Board Civil Aircraft by Unruly or Disruptive Passengers.

Regarding item 3), the Sub-committee of the ICAO Legal Committee on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft Equipment) held a third Joint Session with a Committee of Govern- mental Experts of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), which took place in Rome from 20 to 31 March, and concluded its examination of the texts of a draft Convention and a draft Protocol. These texts were reviewed by the 31st Session of the Legal Committee and submitted to the Council with a recommendation for convening a Diplomatic Conference for their adoption. During its 161st Session, the Council decided, in principle, to convene a Diplomatic Conference in 2001 under the joint auspices of ICAO and UNIDROIT

On 14 March, the Government of the ~nited'states submitted an Application and Memorial pursuant to Article 84 of the Convention on international Civil Aviation and the Rules for the Settlement of Dfferences, seeking a decision of the Council on a disagreement with 15 European States relating to European Council Regulation (EC) No. 925/1999 ("Hushkits").

On 19 Iuly, the Respondents submitted a Statement of Preliminary Objections, challenging the jurisdiction of the Council in this matter, followed by a Statement of Response submitted by the United States on 15 September. The Council, at the Sixth Meeting of its 161st Session on 16 November, rendered a unanimous decision, with 3 abstentions, denying the first 2 preliminary objections and joining the third one to the merits. The Council further decided to invite the Parties to continue their direct negotiations, using the good offices of the President of the Council as

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Conciliator, if they so consent, which matters shall be reviewed at its 163rd Session. Following this decision, and in line with applicable procedures, the Respondents submitted a Counter-Memorial on 1 December 2000.

5. PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES AND FAClUTlES

Ninety-seven States have undertaken to apply to ICAO the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in November 1947.

A depositary notification of the United Nations, dated 20 September 2000, advised of the accession by France to the 1947 Convention, with reservations and an interpretative declaration. In the light of the related provisions of the Agreement between ICAO and the Government of France, signed on 3 June 1983 in Paris, relating to the status of the Organization in France, the Organization sought clarification from France on 2 points by Note verbale dated 14 November 2000. Such clarification was eventually received from France

by letter dated 8 March 2001, following which the Organization concurred with the entry into force of the Convention with regard to ICAO.

6. REGISTRATION OF AGREIEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS

In 2000, the total number of agreements and arrangements registered with the Organization pursuant to Article 83 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation rose by 91 to 4 290, including 6 agreements relating to Article 83 bis, which were registered during the reported period, bringing their total to 9.

7. COLLECTION OF NATIONAL AVIATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS

The collection of national aviation laws and regulations in the Legal Bureau was maintained up to date on the basis of material received from States.

1. INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to the decision of the 32nd Session of the Assembly to reiterate its policy to accord aviation security the highest priority in its work programme, the Council continued its efforts to enhance the level of implementation of the ICAO security programme on a worldwide basis.

As the Council decided to suspend the Committee on Unlawful Interference with the understanding that it would be inactive until such time that its convening would be required, items in the field of Aviation Security were dealt with through correspondence or submitted directly to Council. Subjects dealt with included the review of a progress report on the Aviation Security (AVSEC) Mechanism; the report on acts of unlawful interference with civil aviation for the year 1999; a progress report on the implementation of Assembly Resolution A32-22, "Consolidated Statement of Continuing ICAO Policies related to the Safeguarding of International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference"; the report of the tenth meeting of the Aviation Security Panel; and the report of the first session of the International Explosives Technical Commission (IETC). The Council noted these reports. As regards the AVSEC Mechanism, the Council

requested the Secretary General to continue his efforts to urge States that had the means to consider making or increasing their contributions for the successful implementation of the AVSEC programme in view of its importance in ensuring the safety of international civil aviation. When reviewing the report on acts of unlawful interference for 1999, the Council agreed that the analysis, observations and recommendations contained in the report be communicated to the appropriate authorities of the Contracting States on a confidential basis.

The Aviation Security Panel held its tenth meeting at ICAO Headquarters from 11 to 14 April 2000 and conducted a comprehensive review of Annex 17 - Security to adjust its structure and relevancy of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARI'S). In this regard, the Panel established a drafting group which developed draft Amendment 10 to Annex 17 based on the Panel's recommendations. The draft was sent to all Panel members and observers for their comments. The final version of the draft amendment will be available by February 2001 for the Panel's consideration at its eleventh meeting to be held at ICAO Headquarters from 2 to 6 April 2001. The Panel also examined the threat to civil aviation of the problem of unruly passengers, the implementation of the ECAC security audit programme, as well as the aviation security guidance material.

3. AVIATION SECURITY MECHANISM

As of 31 December, 139 States requested assistance under the Mechanism. Since the commencement of

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Mechanism activities in 1989,111 States have been the subject of technical evaluation missions and 35 States have been the subject of follow-up missions in order to monitor the progress in implementing recommendations, to provide specific assistance as identified in the technical evaluations, and to determine further assistance strategies. In 2000, these activities were financed through: 1) voluntary contributions by Australia and the United States, totalling $209 000 '; and 2) funding of 4 Professional posts by France (1 post), the United Kingdom (1 post) and the United States (2 posts).

The short-term expert (STE) programme, whereby AVSEC experts are released from their respective administrations for short periods of time to augment the personnel resources in the ICAO Aviation Security Section in order to assist in the conduct of AVSEC assistance activities, continued. This involved AVSEC experts from Belgium, Benin, C6te d'Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mali, Morocco, New Zealand, Niger, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Togo.

Consistent with the implementation strategy approved by the Council, a regional initiative was developed with the objective to strengthen regional partnerships and assist in the implementation of Annex 17. One aspect of the regional partnership initiative is the acceptance by States of an AVSEC audit and the subsequent dissemination of the findings to all partners. A second aspect of the regional partnership is the possibility for all industry partners, such as airlines and airports, to contribute to the partnership, either financially or in kind.

The global network of the ICAO aviation security training centres continued to assist and advise States, regional associations and international organizations in the promulgation and implementation of SARPs contained in Annex 17. Based upon the needs of each region, Instructors, Cargo, Crisis Management, Super- visors, Management and Basic Courses were conducted in Amman, Brussels, Dakar, Kiev, Moscow, Nairobi and Penang.

In order to encourage technical and financial self-sufficiency within the AVSEC training centres

1. All amounts listed in this chapter are in US. dollars

(ASTCs), most of the training centres conducted international courses without the direct involvement of the AVSEC Section.

As regards funding, it is intended to maintain the current policy of charging participants a course fee. This charge is designed to cover the basic staging costs of the courses, including the payment of local instructors' fees, thereby promoting the autonomy of the training centres.

The aviation security training packages (ASTPs), namely ASTPs 123/Management, 123/Instructors, 123/Crisis Management, 123/Airline, 123/Supervisors and 123/Cargo, were finalized and distributed to all ICAO aviation security training centres, ICAO Regional Offices and international organizations such as the Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). All ASTPs were distributed to all Mechanism States, ICAO Contracting States and industry partners, upon request. Presently, ASTP 123/Airline is available in the form of a CD-Rom only due to the large volume of printing and storage required. The ASTPs are available in the English language only; however, other ICAO language versions will be issued as soon as they become available. In addition, the training material supplied by the AVSEC Section to all ICAO aviation security training centres was regionalized.

The seminar entitled "The Future of Security in Africa" was held in Agadir, Morocco, from 22 to 26 May It was attended by 185 delegates from 40 Contracting States and 3 regional and international organizations. The objective of the seminar was to review the action taken in the field of aviation security within the African Continent and to provide directions for future concerted action. In order to improve aviation security in the region, the following recommendations were proposed by the seminar participants: restructuring and reorganization of aviation security services; introduction and updating of the national aviation security programme; investment in personnel; effective implementation of aviation security arrangements; strengthening of regional cooperation; national and regional quality control; and development of regional projects. In addition, the seminar participants had the opportunity to observe a security crisis management exercise organized on 24 May by the Moroccan authorities with ICAO support.

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4. TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Four experts were recruited for a period of eight months for the following assignments: in Guatemala, one expert was recruited to review the existing facilities, improve procedures and regulations and provide recommendations to improve the security programme at La Aurora International Airport; in Nigeria, an aviation security expert completed four assignments to provide training in the civil aviation security plan of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); and in the Syrian Arab Republic, two aviation security experts, led by an ICAO AVSEC officer, undertook an assignment to re-examine the performance of the luggage scanning equipment and to report their findings to the Government.

Four fellowships totalling two months were awarded to fellows from Guatemala, Panama and Sudan. Their training took place in Canada, Colombia and Israel.

Regarding AVSEC equipment, closed-circuit television (CCTV) equipment was purchased and installed at Damascus International Airport, Syrian Arab Republic; a video badging system was purchased for Entebbe International Airport, Uganda; and AVSEC-related videos were purchased for Queen Noor Civil Aviation Technical College, Jordan.

5. COMMUNICATION WITH STATES

Communications were made on a number of subjects, including observations derived from the analysis of acts of unlawful interference which occurred in 1999; exchange and dissemination of information on security systems and devices as well as on training; Assembly Resolution A32-22, "Consolidated Statement of Continuing ICAO Policies related to the Safeguarding of International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference"; development of the ICAO Aviation Security Training Programme for global application; status of the implementation of the Convention on the M~rkingof Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection; and the implementation of

Annex 17 Standards with regard to air cargo. In order to assist States during and following acts of unlawful interference, the confidential list of expertise and the roster of experts available were also communicated to Contracting States.

6. 1 ECHNICAL AND LEaAL ASPEW OF AVIATION SECURtI'Y

The Council, when reviewing the report of the first session of the International Explosives Technical Commission (IETC), examined <he need for the Ad Hoc Group of Specialists on the Detection of Explosives to continue and agreed that, in order to efficiently perform its function as defined by the Conuen tion on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, it would be necessary for the IETC to have access t o the expertise available within the Ad Hoc Group. Whilst acknowledging the significant value of the work undertaken by the Ad Hoc Group to date, the Council considered that its new terms of reference developed during the eleventh meeting are essential to allow the IETC to fulfil its mandate. In this regard, the Council decided to maintain the Ad Hoc Group. In addition, the Council appointed an expert nominated by India as a member of the IETC, thus bringing the total membership to 16.

In order to provide a forum for the most efficient collaboration between these 2 bodies, the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Group and the second session of the IETC were held at ICAO Headquarters from 11 to 13 December and from 14 to 15 December, respectively. The Ad Hoc Group reviewed the validity and concentration of detection agents with a view to assist the IETC to formulate an amendment to the Technical Annex to the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection. The Ad Hoc Group also evaluated the technical developments in the field of explosives detection in a real-world environment and assessed means of verifying the presence and level of detection agents in marked explosives.

The IETC evaluated results of the survey on the implementation of the Convention and agreed to develop guidance material for States in order to facilitate ratification of the Convention. As regards

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the amendment to the Technical Annex to the Convention, the IETC formulated a proposal to delete ortho-Mononitrotoluene (0-MNT) from the marking agents listed therein. Such a proposal was based on the extensive work undertaken by the Ad Hoc Group. The IETC also examined the work performed by the Ad Hoc Group in relation to the economic and operational considerations in the

field of explosives detection, and the technical methods of checking detection agents in marked explosives.

The Council will consider the r e ~ o r t of the sccond x,,i.)n of the IFTC m d [he twelfth meeting oi the Ad Hoi Croup of Specidists on the l~telectiur~ of Explosives dur& its i62nd Session in February 2001.

PART I. REGIONAL OFFICES

1. GENERAL

The Regional Offices, in coordination with the Regional Affairs Office at Headquarters, report directly to the Secretary General and are primarily responsible for maintaining liaison with those States which are accredited to them and with other appropriate organizations, regional civil aviation bodies and the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions, to promote implementation of ICAO policies, decisions, Standards and Recom- mended Practices and air navigation plans and to provide technical assistance when requested to do so. In addition, Regional Offices actively participate in issues relating to air transport, aviation security and the local application of special implementation projects approved by the Council on an annual basis.

Interaction between Regional Offices and States takes place through: - missions and visits carried out by Regional

Office staff; - States' participation in ICAO meetings; and - othermeans of communication such as regular

and electronic mail, fax and telephone. An executive summary of overall Regional

Office activity in each field and information on the special implementation projects approved by Council and implemented by Regional Offices are contained in Section 2. Summaries of the work of planning and implementation regional groups (PIRGs) and the achievements of individual Regional Offices throughout the year are contained in Section 3.

Appendix 13 provides information on missions to States. Appendix 14 shows States' attendance at ICAO meetings organized by Regional Offices in an attempt to evaluate the scope of such interaction between States and Regional Offices. A detailed list of specific actions taken by Regional Offices during the year is provided in Appendix 15, and a list of issues that Regional Offices remain committed to addressing is given in Appendix 16.

2. OVERALL REQKMAL OFFICE A C r n

The overall activities of the Regional Offices were focused in ' the air navigation, air transport, technical cooperation and aviation security fields and are summarized below.

Air Navigation The main Regional Office activity in the air navigation field is to ensure the currency, coordination and implementation of regional air navigation plans and to provide the framework for the efficient implementation of new air navigation systems. As a consequence, the work of the Regional Offices goes hand in hand with that of the 6 PIRGs and their subsidiary bodies and generally culminates in the annual meeting of the main PIRG body In addition, ensuring safety in the field of air navigation constitutes a major task in the

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activities of each Regional Office, especially in relation to the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). The following summarizes those activities that were actively pursued by the Regional Offices and the Regional Affairs Office during the year: - the improvement of the overall efficiency of the

regional air navigation planning mechanism; -the further development of subregional

approaches to the planning and implementation process for communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) and its integration into the regional air navigation planning mechanism;

- the enhancement of interregional coordination for the integrated and coordinated implementation of Regional Air Navigation Plans;

- cooperation with other international bodies in the establishment of civil global navigation satellite systems (GNSS);

- the development and follow-up of the Global Plan and regional and national plans for CNS/ATM;

- assistance to States in the development of the capacity of their air navigation systems;

- the provision of remedial responses to identified safety shortcomings in the air navigation field; and

- the development and management of databases for the regional air navigation plans and the publication of those plans on the Web.

Air Transport With regard to air transport, encouragement and assistance were given to States to increase their participation in the Organization's work prw gramme in areas such as: - completing air transport statistical reporting

forms and complying with other requests for data, informing ICAO of charging policies, implementing facilitation provisions and notifying differences thereto, and establishing national facilitation committees;

- gathering information on future developments in air transport, including plans for inter-airline cooperation, airport development, new routes and services, and regulating computer reservation systems, as well as providing material for inclusion in the ICAO Circular The World of Civil Aviation;

- assisting States in cost-recovery and organizational arrangements for the provision of air navigation services; and

-promoting the ICAO position on trade in services negotiations.

Technical Cooperation With regard to technical cooperation, Regional Offices:

- provided assistance to States in the formulation of country programmes and project documents;

- maintained close liaison with UNDP Resident Representatives, field missions and training centres; and

- under delegated authority from Headquarters, made country and inter-country fellowship awards and administered certain inter-country projects.

Aviation Security With regard to aviation security, Regional Offices:

-made efforts to achieve effective coordination between the regular programme, the Mechanism for the effective implementation of SARPs contained in Annex 17 (AVSEC Mechanism), bilateral programmes and related technical cooperation projects.

Special Implementation Projects With regard to special implementation projects, Regional Offices:

- assisted in the completion of the following special implementation projects (SIPS) during the year: in the Africa-Indian Ocean (MI) Region, 1 air navigation services (ANS) SIP and 1 CNS/ATM SIP; in the Asia and Pacific (ASIA/PAC) Region, 3 CNS/ATM SIPS; in the European (EUR) Region, 1 air traffic management (ATM) SIP; in the South American (SAM) Region, 1 communications/meteorology (COM/MET) SIP. One procedures for air navigation services and aircraft operations (PANSOPS) SIP was commenced in the EUR Region and initial preparations were made for an air navigation services (ANS) SIP in the Middle East (MID) Region approved by the Council in 1999 and to be carried out in 2001; and

- in conjunction with the Regional Affairs Office, assisted in the preparation for Council approval of a CNS/ATM SIP in the EUR Region for the present triennium.

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3. INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL OFFICE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Asia and Pacific Office (Bangkok)

The Office actively supported the ASIA/PAC Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG) which held its tenth meeting in Bangkok in August and: - established the reduced vertical separation

minima (RVSM) monitoring requirements; - revised guidance material on the implemen-

tation of a 300 m (1 000 ft) vertical separation minimum for application in the airspace of the ASIA/PAC Region;

- revised the guidance material on CNS/ATM operations;

- developed the timetable for achieving the final phase of the world area forecast system (WAFS) in the ASIA/PAC Region;

- revised the key priorities for CNS/ATM implementation;

- updated the guidance material for the ground element of the aeronautical telecommunications network (ATN) transition; and

- formulated the methodology for a business case study to assist States in the implementation of CNS/ATM systems.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE OFFICE

In addition, the Office was instrumental in: -fostering an agreement between the Civil

Aviation Administrations of China and Viet Nam concerning the trial application, planned to start on 1 November 2001 for a period of 3 years, of a "package" consisting of a revised route structure and airspace organization in the South China Sea area; this agreement was confirmed on 7 December and the Council was informed through a statement read by the President of the Council;

- facilitating Council discussions on the merits of the possible realignment of the Nadi/Auckland Oceanic FIR boundary. The President of the Council has expressed his readiness to assist interested parties in resolving this matter;

- the successful implementation of the regional Y2K contingency plan;

- the completion of the new ASIA/PAC Basic Air Navigation Plan (Basic ANP) and the Facilities and Services Implementation Document (FASID);

- the use of controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) systems at some centres in the Asia Region;

- the implementation of 10-minute longitudinal separation using Mach Number Technique (MNT) in several States in the Bay of Bengal area;

- the reduction of the number of air traffic services (ATS) route shortcomings across the ASIA/PAC Region;

- the reduction in the number of deficiencies across the ASIA/PAC Region;

- the coordination with States for oreoarations

(ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (2000) (WRC-2000), and the securing of support for ICAO in that regard;

- the implementation of new aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN) circuits in the Asia Region;

- the upgrading of the capacity of 2 AFTN circuits in the Asia Region;

- the replacement of old message-switching systems by more advanced systems at Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu AFTN communication centres;

- the transition to the final phase of the WAFS; - the implementation of the international satellite

communications system (ISCS) and satellite distribution system (SADIS) broadcasts by States;

- the improvement of operational meteorological information (OPMET) exchange for support of the ISCS and SADIS broadcasts;

- the full implementation of the Darwin, Tokyo, Washington and Wellington volcanic ash advisory centres (VAACs);

- the implementation of the operational procedures of the International Airways Volcano Watch (IAVW);

- the development of technical and financial proposals for the implementation of a p'roject to study cooperative management of Pacific Forum States' upper airspace; and

- the auditing of the ASIA/PAC States under the usom

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Eastern and Southern African Office (Nairobi)

WORK OF PIRGS

The Office, in conjunction with the Western and Central African Office, actively supported the work of the subsidiary bodies of the AFI Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG) in preparation of the upcoming APIRG meeting to be held in April 2001, and: - improved the planning and implementation of

air navigation services; - monitored the status of implementation of the

AFI ANP; - addressed air navigation shortcomings and

deficiencies in the AFI Region; and -further developed the AFI basic ANP and

FASID.


In addition, the Office was instrumental in: - the facilitation of preparations for implemen-

tation of the Asmara FIR in accordance with the relevant Council decisions, pending unanimous agreement by all adjacent States;

- the consideration and promotion, through the South African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) States, of a subregional approach to the elimination of air navigation shortcomings and deficiencies;

- the development of a new common approach to safety oversight and the follow-up of a feasibility study on the common upper airspace for EAC partner States - Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania;

- the follow-up of cost-recovery mechanisms for aeronautical meteorology and the restructuring of services to achieve autonomous agency status by some SADC and EAC States;

- the installation of SADIS very small aperture terminals (VSATs) by Mozambique and a firm commitment by the United Kingdom to provide technical support to Rwanda;

- the installation of the SADC VSAT in all SADC States, thus eliminating a number of air navigation shortcomings in the Region;

- the coordination of the possible implementation of the SADC VSAT in 2 non-SADC member States (Burundi and Rwanda);

- the continued implementation of the World Geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84) in 5 States with assistance from the Netherlands;

- the improvement in the implementation of aeronautical information publications (AIPs) supplements and the provision of preflight information services;

- the development of an AFI strategy for the introduction of GNSS;

- the continued coordination with States for the protection of civil aviation frequencies at ITU WRC-2000;

- the continued implementation of a project to improve rescue and fire fighting facilities in the United Republic of Tanzania with the assistance of the Netherlands;

- the extensive coordination with ICAO Headquarters and States to facilitate participation in Safety Oversight Inspectors training, includmg the ICAO/FAA "Train the Trainer" Course;

- the evaluation, through surveys, of the regional capacity to train safety oversight inspectors; and

- advising UN and ICAO missions on safety oversight activities, identifying collaborative safety oversight efforts by both the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and SADC.

European and North Atlantic Office (Paris)

The Office actively supported the EUR Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG), which held its fortysecond meeting in Paris in December, and: - planned for the implementation of CNS/ATM

systems; - achieved important milestones in RVSM

implementation planning; took a variety of measures to improve the delivery of AIS, MET and volcanic ash services; and

- addressed the serious issue of anticipated VHF communications capacity in the foreseeable future.

The Office also supported the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG), which held its thirtysixth meeting in Paris in June, and: - planned for the implementation of CNS/ATM

systems; - reviewed the safety of the NAT air navigation

system; and - pursued the continued expansion of RVSM.



In addition, the Office was instrumental in: - the conclusion of an agreement with States

concerned on the organization of the airspace structure over the Baltic Sea and Black Sea;

- the normalization of air navigation services in the Balkan area with the intention of opening the airspace to international civil aviation;

- the evaluation of Pristina Airport in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

- the finalization of a strategic ATM planning document and the development of a document on training needs for States in the eastern part of the EUR Region;

- the agreement by the ICAO High-level Task Force on the Trans-Asia, Trans-Siberia and Cross-Polar Route System (lTASPS) on the alignment and the implementation dates for a set of cross-polar ATS transit routes linking North America with the Russian Federation and Asia;

-the completion of the Document on ATM Training Needs in the Eastern Part of the ICAO EUR Region, which was approved by EANPG and distributed to States;

- the participation in the regional Y2K contingency management cell; and

- the completion of successful and extensive preparations to address Y2K issues.

Middle East Office (Cairo)

The Office actively supported the MID Air Navigation Planning and Regional Implemen- tation Group (MIDANPIRG) which held its sixth meeting in Cairo in September, and: - drew up a list of priority routes in the MID

Region for the introduction of required navigation performance 5 (RNP 5) effective March 2001;

- developed guidance principles for the ground element of ATN transition;

- progressed the MID Basic ANP and FASID; and - addressed air navigation shortcomings and

deficiencies in the MID Region.


The Office was instrumental in: -the coordination of preparations for the

protection of civil aviation frequencies at ITU WRC-2000;

- the development of the initial version of the MID basic ANP and FASID documents;

- the facilitation of preparations for implementation of the Asmara FIR in accordance with the relevant Council decisions, pending unanimous agreement by all adjacent States;

- the setting of the target implementation date as 1 July 2001 for the mandatory carriage and operation of airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS) 11 in the MID Region;

- the setting of the target implementation date as 22 March 2001for the introduction of RNP 5 on limited routes in the MID Region;

- the establishment of a central monitoring agency to undertake navigation error monitoring in association with the introduction of RNP 5;

- the setting of the target implementation date as the year 2003 for RVSM in the MID Region;

- the development of the first edition of the CNS/ATM implementation plan for the MID Region;

- the upgrading of certain MID AFTN circuits; - the implementation of 2 common ICAO data

interchange network (CIDIN) links; - the preparation of the 19th edition of the MID

AFTN Routing Directory; - the provision of assistance to Arab Civil Aviation

Commission (ACAC) States in developing and streamlining the work programme of ACAC's Air Transport Committee and ensuring the complementarity of the agreed work programme with that of ICAO;

- the provision of assistance to member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council in developing a subregional position on the general agreement on trade in services (GATS) Air Transport Annex; and

- the promotion of the ICAO position on trade in services negotiations.

North American, Central American and Caribbean Office (Mexico City)

The Office, in conjunction with the South American Office, actively supported the work of

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the Caribbean and South American (CAR/SAM) Regional Planning and Implementation Group (GREPECAS), which held its ninth meeting in Rio de raneiro in August, and: - addressed air navigation shortcomings and

deficiencies in the CAR/SAM Region; and - carried out an extensive restructuring of its

subsidiary bodies, including the creation of a new GREPECAS Air Safety Board, and specified new improved working methods for the Group.


In addition, the Office was instrumental in: - the approval of the Aeronautical Information

Service (AIS) Quality Assurance System and of the AIS Automation System for the CAR Region;

- the progress made by Mexico and the United States in the improved operation of the Gulf of Mexico airspace;

- the development of an Air Traffic Services (ATS) Quality Assurance Programme, together with an accompanying manual;

- the harmonization. of the secondaty surveillance radar (SSR) code allocation plans of the North American (NAM) and CAR Region according to the Third Caribbean/South American Regional Air Navigation (CAR/SAM/3 RAN) Meeting recommendations;

-the convening of a NAM/CAR/SAM ATS Quality Assurance Programme Seminar held in Mexico City, co-sponsored by Services for Navigation in the Mexican Airspace (SENEAM) Mexico and ICAO to promote Quality Assurance Programmes for air traffic services;

- the provision of assistance in relation to the creation of the Central American Safety Oversight Agency under the auspices of the Central American Corporation for Air Navi- gation Services (COCESNA);

- the continuance of a trust fund project in Cuba financed, through ICAO, by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation Council;

- the completion of successful and extensive preparations to address Y2K issues;

- the continuation of the implementation of CNS/ATM elements in all areas of the NAM/CAR Region, particularly the use of GNSS routes and terminal procedures and the installation of an ATN-compliant aeronautical

fixed service (AFS) digital network in the Eastern Caribbean, Central Caribbean and Central America;

- the improvement of the ATS/speech circuits and AFTN circuits;

- the coordination of preparations for the protection of civil aviation frequencies at ITU WRC-2000;

- the initiation of the sharing of radar data in the CAR Region;

- the transition to the final phase of the WAFS; - the implementation of the operational

procedures of the IAVW; - the participation in 9 safety oversight audit

missions; - the extensive coordination with Headquarters

and member States to enable trainees to participate i n Safety Oversight Inspectors training, including the ICAO/FAA "Train the Trainer" Course;

- the coordination of the Condensed (Basic and Advanced) Operation Safety of Aircraft Course carried out in Mexico City; and

- the assistance to COCESNA to develop a Technical Cooperation Project for the reorganization of the airspace of the Central American FIR.

South American Office (Lima)

The Office, in conjunction with the North American, Central American and Caribbean Office, actively supported the work of GREPECAS.

In addition, the Office was instrumental in: - the issuance of 226 fellowship awards to

candidates from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru, under current UNDP/ICAO and trust fund country and regional projects;

- the preparation of a regional GNSS augmentation test project;

- the modernization of ATS services and airports in Venezuela;

- the adoption of the TRAINAIR programme and the training of aeronautical personnel in Venezuela;

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- the development of RVSM and air traffic flow management (ATFM) using TRAINAIR methodology;

- the development and distribution of guidance material on airport emergency planning, airport maintenance systems, the reduction of bird hazards and airport environmental protection;

- the completion of successful and extensive preparations to address Y2K issues;

- the development of guidance material for the implementation of the new regional AIS automated system;

- the specific study of new technical requirements such as an AIS Quality Assurance System and AIS basic operational requirements for CNS/ATM systems;

- the development of initial regional plans for the implementation of the ground part of the ATN;

- the coordination of preparations for the protection of civil aviation frequencies at I T ' WRC-2000;

- the development of recommendations to resolve the current OPMET data exchange problems in the SAM Region;

- the development of guidance and recommendations for the application of new digital communications technology, AF!3 requirements, and the promotion of the implementation of the SAM Digital Network (REDDIG);

- the improvements in the AFTN message routing and the publication of the SAM AFTN Routing Directo y;

- the identification of shortcomings and deficiencies having an impact on ATS incidents;

- the integration of AFI and CAR/SAM ATM evolution tables covering the EUR/SAM corridor;

- the provision of administrative and technical support to 17 technical cooperation country projects and 4 regional projects;

- the development of recommendations for analysing ATS incidents;

- the assistance with, and coordination of, trials and implementation of RNAV routes connecting SAM and North America, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) States;

- the implementation of 10-minute longitudinal separation using MNT between several SAM States;

- the arrangement of civil/military coordination in Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela;

- the development of introductory courses on CNS/ATM, automatic dependent surveillance

(ADS), WGS84, GNSS and RNAV/RNP by the SAM civil aviation training centres (CATCs); and

- the participation in ICAO USOAP training activities and in audit missions held in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.

Western and Central African Office (Dakar)

The Office, in conjunction with the Eastern and Southern African Office, followed up on conclusions and decisions of the twelfth meeting of the APIRG, and: - improved the planning and implementation of

air navigation services; - monitored the status of implementation of the

AFI ANP; - urged States to work for the elimination of

identified air navigation shortcomings and deficiencies;

- finalized the draft AH Basic ANP and FASID documents;

- actively participated in the ICAO USOAP; - implemented the ICAO Air Transport

Programme; -provided Secretariat support to the African

Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC); and - provided support to the implementation of the

ICAO AVSEC Mechanism Programme.


In addition, the Office was instrumental in: - the completion of successful and extensive

preparations to address Y2K issues; - the carrying out of safety oversight audits; - the maintenance of close liaison with the

Agency for the Security of Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Lme Pilots' Associations (IFALPA);

- the setting of guidelines for the migration of existing AWN to the ground-ground portion of ATN;

- the implementation of the Central Atlantic FIRS Satellite Network (CAFSAT) network in the South Atlantic (SAT) area and the interconnection of existing VSAT networks in the AFI Region;

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- the participation in the implementation of aeronautical projects in Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone;

- the provision of assistance to States in implementing, improving and/or up-grading the AFS and the aeronautical mobile service (AMS) networks;

- the implementation of a new route network in the EUR/SAM corridor in an RNP 10/50 environment;

- the harmonization of ATM procedures and implementation time frames at interface areas;

- the coordination of preparations for the protection of civil aviation frequencies at ITU WRC-2000;

- the installation of SADIS by 5 additional States; and

- the cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), by providing assistance to 16 States in need of weather numerical prediction training.

PART 11. REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

1. GENERAL

Secretariat services continued to be furnished to AFCAC, ECAC and LACAC. Plenary meetings held by these organizations in 2000 are listed in Appendix 4.

2. AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION COMMISSION (AFCAC)

The AFCAC Air Transport and Technical Committees met in Dakar in April and December to address a number of subjects within their work programmes. Coordination continued with ICAO Headquarters on the text of the proposed new AFCAC Constitution. The 65th and 66th Bureau meetings considered, inter aliu, financial and administrative matters, the future status of AFCAC, the appointment of the Secretary of AFCAC, the outcome of the Conference of African Ministers responsible for civil aviation (Yamoussoukro, November 1999), and the preparation of the Sixteenth Plenary Session to be held in Cairo in April 2001. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between AFCAC and ICAO's Technical Co-operation Bureau on the implementation of technical assistance projects in Africa, and another such memorandum to be signed between AFCAC and the Airports Council International (ACI) was finalized.

Twenty training fellowships were offered to African nationals under the Memorandum of Understanding between AFCAC and the, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. AFCAC continued to seek similar training opportunities for Egypt and Nigeria. AFCAC and ICAO jointly organized, in collaboration with Morocco, a seminar on Aviation Security in Agadir in May. AFCAC organized, with the financial support of the Government of France, an Aviation Safety Seminar in Arusha in June for the benefit of Eastern and Southern African States. AFCAC continued to liaise with various international, regional and subregional organizations dealing with air transport matters.

3. EUROPEAN CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE (ECAC)

The 24th Plenary Meeting (Triennial) of ECAC, held 29 to 30 June in Strasbourg, dealt with the full range of ECAC's work over the last triennium, and adopted its work programme and budget for the period 2001-2003. The President of the ICAO Council addressed the opening meeting.

Work continued, in close cooperation with the ICAO USOAP, on the further development of the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Action Programme. The SAFA Steering Committee supervises the Programme, operational aspects of


Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between ICAO and AFCAC on 28 July

which are coordinated through the Joint Aviation Authorities UAA). An ECAC Task Force on Safety Oversight Issues (SOI) began to consider the safety oversight implications for ECAC States resulting from ICAO audits and to develop a European position for the next ICAO Assembly regarding the funding of USOAP and its likely extension to airports and air traffic management.

The President of the Council addressed the opening of the sixth meeting of the ECAC Ministers of Transport on the Air Traffic System in Europe held in Brussels. On 28 January a study was commissioned on the implications of the continuing increase in airport capacity and traffic growth. A broad evaluation is being carried out of the imbalance between capacity and demand, followed by discussions on possible solutions. The Ministers welcomed the decision of the European Commission to create a high-level group for the examination of the reform of the air traffic management system in Europe aiming to build a "Single European Sky".

In the economic field, a revised ECAC Code of Conduct for Computer Reservation Systems was adopted by the ECAC Plenary in June. Work on air

passenger rights was initiated in preparation for the next ECAC/European Union (EU) dialogue with the air transport industry, which will be held in May 2001 in Lisbon and which will focus on this issue. The Task Force on Intra-European Air Transport Policy developed a resolution on the minimum level of insurance coverage for passenger and third-party liability which was subsequently adopted by a Special Meeting of the ECAC Plenary in December.

As a follow-up to the 1999 ECAC/EU Dialogue on Airport Capacity a task force was created to deal with the optimization of the use of existing airport capacity and the development of future increased airport capacity. It presented an intermediate report to the Directors General in December, covering such issues as pricing mechanisms, an analysis of the economic, social and environmental impact of increased airport capacity, trans-European networks and the role of intermodality

The ECAC Group of Experts on Accident Investigation contributed to the organization of an ECAC Symposium on Assistance to Victims of Aviation Accidents and their Families, which was

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The Sixth Meeting of the ECAC Ministers of Transport on the Air Traffic System in Europe held in Brussels in January

held in Tallinn, Estonia, in October, with the participation of ICAO and the European Commission.

ECAC's activities in the environmental field included a recommendation on noise charges and rebates, adopted by the ECAC Plenary in June, and guidelines for the re-certification of aeroplanes to the Standards of ICAO Annex 16, Volume I, Chapter 3, adopted by ECAC Directors General in December. In the context of ECAC's partnership initiative, dialogue continued with ACAC and AFCAC and an air transport conference between Africa and Europe is being planned. Work began on the development of a common ECAC position on the environment to be presented at the ICAO Assembly in 2001.

Work on enhancing the overall level of security in ECAC member States continued, and progress was made in the introduction of 100 per cent screening of hold baggage. Regarding the ECAC Security Audit Programme, a training programme and certification criteria for future auditors were finalized, with the first security audits to be carried out in early 2001. A recommendation on unruly

passengers and guidance material for dealing with unruly passengers were adopted by ECAC Directors General in December.

Work in the facilitation field focused on developments regarding ECAC/EU cooperation, on the integration of the Schengen Agreement within the Amsterdam Treaty, and on the development of guidelines on deportation and escort of inadmissible persons br deportees. A guidance leaflet for persons with reduced mobility who may be infrequent or first-time flyers was developed as well as guidance material on security checks. Work continued on the facilitation information system on illegal immigration, cargo facilitation, information and assistance to victims of aviation accidents, and on the use of smart cards and electronic ticketing.

In the framework of ECAC's Integration Programme, special seminars and workshops were organized for the benefit of newer member States. A number of visits to those States by the ECAC Integration Officer identified areas in need of assistance and defined the means to meet this need. As part of the follow-up, multilateral

sessions and advice were provided with the support of member States and intemational organizations concerned, such as the JAA.

4. LATIN AMERICAN CWlL AVIATION COMMISSION (LACAC)

LACAC held 2 meetings of its Group of Experts on Policies, Economics and Legal Matters in Air Transport (GEPEJTA); a Panel on Airport Security; and 2 regular meetings of its Executive Committee. The 14th Ordinary Session of its Assembly was held in the Dominican Republic in November, which included the convening of the first Latin


American Summit of Civil Aviation. The President of the Council and the Secretary General attended and addressed the LACAC Assembly, which adopted a number of resolutions and recommendations within its work programme.

The Third and Fourth Ordinary Meetings of the Regional Safety Oversight System General Board were held in May and September, respectively.

LACAC signed Memoranda of Understanding with ACAC and AFCAC aimed at promoting and developing safe, efficient and sustainable civil aviation' in Latin America, the Arab States and Africa.

Close liaison on air transport matters of commop interest continued with regional and subregional organizations, as well as with international organizations outside Latin America.

Relations with Other International Organizations

attmdrd rhc Sixth Session of the Conference of 1, WE UWED NATIONS the Pdrtics, which was hrld in Thc Hague,

Netherl,inds.

General Assembly

In June, the Council examined a number of resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at its 54th Regular Session, which invited Specialized Agencies to take action on various matters.

Many of these resolutions repeated requests on which the Council or the Assembly had already taken action, for example, concerning cooperation between the United Nations system and a number of regional organizations, international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, and international action to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking. Other resolutions concerned sustainable development, economic and technical cooperation among developing countries, the advancement of women and measures to eliminate international terrorism.

The Council reaffirmed its readiness, within the limits of its constitutional responsibilities, to act positively towards the objectives of the United Nations resolutions, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations was so informed.

United Nations Meetings

ICAO continued to closely follow the work relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and

The United Nations 53rd Annual Department of Public Information (DPI)/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Conference was attended.

Security Council

The Organization maintained liaison with the United Nations Security Council Affairs Division and was informed of Security Council action relevant to international civil aviation, notably action concerning Afghanistan, Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Sierra Leone.

Economic and Social Council

ICAO was represented at the 2000 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which focused on the theme "The Role of Information and Communication in a Technology-Based Global Economy".

An ICAO representative attended the 2lst Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the 18th Session of the Sub-committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

United Nations Programmes

Relations were maintained with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on all


aspects of technical cooperation projects, including cost-sharing projects, executed by ICAO under the UNDP, which are reported on, in detail, in Chapter '

ICAO participated in the 10th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which covered a wide range of issues including various developmental problems, sustainable globalization, productive modernization and integration of technologies, as well as improved State/private sector relationships and investments.

Within ICAO's activities regarding the environmental impact of civil aviation, liaison continued with the atmospheric science community through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In this regard, the 16th Session of IPCC was attended.

ICAO continued to liaise with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), notably its Ozone Secretariat.

Liaison was also maintained with the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) regarding drug abuse control in the workplace and the suppression of illicit transport of narcotic drugs by air.

Regional Economic Commissions

ICAO was re~resented at the 56th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

ICAO was represented at the Second Meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Regional Coordination Group (RCG).

The 18th Session of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution was provided with a statement on ICAO activities relevant to the Convention.

2. INTER-AGENCY BODES

ICAO participated in the work of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination (ACC) and in that of its subsidiary bodies dealing with coordination in such matters as programme

planning, personnel, finance, and budget. The focus of the ACC was placed on analysing the process of globalization and its implications for the work of the United Nations system. It was recognized that the ACC had an important role in promoting a collective response by the UN system to the challenges of globalization. Each organization had its own constituency and individual voice, and had a mandate to address specific aspects of the issue. By working together, the UN system could address the challenge of globalization and help make it a positive force for the people of the world. The ACC also recognized that sound management of information technology was critical to the effectiveness of the UN system and to the development process itself. In recognition of this, there was strong support by the ACC and the individual Executive Heads to convene a World Summit on Information Society in 2003.

An ICAO representative participated in the First Meeting of the High-Level Committee on Management (HLMC) established by the ACC at its fall session.

A meeting of the ACC Subcommittee on Statistical Activities was attended. In addition, ICAO continued to maintain liaison with the United Nations Statistical Division on issues of common interest, including the provision by ICAO of statistical information for the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and the UN Statistics Yearbook.

The Inter-Agency Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publications was attended. Of particular interest to ICAO were items concerning the use of the Internet for dissemination of documents and publications, and software for the management of conference services activities.

3. SPEClALIED AGENCIES

International Atomic Energy Agency

An ICAO representative attended the Fifth Meeting of the Transport Safety Standards Advisory Committee, as well as a Technical Committee meeting to revise the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.

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Intemational Maritime Organization

ICAO worked with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on a wide variety of subjects of mutual concern. ICAO was represented at the Fifth Session of the Sub-committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR/S).

Intemational Telecommunication Union

ICAO continued to work with the Intemational Telecommunication Union (ITU) on frequency management matters associated with the radio frequency spectrum bands allocated to aeronautical services. The ITU World Radio- communication Conference 2000 (WRC-2000) was attended by an ICAO delegation headed by the President of the Council and the Secretary General. The results of the Conference were very positive for civil aviation and satisfied the ICAO position with regard to the protection of aeronautical safety services. ICAO participated in the ITU Radio- communication Assembly and in the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA).

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban

Treaty Organization

The 13th Session of Working Group B (Technical) of the Preparatory Commission for the Com- prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom) was attended. ICAO made a presentation explaining the critical need for timely notification of volcanic eruptions. The presentation was seen as a prelude to ICAO and WMO seeking access to real-time data from two CTBTO sensor networks capable of detecting volcanic eruptions.

Universal Postal Union

As in the past, close relations were maintained with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the field of postal security, the transport of dangerous goods and the provision of airline financial data. A meeting of the UPU Inter-Agency Group on Dangerous Goods was held at ICAO Headquarters.

World Health Organization

Liaison was maintained with the World Health Organization (WHO), and ICAO participated in the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Inter-Agency Task Force on Tobacco Control. Also, extensive coordination was conducted with the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence on issues of common interest.

World Meteorological Organization

Cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) continued in 2000. ICAO was represented at a number of WMO meetings, including the Third Meeting of the Panel on Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR), the 12th Session of the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS), and the CBS Technical Conference on WMO Information Systems and Services. ICAO was also represented at a meeting of the Implementation- Coordination Team on Data Representation and Codes, and at the 22nd Session of the Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee.

World Trade Organization

ICAO worked closely with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on matters relating to WTO's review of the Air Transport Annex in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). ICAO participated in four meetings of WTO's Council for Trade in Services, two of which were dedicated to the examination of developments in the air transport sector and the operation of the Annex since its adoption.

Close relations were maintained, as is customary, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Intemational Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA). Both organizations were represented on a regular basis at meetings of the ANC and, in the case of IATA, also of the Air Transport Committee. ICAO took part in the work of IATA and IFALPA at various levels, including

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attendance at the 56th IATA Annual General Meeting - World Air Transport Summit, which was addressed by the President of the Council, the 11th Meeting of the Industry Affairs Committee (IAC), the Meeting of Taxation Representatives, and the Fuel Trade Meeting. In addition, ICAO was represented at AVSEC World 2000, an IATA/Airports Council International (ACI) air transport industry symposium and exhibition. An ICAO representative attended the 55th Conference of LFALPA, the IFALPA Asia/Pacific Regional Conference, the LFALPA Caribbean/South American Conference, the IFALPA Helicopter Committee Meeting, and the IFALPA Human Performance Committee Meeting.

Liaison was maintained with the World Tourism Organization (WTO).

Liaison was also maintained with the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL) and in May, a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between ICAO and INTERPOL was signed, through an exchange of letters, by the President of the Council and the Secretary General of INTERPOL. In addition, the INTERPOL 15th Symposium on International Terrorism was attended by an ICAO representative.

ICAO continued to maintain contact with the World Customs Organization (WCO) on matters relating to facilitation.

ICAO participated in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Workshop on Principles for the Liberalisation of Air Cargo Transportation.

Liaison was maintained with the FGdGration aGronautique internationale (FAI) on matters of mutual interest.

Relations were maintained with the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and with the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL). The ATC 2000 Conference on Air Traffic Management in the 21st Century, organized by Jane's Conferences in association with EUROCONTROL and the European Commission, was addressed by the President of the Council.

As in previous years, ICAO was represented at meetings of the Governing Council of the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA).

ICAO maintained close liaison with ACI. ICAO participated in the 10th ACI World and Latin

American/Caribbean Assemblies, Conference and Exhibition, the 10th Pacific Regional Assembly and Conference, and the Africa/Asia Regional Assembly and Conference.

Cooperation on the future provision of satellite comm&ications to enhance air traffic services was maintained with the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), the intergovernmental organization which succeeded Inmarsat as from l5April 1999. In June, an ICAO representative participated in the 15thSession of the IMSO Assembly, and on 20 September, an Agreement of Cooperation between ICAO and IMSO, which superseded the Agreement of Cooperation between ICAO and Inmarsat of 1989, was signed at ICAO Headquarters by the President of the Council and the Director of IMSO.

The work of COSPASSARSAT' was monitored and ICAO participated in the 14th Meeting of the COSPASSARSAT Joint Committee. Moreover, in October, the Secretary General participated in the opening ceremony of the COSPASSARSAT 2000 Seminar which was organized in cooperation with ICAO.

The President of the Council attended and addressed the International Transportation Symposium, held in Washington, as well as a meeting at the Inter-American Development Bank of Western Hemisphere Transportation Ministers, which focused on aviation safety and security. The President encouraged the conclusion of a cooperation agreement between ICAO and the Bank.

Liaison was maintained with the European Union (EU) on questions of mutual interest relating to civil aviation policy

An ICAO representative participated in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Working Meeting of Security Leaders.

The Organization participated actively in the transport and communications activities of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC). ICAO was represented at the Third Meeting of the SADC Civil Aviation Committee, and at the SADC Meeting of the CNS/ATM Working Group. The Organization was also represented at the SATCC Second Sectoral Committee Meeting on Meteorology

1. COSPAS = Space System for Search of Vessels in Distress SARSAT = Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking

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Signing of an Agreement of Cooperation between ICAO and IMSO on 20 September

ICAO participated in meetings of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), including the Third Meeting of Ministers of Transport and Communications.

An ICAO representative attended the 12th Meeting of Directors of Meteorological Sewices of the East African Community (EAC).

ICAO continued to maintain close liaison with the League of Arab States (LAS) on matters relating to civil aviation in that region. Close liaison was also maintained with the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC). ICAO participated in ACAC's Fifth General Assembly and in the 10th Meeting of ACAC's Air Transport Committee.

The Seventh Meeting of the Technical Directors and Directors of Civil Aviation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was attended.

The Organization attended meetings of the Commission on Air Transport of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and of the ICC Working Party on Air Law.

ICAO maintained close liaison with the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA), as well as with the

International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). The President of the Council addressed the Opening of the 53rd Annual Meeting and Convention of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), a founding member of IBAC.

In the field of air traffic control, liaison was maintained with the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), and ICAO was represented at the IFATCA 39th Annual Conference and at the 11th Africa and Middle East Regional Meeting.

ICAO was represented at the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Fourth Conference Preparatory Group Meeting for the lTU WRC- 2000, and at the First Conference Preparatory Group Meeting for the I T ' WRC-2003.

Liaison was maintained with the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) and the African Airlimes Association (AFRAA). An ICAO observer attended the 32nd Annual General Assembly of AFRAA. The Ninth Annual African Airlines Conference was also attended.

ICAO continued to maintain liaison with the International Organization for Standardization


(ISO), notably concerning units of measurement and specifications for machine readable travel documents

Cooperation continued with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) to review the texts of a Draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and of a Draft Protocol thereto on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. In this regard, the Third Joint Session of the Sub-committee of the Legal Committee and the UNIDROII Committee of Governmental Experts was held in Rome, Italy.

Cooperation also continued with the Asocincidn Latino Americnnn r ip Derecho Aerondutico y Espacial (ALADA), which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. The President of the Council participated as a keynote speaker in the celebrations

surrounding this event and attended a symposium commemorating ALADA's 40th anniversary, which addressed the Montreal Convention signed at ICAO Headquarters on 28 May 1999.

Liaison was maintained with the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) and the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine (IAASM). ICAO contributed by organizing special sessions at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of AsMA and at the 48th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine.

ICAO 'attended the inaugural session of the Association of Human Resource Management in International Organizations (AHRMIO), a recently established forum for international organizations.

A list of the international organizations represented at major ICAO meetings in 2000 is at Appendix 5.

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I. THE ASSEMBLY, THE COUNCIL AND

THE SUBORDINATE BODIES

The Council held three regular sessions during the year, in accordance with its normal practice.1 Four Council Member States (Brazil, China, Italy and the Netherlands) appointed new Representatives during the course of the year. There were changes in the membership of the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) as a result of the replacement of their nominees by Australia; by Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland; by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; and by Spain. New members from Brazil, the Netherlands and Senegal were appointed to the Air Transport Committee, and a new Chairman was elected on 4 October. On the same date, new members were elected to the Joint Support, the Finance, the Unlawful Interference, and the Technical Co-operation Committees, and their Chairmen were elected.'

The Council, on 6 March, appointed Mr. Renato Claudio Costa Pereira (Brazil) for a second term as Secretary General, the term of office to be 3 years commencing on 1 August 2000 and continuing until 31 July 2003.

In December, the Council reappointed Mr. R.W.I. Allison (United Kingdom) as President of the ANC for the year 2001.

During its 159th Session, the Council considered the final report on the year 2000

1. See Appendix 4.

2. For Representatives on the Council and members of the Council's subordinate bodles in 2000, see Appendix 3.

computer date change problem. The Council noted the use which had been made by the Secretariat of a database to collect aeronautical information circular (AIC) information, and agreed that it would be benehcial for the Secretariat to study possibilities for using this database for other purposes.

The Council considered further proposals presented by the Secretary General for implementing Resolution A32-1 - Increasing the effectiveness of ICAO (measures for continuing improvement in the 1999-2001 triennium and beyond). During its review of reports on the enhancement of the performance of the Regional Offices and on the possible consolidation of those Offices and their functions to improve programme delivery as a follow-up to Resolving Clauses 6 b) and c) of the Resolution, the Council expressed the general view that the status quo of the Regional Offices should be maintained while improvements were made to their programme delivery productivity and performance. The Council agreed to return to the subject in February/March 2001.

In connection with the implementation of Resolution A32-1, the Council endorsed, in principle, proposals presented by the Secretary General for improving efficiency effectiveness, transparency and accountability through the introduction of project management methods using a pilot project, the results of which would be carefully analysed. The Secretary General was requested to provide information on the cost of extending the pilot project to the entire Organization, and to review the project with a view to reducing its cost and ensuring that it focused on a highly important activity of the Organization. When considering a report on the scope for reducing administrative costs, the Council indicated that the Secretary General

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should continue to consider improvements through reductions in administrative and programme support costs without weakening the efficiency and productivity of the Organization.

On recommendations of the ANC, the Council adopted amendments to Annexes 5, 6 (Parts I, Il and III), 10 (Volumes III and V), and 15. The Council also adopted the Chinese texts of Annex 1 (Eighth Edition) and Annex 13 (Eighth Edition), and agreed to proposals presented by the ANC for restructuring Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation - by transferring detailed technical requirements and specifications to an appendix separate from the core Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in order to enhance the document's usefulness to States.

The Council reviewed the legal and policy implications of SAWS involving patented technology and, in confirming the procedure first recommended to the Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel (AMCP) in 1996, also confirmed that, as part of the procedure, the patent holder concerned be requested to submit, in principle, any dispute with interested parties to an appropriate settlement mechanism. The Council retained a suggestion regarding the establishment of an ICAO policy on the development of SARI'S involving patented technology, on the understanding that consideration would be given thereto in the event that users of such patented technology encountered difficulties in implementing the confirmed procedure.

Preparations for the 33rd Session of the Assembly (25 September to 5 October 2001) began with preliminary consideration being given to the draft programme budget of the Organization for 2002-2003-2004 and approval of the draft provisional agenda and other basic documentation for that Session.

The Council approved proposals by Sao Tome and Principe and by Kazakhstan for the settlement of arrears of contributions.

Reports on the financial situation of the Organization were presented sessionally to the Council. While noting that the situation remained stable over the course of the year, the Council requested the Secretary General to continue to manage the financial situation of the Organization with care and prudence and to continue reporting on the subject during each session. It was emphasized that the Organization must continue requesting firm commitments from Contracting

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States to pay their assessments on time and exercising prudence with regard to expenditures.

On 8 June, the Council unanimously agreed to bestow the Thirty-fourth Edward Warner Award upon the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA), in recognition of its eminent contribution as a centre of excellence in international civil aviation training. The President of the Council presented the Award at a ceremony held at Headquarters on 9 November.

Pursuant to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 42/112, ICAO observed 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In accordance with Assembly Resolution A27-12 and a related Council Resolu- tion, ICAO remains strongly committed to continuing work on this subject, with a high degree of priority.

When considering a report on the outcome of the Third Joint Session of the ICAO Sub- committee of the Legal committee and the Committee of Governmental Experts of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), as well as related developments and possible courses of action in the field of international interests in mobile ' equipment (aircraft equipment), the Council approved the convening of the 31st Session of the Legal Committee to consider a draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and an Aircraft Protocol to that Convention. The main results of the 31st Session of the Legal Committee, which took place at ICAO Headquarters from 28 August to 8 September, were the subject of a report considered by the Council in November. The Council noted the above-mentioned draft instruments which had been approved by the 31st Session of the Legal Committee, and requested the Secretary General to circulate them, together with the Report of the 31st Session of the Legal Committee, to Contracting States and international organizations, requesting comments by the end of March 2001. The Council decided to convene a Diplomatic Conference in principle in South Africa starting in May 2001 to consider the texts, and requested the Secretary General to discuss the necessary arrangements for the Diplomatic Conference with the Secretary General of UNIDROIT with a view to a co-sponsored Diplomatic Conference.

During its 160th Session, the Council heard oral reports presented by the President of the Council,

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The 34th Edward Warner Award was bestowed upon the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)

the Secretary General, the President of the Air Navigation Commission and the Secretariat on the results of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (2000) (WRC-2000), results which were totally favourable to civil aviation and to ICAO. Views offered by the Council will be taken into account by the Secretariat in preparing ICAO's strategy and negotiations for the WRC-2003. The President of the Council observed that ICAO's position had improved substantially as a result of preparations by the Council, the Secretariat and Contracting States, as well as the excellent cooperation among ICAO and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Intemational Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and numerous international organizations and associations both prior to and during the Conference.

During the 161st Session, the Council considered the results of the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000), which took place from 19 to 28 June, and adopted ICAO's Policies on

Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services, including its Appendices 1 (Guide to the facilities and services to be taken into account in determining airport costs) and 2 (Guide to the facilities and services to be taken into account by providing authorities in determining the total costs of air navigation services), which would be published as a revised ICAO Document 9082 (formerly titled Statements by the Council to Contracting States on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Semites).

The Council reviewed the reports and recommendations of a number of other important meetings. These included the First Session of the International Explosives Technical Commission (IETC), the Tenth Aviation Security Panel Meeting (AVSECP/lO), the Third Meeting of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) Steering Group, the Third Meeting of the Secretariat Study Group on the Legal Aspects of CNS/ATM Systems, and the Third and Fourth Meetings of the Study Group on Unruly Passengers, a s well as Air Navigation Commission reports on the Accident Investigation and Prevention (AIG) Divisional Meeting (1999), the


Tenth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG/lO), and the Seventeenth Meeting of the Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP/17).

The progress and expansion of the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) were the subject of reports to the Council during the year. When reviewing the subject during its 161st Session, the Council's discussion widely recognized the overriding importance of the Programme; the Secretary General was instructed to focus, in his next report on the subject, on States' compliance with ICAO Standards which affect safety directly. The Council agreed that in its report to the Assembly it would propose some options for overcoming differences in terms of how ICAO should assist States in implementing these safety-related Standards. When discussing the expansion of the USOAP, Council Representatives used the qualifier "gradually" and concurred that priority should be accorded to Annex 11 -Air Trafic Services, while taking into consideration the interrelationship between Annex 11 and Annex 14 -Aerodromes. It was also underscored that the preparatory work for the expansion of the USOAE to be undertaken in 2001, was subject to the availability of funds.

In March, the Council considered a proposal for the establishment of the Asmara Flight Information Region (FIR). On the understanding that the amendments referred to below are solely based on the need to promote a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in the area and do not affect, have no link to, and cannot be invoked in any way whatsoever in any subsequent negotiations between the interested States on delimitation of their territories and national borders, the Council approved the amendment to the Air Navigation Plan - Africa-Indian Ocean Region (Doc 7474) to provide for an Asmara FIR/SRR to encompass the airspace over the territory of Erikea and adjacent areas, and approved the consequential amendments to the Air Navigation Plan - Middle East Region (Doc 9708). The Council agreed that an implementation planning meeting be convened as soon as possible, under the auspices of the President of the Council of ICAO and with the participation of Dlibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA), to develop procedures aimed at the safe and efficient use of airspace and

to formulate detailed letters of agreement among the States concerned. The Council also agreed that the airspace organization in the subregion concemed be reviewed, in terms of FIR and ATS route skucture, in order to optimize the safety and efficiency of operations. In. November, the Council considered a

proposal presented by the Governments of Samoa and Tonga for realignment of the boundaries between Nadi and Auckland Oceanic FIRS in order to replace Fiji. with New Zealand as the State responsible for the provision of air traffic services in the airspace under discussion. Presentations on the subject were made by the Air Navigation Commission, by Samoa and Tonga, by New Zealand and by Fiji, and after some discussion the Council suspended action awaiting the next Forum Aviation Ministerial Meeting, scheduled to take place in March 2001. Until that time, the Parties concemed were invited to further negotiate with the understanding that the President of the Council, with the assistance of the ICAO Secretariat, was at their disposal.

The Council, in November, considered the preliminary objections of 15 European States and the response of the United States in connection with a request which the United States had submitted to the Council on 14 March 2000 for a dispute settlement under Article 84 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation with regard to European Council (EC) Regulation No. 925/1999 (Hushkits). On 16 November, the Council, sitting as a judiciary body rendered a decision on the preliminary objections iri the matter United States and 15 European States (2000). Among other things, the Council's decision invited the Parties to the dispute to continue their direct negotiations and invited the President of the Council to provide his good offices as conciliator during such negotiations, with the consent of the Parties. The Council decided that it would review the subject further during its 163rd Session in May/June 2001.

Over the course of the year, the President of the Council kept Representatives informed on certain developments, including progress in the normalization of airspace in the Balkan area, in the work of ICAO's Informal Trans-Asia/Trans- Siberia/Cross-Polar Routes High Level Steering Group (ITASPS), and in airspace organization in the South China Sea area. In respect of this last point, on 8 December, the President of the Council read a statement in the Council, in the presence of

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China and Viet Narn agree to a three-year trial application of a package of revised route structures and airspace organization in the South China Sea area

the delegations of China and Viet Nam, with regard to an agreement concerning the trial application of a package of revised route structures and airspace organization in the South China Sea area for a period of 3 years with implementation in November 2001.

In the Air Navigation Bureau, the Safety Oversight Audit Unit (SOAU) was redesignated as the Safety Oversight Audit Section (SOA).

In the Aviation Security and Facilitation Branch of the Air Transport Bureau, the Security Implementation and Assistance Section (SIA) and the Security Specifications and Guidance Material Section (SGM) were merged to form the Aviation Security Section (AVSEC). AVSEC is comprised of the Support Unit (SUP), Development Unit (DEV) and the Assistance and Oversight Unit (AO).

In the Field Personnel Section of the Technical Co-operation Bureau, the Field Personnel Movements Unit (FPM) and the Field Personnel Benefits Unit (FPB) were merged to form the Field Personnel Administration Unit (FPA).

3. PERSONNEL

There were 778 posts in the Establishment in 2000: 336 in the Professional and higher categories and 442 in the General Service category; these totals included 84 Technical Co-operation funded posts. Compared to the 1999 Establishment, the total number of posts did not change. There were 300 Professional category personnel in service on 31 December, 13 more than on 31 December 1999. The total figure includes 8 staff members whose posts are funded by regional civil aviation bodies but excludes 4 Junior Professional Officers, funded by Japan (2) and the Republic of Korea (2),

2 Associate Experts, funded by France (1) and Germany (I), and 7 Trust Funds posts, funded by the Joint Financing Agreement (2), France (I), United Kingdom (1) and the United States (3). During the year, 14 Professional category personnel3 left the service of the Organization and 27 new appointees from 18 Contracting States reported for duty At the close of 2000, there were 28 vacancies in the Professional category. Since the last report, 2 nationalities%epresented in the Secretariat were lost through the departure of 2 staff members. However, 1 new nationality5 was gained through recruitment so that on 31 December 2000 there were 81 nationalitiesh represented, 1 less than at the end of 1999.

In accordance with the established procedure approved by Council, the Secretary General approved a new salary scale for staff in the Professional and higher categories, effective 1 March 2000, which incorporated a 3.42 per cent increase in net base salaries. This, however, had no direct effect on net remuneration (net salary plus post adjustment) of the staff concerned since it was introduced in conjunction with a corresponding reduction in post adjustment. This revision of the base/floor salary resulted in a 3.42 per cent increase in &e mobility/hardship allowance, also effective 1 March. Tr5 concerns a small number of staff members serving at the Regional Offices (except Paris). In addition, the Council approved a minor adjustment to the rates of staff assessment, effective 1 March, for staff members in the Professional. and higher categories without primary dependants.

Since the net base salary of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General level was changed effective 1 March 2000 as well, the Council approved an adjustment in the net salaries of the President of the Council and the Secretary General identical to that implemented for the Pr6fessional and higher categories, i.e. in combination with a corresponding reduction in post adjustment.

Eight by retirement, 2 by resignation, 2 by expiry of contract, 1 through secondment and 1 by transfer.

Congo, Greece.

Tunisia.

See Appendix 7.


In February, following a request by the Council during the previous year, the Secretary General presented a report to the Council during its 159th Session on the Implementation of the Principle of Equitable Geographical Representation (EGR) detailing the improvements made during the year 1999. The Council noted this report and made suggestions regarding the presentation of information in future annual progress reports.

In June, the Council noted the information provided on the recruitment and status of women in ICAO for the year 1999.

In December, the Council considered the comprehhive survey of conditions of service of Headquarters General Service category staff and approved a revised salary scale effective 1 November 1999. It considered that the methodology of the International Civil Service Commission should be followed strictly in order not to leave the survey results open to legal challenge. Accordingly. it decided that 2 benchmark jobs should be excluded from the final data analysis. Regarding the life insurance plan, the Council reaffirmed its decision not to accept the recommendation of the Commission to provide for a subsidized scheme similar to that provided by the surveyed employers in Montreal.

The post adjustment for Montreal, which stood at multiplier 10.4 in December 1999, changed 10 times during the year. It was 11.7 on 1 January, 12.3 on 1 February, 8.0 on 1 March, 7.3 on 1 April, 7.6 on 1 May, 6.3 on 1 June, 7.6 on 1 July, 6.3 on 1 October, 5.2 on 1 November and 4.0 on 1'December.

4. FAMlLlARlZATlON COURSE

The 44th ICAO Familiarization Course was held from 10 to 28 July with participants from Armenia, Austria, Cuba, Eritrea, Estonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Namibia, Peru, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovenia, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

As in previous years, the purpose of the Course was to familiarize participants with the structure and functioning of ICAO. After the Course concluded in Montreal, a number of participants paid short visits to the Regional Offices accredited to their countries,

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The 44th ICAO Familiarization Course held at ICAO Headquarters from 10 to 28 July

The External Relations and Public Information Office (EPO) continued to publicize ICAO's programmes and activities through contacts with the international media, the specialized aviation press, news releases, special articles, speaking platforms and participation in aviation exhibitions and conferences. These efforts stimulated many magazine and newspaper articles and television and radio interviews, as well as visits by journalists and broadcasters to ICAO.

The theme of International Civil Aviation Day (7 December) was "Implementing ICAO SARPs - The Key to Aviation Safety and Efficiency". The day was marked at Headquarters by a ceremony and reception paying tribute to the men and women of ICAO. Included in the celebration were speeches by the President of the Council, the Secretary General, as well as performances and readings by ICAO staff. A press release was also issued worldwide which included messages from the President of the Council and the Secretary General.

The Office again dealt with an increased number of inquiries from the media and specialized press for information and documentation on ICAO and civil aviation, particularly on matters dealing with security and safety, and the environment. The Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (19 to 28 June) generated much media interest. In addition to telephone inquiries from the public and journalists, almost 4 000 written and electronic inquiries were received from schools and universities, governments and private agencies, legal offices and business corporations. Over 20 groups of visitors were received and briefed on ICAO activities. The Organization's web site and electronic mail are an increasingly integral part of EPO's communjcations activities.

EPO was involved in several special projects that served to promote ICAO and to highlight the Organization's work. These projects generated a total net revenue of $98000~. The ICAO

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Agenda2000, which generated $39 000 in net revenue, was distributed to Contracting States, all Delegations at Headquarters, as well as to staff members both at Headquarters and at Regional Offices. A special publication entitled "ICAO 2000" produced a net income of $35 000. During the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services, ICAO's first ever contact booth exhibition at Headquarters was held. Fifteen exhibitors from the aviation industry, air navigation service providers and users provided information to the Conference Delegates. The exhibition generated 524 000 of net income.

The ICAO Journal continued to explore topical issues such as CNS/ATM systems implementation, flight safety, and'the economics of airports and air navigation services, obtaining both diversity of subject matter and editorial contributions from a number of Contracting States. Source material drawn solely from within the Secretariat provided one half of all editorial pages published throughout the year.

Paid advertising carried in the ICAO Journal provided the Organization with a total net revenue of $121 371 after deduction of sales costs.

6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES

The Organization participated in the work of the Information Systems Coordination Committee (ISCC), its Special Implementation Groups, and Task Forces.

A major overhaul of the Web environment commenced in order to rationalize the structure of the sites, provide additional capacity, and improve security. Plans were developed to upgrade the network infrastructure at Headquarters, which will provide increased bandwidth to accommodate additional multimedia and audio applications. Microsoft Outlook software was installed as workstations were upgraded or replaced. Approximately 20 per cent of the workstations at Headquarters were replaced. The portable computers for staff travelling on mission were equipped with Internet and mail facilities. Applications were developed to enable staff to access their e-mail from remote locations. Due to the regular threat of v i m attacks, consideration

was given to acquire an active virus defence. A new centralized facsimile server was implemented.

Training of staff at Headquarters continued with the development of classes focused on specific technical subjects. Special training sessions were organized for the National Delegations to ICAO on the use of the ICAO-NET and the Web.

To enhance the workflow of documents in LPB and facilitate their placement on the ICAO Central Database of Documents (ICDB), a new Electronic Document Submission application was implemented. Analysis and design of the new multilingual terminblogy application were completed.

The Inventory Control System was updated and placed on a self-installing CD-ROM for use in

:the Regional Offices. The Air ~ a v i ~ a t i o n Bureau (ANB) enhanced its

automated systems to improve overall efficiency and productivity. The ANB file server capacity was expanded to 100 gigabytes of hard disk storage. The Text Processing Centre (TPC) continued work on the migration of its document production environment to Core1 Suite 8.

The ANB public home page, containing the functional overview of all the services offered by the Bureau, was posted on the ICAO Web site. Eleven Web sites for panels and 5 sites for study groups are now operational.

More than 1 200 new documents were added to the ANB electronic library, totalling 400 000 pages. The ANB TPC produced more than 860 technical documents consisting of a'pproximately 31 000 printed pages. The Bureau produced over 200 diskettes containing Docs 7910, 8585, 8643, 9274 and the ACDB, a value of more than $56 500 (an increase of over 30 per cent compared with 1999).

As regards the year 2000 problem, the Global Coordination Unit, through the use of the ANB Y2K interactive database system, monitored the roll-over of civil aviation operations facilities through to the end of February.

Automation activities in the Technical Co- operation Bureau (TCB) included the backstopping of computerization requirements for field projects, the procurement of software for and the installation of networks in developing countries, and the continued implementation of the Information Technology Master Plan (TTMP).

In accordance with the TCB project plan, a work group application server was installed to assist in the development of automated workflow processes. Multiple shared public and semi-public

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The President addressing lCAO staff at the International Civil Aviation Day Ceremony 7 December 2000

electronic folders were created to provide access to the status and history of work requests and tasks; all client workstations were installed with a customized version of Microsoft Outlook.

Team-building and collaboration courses were held for all TCB staff as a precursor to the development of workflow applications. Internal workflow applications were developed and implemented for the recruitment of Field Experts and for the processing and tracking of purchase requisitions and purchase orders.

The TCB Web site was redesigned to better portray and promote TCB activities and services, thus targeting a wider range of audience.

External consultants carried out an analysis and designed a new integrated civil aviation statistics database for ICAO, which will eventually make data available, via the Internet, to Contracting States, Regional Offices and regional bodies such as AFCAC, LACAC, 01 ACAC, with a view to avoiding duplication of effort and reducing costs to States and reporting entities.

The entire Revenue Cost Analysis application was overhauled to reflect changes in methodology and output. In view of the phasing out of the

mainframe computer, relevant applications residing on it were re-engineered and migrated to a client/server platform. .

The ATB Web site is well-established and includes home pages for each section. Special sites were developed to post documentation for the Conference on the ~conomics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000) which took place from 19 to 28 June, and for the Colloquium on Environmental Aspects of Aviation which will take place in April 2001.

With respect to the Legal Bureau, software design and development were completed on the Database of Aeronautical Agreements and Arrangements (DAGMAR), which is being used to publish information for traditional media and on the Web.

As regards Regional Offices, Internet access was provided to all staff; increased Internet facilities enhanced the quality and efficiency of services provided to States; LAN facilities and servers were upgraded as required; a i~d new Web sites were developed for all the Offices. In May, a Web publishing seminar was attended by all the Offices, at Headquarters, to provide standards for Web


publishing. Hardware replacements and upgrades were procured; software, including MS-Office 2000, MSOutlook 2000, Acrobat for the creation of PDF files, Core1 Suite 2000 and virus-scans, was upgraded; technical training was organized to maintain staff efficiency in the use of computer technology. As regards the Lima Office, an Intranet was established to maintain administrative and historical technical information, a facsimile service was implemented through the Exchange server, and virus defence software was acquired. The Bangkok Office implemented e-mail, proxy servers. and a firewall. The Bangkok and Mexico Offices implemented mobile e-mail and Internet accounts on their portable equipment; staff members from the Bangkok Office were given remote access to e-mail and files. Most Offices standardized their sub-domain name, with ICAO's recommendation.

A pilot project was developed to interconnect the EUR/NAT Office to the Headquarters Intranet (LAN-tc-LAN connection).

As regards sales over the Internet (e-commerce), the development phase was completed and the project will be ready for implementation in 2001.

For greater efficiency, information on the Staff Web Intranet site and other Web sites, i.e. the ICAO-NET and public sites, was constantly enriched, reducing hard-copy distribution. The number of visitors to ICAO's public site increased to 25 000 a month.Web pages and documents such as ICAO Updates, News Releases, Vacancy Announcements, the Library Bulletin, and the Catalogue were regularly maintained and updated by the Web, Library and Archives (WLA). New pages developed for the Web included comprehensive information on all the bureaux and their sections, a list and the status of international air law multilateral treaties, a list of Aeronautical Agreements and Arrangements recently registered with ICAO, a complete set of ICAO Journals, various meeting reports and others.

A site map search engine covering the public Web site was developed internally and implemented to make browsing through ICAO's pages easier. An external search engine was used for indexing and searching on the public Web site. The daily average of searches reached an excess of 500.

The redesign of the Web sites for all ICAO Regional Offices was completed, improving consistency and usability. A large set of Web pages containing Working papers and other documents

was prepared for the following meetings: APANPIRG/ll, MIDANPIRG/Q APIRG/MET/ SG/5, MEVA/7, C/CAR/DCA/4, GREPECAS/ AERMETSG/4, NAM/CAR/SAM Air Traffic Services Quality Assurance Programme Seminar. The presence of ICAO Regional Offices on the Web was further improved by making some of the regional documentation available on-line. This included the Air Navigation Plan for the European Region (Doc 7754), the ICAO Europeun Region Transition Plan to CNS/ATM and the European Air Navigation Planning Group (EANPG) Hundbook.

ICAO Contracting States were offered the opportunity to establish a link to civil aviation Web pages maintained by ICAO. Over 30 States established this link and the number is growing.

After successful testing, the ICAO-NET was put into full production. Over 100 States and National Delegations to ICAO gained access to a password- protected site which features unique sets of ICAO documents. Besides State Litters, users, for the first time, have on-line access to the full text of the latest edition of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Doc 7300), all 18 Annexes and their ~u~~1emen t s .B National Delegations to ICAO now have access to a hyperlinked collection of Council working papers, the Delegation Directory, the Schedule of Meetings, Briefings and Commissariat information.

WLA intensified its efforts to digitize the Library and Archives documentation. A total of 37000 pages were scanned and made available through the Web and various CD-ROMs. "Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services" and "Controlled Flight into Terrain" C D - ~ 0 ~ s ' were re-issued for sale purposes. Twelve additional CD-ROM titles containing various ICAO documents were prepared. A special CD-ROM' of CNS documentation was published for the International Telecommunication Union (lTLJ) World Radio- communication Conference 2000 (WRC-2000), as well as a CD-ROM' containing the Air Navigution Plan for the European Region (Doc 7754). A CD- ROM' of ICAO Council Annual Reports since 1945 was completed and made available for sale.

Progress was made in making more Web pages available in languages other than English. News Releases, State Letters and Air Transport Reporting Forms are now available in all official languages. Some Regional Office pages, meeting documen-

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tation, the Aviation Training Directory and a list of ICAO Contracting States became available in French and Spanish.

7. WNGUAQE SERVICES, WBUCATIONS AND THE ICAO WEB, LIBRARY lUJD

ARCHIVES ACTlVtllES

At Headquarters and at the Regional Offices the translation output was slightly higher and the volume of interpretation provided was lower in 2000 than in 1999. Comparative figures for the years 1990-2000 are given below.

Translation Interpretation Year (in pages) (in staff-days)

Note.- The figures up to and including those for 1992 include data for ECAC; in 1993, ECAC became responsiblefor its own translation and interpretation.

Total translation output at Headquarters was 26887 compared with 27 264 pages in 1999. Internal translation ou$ut at Headquarters rose, while completed contractual translation was slightly lower during 2000. The balance of pages in translation at the end of the year rose, due mainly to increased demand for translation into Arabic and lengthy material arising from the International Conference on Air Law (1999) and the Settlement of United States and 15 European States (2000), and was 11 506 compared with an adjusted figure of 8 149 at the end of 1999. The Organization produced 55 new titles and editions in 2000. It should be noted, however, that reduced staffing caused by economic constraints, coupled

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with intense activity to meet the translation demands of a heavy meeting schedule, meant that, once more, a certain amount of publications material remained unprocessed. In order to supplement reduced in-house translation resources and to meet deadlines during peak periods, the Organization has resorted, over the past few years, to external translation in all languages, which includes remote translation through electronic means, by using an established network of outside translators and revisers who have consistently provided good quality trans- lations. Translation outsourcing in the past year constituted 21.2 per cent of the total output listed above.

In the area of electronic publications, the English Editorial Unit assisted Web, Library and Archives in the production of 2 CD-ROMs. Editorial work on 2 additional CD-ROMs, including 1 containing publications in 5 language versions, was completed, and work commenced on 2 others. Electronic files were prepared in English, French and Spanish for the e-commerce version of the Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual Training Aids.

The Printing Section had an output of 84.3 million page impressions, a decrease of 1.2 per cent compared with 1999.

The ICAO Journal was the only publication printed contractually, with total page impressions of 4.8 million.

Despite certain difficulties, the Organization was able to maintain simultaneous distribution to States of most of the documentation, in compliance with Assembly Resolution 4.2421. All papers for the governing bodies were issued simultaneously Documentation for meetings, when received in time for processing, was distributed simultaneously in all language versions, but late- arriving or very voluminous material had to be distributed as information papers in the original languages only In a further effort to reduce translation demand to a level where essential services could be maintained, information papers and submissions of observer delegations were not translated and were printed in the languages received.

Out of 55 salable publications produced, 5 publications were approved for non-simultaneous distribution, with 1 or more language versions following as soon as possible. Non- simultaneous distribution is authori~ed when 1 or more language versions are ready and the urgency

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of the subject-matter dicratcs immediate distribution of the availzbk languages.

The Arabic language service was further strengthened in response to Assembly and C'o~mcil decisions. 'lwo additional I'rofessionai inrerpreter! translator posts and 1 General Service post werc filled. Full Arabic translation and interpretation services continued to @ e provided for the Council, the ,\ir Trmsport Committee and 5 c Iiegulilr Pr~?grxnmc activities during the year, as well as for the Conference on *e Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000:1, the Ad Hoc Groip of Specialists on the Detection of Explosives (AH-DE), the international Expiosiv~~s Technicdl Commission [EX') and for a number of regional workshops.

Thr Ct.inrse Section provided interxetation at Council scssions, as well as translation of selectc3 material related to programme activities of the Organization. A number of irnp0rtar.t 3uhli- cations, such as the S&ty C)z~ersi,yI~t Audit Manu111 (1:)oc 9753, the hlnt111a1 u!ncernin,q Inferccptio? flf i ! A r c (Doc 9433), and tine 1ntematii;rud .4urorurutind nnd Moritirne Search and Rr~ci<c llAlMSAR) Munud, Volume I - Or,qvtization rrtrd .Vmag~nwnt (Dcr 97311 were translateG into Chincx through external translation for which the Council had approved an appropriation of $60 G00

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fronr the excess amwnts in miscellaneous income to be utilized in -he course of 2000. Full Chinew interpretation 5ervices were &o provided for the ANXonf 2CMIO. TWC additional I'rofessional interprcteritransla:or posts were announced and arc experted to be filled in the course of 2001.

In 2000. 5 @Y requests were submitted to Document Control for translation, editing and 3rinting :n 1 or more of the 6 ICAO warking largua~es: ;I further i 7 8 requests were submirted for printing only bringing the total r m m k r of jobs processed bv the Language and ?ublications Branch ro 7 327 compared with 7 526 in 1995, a 4 per cent ticcrease. As mo.st iobs an? prc~?uced in 5 or 6 langcages, 15 920 individual language versioM had t:~ be tracked by Documcr.t Contml.

-3cceipts f r ~ m the sale of pubUcatiors in 2000 totalled 2 878 801. Table X-1 gives comparative figurer for 1998,1999 and 2900.

The Web, Library and Archives (WLA) published 12 new issues of tne Library Bulletin. This publication, which lists new acquisitions, was n u d e available through the Web. A t ~ t d of 9 000 serial issues were received, processed and circulated. and 16 000 working papers and dwunients of ICAO, the United Nerions and other orfianizations were added. Due to budget cuts and increased :ournal subscription fees, tb.e WLA was

Table X-I. Receipts from sales of ICAO publications . --

2MO 1359 1998 u.5.s U.5.S U.S.$ .-

Sales from Headquartem 2 1799 249 2 5 4 0 2 4 2 025 598

Sales from cr throug? Ileh!ona: 0ffi.w: I I Asia and Pacific 0ffi:e 21 Eastern and Southern Afr~can Ofhce 3) Euro an and North Atlantic Office 4) ~ i d g ~ a s t Office 5 ) North American. Central Amedcm and Caribbean Office 6 ) South American.0ffice 7) Western and Central f r ican Office

Sale8 throughsale* A ncies: Aero uertm !3spaiioK Nave aci6n Ahma, Madrid AVER Air Training ( ~ l ~ l ~ t d . , &uth Africa AVIAIZDAT, Muscow Jaaan Civil Aviation Promotion Foundatinn, Tokyo G f o d Buok and Statione Co , New Delhi Westward h m e d i a , Ll.2' '

TOTAL

Fnmwriy Westward Diptal Limited. U.K

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able to purchase only 180 new monographs, and the serials collection was reduced to 360 titles. A total of 825 bibliographic records were added to the Automated Library System (ATLAS), which is available through the Web. Many telephone, e-mail and other inquiries were answered. 'llw WLA received 300 visitors from outside ICAO, as well as visit5 from numerous members of National Delegations and the Secretariat.

Over 530 registry files totalling 270 000 pages were microfilmed. Over 100 microfilm reels were developed internally and indexed. A further 133 boxes of documents were destroyed and I22 were transferred for permanent retention. A total of 040 volumes of ICAO working papers, circulars, State Letters and other documents were prepared for binding and 16 000 pages were photocopied.

. . ,. & FINANCE ,: . , . . , .

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The budget estimates voted by the Assembly for .1999-2000-2301 (Resolution A32-24), together with an indication of how they were to be financed, are shown in 'Table X-2.

Pursuant to Financial Kegulations 5.2 a) and 5.2 c), the Council approved the total increase of $2 724 500 in the 2000 appropriations. The figures are reflected in Table X-3.

Pursuant to Financial Regulation 3.10, the Council approved the transfer of $209 000 in the 2000 appropriations under 4 Major Programmes. The figures are reflected in Table X-3.

Pursuant to Financial Regulation 5.6, the Council and the Secretary General approved the

carry-over from 2000 to 2001 of the balance of mobligated appropriations under Major Programmes: - "Administrative Support", at $1 250 000; - "Regional and Other Programmes", at

$834 000; - "Air Navigation", at $552 000; - "Air Transporl", at $535 000; - "Finance, External Relations/Public Mor-

mation and Programmes Evaluation, Audit, and Management Keview", at $357 000;

- "General Policy and LXrection", at $288 000; - "Universal Safety Oversight Audit

Programme to be funded by cash surplus", at $221 000; and

- "Legal", at $44 000. The Secretary General was authorized by the Council to make adjustmen& required by actual final obligation5 at the end of the year; the resulting figures are reflected in Table X-3.

Assessments for 2000 on Contracting States under Resolution A32-24A amounted to $48 580 000. The amount received by the year's end was $15 426 204. or 93.51 per cent as compared with 95.58 per cent at the end of 1% and 95.30 per cent at the end of 1998.

The sum of $1 772 981 was received in payment of assessments for previous years, reducing the total arrears to $12 174 935.

Table X-4 shows the financial position of the Organization, in terns of cash balances in the General and Working Capital funds, at the beginning of the year and at the end of each quarter, with the corresponding figures for 1999.

The above relates to operations under the Regular Programme of the Organization, financed

W l e X-2 Appropriations for 1999,2000,200l (Resolution M2.24$ , .

Appropriations 32 578 000 53 765 0 55 174 000 To be financed by Miscellaneous income 3 686 000 3 701 000 3717000 Assessments 17440000 48 580 MM 49 940 000 Cash surplus 1 452 000 14&000 1517LW -

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Table X-3. Revised appropriations for 2000

Supplementmy CU9I:O. c16ono. Tr&wh

Curled C161/17 h(w- Cnaiodovcr ovshom and Mapr atdlm' ~ ( e v k i A c h d

RraA32-24 papar Clhl/LB year sppmpdt(ionr obU atiors U.S$ US.$ USJ US5 US.$ J S . $

I. General Policy and Direction 804 030 67000 LLlOW -2SWO -288000 779000 775531 11. AirNavigation 7575 000 198000 225500 -552000 7446500 7354637 III. Air Transport 4523 Wl 223 000 435000 -535m 4 648 000 4975 937 IV. Legal 691 OM) 4000 6OW 17ZOM) -44000 829000 823067 V. Regional and Other

Prograammes VI. Admmstratlve Support 20703030 107000 1194000 -181MM -1250WO 20573000 20139326

VII. Rnance, External Relahans/Pubhc Informat~on and Prugrammes Evaluatloa Aud~t, and Managemmt and Review 3105u)) 137000 MOW -357000 2 915 000 2738968

Subtotal 358830(;0 12D700D 21x0500 -37033 -3860000 55313500 51693711

Reduction Faclors: Vacancy Rates Msetings

Subtotal 52281030 12W000 2120500 -37WO-3860WO 5171150 51693aJn

1X. Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme funded by caeh 14840W 517WO M 0 0 0 370CO -221CW) 2421000 2411803

TOTAL 53765000 17245M1 2724592 0 -4081WO 54132jM) 54105514

Table X-4. Financial position of the Organization

2MO 1999

G m ~ a l W o r k Wmed Fwd Capital Fund Totll Fund Capml sund Tatal

wating

US$ USS LSI U s.5 US 5 U 5 . s

1 January 26772228 5989564 32761792 30 293 111 5 995 684 36 7.88 795 31 March 23597120 5989564 29586664 30 127 195 5 988 484 36 115 679 33 June 22918869 jpgO644 28909513 31446860 5 W . W 37 435 344 33 September 14265954 5990644 20256598 24772816 5988484 30PB190D 31 December 25298519 5990644 31289 183 267TAPB 5989561 32 761 792

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by appropriations made by the Assembly The staff of the Technical Co-operation Bureau and certain related supporting personnel and expenses are financed by the Technical Co-operation Administrative and Ope~ational Services Cost Fund (AOSCF).

9. OVERSIGHT AND MANAQEilalEAlf REVIEW ACTMtlES

In compliance with Assembly Resolution A31-2 Operative Clause 4 c), A32-1 Clause 3 c) and subsequent Council Decisions (149/12,149/19 and 150/10), the Office for Programmes Evaluation, Audit, and Management Review (EAO) issued a report to the Council on performance assessment based on work completed in 1999. In the year 2000, EAO continued its evaluation, audit and management review activities and these will be reported to Council in early 2001. During the year, EAO submitted working papers for Council

consideration on issues relating to the evaluation of the impact of technical cooperation projects on the improvement of SARPs implementation, and the use of contractual services for certain tasks. The Council took note of the action plan for evaluating technical cooperation projects pursuant to Assembly Resolution A32-1, Clause 3 f ) 2) and advised that the status of those SARPs that would be impacted should be specified prior to project implementation. With respect to outsourcing, the Council emphasized the need for transparency and accountability and requested that further clarifications be presented at its 162nd Session on the procedures to be followed.

EAO continued to provide active support to management in its improvement initiatives, including the review of existing processes and procedures. It is currently in the process of formulating a plan for the implementation of self- evaluation by managers. EAO also monitors all Joint Inspection Unit Reports relevant to the work of ICAO and submits appropriate reports to Council on action that has been taken or needs to be taken.

Appendix 1

International Air Law Instruments - Ratifications and Adherences during 2000

Chicago Convention, its Protocols and Related Agreements

Date of entry Total number of parlies inslrumenVAmendment Date of adoption into fore (ratificabonslacceptances in MOO)

Convention on International Civil Aviation 7 December 1944 (1944)'

Authentic Trilingual Text (1968)' 24 September 1968

Authentic Quadrilingual Text (1977)' 30 September 1977

Authentic Quinqueiingual Text (1995)' 29 September 1995

Authentic Sixlanguage Text (1998)' 1 October 1998

Article 93 bis (1947) (Expulsion or suspension) 27 May 1947

Article 45 (1954) (Seat of Organization) 14 June 1954

Articles 48(a), 49(e) and 61 (1954) (Frequency 14 June 1954 of Assembly sessions and budgets)

Article 50(a) (1961) (Increase of Council to 21 June 1961 27 members)

Mtcle48(a) 19621 EA-aororag Asjemo , at 15 Septetioer 1'162 req-esr i me-'hn of Conlract r g States,

Article 50(a) (1971) (increase of Council to 12 March 1971 30 members)

Article 56 (1971) (Increase of Air Navigation 7 July 1971 Commission to 15 members)

Atticle 50(a) (1974) (increase of Council to 16 October 1974 33 members)

Protocol relating to an Amendment to the 30 September 1977 Chicago Convention (Finai clause referring to the authentic Russian text) (1977)

4 April 1947

24 October 1968

16 September 1999

When signed wilhout reservation as to acceptance or accepted by 12 States and upon entry into force of the Protocol on the final clause referring to the Arabic Text (1 995)

When signed without reservation as to acceptance or accepted by 12 States and upon entry into force of the Protocol on the final clause referring to the Chinese Text (1998)

20 March 1961

16 May 1958

12 December 1956

17 July 1962

11 September 1975

16 January 1973

19 December 1974

15 February 1980

17 August 1999

186 (Yugoslavia)

143 (none)

69 (Viet Nam, Brunei Darussalam)

48 (Viet Nam, Brunei Darussalam, United Arab Emirates)

30 (Colombia)

97 (Slovenia)

125 (Slovenia, Brunei Da~Ssalam)

129 (Slovenia, Brunei Darussalam)

123 (Slovenia, B ~ n e i Darussalam)



121 (Slovenia, Brunei Danrssalam)

115 (Slovenia, Brunei Danrssalam)

100 (Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Gambia, Brunei Darussalam)

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lnshumentiAmendment

Article 83 bis (1980) (Lease, charter and interchange of aircraft)

Article 3 bis (1984) (Non-use of weapons against civil aircraft)

Article 56 (1989) (increase of Air Navigation Commission to 19 members)

M i c l e 50(a) (1990) (Increase of Council to 36 members)

Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Chicago Convention (Finai clause referring lo the authentic Arabic text) (1995)

Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Chicago Convention (Final clause referring to the authentic Chinese text) (1998)

lnternational Air Services Transit Agreement (1944)'

lnternational Air Transport Agreement (1944)'

Date of adoption

6 October 1980

10 May 1984

6 October 1989

26 October 1990

29 September 1995

1 October 1998

7 December 1944

7 December 1944

Date of entry inlo force

20 June 1997

1 October 1998

When ratified by 108 States



When ratified by 124States

30 January 1945

8 February 1945

Total number of parties (mtificationsiacceptances in 2000)

123 (Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, Azehaijan, Jamaica, Gambia, Georgia, Peru, Brunei Darussaiam, Madagascar, Sri Lanka)

114 (Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Gambia)

85 (Slovenia, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Brunei Darussaiam, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman)

82 (Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Brunei Darussalam, Slovakia)

33 (Denmark, Vie1 Nam, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Brunei Darussaiam, United Arab Emirates)

18 (Denmark, Viet Nam, Slovakia, Sweden, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Colombia, Lebanon, Norway)

118 (Azerbaijan)

12 (none)

Other lnternational Air Law Instruments

Place and date Date af entry Total number af parties of signature into force (mt~ficationsiadherences in 2000)

Convention on the International Recognition Geneva, 17 September 1953 85 (Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, of Rights in Aircraft (Geneva Convention, 19 June I948 China, Gambia) 1948)

Convention on Damage Caused by Foreign Rome, 4 February 1958 45' (Azerbaijan, Gambia, Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface 7 October 1952 Republic of Moldova) (Rome Convention, 1952)

Protocol to Amend the Convention on Montreal, When ratified by 5 3 (none) Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third 23 September 1978 signatory States3 Parties on the Surface Signed at Rome on 7 October 1952 (Montreai Protocol, 1978)

Appendix I

Instruments of the Warsaw System

Instrument Place and date of signature

Date of entry into force

Total number of p a k (ratificationsfadherenoes in 2WJ)

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149 (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan) Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to lnternational Carriage by Air (Wanaw Convention, 1929)'

Warsaw, 12 October 1929

Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relatina to

The Hague, 28 Se~tember 1955

131 (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan) 1 August 1963

Internatiinal Carriage by Air ~ i n e c i a t Warsaw on 12 October 1929 Tne naq-e Protocol, 1955)"

Convention, Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person otherthan the Contracting Carrier (Guadalajara Convention, 1961)5

Guadaiajara, 18 September 1961

1 May 1964 82 (Azerbaijan)

Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Guatemala City, 8 March 1971

When ratified by 30 7 (none)6 signatory States, subject to cerlain conditions

15 February 1996 47 (Azerbaijan, Lebanon)

Unification of Certain Rules Relating to lnternational Carriage bv Air Signed at Warsaw on 12 ~ c t o b e r i929 as-Amended by the Protocol Done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 (Guatemala City Prolocol, 1971)

Additional Protocol No. 1 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to lnternational Caniage by Air Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 (Additional Protocol No. 1, 1975)'

Montreal, 25 September 1975

15 February 1996 49 (Azerbaijan, Lebanon) Additional Protocol No. 2 to Amend the Convention for the Uniiication of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Signed at Wanaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocol Done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 (Additional Protocol No. 2, 1975)'

Montreal, 25 Se~tember 1975

Additional Protocol No. 3 to Amend the Montreal, 25 September 1975


24 (none) Convention for the Unification of Certa.n Rules Relatina to lnternational Carriage by Air Signed atwarsaw on 12 October T92Gs Amended by the Protocols Done at The Hague on 28 September 1955 and at Guatemala City on 8 March 1971 (Additional Protoml No. 3, 1975)'

Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain

Montreal, 25 September 1975

14 June 1998 51 (Azerbaijan, Japan, Lebanon United Arab Emirates)

Rules Relating to lnternational Carriage by Air Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as Amended by the Protocol Done &The Hague on 28 September 1955 (Montreal Protocol No 4, 1975)4

Convention for the Lnification of Certain Rules for lnternational Cariage bv Air


7 (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Mexico)

-

Montreal, 28 Mav 1999 - .

(Montreal Convention, 1999)

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Aviation Security Instruments

Convention on Offences and Certain other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (Tokyo Convention, 1963)

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawiul Seizureof Pjrcrafl (The Hague Canvention, 1970)'

Convention forthe Suppressmn of Unlawhrl Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal Convention, 1971 j'

Protocol forthe Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Ylolence atAirpolts S ~ N ng lntwnatmnal Civil Aviaiion, Supplementary to the Convention for me ~up~ ress ion of Unlawf~l Acts against the Safety of Civil

Place and date Dele 01 enlry of sgnature into l o w

Tokyo, 4 December 1969 14 September 1963

The Hague, 14 October 1971 16 December 1970

Montreal, 26 January 1973 23 Septenber '971

Montreal, 6August 1989 24 February 1988

Total numaer ofpamS :mti~mtons1adklences n XOO)

. . . -- -.

170(Kyrgyzstan, Sudan)

173 (Swaziland, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan)

174(Swaziland, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan)

106 (Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Sudan, Gambia, Egyp:, Pakistan, Botswana, Brunei Da~ssalam)

Aviation, done 2 Montreal on 23 September 1971 ! M w ~ ~ E J S.ppernenlar, P~otoco. 19881"

Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explo- Montreal, 21 June 1938 65 (El Salvador, Georgia, sives for lhe Purpose of Detection (MEX 1 March 199! Sudan, Sloveria. Garnola, Convention, 191) Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstar, Chile,

Botswana, Mali) - ... -. . . . . . . . . . ..- ..

1, Information as connunicated by the depositary, the Government of the United States. 2. Thetotal ~umberofpaniesshown in this taMereflects lhedenunciallon ofthe RctneConvention by Auslraliawhich becameeffecliveon 8 November

7nM c,""

3 Correct onof nlonnal cn n ina Ani-a Repcnfol 1995 TneProtm j not hrt n force n ago ! on totnemr.mentsof rat I ca: or tnree nslf~nents o' aczess oo n&e been rEe rea from ? o w gnatoh Slates nc "2 ng Azeroa an n >KO wn cn n . Decme effect re ~p3n tne cr ly ,n!o force 01 . . the Protocol.

4. Inlormalion as wnnunicated by the depositary, Ibe Govemment of Poland. 5, lnformatior as wmnunicated bv the deoosila~. Ibe Govemment of Mexico. 6. In addtior totheinstr~mentsof~atifica:i&,five~~strumentsof accession have been receivedfrom non-s~gnatmy States, inclbding Lebanon in20E.

which will become effecl~ve awn tbe entrv into force of the Protocol. 7, Information as wnnunicated by the depositaries, the Govements of the United Stales. the United Kingdom and the Russian Federa!ion. 8. Information receive@ bv ICAO or as communicate@ bv the other demsltar~es, the Gavernwnts of the Uriled States, !he United Knsdom and the

Russian Federation.

Appendix 2

Annexes to the Convention

Status of Notification of Compliance or Differences

LEGEND

t Compliance notified with respect to the Annex, including the latest amendment x Differences notified in respect of the Annex, including the latest amendment 00 Year of last notification if no nosfication received on latest amendment - No notification received respecting the Annex

Note.- Explanatoryinformation concerning compliance with or differences from the Standards in Annexes is contained in the Supplement to each Annex.

States

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan

Bahamas Bahraln Bangladesh Barbados Belarus

Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada

ANNEXES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

I 11 111 I 11 Ill IV v I II I II

- 87 + 76 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 x - - - - - - 87 - 69 - - 87 - - 8 5 - + 9 8 9 4 9 2 - 9 8 + 9 8 - - - - - - - - - 8 9 8 7 - - - - + - . . . 99 99 99 + . . . . . . . . - -

+ 97 + 78 82 9 9 9 9 9 9 - + 82 - - - - - 83 - 81 80 - + 97 - - 86 x x x x x x x x x x x x + + + + x x + x g 7 x x + + +

States

Cape Verde

Chad Chile China

China (Hong Kong SAR)

Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands

Cosla Rica Cdte d'lvoire Croatia Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic Demouatic People's Republic of Korea

Demouatic Republic of the Congo

Denmark Djibouti

Dominican Republic Ewador

Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea Eslonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland

France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany

Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungaly

Annual Report of the Council - 2000 ANNEXES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 I 11 111 I 1 1 Ill IV v I II I II

Apperrdrx 2 A-7

ANNEXES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Stales I 11 1 1 1 I 11 Ill IV V I II I II

Iceland x 97 x 95 87 x x + + 89 - 97 97 97 97 97 87 90 x 87 95 + + 94 + + lndla x 97 92 84 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 + x 87 + + + + + 97 + x x - + - 82 t + lndonesla - - 92 92 92 92 92 92 x 92 87 - - - - - 91 - 92 93 95 92 92 92 92 92 Iran (Islame Republlc 09 x x + 7 8 8 7 9 4 9 4 9 4 c 69 - + + + + + x 80 x 9 7 - + - 8 1 8 0 -

Iraq 83 87 86 84 82 95 95 95 69 94 - 95 95 - 98 - 83 78 76 83 - 87 - - 85 -

Ireland - 93 + 89 + + + + + + 8 5 x + + c + x 9 0 8 9 + + 9 6 + + x + Israel x 83 + 78 75 95 95 95 75 74 - - - - - - 91 76 79 79 - 80 - - 86 83 Italy - 87 89 86 x 86 86 88 x 82 81 - - - - - 90 82 88 87 - 87 88 88 + 85 Jamalca + 88 78 69 64 0 0 0 0 - 64 x 81 - - - - - 86 - - - - - - - 8 5 - Japan + + x 9 5 8 9 x x x x x x + + + + + 8 1 8 8 % - x x + 8 5 +

Jordan + + + + + x + + 6 g x - + + + + + + + x 9 5 9 7 + 9 3 9 3 + + Kazakhstan . . - - . - . . - - . - - - - - - . - - . - - . - -

Kenya 85 81 92 85 82 00 00 00 + + 80 - - - - - 80 76 89 95 - 85 88 88 + 89 Kiribati . . . . . 82 . . - - . . 88 - - . . - -

Kuwait 8 3 8 7 9 4 7 2 6 4 + + + 8 1 - - - - - - - 87 75 71 76 - 87 - - + 89

Kyrgyzstan x x x x - - . . - . . - x g 5 x . .

Lao People's DemocraticRepublic - 75 - 72 63 00 00 00 69 x - - - - - - 85 85 69 88 - 85 - - - -

Latvia - x x - + X + X + + - + + + + + - + - . - + . . . -

Lebanon x 8 6 + 7 6 6 4 x x x 7 0 x - - - - - 8 6 - 7 3 7 5 - + 9 8 Lesotho - 97 - 92 8 5 8 5 - - 82 x - - - - 97 83 89 91 - a 85 - 85 86

Liberia . . 6 3 . 69 . . . - - . - - 6 7 7 7 - 8 3

Libyan Arab Jamahinya - 79 - 7 3 7 5 7 5 7 5 - 71 74 - - - - - - 7 9 7 5 7 3 - 7 5 - - - -

Lithuania . 93 . . 97 94 g4 - . . . - - . - . . - . - 9 3 - - Luxembourg + - 86 64 63 6 7 7 1 - 67 69 88 - - - - - - - 79 79 - 78 - - 77 -

Madagascar 86 90 + 92 88 86 86 86 69 69 82 - - - - - 90 - 70 91 - 85 88 - x 86

Malawi 86 84 89 85 82 00 00 00 71 x 83 - - - - - 83 81 88 83 - 85 88 88 89 86 Malaysia x 90 92 92 87 x x x + 83 + + + + + + x 84 76 + - 9 1 9 7 + 8 9 8 9 Maldives x 90 - 84 8 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 1 x - - - - - - 90 - + 8 6 - 85 - - + 8 5 Mali 77 - + 78 71 - 72 - x - - - - - - - - - 6 g - - 7 2 + - Malta x . 81 71 75 . . . . - - . 6 7 . 7 8 ~ -

Marshall islands - 93 - . . 93 . - - 93 . - . . - . . 9 3 . - - . - -

Mauritania - 83 + - 75 - - - - - - - . . . 71 . . . . - -

Mauritius - 98 92 x 7 5 9 7 9 0 - r - 84 + + + + + x + 90 - - x - - 8 1 -

Mexico - 87 + 95 6 5 9 5 8 6 - 68 90 x + + + + + - - 7 0 9 7 - - - 8 6 - Micronesia (Federated Slates or) . 93 93 . 94 94 g4 - - . - - . - - 9 4 + - - 9 4 - + -

Monaco Mongolia Morocw Mozambique Myanmar

Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand

States

Annual Report ofthe Council - ZOO0 ANNEXES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 I 1 1 111 I 1 1 Ill IV v I II i II

Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman

Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay

Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar

Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda

Saint Lucia Saint Vlncent and the Grenadines

Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and

Principe

Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore

Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa

Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland

Sweden Swifrerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand

Append~x 2 A-9 ANNEXES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Stales I 11 111 I 1 1 Ill IV V I I I I I I

The former Yugoslav Republic of

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macedonia Togo - - + 85 7 1 9 4 9 4 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - + - - 75 - - 85 -

. . . . . . . . . . . . - - - . Tonga 92 8 6 - TrinidadandTobago 75 - + 73 75 00 00 00 75 87 - - - - - - 75 70 - - 73 - - 76 - Tunisia + 98 + + 84 9 8 9 8 9 8 68 + 83 + + + + + + 90 x 97 + + 97 - + 8 7

Turkey - 93 86 85 63 86 86 86 63 65 - - - - - - 93 75 67 86 - x 93 93 85 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turkmenistan . +

Uganda x + + x 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 + x 85 + + + + + 98 81 89 * - + + + + -

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine x . x - 93 93 + -

UnitedArabEmirates x + x x + x x x 69 + - + + + + + 98 + 80 97 x + + + + +

United Kingdom x x + X ~ ~ X X X X x X X + + X + X + x x + + x x x +

United Republic of Tanzania x x + 92 + + + + + x 8 2 + + + + + x 9 0 7 9 + 9 7 9 1 + 8 9 8 9

United Slates x x x x ~ ~ X X X x x x + + + + + g g + x x 9 5 x 9 7 9 3 + x Uruguay - - 95 97 + + + + 75 94 - + + + + + 94 + + 9 1 9 5 x 9 3 9 3 x 8 9 Uzbekistan - 98 94 x - 9 7 9 4 - - - - 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 - x + 9 4 9 4 94 - - - -

Vanuatu - 94 94 95 85 86 86 86 - - x 95 95 - - - 94 x

Venezuela - 95 95 95 94 00 00 00 + x 85 - - - - - 94 + . . . . . . . . . . Viet Nam - - - 83 61

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yemen 83 Zambia x 98 + 80 82 99 99 99 71 x 80 + + + + + 94 + Zimbabwe + 84 89 + 84 - - - - - 84 98 98 98 - 98 90 -

Appendix 3

States Members Representatives [Altematesl

The Council, Air Navigation Commission and Council Committees

COUNCIL

Algeria: Mr. T. Cherif Argentina: Mr. J.L. Bacarezza [Mr. G.E. Graziani (to 28/2/;

Mr. H.L. Sanchez; Mr. E. Marlinez Gondra; Mr. F. Robledo(from 16/2)] Australia: Dr. J. Aleck [Mr. C. Torkington (to 14M2); Mr. R.W. Graff (from

15/12)] Botswana: Mr. K.J. Mosupukwa [Mr. J. Majakwara (to 5/11);

Dr. E. Mambwe (from 6/11)] Brazil: Mr. A R B . Malmestrom (to 711 1); Mr. A.M. Cunha (from 8/11)

[Mr. J.S. Escobar (to 147); Mr. S.J.V. Coelho; Mr. E.M. Salin; Mr. A.M. Cunha (from 6/1Oto 7/11)]

Cameroon: Mr. T. Tekou Canada: Mrs. G. Richard [Mr. J.F. Murphy: Mr. R. Maltais; Dr. M. Tessier

(on Wl China: Mr. 2. Qian (to4110); Mr. Y. Zhang (from 5/70) [Mr. J. Yuan] Colombia: Mr. J. Hernandez Lopez [Mrs. M.C. Saucedo;

Mr. E.E Falcon (from 9/11)] Cuba: Dr. M Moiina Martinez [Mr. R. Gutierrez (from 114)) Egypt: Mr. A.Y. El Karimy [Mr. M.A. Elbagori (from M 2 J France: Mr. M:Y. Peissik [Mr. A. Veillard; Mr. D. Galibert; Mr. F. Guyot] Germany: Dr. H. Murl [Mr. U. Schwierczinski; Mr. T. Mickler] India: Mr. A.P. Singh [Mr. D. Chakravarti] Indonesia: Mr. J. Sjioen Itaiy: Mrs. CM. Bisegna (to 10/10); Mr. G.L. Cornado (from 11/12)

[Dr C. Palma (to 31/12); Mrs. L. Aghilarre (hwn 519)] Japan: Mr. K. Okada [Mr. S. Takano; Mr. K. Ohashi]

States Members Representatives [Alternates]

Kenya: Mr. S.W. Githaiga Lebanon: Mr. R.A. Abdallah [Mr. C. Wehbi (to 10/10)] Mexico: Mr. R. Kobeh Gonzalez p4n. Z Gonzaky Reynem] Netherlands: Mr. L.T. Wilhelmy van Hassell (103118); Mr. M.A. Kraan

(from ln) [Dr. S. Froeschl; Mr. J. Whyte (to 1 lh'); Mr. L. Vangrieken (from 1 2 4

Nigeria: Mr. D.O. Eniqukan Norway: Mr. OM. Rambech [Mr. K. Keldusild;

Mr. M.N.J. Lampi (to27/3); Mr. G. H. kkarsson (ham 1/1)] Pakistan: Mr. S.N. Ahmad [Mr. M. Ashrafl Panama: Mr. R.E. Garciade Paredes RST ieoeralon hlr . P Lrano, ?.l. P Tarmre m 17 1

I -rseno lAr . A n s m n Ur E h come. ham 15 11 Saudi ~rabia: M~.'s. AlGhamdi Senegal: Mr. C.M. Diop (to21/10) [Mr. M. Ndiaye (ham2B/4)] Slovakia: Mr. 0. Fabrid Spain: Mr. L. Adrover Mr. V.M. Aguado (to 3l/l2)] Unted Kingdom: Mr. D.S. Evans p r . R.W.I. Allison] Unted States Mr. E.W. Strmpson Mr. W.F. Price;

Mr. D.M. Shapiro] Utwuav: Mr. C.A. B a ~ c k i IMr. D. Retamal (to 31m:

MR'A. Valdk (to 1 3 0 i ~ r J. Montoya ito 412);" Mr. AJ. Renaud; M13. M. Campmano (ham q; Mr. N.G. Echaiz (fwn 2&2to27/12); Miss A. Becerra (ham 3/3); Mr. H. Gomez (fwn 13/03

AIR NAMGATION COMMISSION

AIR NAVEATION COMMISSION AND COUNCIL COMMmEES

Mr. H.L. Sanchez-Argenbna Mr. C. Totkirgton (to 14M2); Mr. R.W. Graf(ham 1912)

[Mr. R.W. Graf (ham 4/10 to 14/12)] -Auslraiia

M e r n k IAllematesl- Nominated bv

Mr. M.N.J. Lampi (to2W); Mr. G.H. hkarsson (ham 21R) [Mr. G.H. hkarsson (ham 111 to MR)] - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

Mr. D. Galibert-France Mr. T. Mickler p r U. Schwierczinski]-Germany

Members IAitematesl- N o m ~ n a k tq

Mr . .\rifle 10 1 10 htr . /argr~enen (ham ?,1Q Mr S Tadarc - .apan Bilr - iananeken (horn 235m 1 101 - A m a 8eoo.m ,eana M r E h -oodneu sham I 1, - R s a n =meraton . . i u x e m t m ~ , ~emlrlands and ~wit&and

Mr. S.J.V. Ccelho-Brazil Mr. R. Manais - Canada Mr. L. Wang-China

Mr. M. Ndiaye - Senegal Mr. V.M. Aguado (to 2%); Mr. J. Herrem (ham 1A)

[Mr. J.R. Sala (fwn ill)] - Spain Mr. R.W.I. Allison (PresidenlJ - UnitedKirgdom Mr. W.F. Rice [Mr. J.D M o n m l - U n M States

Members [Altematesl- Nominated by

Appendix 3 A-11

-

AIR TRANSPORT COMMmEE

Mr. T. Cherf- A!geia Mr. J.L. Bacarena [Mr. G.E. Grazlani (to 2 4 ; Mr. F. Robledo (hwn 17R)]-

Argenlina Dr. J. Aleck (Chairmen hwn 4110) [Mr. C. T&ngton (to 14/12); Mr. R.W. G r H

(hwn lWlo)]- Australia Mr. K.J. Mcsupukwa [Mr. J. Majakviara (to 1YIlJ;

Dr. E. Mambwe (hwn 14/i1)]- Botswana Mr. A.R.B. Malmestrom (to 73/11); Mr. A.M. Cunha (hwn 14/1/11)

[Mr. J.S. Esmbar (lo 1M); Mr. E.M. Salin (hwn 1WlO)l- Brazll Mr. T. Tekou -Cameom Mr. J.F. Murphy WIS G. Riihardl-Canada Mr. 2. Qian (to4/10); Mr. Y. Zhang (from 910) [Mr. J. Yuan]-China Mr. J. Hernandez Lopez [Mrs. M.C. Saucedo (to 13/10;

Mr. E.E. Falmn (horn 14/11)]-Colombia Dr. M. Molina Martinez-Cuba Mr. A.Y. El K z h - E g y p t Mr. M-Y. Peissik ('&vrmanto3/10) [Mr. A. Veillard;

Mr. D. Galiklt] - France Dr. H. Mud [Mr. T. Mickkrl- Germany Mr. A.P. Singh-india Mr. J. S@en -1ndones'la Dr. C. Palma [Mrs. C.M. Bisegna (to 1W10)] - llaly Mr. K. Okada [Mr. S. Takano; Mr. K. Ohmhi]-Japan Mr. S.W. Gihaiga -Kenya Mr. R.A AWallah-Lebamn Mr. R K o M G o d l e z [Mrs. 2. Gonzalez y Reynero] - Mexim Mr. L.T. Wilhelmy van Hassen (to 1/10); Mr. M.A. Kraan (hwn 2/10)

p r . S. Froeschl] - Netherlands Mr. D.D. Eniqukan- N'gaia Mr. K. Keldusild [Mr. 0 M. Rambech]- Norway Mr. SN. Ahmad -Pakistan Mr. RE. Garcia de Paredes-Panama Mr. I. Lysenko [Mr. V. Anisimov]- Russian Federalion Mr. S Ai-Ghamdi- Saudi Arabia Mr. C.M. Diop (lo 1/10); Mr. M. Ndiaye [hm2/10)

[Mr. M. Ndiaye (h 45to l/lO)]-Senqal Mr. 0. Fabrici - Siwakia Mr. L. Adrwer bqr. V.M. Aguado (to 31/12)] -Spain Mr. R.W.I. All'son [Mr. D.S. Evans]-United Kingdom Mr. E.W. SCmpson [Mr. D.M. Shapir-United Slates Mr. C.A. Bwuckipvln. A.Vald& (to 13/3), Mr. A.J. Renaud (to24'/4),

Mrs. M. Campano (hm 4Qj; Mr. N.G. Echaiz (hwn 2Y4 to 27/12)] - Uruguay

JOINT SUPPORT COMMITrEE

Mr. J.F. Murphy [Mrs. G. Richard]- Canada Dr. M. Molina Marlinez (Chiman to 3/70) -Cuba Mr. A.Y. El Karimy-Egypt Mr. A.Vellard p4r M:Y. Peksik; Mr.D. Gabr l ] -France Dr. H. Muri Nr . T. Mickler] -Germany Dr. C. Palrna [Mrs. C.M. Bisqna (10 10/10),

Mrs. L. Aghlane [hm M0)1- Italy Mr. K. Okada (lo 1Wf; Mr. K Ohashi (horn ll/l)

[Mr. S. Takano: Mr. K. Ohashi (to 1W1); Mr. K. Okada [hm 11/1)]- Japan Mr. L.T. Wilhelmy van Hasselt (10340); Mr. MA. Kraan (h 443)

v r , J Whyle (to3/10); Mr. L. Varqrieken (hm 4/lO)]-Netherlands Mr. K. Keldusild p r . OM. Rambed]- Norway

Members [Alternates]- Nominated by

Mr. V.P. Kuranw [Mr. I.P. Tarchine @3/10); Mr. E.N. Lobachev (hwn 1 m n - Russian Federdon

Mr. L Adrwer Mr. V.M. Aguado (to YIOJI- Spain Mr. D.S. Evans Mr. R W i Allisonl-United Kinqdom Mr. E.W. slim& (~haimranfmm4VJ) pis. M H U ~ ~ S (toW0);

Mr. DM. Shapiro; Ms. M. PeCHCelis (hwn4/10)] -Unted States

FINANCE COMMlllEE

Mr. T. Cherf- Algeria Mr. K.J. Mcsupukwa (hwn 4/10) [Mr. J. Majakwara (hwn M14r10 to 13/11);

O r . E . M a m k ( h 1 4 i l l l l - ~ a n a Mr. A.R.B. ~ a l m e s k m (to 13/11); Mr. A.M. Cunha (hwn 14/71)

[Mr. J.S. Esmbar (to 3/10); Mr. E.M. Salin (from 4/10)] -Brazil Mr. T. Tekou - Cameroon Mrs. G. Richard [Mr. J.F. Murphy]-Canada Mr. Z Qian (lo 4'70); Mr. Y. Zhang (hm 5'10) [Mr. J. Yuan]- China Mr. M.-Y. Peissik [Mr. A. Veillard; Mr. D. Galibert] - France Dr. H. Mud plr. T. Mlcklerl- Germany Mr. A.P. Singh - lndia Mrs. C.M. Bisqna (to IMOJ pr . C. Palma;

ME. L. Aghrane (frwn 4n0)) --\My Mr. K Okada [Mr. S. Takano; Mr. K. Ohashi]- Japan Mr. S.W. Glthaiga (to340)- Kenya Mr. R. Koteh Gonzalez (Chairnan to 3/10)

[Mr. D. Mendez Mayoral- Mexim Mr V. Anisimov (to 3/10): Mr. V.P. Kuranw (from 4/10)

[Mr. I. Lysenko [to 3/74; Mr. V. Anisimov (from 4/10)] -Russian Fedmtim Mr. D.S. Evans (Chairman hm 4/1Q [Mr. R W I Allisonl-UnM Kingdom Mr. D.M. Shapim [Mr. E.W. S b p m - U n i t e d States Mr. C.A. Boncki p l n . A. Vald& (foY10). Mr AJ. Renaud (to 24141;

Mns A. Becerra jfrm 2Y4)) -Uluguay

COMMmEE ON UNUWFUL INTERFERENCE WlTH IMERNATIONAL CML AVIATION AND ITS FACILITIES

Mr. J L Bacarezza [ C h a i m h o m 4/10) [Mr. G.E. Graiani (1028/2); Mr. F. Robledo [from 170)]-Argenlina

Dr. J. Ale& [Mr. C. Torkington (lo 14112)l -Australia Mr.K.J Mcsupukwamr. J. Majakwara (1013117);

Dr E. M a m b a [from 14!11)]-Botswana Mr. ARB. Malmeslrom [to 13/11); Mr. A.M. Cunha (from 14/11)

[Mr. J.S. Esmbar (to 3/10); Mr. E.M. Salin [hm 4/10)]- B r a i Mrs. G. Richard [Mr. J.F. Murphy]- Canada Mr. 2. Qian (to 4/10): Mr. Y, m a w (h Y10) [Mr. J Yuan]-China Mr. A.Y. El Karimy (Chairman to 3/10) -Egypt Mr. M.-Y. Peissik [Mr. A. Veiilard; Mr. D. Gaiikrl]-France Dr. H. Murl [Mr. T. Midderl-Germany Mr. A.P. Singh - India Mr. K. Okadaplr S. Takano; Mr. K. Ohashi]-Japan Mrs. 2. Gonlelez y Reynem [Mr. A. Rargel Gimez (lo 3/10);

Mr. D. Mender Mayora (hm 4/10)]-Mexim Mr. K. Keldmild [Mr O.M. Ramkhl-Norway Mr. S.N. Ahmad- Pakistan Mr. V. Anisimov [Mr. 1. Lysenko] - Russian Federah Mr. S. Ai-Ghamdi-Saudi Arabia Mr. C.M. Diop (toY10); Mr. M. Ndiaye (hm 4/10)

plr. M. Ndiaye (horn 415 to 3/70)] - Senegal

Mr Z Qan n 4 1 0 hl. t Znag hw1510, p r . ".an]-Cnna hir 3 s E.arsp.lr R h A so?] .nteclnngaom Mr . ncmanoez q e z wvls '4 C Sa.ceao] -- 50ornoa h'r E h Snnipwn \lr 3 1.4 Snaorol- . n w Stales

A-12 Annual Report ofthe Council - 2000

Members [Altemales] - Nominated by Members [Alternates]- Nominated by

Mr. D.S. Evans p r . RW.1. Allison] - U n M Kingdom Mr. M.-Y. Peissik wr. A. Veillard; Mr. D. Gaiibert)]-France Mr. E.W. SGmpson p r . D.M Shapiml-UnM Stales Mr. A.P. Singh (Chairman i i w I M 0 ) -India

Mr. L.T. Wiihelmy van Hassen (to3110); Mr. M.A. Kraan (h 4/10) Mr. J. Whyte (lo 3/10): Dr. S. Fmeschl (hm MO)]- Netherlands

TECHNICAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE Mr. K. Keldusid p r . O.M. Rambechj-Norway Mr. RE. Garciade Paredes-Panama

Mr. J.L. Bacarena [Mr. G.E. Graziani (b 28/2); Mr. I. Lysenko [Mr. V Anisimvl- Rus4an Federatbn Mr. F. Robledo ( fm 17f2)] -Argentina Mr. S. Al-Ghamdi -Saudi Arabia

Mr. T. Tekou (Chaimn to 3110J- Cameroon Mr. 0. Fabrici - Sbvakia Mrs. G. Richard p r . J.F. Murphy] -Canada Mr. L Admver Mr. V M. Asuado (b YlOll- Spain

Appendix 4

Meetings held in 2000

Meetings Site

Council and its Committees

159th Session: Committee Phase Council Phase

Montreal 17 January 21 February

4 February 17 March

160th Session: Committee Phase Coundl Phase

Montreal

Montreal

17 April 23 May

5 May 16 June

16lst Session: Committee Phase Coundi Phase Coundl Meeting Coundi Meeting

10 October 14 Novembe~ 2 October 4 October

27 October 8 December

Air Navigation Commission

153rd Session 154th Session 155th Session

Montreal Montreal Montreal

17 January 17 April 10 October

17 March 16 June 8 December

Air Navigation Meetings

Eighth Global TRAINAIR Conference and Training Symposium Madrid 25 September 29 September

Panel Meetings

Continuing Airworthiness Panel (CAP), Fifth Meeting Montreal 10 January

7 February

22 March

8 May

21 January

18 February

30 March

19 May

Aeronautical Telecommunication Network Panel (ATNP), Third Meeting Montreal

Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel (AMCP), Seventh Meeting Montreal

Review of the General Concept of Separation Panel (RGCSP), Tenth Montreal Meeting

SSR lmprovemenls and Collision Avoidance Systems Panel (SICASP), Montreal Seventh Meeting

11 September 22 September

Air Transport Meetings

Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services Montreal (ANSConf 2000)

19 June 28 June

Duration

Aviation Security andFaciiilalion Meetings

Aviation Security Panel (AVSECP), Tenth Meeting

Technical Advisory Grw~p on Machine Readable Travel Documents Montreal (TAG-MRTO], Twelfth Meeting

Ad hoc Group of Specialists on tne Detection d Explosives (AH-DE), Montreal Twelfth Meeting

International Explosives Technical Commission (IETC), Second Meeting Montreal

Regional Planning Groups

ASlAlPAC Air Navigation Planning am Implementation Regional Gmup Bangkok (APANPIRG), Eleventh Meeting

MiWle East Air Navigation Planning and lrnp!ematation Regional Group Cairo (MIDANPIRG). Sixth Meeting

CAWSAM Regional Planning and lrnmentation Group (GREPECAS), Rio de Janeim Ninb h t i n g

NAT Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG), Thitty-sixth Meeting Paris

Eumpean Ar Navigation Planning Gmup (EANPG) Forty-semnd Meeting Paris

Legal Meetings

Third Joint Session of the SubCwnmiltee of the ICAO Legal Committee Rome on the Study of lntemational Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment) and the lnlernational Institute lwthe Unifica(ior. of Rivate Law (UNIDROIT) Cwnrnittee of Goverrmenta Expects (LSCIME13)

31sl Session ofthe Legal Committee (LC131 j Monlreal

of Reglonal Civil Aviation Bodies

European Civil AviatlMl Confwenco (ECAC)

Plenary, 24th Session 25tn Session (Specid)

Strasbourg Paris

Latin American Clvil Avlation Commission (LACAC)

Plenary, 14th Session Sanlo Domingo

11 April

6 September

11 December

14 Decemk

2 October

10 October

7 August

6 June

4 December

14 Ap4

8 September

13 December

15 Decemoer

6 October

74 October

12 August

9 June

7 December

20 March 31 March

28 August 8 September

29 June 30 June 13 Decerrber

Note- Not included are: - infomal inp1ementa:ion meetings, seminars workshops, working groups and study grows i l the air iavigation field: - seminars and workshqs in the air transpl field.

. - .. . .. .-

Participation of States and International Organizations in Main ICAO Meetings in 2000

ANSConf 2000 Conference on the Emnomics of Airports and Air Navigation Services LC131 31st Session of the Legal Committee

Note.- In the taMe below, 'P" denotes representation by a member of the State's permanent delegation in Montreal, 'S" special represenlation, and'0" representation by observers. One asterisk (') indicates a Council Member State. Non-Council Member Stales with permanent representation to ICAO during 2000 are indicated by a dagger (t),

State or OraanizaBon ANSConf 2000 LCD1

Conlracting Stales (185 as of 31 December2000)

Afghanistant Albania Algeria' Angolat Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina' Aneniat Australia' Austria Azerbaijan

Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarust

Belgium Belizet Benin Bhutan Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana' Brazil' Brunei Darussalarn Buearia

Burkina Fasot Burundi Cambodia Cameroon' Canada'

P -

PIS PIS -

PIS S

PIS PIS -

-

S S - P

PIS -

S - -

-

P S - S

S S -

PIS PIS

State or Orqanization ANSCon12000 LCD1

Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chilet China*

Colombia' Cornoros Congot Cwk Islands Costa Rica

C6te d'lvoire Croatiat Cuba' C Y P N ~ ~ Czech Republict

Democratic Pwple's Republic of Korea Democratii RepuMlc of the Congo1 Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republict

Ecuadort EgW' El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea

Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France'

- - -

PIS PIS

PIS - - -

S

S -

PIS P S

-

s S -

S

PIS PIS - - -

- - -

S PIS

Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany' Ghana

Greecet Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissaut

A-16

State or Organlzation ANSConf 2000 LCBI

Guyana Haiti Hondurast Hungary Iceland

India' Indonesia* Iran (Islamic Republic of)f Iraq Ireland

lsraelt Italy' Jamaica7 Japan' Jordan

Kazakhstan Kenya' Kiribati Kuwait Kygyalan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

LaMa Lebanon' Lesotho Liberiat

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascart Malawi

Malaysiat Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands

S S s

PIS S

PIS - S S -

S S - - S

PIS PIS PIS - s

S S S

PIS S

- PIS - S -

-

S - S -

S s -

PIS s

S S S - -

State or Oraanization ANSConf 2000

Annual Report ofthe Council - 2000

Mauritania Mauritius Mexico' Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaw

Mongolia Moromo Mozambique Myanmar Namibia

N a u ~ Nepal Netherlands' New Zealand Nicaragua

Niger Nigeria' Noway' Oman Pakistan*

Palau Panama' Papua New Guinea Paraguay Perut

Philippinest Polandt Portugalt Qatar Republic of Koreat

Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation' Rwandat Saint Luaa

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia*

Ssnegal' Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia'

LCD1

- -

PIS

- -

- - - - S

- - s - -

- PIS PIS. -

PIS

- - - - -

- - S -

PIS

- -

PIS - -

- - - - -

P - -

S P

State or Organization

Appendix 5

- ANSConf 2000 LC131

Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain*

Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden

Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand1 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Togot Tonga Trinidad and Tobagot Tunisia Turkeyt

Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine7 United Arab Emirates United Kingdom'

United Republic of Tanzania United States' Uruguay* Uzbekistan Vanuatu

Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe1

S - -

S PIS

- -

S - S

S S - S S

S - - S

PIS

- S

PIS S

PIS

S PIS PIS - -

PIS S S S

PIS

State or Organization ANSConf 2000

lntemational Organizations

Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) 0 African Civil Aviation

Commission (AFCAC) 0 African Development Bank (ADB) 0 Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) 0

Airports Council International (ACI) 0 Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) 0 Aviation Working Group (AWG) - Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA) 0

Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) 0 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) 0 European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) 0 European Community (EC) 0 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) 0

lntemational Air Transport Association (IATA) 0

Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) 0 lnternational Business Aviation Council (IBAC) 0

International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) 0 lnternational Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) - International Labour Office (ILO) 0 International Law Association (ILA) - lnternational Transport Workers Federation (ITF) 0

Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) 0

Societe lntemationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA) 0

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 0

Appendix 6

Structure of ICAO Secretariat as of 31 December 2000 I

I

I I

I I I I 1 J ------------- OFFICE OF

I I I

SECRETAWGENERAL ! AIR NAVIGAmN BUREW AIR TRANSPORT BURENJ BUREW

R O r n l Branch l=3 Field Operatmnr Programme Budgel

Europe and Mlddle East

Ecanomr Poky Seclwn H Confetcnce and

Onlce Servres Secllon

Engish and Pvblratlonr Sectlan

General Servlcrr ci T e r m ~ b g y Releremr and

Documentatm, Sacl~on / Ednortal Unn I

Ecorrmr

A w n and ~ o u t e Faolny Mmsgemnl Sec lm

F d d Operalmnl Stamn

The Amarras

Jomt Fnancmg S e a m n

P r I C U r m 1 Slctmn

Procurmen1

Procurement Support uon (Technral)

LEGENO RapMmg Im

------ R ~ ~ n ~ h I w w ~ M n a n

National Distribution of Professional Category Staff as of 31 December 2000

COUNTRY

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angoia Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan

Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Beiarus

Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada

Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China

Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica

LEVEL Translaton and Other

PO P-5 P 4 P-3 P-2 P-1 TOTAL Interoreten penonnel

COUNTRY

Cdte d'lvoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratc Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic

Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea

Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France

Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana

Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea;Bissau

Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland

India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland

Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan

Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan

LEVEL

Annual Report of the Council - ZOO0 -

Translators and Other

TOTAL Interpreters personnel

Appendix 7

COUNTRY

Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi

Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands

Mauritania Mauritius Mexim Micronesia (Federated Stales of) Monaco

Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia

Nauru Nepal Nelherlands New Zeaiand Nicaragua

Niger Nigeria Nolway Oman Pakistan

Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru

Philippines Poland Poltuqal ~ a t a r - Republic of Korea

Repubiic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Lucia

LEVEL Translators and Other

DIR PO P.5 P-4 P-3 - .

P-2 P-i TOTAL Interpreters personnel


COUNTRY

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia

Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia

Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain

Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden

Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajkistan Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

~ o & a Trinidad and Tobaoo - Tunisia Turkey

Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom

United Republic of Tanzania United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu

Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

TOTAL

LEVEL Translators

TOTAL -

and Interpretes -

Other personnel

On 31 December 2000 there were three staff members who had been recruited prior to the adoption by the Assembly, on 25 September 1992, of Resolution A29-2 - Membership of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). ---

Appendix 8

Distribution of Technical Co-operation Field Staff by Nationality, Grade and Programme, 2000

P = Professional: C = Consultant

Nationaliv

Algeria Argentina Australia Brazil Burkina Faso

Bunrndi Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica

Cuba Demmratic Republic of the Congo Denmark El Salvador France

Germany Ghana Greece Iceland India

Ireland Italy Jordan Kenya Mexico

Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Peru

Portugal Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal

South Africa Spain Sweden Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia

Uniled Kingdom Uniled Slates Venezuela

United Nations Development Woh-months Proaramme

Associale Experts (included in Trust

T ~ s t Funds Funds)

Appendix 9

Field Personnel Recruitment - 2000

NUMBEROF VACANT POSTS FILLED DURING PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER2000: 291

Vacant posts Contract

Recipient counbyiarea filled (work-months)

AFRICA

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Caoe Verde

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ethiopia

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

Malawi

Namibia

Nigeria

National$ of expert Title of expel1

Canada Canada

Burkina Faso

Tunisia

Portugai Portugal Canada Canada

Canada Canada Canada Canada France

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Canada

Canada

Australia United States United States

India United Kingdom

Canada Canada

United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Canada

Aviation Medicine Expert - OPAS Human Factors (Avialion Psychology) Expert - OPAS

National Professional, Civil Aviation Specialist (Air Transport Policy) Civil Aviation ConsultanVAir Transport Policy

Navigational Aids Consultant Navioational Aids Consultant ha. la1 ona A as rons., Ian1 ha. gat ova A , ~ s Cons. Ian1

Aerodrome Engineering Consultant Airport Electronics Consultant Civil Aviation Master Plan Consultant Consultant - Technical Reports Human Resources and Institutional Development Consultant

Consuitant - Technical Reports Contract Management (CommunicationsiNavigational Aids)lProject Cwrdinator

Project Formulation Consultant

Airport Management Adviser

Air Traffic Forecastina Consultant A, a1 on -cq sat cn Co-s. Ian1 C r A. a1 on AaT n slrat on Resr.n4r ng ConsuttanLTeam Leader Financial Management Expert Manpower and Training Adviser

Project Formulation Consultant Project Formulation Consultant

Aviation Security Planning Consultant Aviation Secuntv Plannina Consultant Ad at 3n Secxly P a w r g Cons. la i t Ad at 3n Sec~ r I) P anr nq Cons. lant Raaar Corlracl Era .at on Cons. Ian1

Appendix 9


Recipient muntrylarea filled (wok-months) NaUonality of expert Title of expert

Consultant- Technical Reports Project Formulation Consuitant

Rwanda 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Syrian Arab Republic

Senegal 1 4.00 Seneoal Air Traffic Services Advise1 Safety Oversight Adviser Safety Oversight Adviser

1 0.25 ~ a n a i a 1 3.00 Canada

Somalia 1 0.25 United Kinodom Consultant- Technicai Reports ICAO Project Evaluation Consultant Insurance Consultant UNDP Project Evaluation Consultantfream Leader Civil Aviation Adviser (ManagemenV0peralions)lProject Manager

" 1 1.25 Australia 1 0.75 Canada 1 1.25 United States 1 9.00 Canada

Uganda 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada

Ground Support Equipment Consultant Security Pass System Consultant

Zambia 1 0.25 United Kingdom Consultant - Technical Reports

Africa Region 1.25 Denmark Accident lnvestioation Consultant 1 00 Canada 0 75 Un~ted K~ngdom 0 25 Canada 0 25 Canada

Accident ~~vestigation Officer Aviation Systems Management Consultant Consultant - Technical Reports Flight Operations and Safety Consultant (Fixed Wing)/ Team Leader Fliqht Operations and Safety Consultant (Fixed Wing)/ 0.75 Canada .. T&m Leader Flight Operations and Safety Consultant (Fixed Wing)/ Team Leader Flioht Operations and Safetv Consultant (Fixed Wnq)i

0.25 Canada

0.75 Canada -. ~ & m ~eader Flight Operations and Safety Consultant (Fixed Wing)/ 0.75 Canada Team Leader Flight Operations and Safety Consultant (Rotary Wing) Flight Operalrons and Safety Consultant (Rotary Wing) Flight Operations and Safety Consultant (Rotary Wing) Flight OperalionslSafety Consultantrream Leader

0.75 Canada 0.75 Canada 0.75 Canada 1.25 Canada

TOTAL

AMERICAS (Indudes Caribbean)

Bolivia 1 0.25 Peru Network Exoert

Brazil 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.50 Canada 1 0.25 United Kingdom 1 0.25 United Kingdom 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Netherlands 1 1 .OO Italy

AlrcraH Ma nlenance and A rwofln ness Cons, tant Airport Access an0 -and Lse Cons, tan1 ~ir ' i ransoort Plannino Consultant A r ~ran&rt P ann.ng Consu tant Ff~gnl Opera! ons Cons, tant n m a n Factors n Air TraKc Confrol Cons~ltanl Image Processing Adviser

Chile 1 0.50 Canada 1 0.25 Canada

Flight Simulation Certification Expert Radar Consultant

Appendix 9


Recipient countrylarea llled (woh-months) Nationality of expert

Guatemala 1 1 1

Mexico 1 1

Nicaragua 1

Panama 1 1

Peru 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Suriname 1 1

Venezuela 1 1

Americas Region 1 1

Brazii Argentina United States

Argentina Argentina

Canada

Chile Chile Chile Chile

Colombia Argentina Argentina Brazil Chile Spain Canada Canada Canada Chile United States Soain Netherlands Spain P ~ N

United Kingdom Russian Federation Canada Canada

El Salvador Cuba Colombia Chile Canada Cuba Canada Canada Canada Spain Canada

United Kingdom Canada Canada Canada Russian Federation Canada Canada Canada Canada

Title of expert

A rcrah 0pera1~0.1~ Ao, ser ns~r~ctor A rwonn ness Emer A. aton Sec.rtj Cons .!am

F qnr Cperd'or~s A% ser Pr9en Cuord nator F 3nt Opcrat ons A% ser P 3 e r e Zooro naror

Project Formulation Consultant

C . A, at sr 40, ser Pro,ecl Coora nxor Cooro nalcr nstr.cror A r w n F,nanc a O~erat ons nstrctor A rcon F.nanc 3 Operat ons nstrator A rport F nanc a Opera! ons

Aeronautical Cartwra~hv Ex~er t , Air Law Expert Air Law Expert Air Traffic Manaqement Expert Airworthiness Consultant Communications ExperVlnternational Coordinator Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Expert Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Expert Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Expert Cost Consultant Fire-Fighting Emergency Planning Expert Fliaht Calibration Exoert S r h a r e Spec a st ' Tecnn ca F nanc a. Expen Te1emmm.n cat ons Expert Aoi~ser

Nav gat onal A asLommun calons Cons~dant Nan gal ona Ads Cons. tan! Nan aal ona Ads Cons, tan! ~avigational Aids Consullant

Air Transpolt Emnomist Airworthiness Adviserllnstructor Aviation Legislation Consultant Civil Aviation AdviserlProject Cwrdinator Communications Consultant Fliaht Ooerations Adviserllnstructor ~r6,no sapport Eq.~pment Cons. rant han~gar onal AlovA~r Tralftc Servlces ConsJtant hav qat onal A d v A ~ r Tralfc Servlces Cons, lant personnel Licensing Expelt Search and Rescue Helicopter Consultant

Communications Consultant Financial Consultant Meteorological Consultant Navigational AidslAir Traffic Services Consultant Procurement Consultant Procurement Consultant Project Form~,at~on Cons, tan1 Prqect Form~latton Cons~dant Sate re ~~~~n cat ons cons^ rant

Annual Report o f the Council - 2000

Vacant posts Contrad

Recipient counlrylarea filled (work-months) Nationality of expert Title of expert

Americas Region 1 1

Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada

Technical Cooperation Consultant Technical Ccmeration Consultant Tecnn ca ~ooperat.on Cons.. tan! Tecnn ca Cooperar on Cons, tant Tecnnca Cooperal on cons^ tant Tecnnca Cooperal on cons^ tant Tecnn ca Cooperat on Cons- (ant Tecnn ca CooDerat on Cons" tan1

TOTAL 128 131.50

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Afghanistan 1 0.50 Canada Civil Aviation Planning Consultant

Bangladesh Canada Canada

Aviation Security Equipment Consultant Navigational AidslAir Traffic Services Consultant

Cambodia Canada Canada

Project Formulation Consultant Project Formulation Consultant

Democratic People's 1 0.25 Republic of Korea

Canada Project Formulation Consultant

Indonesia New Zealand Ireland

A rworln oess Ma ntsnance Expen Comm-n cat ons Nav gat on an0 S m e arce A:( TraH c Management Adviser Flight Operations Surveillance Experl Navigational AidslCommunications Consultant Navigational Aids Maintenance lnstructorfrechnical Certification Specialist Project Formulation Consultant Project Formulation Consultant Project Formulation Consultant Senior Airworthiness Maintenance ExperVChief Technical Adviser

Canada United Kingdom New Zeatand

United Kingdom Canada Canada Australia

Iran (Islamic 1 0.25 Republic of) 1 12.00

United States Jordan

AirframeiPowerplant Consultant TRAINAIR Expert

Germany lndia

Lao People's 1 1.50 Democratic Republic 1 2.25

A r ne Opera! ons Management Expen A r Trarspon Cummerc a Management Cons" tan1 Team Leader Aviation Law Consultant Canada

Canada Canada

Ccns- la i t - Tecnn ca Repons Ccns. ta i l - Tecnn ca Repons

Maldives

Mongolia

United States Airworlhiness Inspector - OPASlProject Cwrdinator

United Kingdom Syrian Arab Republic

Consultant - Technical Reports Project Formulation Consultant

Nepal

Nue

Pakistan

Canada Accident Investigator - OPAS

lndia Civil Aviation Planning Consultant

United Kingdom Communications Consultant

Appendix 9

Vacant

-

posts fllled

Contract (woh-months)

0.50 025

025 12.00 025 6.00

0.25

0.75 12.00

0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

0.25

1.50 1.50 0.50 0.50

0.50 6.00 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

120.25

Recipient muntiyiafea

Philippines

Na6onality olexpert Title of expert

United States New Zeaiand

Aerodrome Architect Consultantiream Leader CommunicationsiNavigational Aids (Technical Competency Training and Certification) Consultant Consultant - Technical Reporls Flight Operations Inspector Project Formulation Consultant TRAINAIR ExperVProject Coordinator

United Kingdom Canada lndia Kenya

Republic of Korea

Singapore

lndia Project Formulation Consultant

A-c xr! r res l l a l o? Oflcer - CPAS . .r ,Y 431 r slrT ue O f f e r

A. at ,n -ej s a! on Cons. 'ant C-ms.. lm - Tecnn ca 7econs =ro e x F o ~ r . a1 on Cons. [ant ?ro e l t Fwrr. a1 on Cons. Ian!

Sweden Canada

Sri Lanka Canada Canada Canada Canada France ~ r G e c t Formulation Consultant

Viet Nam Australia Consultant to participate in the ICAO Secretary General's mission to Hanoi

Netherlands Australia Australia Australia

Procurement Consultant Procurement Consuitant

AsidPacific Region lndia lndia Canada Canada Canada lndia lndia lndia lndia

Consultant - Technical Reports Director of Civil Aviation Proiect Formulation Consultant ~,~~ ~

Proec! Fym. a1 on Cons. tan! Proec~ F o r m allon Cons, ran! Pto,en Form~.alon Cons~lan l P.o,ec! Form-fa1 on Cons" lant ?ro e n Form. a1 on Cons, !ant ?roect Form. a! on Cons. !ant

TOTAL

EUROPEIMIDME EAST

Egypt 1.25 Nethwlands 1.50 Pakistan 1.50 Australia

Aircraft Performance Consultant - OPAS A rcraft Slslems Spec a ~ s l Cons.tlant - OPAS A r Tralfic Conlro Cons~llanr - OPAS

Greece 12.00 United States 0.25 Canada 12.00 Greece

Fliaht Ooeralions Insoector- OPAS prGlecl orm mu at on ~ons.ttan~ Sen or F ~ g h t Opera1 ons Inspector - OPASlProect Coordinator

0.25 Canada Project Formulation Consultant Jordan

Lebanon 9.00 France 3.00 Canada

Meteorology Instructor Personnel Licensing Expert

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

025 Canada Project Formulation Consullant


Vacant posb Contract lilled (work-months) Nationality of expert

1 0.25 Canada 1 12.00 Canada

Title of exoert Recipient wuntryiarea

A rpon - qnr nq Cons. :an1 F gn! Opera'ons nspctor - OPAS

Oman

Saudi Arabia 12.00 Sweden 12.00 Canada 4.00 Sweden 12.00 Canada 12.00 Canada 12.00 New Zealand 12.00 New Zealand 12.00 Australia 12.00 Peru

Aerona.llcd A.tomalon Expen - OPAS Aerona.1 ca ntorna! on Serr ces Canoqrapner OPAS Aeronautical Information Services Cartoaraohv Exoert A r T,aff c S m ces nsrnclor - OPAS A r Traff c Seri ces istr.ctor -. OP4S A r Traff c Serr ces i s I r a o r - OPAS Air Traffic Services Instructor- OPAS Airworthiness lnspector (Air Carrier) - OPAS Airworthiness lnspector (Air Carrier) - OPAS Airworthiness lnspector (Air Carrier) - OPAS Airworlhiness lnspector (General Aviation) - OPAS Aviation Safety Expert - OPAS Communications. Navioation and SurveillancelAir Traffic

12 00 Un~ted States 12 00 Un~ted States 12 00 Canada 3.00 Canada

Maragemcnl nslr.c!or CUITI.II.IC~~ ons Ooerat ons nrlr.cvJr - OPAS F re a m 3esc.e Ooe:a! ons Exoer - 3PAS

12.00 New Zealand 12.00 Canada 12.00 South Africa 12.00 United States

Genera A. ar on F qn1 Operar ons nspeclor - OPAS ha, galona i c s C0mm.n caronsTran ng n i l r ~ c l s - OPAS Senior Air Traffic Controiler - OPAS 1 12.00 Australia

1 1 .OO Canada 1 12.00 United Kingdom

TRAINAIR Consultant TWINAIR Training Expert

1 0.50 Canada 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada

Airfield Liohtino Consultant Syrian Arab Republic d 2

Arfe 3 - 911 ng Cois, lanr A r 'e 3 - gnl ng Cois, Ian1 Airfield Liahtina Consultant

1 0.25 Canada 1 0.50 United Kingdom I 0.50 United Kinadom

Airfieid ~ighting Consultant Aviation Security Expert Aviation Security Expert ElectOcal Consultant

" 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada

Meleoro 09 :3 2onsr tart Meceoro cg ca Ccns, rarr Navigational Aids Consultant Navioational Aids Consultant 1 0.25 United Kingdom

1 0.25 Canada 1 0.25 Canada

ha. ;at ona L. os Cons. tan1 P r o e ~ I Forr~. a'on Cons.llanl

0.25 Canada Project Formulation Consultant Tajikistan

Yemen 0.25 Canada Project Formulation Consultant

EuropeiMiddle East Region

2.00 Iceland 0.25 India 0.25 Canada 0.25 Canada

Air Traffic Management Expert Proiect Formulation Consultant Pro ecc Form. at on Cons. 1ar.l Pro,ccr Form. a! on Cons. lar:t

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

Appendix 9

Argentina Australia Brazil Burkina Faso Canada Chiie Colombia Cuba Denmark El Salvador France Germany Greece Iceland Inda Ireland itaiy Jordan

EXPERTS ASSIGNED BY NATIONALITY: 291

No, of Work- experts monVls

Kenya Netherlands New Zeaiand Pakistan Peru Portugal Russian Federation Senegal South Africa Soain Geden Syr~an Arab Republc Tunsia United Kingdom United States

TOTAL

NO. Of

experts

MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE RECRUilED DURING PERIOD UNDER REVIEW

Posts filled

Civil Aviation Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Aeronautical Meteoroloov . . . . . . . . . . . . ", Field Project Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Aircraft Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Airline Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation Trainino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Aviation Securitv

Work- months

A rcrah Acc oenimesr gar on Prevent on 19 A r Traff c Sen i es 17 A rpon P ann i g an0 Deveopmen! 30 A rcrak A Monn ness Man.fact~r ng and Ma nlenance 13 Airport Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SELECTION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY EXPERTS (Excluding appointments o f one month or less)

No, of Percentage posts of total

Posts filled by host Government selection:

Developing country candidales 30 34% Other nationalities 58 66%

Tolal posts filled 88

Posts for which developing country candidates were nominated 31 35%

Appendix 10

Fellowship Awards made during 2000 under ICAO programmes

NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED DURING PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 2000: 565

Fellowships awarded for training centres in the developing world: 301

(53% of above total)

Note- In this Appendix, the grouping of recipient countriedareas into regions foilows UNDP practice, which differs slightly from that of LAO,

No, of Duration Recipient muntryiarea awards Field oltrainiw Countwiarea of traininu lrnonthsl

AFRICA

Botswana 1 Air Transport 1 Management

Sao Tome and 1 Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Principe

Somalia 1 Airport Engineering and Maintenance

TOTAL 4

AMERICAS (Includes Caribbean)

Antigua and Barbuda 2

Argentina 2 2

Belize 2

Management

Aeronautical Information Services Aerona.! ca nforma! on Sen zes A r Traffc Control ano Searcn ano Rest-e Serv ces Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Management

Management

Brazil

Accident Investigation and Prevention Accident lnvestiaation and Prevention Aircraft ~aintenance and Airworthiness Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Flight Operations Services Management Training Technology

Axoen l n ~ e s t gal on an0 Prevenl on Ae'ona.lcal Comm~n cat ons aco Navaos Ma ntenance Aeronautical Communications Operations Aeronautical Information Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Air Transport

United Kingdom 12.0 United States 16.5

France 0.5

Singapore 3.0

Cuba

Brazil Colombia Peru United States Cuba

Cuba

Brazil United K~ngdom United Slates Argentina Chile Colombia Brazil United States Argentina

United Stales United States AustridUnited K~ngdom Colombia Peru United States

Appendix I0

No. of Recipient cauntrflarea awards

Cayman Islands

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Field dtraining

Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Airport Engineering and Maintenance Airport Engineering and Maintenance Aviation Medicine Aviation Medicine Aviation Medicine

Flight Operations Services Management

Management

Management Training Technology Training Technology Training Technology

Management

Airport Engineering and Maintenance Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Flight Operations Services

Accident lnvestigation and Prevention Aeronautical Communications Operations Aeronautical Information Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Management

Managemenl

Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services

Accident lnvestigation and Prevention Aeronautical Communications and Navaids Maintenance Aeranauticai Communications Operations Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness A rcrah Ma nlenarce ana A:ruonn ness Ari neCaon ara S.pporI Serices C v Av a! on Aam n slrar on and -ea s a! on Management

- Management Management Management

Accident lnvestigation and Prevention Accident Investigation and Prevention Aeronautical Communicatlons and Navaids Maintenance Aeronautical Communications and Navaids Maintenance Aeronautical lnforrnation Services Aeronautical Information Services Aerana.1 :a nlormal on Sen ces Aerona.1 ca Me:eo:> oa cat Serv ces " Aerona.1 cat Meleoro.3g ca Serv ccs A r -ran c Conlro m a jearcn and Rescue Serr ces A r TraH c C m r o an0 Searcn ana Rest-e Serv:cps A r TraH c Conlro 3ra Searcn and Resc.e Ser,.ces A r TraKc Conrro ar3 Searcn and 2esc.e Ser, ces Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness A rcralt hla nreiance anfl A rwonl~ ness A rpor Eng neer i g anfl Ma nrenance

Counbylarea of b-aining

United Kingdom United States Canada United Kingdom Australia Portugal United Kingdom Argentina United States Mexico FrancelGermanyl

Switzerland FrancelGermanyl

United Kingdom United States Mexico Peru Spain

Cuba

Brazil Argentina Brazil

Mexico Brazil Brazil Peru Cuba

Cuba

Mexico Mexico Mexico Peru United States Argentina United States United States United States Canada Cuba Mexico United States

Mexico United States Argentina Brazil Bra21 Colombia Panama Argentina Chile Brazil Chile Ecuador Peru Argentina United States Brazil

A-33

Duration (months)

2 0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1 .o 1.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 1.0

1 .o

1 .o 2.0 0.5 2.0 1 .o

0.5

0.5 1 .o 2.0

0.5 1 .o 0.5 3.5 1 .o

1 .o

1 .o

2.5 17.5 12.5 1 .o

20.5 6.0

32.0 1.5 2.5 1 .o 2.0 2.5 1 .o

1 .o 1 0 6.0 8.0 0.5 1.5 7.0 2.0

16.0 8.0

21 .o 2.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 2.0


NO, Of

Recipientcountrylarea awards Field of training Countryiarea of h i r ing

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Mexico

Montsenat

Netherlands Antilles

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Aviation Medicine Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Flight Operations Services Flight Operations Services Management Training Technology

Management

Management

Aeronautical Communicalions and Navaids Maintenance Flight Operations Services Management Management

Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Management

Management

Aeronautical Information Services Aeronauticai lnformation Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Management

Management

Management


Management

Accident lnvestigation and Prevention Aeronautical lnformation Services Aeronautical lnformation Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Flight Operations Services Fiight Operations Services Management Management Training Technology Training Technology

Aeronautical lnforrnation Services Aeronautical lnformation Services Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Management

Accident Investigation and Prevention Aircralt Maintenance and Airworthiness A ~ r a h Ma nlerance ano A ruonn nes? A -ral! Ma nsenanre ano A r um ness Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Flight Operations Services Management Training Technology

Mexico Argentina Chile United States Brazil United States Cuba Spain

Cuba

Cuba

Brazil Brazil Colombia Cuba

Peru Cuba

Cuba

Brazil Colombia Peru Cuba

Cuba

Cuba

Peru

Cuba

Brazil Brazil Colombia Peru Argenlina Chile Brazil United States Cuba Israel Spain Argentina

Brazil Colombia Peru Argentina Chile Cuba

United Stales Argentina Ukraine United States Argentina United States Cuba Spain

Duration (months)

4.0 2.0 0.5 0.5

11.0 7.0

17.0 0.5

1 .o

0.5

8.0 1 .o 0.5 1 .o

1 .o 1 .o

1.0

0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0

1.0

0.5

1 0

1 .o

0.5 2.0 1 .o 2 0 0.5 1 0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

1.0 1.0 1 .o 1.5 0.5 1 .o

0.5 0.5 3.0 5.0 2.0

11.0 1 .o 0.5

NO, Of Redpient countrqiarea awards Field oflraining

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Turks and Caicos Islands

Venezuela

TOTAL

ASIA AND PACIFIC

Indonesia

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Sri Lanka

Thailand

TOTAL

EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Bahrain

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jordan

Latvia

Lebanon

TOTAL

Management


Management

Management

Airport Engineering and Maintenance Airport Engineering and Maintenance Management

Training Technology Training Technology

Training Technoiogy

Accaerl n,esl gal on an3 Orerent on A rcrah Ma nlenarce ano A ruofln ness Flight Operations Services

Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Training Technology

Training Technology

Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Management Management

Air Traffic Control and Search and Rescue Services Civil Aviation Administration and Legislation Management Management Training Technology

Training Technology Training Technology

Accident lnvesliaation and Prevention Aircraft ~aintenance and Airworthiness Aircraft Maintenance and Airworlhiness Management Management

Duralon Counbyiarea oltraining (months)

-

Cuba

Peru

Cuba

Cuba

Singapore United States Singapore

Jordan Spain

Jordan

lndia France lndia

New Zealand Spain

Jordan

AustrialBulgaria Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina

Netherlands lndia Canada United Kingdom Spain

Jordan Spain

United Slates Canada United States Egypt United States

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Fellowship awards issued globally by country o f training: 565

Counlrylarea of training No . of awards

Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Counbylarea of taining No. of awards

Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Singapore 8 Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 United Slates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

AustrialBulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AustriaIUnited Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 FranceIGermanylSwitzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FrancelGermanylUnited Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Appendix 11

Equipment Procurement and Subcontracts

Number of equipment and subcontract awards woith U.S.$20 000 or more during period 1 January to 31 December 2000: 57

Total value: U.S.$17 690 056

AWARDS ISSUED VALUED AT U.S.$ZO 000 OR MORE

Recipient Number of Value countrylarea awards (U.S.$) Suppliermuntrylarea

Funding souroe

AFRICA

Cape Verde 1

Somalia 1 1 1 1 1 1

Uganda 1

TOTALS 8

25 510 United States

50 000 Somalia 23 327 France

188 397 Somalia 50 000 Somalia 40 300 Somalia 25 000 Somalia

22 444 Canada

AMERICAS (includes Caribbean)

Bolivia 1 33 955 Bolivia

Colombia

26 039 Brazil 48 615 Brazil 35 975 United States 20 577 United States

3 057 679 Brazil 5Y 246 Canada 49 105 France 72 383 Brazil

6 049 521 Spain 1044214 United States

104 623 United States 199 196 United Kinadom 42 113 United Sl2es 39 371 ltalv 21 555 ~ o b i a y

118 740 United States 28 096 United Kingdom 29 2W United States 29 677 United Slates

CAPS

UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP

CAPS

UNDP

MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA

UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP

Description

Nondirectional beacon

Goods and services AFTN system Services Goods and services Rental of premises Miscellaneous

Aviation security equipment

Computer equipment

Software and training Services Computer equipment Publications Services Measuring equipment Analyser spares Services

Air traffic system upgrade Ground navigational and landing aids Meteorology systems Magnetrons VOR spares Visual aids Training AWS maintenance Recorder spares Flight strips Services

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Recipient Number of Value Funding munbviarea awards (U.S.$) Supplier counbylarea source Description

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Peru

TOTALS

ASIA AND PACIFIC

India

lran (Islamic Republic of)

Repubiic of Korea

TOTALS

EUROPElMlDDLE EAST

Lebanon

Syrian Arab Re~ublic

22 259 Cuba

20 313 Dominican Republic 104 606 Dominican Republic 117 877 Dominican Republic 215499 Dominican Republic 66 013 Dominican Republic 48 471 Dominican Republic

118 301 Dominican Republic 93 750 Dominican Republic 83 826 Cuba 36 735 Dominican Republic 55 507 Dominican Republic

106 537 Dominican Republic 22 600 United States

343 870 United States 68 108 Ecuador 24 010 Germany

3 168 010 Norwav 126 988 ~ r a n c d 301 580 United Slates 261 395 Jaoan

28 282 United States

65 000 Canada 113 725 Germany 22 600 Canada

23 000 lran (Islamic Republicaf)

25 000 Republic of Korea

75 000 Lebanon

95 291 Denmark 301 045 Germany

TF

MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA

UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP UNDP

MSA

CAPS CAPS TF

UNDP

UNDP

UNDP

CAPS CAPS

Computer equipment

Services Uniforms Services Radar spares Fire fighting equipment Subscription Satellite surveying equipment Services Training UPS replacement module Computer equipment Services Microphones

High frequency transceivers Services Wind measuring equipment Fliaht insoection svstem AF?N maintenance Ground navigational equipment Vehicles

Training

Services Services Training

Computer equipment

Services

Training

Close circuit television Non-directional beacons

TOTALS 3 , . , ...

Appendix 12

Tables Relating to Chapter I

General Note- The statistical data for 2000 appearing in this Report a) all statistical data are applicable to ICAO Contracting States; are to be considered as preliminary experience shows that the marsin b) traffic statistics are for revenue scheduled services: of error for world totals is probabl; less than 2 per cent, except in ihe c) the expression"tanne-kilometre" means metric tonne-kilometre; case of profit margins where it may be considerably higher. Unless d) total airline financial statistics relate to non-scheduled as well as otherwise noted: scheduled operations of scheduled airlines.

Table 1. World total revenue traffic - international and domestic (scheduled services o f airlines o f ICAO Contracting Sfates, 1991-2000)

Freight tonne-hm Mail tonne-km Total tonne-km 1 passengers Passenge&km Freight tonnes performed performed performed

Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual increase increase increase 1

i n c y 1 increase increase Millions % Miiiions % Millions Millions % Millions %

Source- iCAO Air Transport Reporting Form A

Table 2. World revenue traffic - international [scheduled services o f airlines o f ICAO Contracting States, 7991-2000)

I Freight tonne-km Mail tonne.km Total tonne.km Passengers Passengers-km Freight tonnes performed pedormed performed

I 1 Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual i n c r y , increase increase increase increase increase

Year Millions Millions % Millions % Millions % Millions % Millions %

Source. ICAO Air Transpoll Reporting Form A.


Table 3. Trends in load factors o n scheduled services - international and domestic (scheduled services o f airlines o f ICAO Contracting States, 1991-2000)

Seat-km Passenger-km available

Year (millions) (millions)

Source- ICAO Air Tmnsowt Rewrtino Form A.

Passenger Freighttonne- load factor km

(%) (millions)

Total Mail tonn~km

tonne-km performed (millions) (millions)

Total tonne-km available (millions) -

Weight load factor

Table 4. Regional distribution o f scheduled traff ic - 2000

Tonne-kllometres Passenoer- Passenuer ~erformed Tonne- Weuht

Aircraft Aircraft Passengers kilometk By ICAO statistical region k~lometres departures carried performed of aidine rqlkhatlon (millions) (fiousands) (thousands) (millions)

Total (international and domestic) services of airlines of ICAO Contracting States

Europe Percentage of world traffic

Africa Percentage of world traffic

Middle East Percentage of world traffic

Asia and Pacific Percentage of world traffic

North America Percentage of w d d lraffic

Latin America and Caribbean Percentage of world traffic

Total

load- factor (X) -

72

62

68

70

72

64

71

kilometres bab Freight Total available factor

(millions) (millions) (millions) (x)

Bolivla 75 Yemen 76 Ghana 77 Ukraine 78 Namibia 79

TONNE-KILDMETRESPERFORMEO (millionri ipa%engerr, heighlandmalli

Cauneywgrogo l rnuntk r

Synan k a b Republic 79 Turkmm~stan 81 Madagascar 82 Kazahhslan 83 Gabon 84

Totdl opera#on* iinkrnabonal and domesncl

PASSENGER-KILOMEIRES PERFORMED Imillionrj

Suriname 85

lnkmasonai operadonr Tot3 aparasonr

i n k m d o n d and domedcj

Rank I n c ~ a e I numberin decease

2000 moo l99P (%)

Nepal 66 Papua New Gunea 86 Anmi8 68 Cameman 89

Inhmdonal opedons

Toial lor above munb iar (104t

Rank lnrreaal number damare in2000 2000 1999 1%)

1. Mor12000 daia are erlimaler, h u r herant ing and be rate oiincrease or decrease may change when final data bewme avalabe. 2 Forslabsiical purparer medaiaforChinaexcuder he bamcforme Hong Kongand Macao Special Admnisbalive Regons (Hang Kang SAR and MacaoSAR), and h a t a f h a T a i ~ n pmvinceoichina. 3. T r a m for h e Hong Kong Specal Admnisbadve Regon (SAR). 4 Tram ior ihe Macao Special Administame Regon (SAR). 5. Four Slatpi- Bahrain, Oman, Qalar and U n k d Arab Emiralea. 6. Three Stater - ~ e n i a h , Noway and Sweden. 7. Elwen Stales, signatones lo me Yaounde Treab-Benn. Burk~na Fasa, Cenbal Ahican Republic, Chad, Congo, Cbie d'lvoire, Mali, Mautilania, Niger, Senegal and T c g 8 lnclude~ l8Siales s b d m noier 5 8 a n d 7

~ a n k Incread n u m b d m m in2000 20W 1999 1%)

S w r c e . ICAOAir Transpart Repatino Form A.

Rank incread number decnara in2000 2000 1999 1%)

Table 6. Freight tonne-kilometres performed on scheduled services (countries and groups of countries whose airlines performed more than 25 million freight tonne-kilometres in 2000')

1 FREiGHT TONNE-KILOMETRES PERFORMED (millions)

1 Tola1 operallanr (internalional and dmer l i c )

- number in 2000 L 1

2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

Counin or group or coun@ies

Uniled Stales Japan Republic of Korea Germany Singapore

France United Kingdom Netherlands China2

Hong Kong SAR3 Macao SAR'

A-44 Annual Report of the C o u n c i l 2000

counby or group orcounnes

Luxembourg Gulf Statess Switzerland Malaysia Australia

Canada Italy Thailand Brazil Chile

Russian Federation Belgium Saudi Arabia Israel Spain

New Zealand Scandinavia6 South Africa Colombia India

Austria Indonesia Turkey Pakistan Mexico

Argentina Egypt Finland Sri Lanka Kuwait

Philippines Portugal Jordan Bangladesh Mauritius

Ireland Zimbabwe Brunei Da~SSalam Yaounde Treaty States' Greece

Viet Nam Iceland Fiji Lebanon Costa Rica

1 FREIGHT TONNE-KILOMETRES PERFORMED (millionrj

ln~reasel decrease

41 22 3

31 10

4 8 3 4

15

19 90 0

-14 7

5 0 0

7 3

30 17 20 2 0

22 3 6

43 9

0 0 5 36 3

22 1

-6 -11

25

18 109

6 1 7 -7

Appendix I 2 A-45

FREIGHT TONNE.KIL0METRES PERFORMED lmillionrl

number in MOO 2000

Ethiopia Kenya Poland Namibia Uzbekistan

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Morocco Angola Gabon Hungary

Cameroon Cuba Jamaica Azerbaijan Cyprus

Ghana Peru Sudan Madagascar Venezuela

Czech Republic Yemen El Salvador Suriname

Total lor above countties (93)'

Total brother munbies (92)

Total for 185 ICAO Contracting States

Increaiel

in MOO

Increa~l dpcreare

MOO 1999 1%)

Most2000 data are eslimates, thus the ranking and the rate of increase or decrease may change when rnal data bemme available. Forstatistical purposes the data for China excludes thetramc for the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong SAR and Macao SARI, and that of h e Taiwan province of China. Traffic forthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). Trafficlorlhe Macao Special Administrative Rqion (SAR). Four States - Bahrain. Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emmtes. Three States- Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Eleven States, signalones to heYaounde Treaty- Benin. Buhina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cdtedlvoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Two.

8. lnclud& 18 States listed in notes 5.6 and 7

Source.- ICAO Air Transport Repo~ng Form A.


Table 7. Estimated international non-scheduled revenue passenger traffic, 1991-2000

Category

Non-scheduled traffic Annual change(%)

Scheduled carriers Percentage

Non-scheduled caniers Percentage

Scheduled traffic Annual change(%)

Total traffic Annual change(%)

Non-scheduled traffic as percentage of total

Millions of ~assenoer-km Derformed

Source.- ICAO Air Transport Repodng Form A.

Table 8. Traffic a t wor ld 's major airpol ts Top 25 airpoiis ranked b y totalpassengers, 2000 (ranking b y total commercial aircraff movements given in brackets)

Rank

I Passengen embarked and disembarked 1 Aircraft movements 1 2000' 1999 2000199 1 2000' 1999 2000199 Aimort (ihousandsl lthousandsl Ikl llhousands) lthousandsl (%I

Atlanta (1) 80 171 77 744 3.1 Chicago (2) 72 136 72 157 0.0 Los Angeles (4) 68 478 62 491 9.6 London-Heathrow (6) 64 607 61 979 4.2 DallaslFt.Worth (3) 60 687 59 729 1.6 Tokyo-Haneda (46) 56 402 54 338 3.8 Frankfurt (18) 49 361 45 415 8.7 ParisCharles de Gaulle (5) 48 240 43 439 11.1 San Francisco (22) 41 174 39 587 4.0 Amsterdam (28) 39 605 36 434 8.7 Denver (8) 38 749 38 034 1.9 Las Vegas (26) 36 856 33 669 9.5 Seoul (49) 36 727 33 371 10.1 Minneapolis (9) 36 688 34 722 5.7 Phoenix (12) 35 890 33 554 7.0 Detroit (10) 35 535 34 038 4.4 Houston (16) 35 246 33 051 6.6 New Yorl-Newark (1 1) 34 195 33 623 1.7 Miami (19) 33 570 33 899 -1.0 New York-Kennedy (31) 32 779 31 701 3.4 Madrid (30) 32 766 27 591 18.8 Hong Kong (56) 32 747 29 063 12.7

I I Passengers embarked and disembarked I Aircraft movements

1 2000' 1999 2000199 2000' 1999 2000199 Rank Airporl (thousands) (thousands) ("4 (thousands) (thousands) ("4

23 London-Gatwick (51) 32 057 30410 5.4 211.5 246.8 -14.3

24 Orlando (34) 30 823 29 204 5.5 322.4 314.2 2.6

25 St. Louis (7) 30 547 30 189 1.2 500.3 4742 5.5

TOTAL 1 096 036 1 039 432 5.4 11 458.2 11 316.3 1.3

Top 25 airports ranked by international passengers, 2000 (ranking by international commercial aircraft movements given in brackets)

I I Passengers embarked and disembarked /

Paris-Charles de Gaulle ( I ) Frankfurt (4) Arnsterdarn-Schiphot(2) Hong Kong (12) London-Gakick (8) Singapore (14) Tokyo-Narita (19) Brussels (5) Bangkok (21) Zurich (6) New York-Kennedy (23) Seoul (31) Los Angeles (38) Madrid (15) Taipei (24) Toronto (1 1) Copenhagen (7) Miami (9) Manchester (20) Palma de Mallorca (40) Milan-Malpensa (10) Munich (18) Dublin (17) Dusseldorf (22)

Rank

TOTAL 568 552 530 481 7.2 5016.7

1. 2000 data arestlii preiiminay; actual ranking and percentage change may differ when final data become available

1 London-Healhrow (3) 56 757 54 838 3 5 388 2

Alrport

Aircraft movements

1999 2000199 (thousands) ia)

2000' 1999 2000199 (thousands) (thousands) ("'4

Source- ICAO Air Trans~orl ReDortino Form I and Aimork Council International.

2000' (thousands)


Operating Operating revenues expenses

U.S.$ US.$ Year (millions) (millions)

1991 205500 206 000 1992 217 800 219 600 1993 226 000 223 700 1994 244 700 237 000 1995 267 000 253 500 1996 282 500 270 200 1997 291 000 274 700 1998 295 500 279 600 1999 305 500 293 200 20004 328 700 317 700

Table 9. Operating and net results' (scheduled airfines of ICAO Contracting Sfatefl

I Net result' Operating result

Amount Percentage of operating

(mill~ons) revenues

-500 0 2 1 800 -0.8 2 300 1 .O 7 700 3.1

13500 5.1 12 300 4.4 16 300 5.6 15 900 5.4 12300 4.0 11 000 3.3

Amount Percentage of Direct subsidies Income taxes US.$ operating U.S.$ US.$

lmillionsl revenues imiilionsl lmiliionsl

1. Revenues and expenses are estimated for non-reporting airines, 2. Uo to and indudina 1997, it excludes ooerations within the Commonwealth of Indenendent Stales 3. he net resunis dhved from the ooer&m result bv addina lwith olus or minus sidn as aoorooriatel non-ooeratim items lsuch as interestand directsubidiesl ,~~~ -

and income tax. The operating and net results yo ied, pa r~~~ la r l y ' t he net res&,"are the'&ill diffirences k t w & the & n a t e s of large r ~ u r e s (revenues and expenses) and are therefore susceptible lo substantial uncertainties.

4. Preliminary data -net results are nut yet available.

Source.- ICAO Air Transport Reporting Form EF-1

Table 10. Commercial transport fleet' of ICAO Contracting States at the end of each year, 1991-2000

Turbo-jet Turboprop Pistonengined Total aircran

Year Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage all bpes

1. AircmR having a maximum take-off mass of less than 9 LW0 kg (20 000 lb) are not included.

Source.- Back AssocbteslLundkvist.

Table 11. Worldwide accidents of aircrafl with a certificated maximum take-off mass of more than 2 250 kg involving passenger fatalities on scheduled air services, 1981-2000

1 Passenger fatalities 1 Fatal accidents per 100 million per 100 million

Excluding the USSR up fo 1992 and the Commonweanh of Independent Slates fhereater

Aircraft Passengers Year accidents killed

including the USSR up lo 1992 and the Commonwealfh o f independent Stales lhereater

na not available

passenger- passenger- km miles

miles flown -

0.40 0.46 0.37 0.26 0.39 0.27 0.31 0.33 0.36 0.27 0.28 0.26 0.32 0.22 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.15 0.15 0.12

na na na n a na na na 0.32 0.25 0.21 0.19 0.20 0.15 0.15 0.12

km flown

aircraft L...

0.15 0.18 0.14 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.13 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.05

na na na na na

na na 0.12 010 008 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.05

1 Fatal accidents per 100 000

aircraft landings

Saurce.- ICAO accidenuincident repoil pragramme (ADREP) and L A O Air Transpwt Reporting Form A (Tram).


Table 12. Aviation security

Number of acts of unlawful seizure Number of persons injured or killed during acts of unlawful inteference

1, Includes missile and facilitv attacks

Number ofacts of Year unlawful interference

Ahempted Actual selzures seizures

Numberof acts of sabotage Other acts' Injured Killed

Appendix 13

Missions to States and Territories by Regional O f k e Staff in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security and

Technical Cooperation Fields

Legend: GEN = qeneral CNS =communications, navigation and surveillance AGA aerodromes, air routes and ground aids AIG =accident investigatioll and prevention AlSlMAP =aeronautical inforrnadon and charts AT =air transport ATM = air tralfk management AVSEC =aviation security

MET =meteorology OPSlAlR = operationsiairwoKiness PELTRG =personnel licensing and training SO =safety oversight TC = tehnical cwperatlon

ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONS

China


I Sri ianka / I I I X l l

Republic of Korea

I Thailand 1 x 1 I 1 x 1 1 x 1 / 1 I / 1

x

I EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGIONS 1

Malawi

I

MIDDLE EAST REGION

Sinoaoore x x x

Cyprus

Egypt

x

x

X

Appendix I 3 A-53

United Arab Emirates

United Republic 01 Tanzania

TRG

NORTH AMERICAN. CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGIONS

Guatemala

Hait


Nicaragua

Saint Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

SOUTH AMERICAN REGION

Colombia

Appendix 13 A-55

1 Mali I 1 x 1 I / i 1 ~ 1 x 1 I I l X l I StatesKerrilories

1 Mauritania I i I I I l 1 I 1 I 1 x 1 1

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Niger

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Senegal

x

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Nigeria

1

x

X

Togo

1 x 1

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x

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x

x

ATM

x x

x x

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x

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Appendix 14

Frequency of States' Attendance at ICAO Regional Office Meetings and Subjects Covered

Legend: GEN =general AGA =aerodromes, air mutes and ground aids AIG =accident investigation and prevention AISIWP = aeronautical information and charts AT =air transpolt ATM =air traffic management AVSEC =aviation secunty

CNS =communications, navigation and surveillance MET =meteorology OPSIAIR = operationsiaiworthiness PEWRG =personnel limnsing and tralning SO = safetyovenight TC =technical cooperation x =States represented by 6 Offlcen from ASECNA HQ

Iran (Islamic Republic 00 1

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Appendix 14

Japan

Kiribati

Lao People's DemocraCc Reeublic

Malarjia

Maldives

Marshall Islands

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Mongolia

Myanmar

Neoal

New Zealand

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation

Samoa

Siwaoore

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Tonga

Unlted Klngdom

United States

Vanuatu

Viet Nam

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Belgium 1

Bosnia and Herzegov~na -

Bulgana

Canada 1 China 1

Czech Republic I

Estonia 1 Finland 1 France

-. .......

Georgia

Germany

Greece I Hungary - -. - Iceland - -

Ireland + Italy I Japan I Kazakhstan -- ......

Kuwait

Latvia I Lithuania I Luxembourg I Mongolia I

Poland

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States i I - A'Sf AT ATY AVSEC ! CNI

I Portugal 3 11 3

- . .~ .~ ---- .-

Republic of Moldova

Romania 1

Russian Federation ~ ~ ~-

Saudi Arabia - ..-

1

Slovakia 2 6 .- -

1 -

Slovenia 2 2 - ..~ ~ - . -. -- . .. - Spain 5 9 3

p~ - . . Sweden 1 5 3

-.

Switzerland

The former Yugoslav Repubk of Macedania

Tunisia . . .~.

.. . .

-. . -

MIDDLE EAST OFFICE

Netherlands

Pakistan

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Uniled Arab Emirate

United States

Yemen

NORTH AMERICAN, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN OFFICE

Antiguaand Barbuda 1 3 1 4 1 2

Bahamas b I l 1 1 2

Barbados

Belize

Canada 1

costa ~ i i 1 6 3 1 1 9

Cuba 1 5 / 5 1 1 7

~ominimn Fepuv -- El Salvador

France 3 3

Grenada 1 1 1 4 1 4

Guatemala 1 5 1 4 1 7

Hail 1 3 1 4 1 6

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexim 4

Montsenat 1 1

Nicaragua i i s 1 3 1 4

Saint Lucia 2 3 1 1 4

Saint Vincenl and the Grenadines

2 2

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Trinidad and Tobago 1 5 1 3 1 6 1 5 1 4 1 1 I 1 3 1 2

WESTERN AND CENRAL AFRICAN OFFICE

Turks and Caicos

Uniled Kingdom

Unlled States

Benin I I X Burkina Fasa 1 1 1 1 1 i x

I

8

12

Camemon 1 1 x

Caoe Verde 1 1 1

Central A k a n Republic 1 1 1 1 1

4

6

Chad 1 1 1 1 / / x

Congo 1 1 1 1 1 l x

8

9

Cdte d'lvoire 1 1 1 1 / / X

Demccralic Republic of the Congo

1

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18

11

16

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2

3

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4

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Appendix 15

Specific Activities of Regional Offices in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security

and Technical Cooperation Fields

Legend: GEN genera CNS AGA aerodromes, air mutes and ground aids MET

= mmmunications, navigation and surveillance meteorology

AIG = accident investigation and pivention OPSlAlR AISIMAP =aeronautical information and charts PELiTRG

= operation&iruorthiness =personnel licensing and training

AT = air transport ATM = airtrafficmanagement AVSEC = aviation secunty

=safety oversight =technical moperalon

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The AslalPacific Office:

coordinated the finalization ol the new ASINPAC Basic ANP and FASID;

coordinated and Sewiced the 36th and 37th Conferences ol the ASINPAC Directors General of Civil Aviation in Singapore and New Zealand, respectively;

actively monitored the progress of implementation of air navigation sewices by States;

successlully coord~nated discussions between China and Viet Nam on FIR issues and, on the Dr0~0Sed imolementation of a revised South China Sea ATS route structure on a 3-year iriai basis;

advised and assisted the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET);

advised and assisted States with serious bird strike problems;

coordinated with States on drawing up the airport emergency plan for rescue in water;

coordinated with States on the proposal for amendment of Annex 14, Volume I related to aerodrome certification:

provided guidance and assistance on air transport regulatory policy on facilitation of international air transport and on cost recovery for the provision of airport and route facilities;

developed aircraft and passenger traflic forecasts on the 9 major traffic flows within the Region;

revised !he AsialPacilic regional CNSIATM plan : ........... . -.

advised and assisted Pacific-rim States with respect to lurther development of CNSIATM svstems:

developed amendments to the Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030);

iPEClFlC ACTIVITIES

'he AsialPacific Otfice: ~ ~~-~ ~~~~

......... ..............

idvised and assisted States in relation to SSR code assignment, contingency planning, iliocation 01 designators for ATS routes and significant points, FIR boundary eaiignments, and reduction in separation minima; - -~~

:oordinated discussions related to trials and planned implementation of cross-polar ATS outes connecting Hong Kong and Beijing with the west coast of the United States via he North Pole;

:oordinated planning lor the implementation of RVSM in the Region;

:ontinued work on the development of ATM operational enhancements;

mtinued efforts aimed at facilitating coordinated activity on a regional basts to improve he level of SAR response throughout the Region;

.............

supported an Air Cargo Secuity Course and AVSEC instructors Course which was held 3t the ICAO Regional AVSEC training facility in Penang in ApriliMay; ... .

supported development of the aviation security programme for the year 24331 in :oardination with the regional aviation security training centre in Malaysia;

iirected efforts toward the implementation of aeronautical lixed service communications ncluding the upgrading of the capacity of aeronautical fixed telecommunication network IAFTN) circuits:

assisted States in radio frequency management;

published frequency lists for communicatlon and radio navigation aids and the filth edition ol the Cafalosue offliqht Inspection Units;

extensively participated at the APT Conference Preparatory Group Meeting for WRC-2000 to secure support for the ICAO position for WRC-2000; ~ ........-.. .~~ .--. ~. .......

advised and assisted States with the implementation of the International Satellite Communications Svstem iISCSi2) and Satellite Distribution Svstem (SADIS1 broadcasts;

concentrated on the transition to the final phase 01 the world area forecast system (WAFS);

provided advice and guidance to States regarding procedures related to the implementation of the regional OPMET bulletin exchange (ROBEX) scheme and the o~eration of the desianated ROBEX OPMET data banks:

directed efforts toward the implementation of the international airways volcano watch [ I A W operational procedures;

supported the South Asia Cooperative Operational Salety and Continuing Ailworthiness Programme (COSCAP);

assisted with the audit ol the ASIAIPAC States under the ICAO Universal Salety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP); --- --

assisted in identilvino the technical cao~eration reauirements of States in the Reuion:

executed the COSCAP South Asia Project and the convening ol Steering Committee Meetinas;

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The AsialPaciflc Office: ... ....

briefed and debriefed 16 experts, thus facilitating the success 01 Technical Cooperation Projects and their lollowup;

~. -

provided backup and monitoring assistance to 9 UNDPllCAO country programme projects, 16 Trust Fund projects. 3 Management Service Agreements (MSA) and 3 Civil Aviation Purchasinq Service (CAPS) proiects involvinq 24 States in the Reqion:

coordinated and followed up in respect of 25 potential proiects. I I / 1

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Eastern and Soufhern African Office:

followed up with States in the Region on the development 01 amendments to Annexes to the Convention;

established contacts with 5 States (Burundi, Djibouti, Malawi, Rwanda and Swaziland) to study the restructuring 01 their DCAs; . ........ . ....

gave technical advice and followed up on the proposed amendment to Annex 14, Volume I related to aerodrome certilication:

gave technical and practical advice on the design, const~ction and maintenance of aerodromes where improvements, extensions andlor rehabilitation works were planned;

promoted the promulgation by Seychelles, Swaziland and Uganda of Alps in the new formal; . ~.~ . ..............

promoted the promulgation by States ol coordinates referenced to WGS-84 datum and the completion of surveys of the required geographical positions by 15 States;

. ....

encouraged States to update their Alps and aeronautical charts with special emphasis on the implementation of WGS-f34 coordinates;

assisted States in identifying outstanding NOTAMs that qualily for inclusion in the AIP: I continued participation in programmes of States of COMESA, SADC and EAC in feasibility studies, cost-benelit analyses and business cases to assess the possibility of joint implementation of selected components of CNSIATM:

urged States through correspondence to submit Air Transport Reporting Forms to ICAO in a timely manner;

provided advice to Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania on issues relating to cost recoverv for aeronautical meteorolooicat services:

advised member States of the Commission for East African Cooperation (Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania) regarding the establishment of a common RCC:

participated in ATM interregional coordination with neighbounng ICAO Regions; I continued participation, through private financing by COMESA, in the study of future joint equipment and the provision of ATM services in the upper airspace of partner States;

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Eastern and Southern African Office:

continued work towards the progressive implementation of RNAV techniques and for effective, eflicient and cooperative airspace management;

......................... ..

assisted in the coordination process leading to the establishment of the Asmara FIR; ..... .-

made efforts to identity an appropriate State in which to establish a COSPASISARSAT mission control centrellocal user terminal for the AFI Region;

........... ...........

gave particular emphasis to ratification of aviation security legal instruments, enactment of enabling legislation and establishment of national AVSEC plans;

coordinated the participation of 10 States at 2 aviation security training activities conducted under the mechanism with a total of 34 participants;

.............. ...

coordinated the holding d AVSEC Instructors and Cargo Security Training Courses in Nairobi;

coordinated and facilitated the provision of instructors from the ESAF AVSEC Regional Training Facility lo conduct courses in the WACAF area;

conducted a survey, in collaboration with AFCAC, to identify potential AVSEC instructors;

.. .

recommended procedures for the carriage and operation of SSR transponders and ACAS, as well as the early introduction of GNSS:

coordinated, in conjunction with the WACAF OHice, the development of an AFI GNSS implementation strategy;

conducted, with assistance from the United States FAA France, EUROCONTROL and SITA, a seminar on ATN and GNSS:

advised States reoardino VSAT technoloav as a means of addressina deficiencies:

continued eflorts to achieve wider implementation of radio navigation aids and aeronautical mobile services, particularly exiended-range VHF;

assisted States in the coordination of frequency assignments and the elimination of harmful interference to the AMS(R) and to the radio navigation s e ~ i c e ;

advised States to develoo GNSS-based non-orecision aooroach orocedures:

coordinated with regional organizations lor the promotion of the ICAO position at ITU WRCPOW;

......... ~p~ ~~ -

encouraged States to adhere to AMBEX procedures to enhance the exchange of OPMET information in AFI States: . .... .. -~ ...............

encouraged States to acquire equipment for the reception of WAFS products through the SADIS:

provided information and advice on aircraft noise at the request of the South African Minister of Transport;

briefed UN and ICAO missions on safety oversight activities and associated problems in the Region, and identified collaborative safety oversight elforls by both COMESA and SADC;


SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Eastern and Southern Ahican Office:

evaluated and advised Madagascar on its salety oversight activities particularly regarding repetitive flight delays, cancellations and mallundions;

advised on the integrity and security ol the licensing and examination system of South Africa;

participated in 9 safety oversight audit missions out of which 3 were in the Region; I olsc~ssed an0 revewa ongo ng prolects n Bolsuvana. Etnopla Rwanaa Uganda and Zlmoaowe d m g vvl~ts to the Reg ona OHce by nal ona of laas and ,NDP Res oent Representatives: I

brieled consultants and experts in different lields of expertise assigned to Technical Cooperation Projects in Botswana, Ethiopia and Malawi;

debriefed experts completing technical cooperation assignments in Botswana and Malawi: 1 facilitated the study on the restructuring ol civil aviation in Malawi and Rwanda after having obtained funds lrom UNDP. i

continued to coordinate its work with others involved in the regional planning process and ~ provided the necessary interface between the ECACIEUROCONTROL areas ol coverage i as well as those parts of the EUR Region not covered by programmes such as the X X European ATC Harmonization and Intearation Prooramme (EATCHIPI:

held meetings of the Directors General of Civil Aviation of Central European States in response to a ministerial decision to reorganize the air traffic control lundion in the upper airspace of that area; X

assessed what was required in order lo open Pristina Airport in Kosovo to international 1 civil aviation; x 1

!

provided significant support to the international effoll aimed at the rehabilitation ol the civil ~ aviation authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina; x i

The European and North Atlantic Ofltce: ~

continued enorts to hand over lhe management of various activities to the Department of Ciiii Aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

contno,lea lo I re eslao snmenl ol an nternal~onal secre;anal n In n me Depanmenl of C v I Av!aloi and ass slea me C u I Av a! on Aov ser prov oe3 .noer an CAO EC pro.ect X

, ,

provided advice and assistance to the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK); X

I

initiated a review of provisions for meteoroloaical data for aerodrome o~erations and I

started the development 01 a strategy for the MET component of the CNSIATM concept ' lor the EUR Region in cooperation with other relevant ICAO bodies and EUROCONTROC I

! , I i I

continued enoris to develop procedures that would salely increase airport capacity; ! , ' X ~ ,

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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Eurooean and North Atlantic Oflice:

I monitored developments in ongoing work in the field of AIS including the development of a X , i

.......... - .......... ........ ............. I ! , ' , ' , , assisted the NATTraflic Forecasting Group to update its medium- and long-term forecasts ,

lor the periods 2000-2005 and 2010-2015; X I ' : , , , ................. -.

participated in a meeting of the Commission on Air Transport of the International Chamber of Commerce; .. -. .... ~-

in coordination and cooperation with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, look initiatives to establish aSTrans-Caucasus Air Corridor' (the concept was originally agreed, in principle, at the ministerial level in 1997 and confirmed at the highest levels in 1999 during the President of the Council's visit to all 3 States). Significant progress towards a commitment was made at the First Trans-Caucasus Airspace Organization (CASO) Meeling in January in Tbilisi: I

finalized and processed proposals for the amendment of the Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030) in the fields of area navigation (RNAV), and reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM);

devoted a significant amount of time to planning for the implementation of CNSlATM ! , ,

systems in the context of the NAT SPG; I

. - -. X I X

, , , , ' ,

, , I monitored developments in the application of satellite technology; x , X . 8

in cooperation with Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, EUROCONTROL and IATA developed a document on A TM Training Needs in the EdStern Part of the LAO EUR : x ; : Region; , '

X ........... ...... -~ . , , ,

' 8 8 , 8 --

maintained momentum in the activities of the EANPG Working Group for Air Traffic Management in the eastern part of the European Region including Middle Asia (GATE): X :

1 made special efforts in the continued expansion of RVSM;

thoroughly reviewed the air traffic situation during the pesk travel season and initiated preparatory arrangements for the next peak season;

.......... ................ ...... ..

, ,

finalized proposals for imprwements lothe ATS route network in the eastern parlol the Region, including Middle Asia and developed a number of transit routes connecting Central and Eastern Europe with the Far East;

continued efforts to reach agreement on the establishment of a multinational air traffic control facility covering the airspace of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, lhe Czech Republic, Hungary, part of Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia for the provision of en-route air traffic services in the upper airspace (the facility will be known as the Central European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) Upper Area Control Centre (UAC) and is expected to ; become operational by 2005 in Vienna, Austria); , , . - . . -. .. - - .. _ _ - - - - ............ .. - - . . . >... . . . : -

continued to provide a wide range of AVSEC training courses for States at the regional '

and subregional AVSEC training facilities in Brussels, Casablanca, Kyiv and Moscow; : 8 8 8 x

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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES 1: :;:i

I.+ 1:; .2,,

The European and North Atlantic Office: . , -- . -. .- -~ - .~

contributed to a collective effort with ECAC and the governments of Belgium, Morocco, the '

Russian Federation and Ukraine to directly impact on the ability of States in the Region to effectively implement aviation security preventive and management measures by virtue of 1 the qualitv of the traininu offered; I

within the framework of the joint ICAOICEC Technical Cooperation Project, ICAO provided assistance and advice to key DCA personnel, necessary technical expertise and ensured that the civil aviation in Bosnia and Herzegovina complied with ICAO SARPs;

continued to promote, through discussions with civil aviation officials, the Mechanism lor financial. technical and material assistance to States with reaard to aviation securitv as a " means of providing AVSEC assistance to States (Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation ~ requested assistance under this programme);

~

1 assisted the Frequency Management Group (FMG) which continued with preparations for : I me nrrod~non 01 8 333 (HZ cnanne spac ng an0 deveopeo proposa s for cooramat on 01

ITU WRC.2000 preparal ons ~ t n n me ELR Reg~on,

assisted MOTNEG which continued the planning of the new OPMET distribution system to replace the reuionat OPMET centre concept and made available information on the use of the reg~onal volcan~c ash adv~sory centres in London and Toulouse; 1: ' -i-~~ ._-- ~

I continued work on the extended implementation of the SADIS cost allocation and recovery scheme in the Region due to the insufficient financial support from many States and the serious concern expressed by the EANPG about the unstable financial base for the system; C assessed the application of new technologies to determine how they could be best used to safely increase capacity

~.~ ~-

became more involved in the ICAO USOAP and provided considerable assistance to audit missions, especially to the States in the eastern part of the Region;

--

concentrated on concrete assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the development of proposals for the TransCaucasus States and detailed preparatory discussions aimed at the reconstruction of the Balkans area for the post-conflict time frame;

~ . .~ ~.

n close coo3erat on H tn me Comm sson 01 me E~r3pean C0mm.n I es ,CEC), ELROCOMRO.. me 011 ce ot ine h gn Represen'al ve (OhRl ana SIJO za! on Forces lSFORi ass stea Bosn a ana nerzeaov na lo eslao sn tne mosr eff c ent cv awal on

structure to respond effectively tq the responsibility emanating from its Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944).

The Middle East Office:

developed the first edition of the CNSlATM implementation plan for the MID Region;

I continued coordination with States on the implementatian of WGS-84;

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Middle East Office: -~ - . ~~~ . ~ ~ ~-~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ . ~~~- .

assisted COMESA member States in approaching the financial, institutional, legal and human resource aspects of CNSiATM systems implementation;

~ . . .. . ~ ------ ~- -- -.

assisted States in the Region in developing, in the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, a collective position on the Air Transpod Annex of the Generai Aareement on Trade in Se~ices:

assisted States in developing a regional air transport policy involving the l~beraization of traffic rights among ACAC States;

urged States to examine their leg~slation and regulations and amend them where necessary, in order to authorize the use of GNSS as a supplemental means ol naviaation for en-route and non-precision ao~roach:

developed and circulated a proposal to amend the table of ATS routes in the MID ANP:

reviewed the status of implementation of ATS routes within the Region and updated the table of ATM shortcomings and deficiencies to reflect the results;

participated in a high-level meeting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in Montreal in February;

. ~ ~ - ~ - -

hosted a special informal coordination meeting among Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to assist in ATS route capacity improvement between the Gulf and the Mediterranean in March;

developed proposals to amend the Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030) relating to the introduction of RNP 5 mutes and mandatory carriage ol ACAS II in the MID Region;

~. . .. . .- . - ..

provided information to States concerning procedures for airworthiness and operational approval of aircralt GNSS navigation systems:

encouraged the increased participation of States in AVSEC seminars and workshops;

coordinated with Headquarters, the Queen Noor Civil Aviation Training Centre (QNCATC), Amman, and MID States for the preparation ol the Aviation Security Instructors Course held in Amman in October;

~pp~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~

coordinated interregional ClDlN issues with the EUWNAT Office in order lor the MID Region to eslablish its ClDlN domains and routing tables;

nitiated the development of ground-to-ground ATN transition plans and associated planning documents;

iollowed up on the protection of aeronautical radio frequencies; ~~~~ ~... ~- ---

Darticipated in the Arab States Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Eqypt in October; .. .

.. ~-

:oordinated with Headquatiers on the ICAO USOAP and the follow-up required;


provided supervision, monitoring and back-stopping of technical cooperation activities through an associate expert funded by Norway and stationed at the Middle East Office; .ppp-p

provided assistance to lield personnel on missions.

SPECIFIC ACTtVmES

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Office:

coordinated meetings of the Directors of Civil Aviation of the Central Caribbean, Eastern Caribbean and Central American States;

researdled the topic of quality assurance at airports in the Region;

initialed the development of a regional airports information database including personnel, traffic and development information;

participated in lATA airport operational assessments in the Region; -~

participated in the Mexican DCA's development ol national airport operational safely standards:

advised the DCA of Costa Rica on the development of a sanltary landfill near the 2 San Jose Airports;

advised the DCA of the Dominican Republic on the development of the new Cibao International Airport;

. . ~ ~

assisted States in the CAR Region in achieving compliance with WGS-84 through 2 seminars carried out wth the assistance of the FAA in the Central American and Caribbean Regions;

concentrated efforts on promoting the implementation ol WGS-84, the development of the integrated automated AIS system and the need to develop a Quality Assurance System for AIS services;

~ -pp----p - . --

provided assistance to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Medco, Nicaragua and the Dominican Re~ublic on various air transuort issues:

continued its efforts in planning for the implementation of CNSIATM in Central American and lhe Central and Eastern Caribbean States (RW981003);

provided orientation to States on national CNSIATM transition plans;

conducted ATM evaluation visits to Aruba, Netherlands Antilles (Curaqao), Guatemala and Jamaica to audit air traffic services units;

provided advice to the Gulf of Mexico Work Group Meeting to obtain harmonization with GREPECAS CNSIATM olannino:

supported the arrangements and coordination activities for the CAWSAM RNAV route trials and demonstrations:

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SPECIFIC ACTlVlTiES

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Oftice: ~ ~. ~~ - . . ~~~ -~

prepared draft CAWSAM regional guidance material on Air Trallic Services Quality Assurance Programmes;

conducted a NAMICAWSAM ATS quality programme seminar in Mexico City to provide participants with a full understanding of ATS Quality Assurance Programmes;

followed up with States and IATA on ATS incidents;

made eHorls to obtain the pending signatures for the Eastern Caribbean SAR Agreement and to establish a regional data bank lor Mass Casualties Incidents (MCi); - . ~~ ~ - - ~ ~ ..

encouraged States to comply with Annex 17 and to obtain the maximum benefit from the AVSEC mechanism:

followed up on the implementation of AFTN circuits through the MEVA network and on the work to improve the MEVA VSAT Digital Communication Network;

outlined an ATN transition plan to cover the planning, implementation and development 01 digital networks by States;

~~ . ~

devoted efforts to achieving increased use of the implemented WAFS facilities and services, to eliminating difficulties encountered in the exchange of OPMET data, to improving the application of air reporting procedures, and to fostering the provision of inlormation for flight documentation;

acted on observed inadequacies in the provision of SIGMET inlormation, specilically in relation to the tropical cyclone and volcanic warning systems;

prompted spec a coord nat.on act v I es regarong mp emenla1.m an0 mprovetrent 01 Ine CAO IAVW as a res,n ot ro1can.c ermt 07s n tne Reo on: . , - . . .. .- ~ ~~ ~-

assisted and advised States in the development and improvement of operational safety through compliance with ICAO SARPs;

. . . .-.. ~ - - .

provided assistance to the DCA of Guatemala with the implementation of ICAO USOAP action;

provided assistance to the DCA 01 Mexico for upcoming ICAO USOAP;

coordinated with Headquarters on the iCAO USOAP and the audit missions carried out; ~ . ... ~ --~-p~~~-- . . ---- ~~

supported 1 trust fund project, financed through ICAO by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), to continue its activities in Cuba; ~.. . ~ - ~ - ~.~~~~ ~ . . . ~ ~

provided support to 3 regional projects:

- RW981003, Transition to CNSIATM Systems in the CAWSAM Regions;

- RW951003, Development of Continuing Airworthiness and Operational Safety 01 Aircraft in Latin America:

- RW971903, Training of Civil Aviation Personnel in the CAR Region, financed by the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA);

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parlicipated in meetings of the DCAs 01 the Central America and the Central Caribbean to encourage them to join the regional projects in order to implement CNSIATM systems, the safety oversight systems and to train technical personnel;

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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Oflice:

prepared projects and documents and encouraged States to develop Technical Cooperation Projects in the lollowing fields:

- Bahamas, Radar Syslem and Radar Control ATS at Freeport International Airpoll;

- COCESNA, Central America Airspace OrganizatiodCentral America Plan Implementalion;

- El Salvador, Strengthening of Ihe Civil Aviation Inslitutions;

- Guatemala, Reactivation a1 the Project "Strengthening of the Directorate of Civil Aviation";

s-pponed me rrork programme 01 lne ChSiATM expen leam 01 the RLA 98 003 n moro naton a m the SAM Once in oroer to oDra n oala and ~nlormal on on ATS ro-res to define traffic flows, ACCs inlrastructure, NAVAIDS and WGS-84 implementation status.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The South American Office:

provided assistance to Ecuador and Peru regarding the visual aids for denoting obstacles:

provided assistance to Argentina regarding adequate means to reduce bird hazards and friction coeflicient of wet runways;

provided assistance in the analysis of the master plan of equipment lor Bolivia;

provided assislance to concerned States regarding the development of airports emergency planning;

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provided assistance to all SAM States lo deal adequately with the integrated aeronautical uackaoe:

developed specilic activities to promote the implementation of AIS requirements in lhe CAR/SAM Region;

carried out specific activities to support States in the eflective implementation of WGS-84;

continued to provide Secretariat services lo LACAC; - .

implemented and participated in the SAM Y2K regional control unit during the leap year oeriod:

advised and assisted SAM Stales with respect to further the development of CNSIATM svstems:

advised and assisted SAM States in relation to contingency planning, the allocation of new designators for ATS routes, civillmililary coordination and the reduction in separation minima;

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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The South American OHlce:

advised and assisted SAM States regarding the improvement of SAR services; - . . - --- - ~~

continued to assist the CATCs ol the SAM Region in the preparation of introductory courses on CNSIATM systems and in the development of courses using TRAINAIR methodoloav;

continued to provide advice and encouragement to States for the necessary upgrading of AFTN services and ATS speech communications:

held the ATM authorities and planners meetingiworkshop to implement RNAV routes connecting South American, North American, Central American and Caribbean pairs of cities;

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coordinated different activities tor the implementation of trials and demonstrations on new RNAV routes:

devoted significant efforts to evaluating the shortcomings and deficiencies and followed up on the Investigation and Prevention of ATS Incidents Programmes with a view to reducing ATS incidents;

contributed and continued eflorts to implement the ATS Quality Assurance Programme to improve the safety levels of air operations through a Quality Assurance Seminar; -. - . . . . .. ~ ----

assisted States concerned with the implementation of new ATS route networks in an RNP 10150 NM environment and RVSM in the EUWSAM corridor after the pertinent safety assessment had been carried out by Spain;

assisted in the preparation of amendments to the AFIISAM part of the Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030) in order to implement RNP 10 and RVSM in the EURISAM corridor;

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assisted in coordinating ajoint ICAO-AITAL AVSEC one-day seminar in Quito, Ecuador; ~. .... .~

determined CNS shortcomings and deficiencies and the development of remedial actions;

coordinated solutions for communications problems in the SAM Region and at the boundary between the SAM and CAR Regions;

assisted with the planning of new radio navigation aids as well as with the selection of suitable freauencies for the aeronautical mobile services and radio navioation services. new ~ a c ~ ~ ~ t i e b and other matters related to the ap~l~cat~on of Annex 10 S ~ P S

advised States concerning the ICAO position tor the ITU WRC-2000;

elaborated on a project to conduct a regional GNSS augmentation test;

coordinated with Headquarters, Argentina and the United States in order to carry out the Coordination Meeting between Buenos Aires and Washington VAACs;

analysed OPMET controls for the periods 10 to 16 June and 10 to 16 November carried out by 12 SAM States;

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processed 23 amendments and 5 proposals for amendment to CAWSAMIANP Table FASlD MET 2 and Table FASlD MET 2A;

assisted the aviation institution centres with the TRAlNAiR Programme; ~.. . ~. .

coordinated audit missions to Bolivia and Ecuador, under the ICAO USOAP:

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prepared ICAO Technical Cooperation Project proposals or revisions covering assistance for the updating of aeronautical standards and regulations, the implementation of air navigation facilities and services, the development of aeronautical training and the updating of lhe safety oversight capabilities of Peru and Venezuela.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Western and Central African Office:

continued to foster the implementation of the provisions of Annex 14 and to provide advice to WACAF States in resolving specific AGA problems;

gave practical advice on the design, construction and maintenance of aerodromes at which rehabilitation work was planned to allow good coordination and smooth development of lhe airport infrastructures;

provided assistance for the organization and lhe conduct of a full-scale emergency exercise at Baniul International Airport in the Gambia;

advised Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria concerning the provision ol aerodrome services;

provided assistance to States in the implementalion of SARPs in the fields ol personnel licensing, operations, aircralt airworthiness, accident invesligation and prevention and on matters related to fliaht saletv and safelv oversiaht:

coordinated a meeting on Seasonal Ha] Pilgrimage Flights, held in Dakar in November. to review and update the procedures for the forthcoming Haj season, prepare the Haj AIP Supplement and set the applicable dates for "Operalion Haj 2001";

assisted States in improving their AISIMAP services;

progressed work on specific projects aimed at developing air transport and aviation securitv in the Reaion:

continued to maintain close liaison with regional organizations dealing with air transport matters;

continued to provide Secrelariat services lo AFCAC;

reviewed ATS route designators at lhe inledace areas, had operalional letters ol agreement between adjacent centres signed;

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assisted States in addressing specific SAR problems; -....

took appropriate follow-up actions concerning the safe implementation of 10-minutes lonaitudinal seoaration in the Reaion;

took appropriate follow-up actions pertaining to the elimination of shortcomings and deficiencies in the Reaion:

assisted States in resolving a number of specaic ATS problems; ~~ --

collected air traflic data along specific itineraries in the AFI Region for January and July surveys lor distribution to all AFI States and concerned international organizations;

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SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Western and Central African Office: . . ~ ~ ~ ~

initiated amendment proposals to the AFIISAM Regional Supplementary Procedures (Doc 7030) in order to implement RNP 10, RVSM and procedures for in-flight contingencies in the EURISAM corridor;

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continued sen5itization of States on critical issues for civil aviation in preparation for the ITU WRC-2000;

organized a coordination meeting among Dakar, Roberts FIRS and ASECNA lor the improvements of AFS in the FIRS:

continued to monitor the perfonance ol the aeronautical satellite telecommunications network for Cenlral and Western Africa (SATCOM), to encourage its expansion in neighbounng States and modification for migration to ATN; -- - ~ ~

continued follow-up action for the development of the AFI surveillance plan; - ~ ~-

organized a coordination meeting between Angola, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, South Africa, ASECNA and IATA for the interconnection between ASECNA and SADC VSAT networks;

took follow-up actlon on progress ol CAFSAT network implementation in WACAF States cuncerned (Cape Verde and Senegal);

assisted Congo and ASECNA in the preparation for the lifting of the Brazzaville FIR continaencv olan in lhe lield of communications and navioation aids:

continued to liaise with States and regionalhnternational organizations (IATA, IFALPA, ASECNA);

reviewed and harmonized CNSlATM implementation plans between the AFI and SAM Regions;

emphasized the need for the ratification ol the AVSEC legal instrument and the development, application and implementation of National Security Programmes;

maintained liaison with organizations such as AFCAC and ASECNA in order to avoid duplication ol effort and ensure effective deployment of available resources;

reviewed AFTN and ATSIDS performance and CNSIATM development in the SAT area;

provided assistance to Stales in implementing, improving and/or upgrading the AFS (AFTN, ATSIDS) and the AMS networks;

:wkfollow-up action to foster the development 01 the AFI Surveillance Plan (ASP) lor the qeaion:

lrovided assistance to 15 States in the use of aeronaulical meteoroloaical data:

~rovided assistance to 4 States to im~rove their MET service to fliaht crew members:

:ontinued efforts to concentrate on the further improvement of the exchange of OPMET Jata, especially with adjacent Regions;

:onhued action to foster MET data exchanges on the AFI meteorological bulletins sxchange (AMBEX) scheme;

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jevoted special attention to the need lor human resources training in all areas related to 'light safety and ensure close coordination with Headquarters in order to develop specific :rainino curricula and seminars ada~ted to the needs of States:

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The Western and Central Ah ian Office: ~~ . ....

initiated an exlensive training and seminar programme on flight safety with a view to faciiitating harmonization of technical regulations and procedures;

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advised Burkina Faso, Gabon and the Gambia on meteorological se~ ices to be provided to operations staff and flight crew members;

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organized 2 ICAO seminarshvorkshops on flight safety matters in Casablanca in May, in coooeration with Morocco:

devoted attention to generating greater interest in civil aviatlon development by Contracting States and donors for the forthcoming UNDP programming cycle; I I / I made contacts with ACPlAlrican Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to explore funding possibilities lor civil aviation projects in the Region; I / l / reinforced coordination with UNDP;

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assisted in project implementation and document development; ~ ~-.-~

maintained contacts with UNDP for support and assistance in upgrading the Nigeria College of Civil Aviation Technology in Zaria to a regional centre and incorporating it into the ICAO training Droaramme.

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Specific Issues to be Addressed by Regional Offices in the Air Navigation, Air Transport, Aviation Security and Technical Cooperation Fields

Legend: GEN =general AGA aerodromes, air routes and ground aids AIG = accident investioalion and orwention AiSlMAP = aemnauhi inlormation and charts AT = alrtransporl ATM = airtraffic management AVSEC aviation securitv

SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED

the ~ublicalion of the Basic ANPs and FASIDs:

the improvement of States' m p l i a n c e with SARPs;

the wrrection of air navigation system shortcomings and deficiencies;

the strengthening of the degree of aulonomy given to the regional planning process while ensuring adequate coordination al the global level:

Ihe establishment and maintenance of a close working relationship between the Middle East Regional Office and subregional organizations, particularly the Gulf Coordinating Council;

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a regional agreement for lhe implementalion of multinational facilities and services in the CARISAM Redon:

the suppolt of States' efforts invested in training in the Eastern part of the ICAO EUR Region, including Middle Asia;

the provision of assistance to States on lhe expansion of the ICAO USOAP:

the evaluatton of lhe effects of the new larger aeroplanes and the develooment offorward ~ l a n n ~ n a strateqles,

the enhancement of the capabilities of airpoits to handle emergency situations;

the enhancement of ground handling safety at airports; ~ .

the development and maintenance of airport emergency planning;

CNS = cammunications, navigation and surveillance MET =meteorology OPSIAIR = operations/ailworlhiness PELilRG =personnel licensing and training

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the application of adequate means to reduce bird hazards; 1 the promotion of airport environmental protection and land use control;

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the standardization of nomenclature for aerodrome abbreviations and their location indicators 1 the preparatwy work on legislation and regulatory framework required for certification of aerodromes in preparation for the expansion of the safety oversight programme to Annex 14;

the provision of assistance to CARISAM States on operational safetv issues related to Aroentina throuah the develooment of a "

seminar in Bolivia; 1 the publication of all required aeronautical charts under WGS-84; 1 the implementation of all requirements concerning the produdion and publication of national Alps according to the restructured contents and general specifications;

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the development of regional AIS automation plans;

the setting up of a centralized database to manage the allocation of ATS route designators and to implement it as soon as possible, ensuring interregional cooperalion using existing databases;

the commencement of studies to find a long-term solution to the shortage of ATS route designators;

the implementation of the AIS Automation System and the AIS Quality Assurance System in the CARISAM Region: .. . . ~~ ~

the full and effedive implementation of WGS-84;

the need to implement an effective application of the AlRAC System in the CAR Region;

the addressing of the problem of aeronautical information inconsistencies and the preparation of relevant ICAO guidance material. Promote implementation of the new ICAO standard AIP format to improve the consistency of aeronautical information;

Ine ae#elopment ol ous.ness cases for tne e m nal on of snoncom ngs and defcencles in the mp emenla1.on of ChS,ATM svstems: 1

further work on the economic, legal, institutional and human resource aspects of CNSIATM svstems implementation;

the improvemenl of facilitation and aviation security;

the development of traffic forecasts for major traffic flows;

enhanced coordination with States and international organizations in relation to civil aviationlair transport databases;

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the preparation of a cost-benefit analysis for Pacific Island States on various options for the cooperative management of upper airspace:

the lack of capital for infrastmclure and facilities' development in air transport;

lne app c a l m of Cnapler X I ol 'nc Conventon on Internal ona C w A J ar on Ooc 730C aoo me poss D e oere opment of 300 I ona Joint Financing or olher cooperative arrangements to address the provision, maintenance and financing of air navigation facilities and services;

the implementation and monitoring of activities of States and lheir subregional organizations in the field of air lransport economics;

the dissemination of policy guidance on ICAO regulatory policy matters:

the collection from States of forecasting and economic planning material for the next edition of the ICAO World o f Civil Aviation;

the provision of lechnical support to the regional Traffic Forecasting Groups;

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Ihe assislance lo States in implementing, to lhe extent possible, the conclusions of the ANSCONF2000; . . . .

the assislance to States in the implemenlation of guidance material on facilitation;

CNSIATM planning and implementation: . . ... --

the update of the first edition of the CNSIATM implementation plan for the MID Region;

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the organization of seminarslworkshops to assist States in the implementation of GNSS procedures; -~ .... -- ........ .... -~ ~.~

the deveiopmenl of rational relationships between current CNSIATM systems and advanced space technology and between iCAO and the other international organizations concerned;

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the implementation of CNSIATM systems, including ADSICPDLC and GNSS;

the provision of support to systems like CNSIATM and safety oversight which offer solutions to civil avialion problems;

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Ihe development of the ICAO EUR CNSIATM transilion plan and the identification of and incorporalion of any existing suitable planning material available in the Region; -..... ----

the preparation of the next phase of expansion of EUR 8.33 kHz airspace in the horizontal area commencing 31 October 2002, with the participation of as many States peripheral to the existing 8.33 kHz airspace as possible;

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the increased attention to Human Factors aspects in the provision of ATS and flight operations;

the enhancement of regional provisions for aircrafi experiencing communications failure in flioht:

1 the amendment of ATM evolution tables as necessarv:

the implementation of the ATS Quality Assurance Programme at a regionai level to improve the safety levels of flight operations;

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the implementation ofthe new ATS routes in an RNP 10150 NM environment in the EURISAM corridor;

me mp emenla: on of l' a s ana aemonslral ons n new RhA\ r o ~ e s c o n r w no hACC an0 SAM oars of c 1.es

the implementation of unified upper airspace management in the AFI, South Pacific, SADC, EAC and COMESA States;

the implementation of the revised South China Sea ATS route structure;

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I the implementation of ICAO airspace classifications;

the implementation of 50 NM lateral and 50 NM longitudinal separation minima where appropriate;

I the implementation of ICAO standard cruising levels;

the enhancement of the provision of SAR facilities, services, procedures and training;

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I the implementation of RVSM in Asia;

the safety objectives for the implementation of RVSM in the EUR RVSM area;

the confirmation of the implementation date for RVSM in the EUR Reoion and adioinina oalls of the AFI Reoion:

the establishment of the RVSM goldelay decision process and the establishment of a verification committee;

I the promotion of civillmilitary coordinalion in the AFI Region;

the study of cooperative airspace management in the Pacific Island States and the AFI Region;

the implemenlation of programmes to reduce ATS incidents, as well as a Qualitv Assurance Proommme:

the implementation of a revised ATS route structure from Asia to MIDIEUR, south of the Himalavas:

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the follow-up of the implementation of RNP and RVSM in the AFI Region and the EURISAM corridor (South Atlantic area);

the establishment of RNAV trials and demonstralions in the CARISAM Region, including tests of ADS and CPDLC;

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the implementation of the ATS Quality Assurance Programme for the CARISAM Repion:

Ihe assistance to the Uniled States and Mexico lo implement CNSIATM developments in the Gulf of Mexico area:

the implementation of mandatory carriage and operation of ACAS II in the MID Region;

the implementation of RVSM in the Mi0 Region;

the provision of enhanced SAR services; -- ...... --

the development of a SAR model plan to be used by States; ....

in coordination with the COSPASISARSAT Secretariat, the establishment of a South American COSPASISARSAT Reaion:

the development of a new RNAV structure network for the CARISAM Region and the preparation of the pertinent amendment of the ANP;

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Ihe development of RNP and RVSM implementation plans for the CARISAM Region;

the implementation of RNP 5 on priority routes in the MID Reaion:

the assistance to States in the compliance and implementation of SARPs in the field of AVSEC;

the development of ground-lo-ground ATN transition plans and associated planning documents;

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the protection of aeronautical radio frequencies;

the provision of support and follow-up on the implementation of the REDDIG: ...... . . . . . .... -----

the eslablishment of coordinated AFTN and ATS speech circuit plans:

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a project to conduct a regional GNSS auqmentation test:

a decision lime-frame for allevialing the projected shortage of VHF capacity;

the transition to the final phase of the Wwld Area Forecast System (WAFS):

the full implementation of the iSCS and SADIS VSATs by Stales: ... ................ .....

the implementation of procedures to facilitate the global exchange

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of OPMET messages and their dissemination by the ISCS and SADIS satellite broadcasts:

the establishment of Dakar and Pretoria OPMET data banks;

the implementation of the international airways volcano watch (IAVW) operational procedures;

the implementation of regional procedures for the issuance of volcanic ash and tropical cycione advisories in the AFI Region;

the updating and distribution of the list of ATSIMET reporting points in the CARISAM Reoion:

the updating and distribution of the draft Brasilia internalional OPMET data bank cataloque;

the updating and distribution of a guide for the preparation, dissemination and use of SIGMET information;

the conduct of workshops on cost recovery issues for aeronautical meteoroloaical services in amordance with iCAO wlicies:

the development of guidelines for the use of GRlB and BUFR codes in the AFI Region;

Ihe development of CNSIATM systems with regard to meteorological requirements in the AFI Region;

the fostering of strict adherence to Annex 3 provisions concerning the use of abbreviated olain lanauaae and numerical values in " - SIGMET messaaes:

the improvement of flight safety and the safety oversight capabilities of States;

the support and pallicipation of regional safety initiatives;

the increased attention to human resources training in all areas related to fliaht safetv:

the progressing of safety oversight objectives; -~

the implemenlation of Assembly Resolution A32-11 concerning safety oversight audits;

the provision of assistance to audited States on the implementation of corrective adion plans; - .-

the evaluation and advising of safety oversight activities, particularly regarding repetilive flight delays, cancellations and malfunctions. -- ..... - ..

the implementation of COSCAP projects in South-East Asia and Pacific Island States;

the follow-up on COSCAP projects in Pacific Island States and North Asia;

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the rehabilitation of civil aviation in East Timw through technical cooperation inte~enlions: --

the acceleration and follow-up of technical cooperation aclivities in the Democratic Pwple's Republic of Korea, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Viet Nam:

the resolution of lhe problem of limited resources which hamper civil aviation and air transport development in the MID and ESAF Reoions:

the increased support for the CAWSAM Technical Cooperation Regional Programmes in order to implement the following matters:

- RLAISBX)03, Transition to the CNSIATM Systems in the CAWSAM Region;

- RlA1951003, Development of Continuing Airworthiness and Operational Safety of Aircrafl in Latin America;

- RlA1991901, Regional Safety Oversight System;

- RLAJ001009, Regional GNSS Augmentation Test.

Appendix 17

Review of Action Taken up to 31 December 2000 on Resolutions of the 32nd Session of the Assembly

Resolulon Subject and adion taken

RESOLUTIONS O F THE 32nd SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY

Increasing the effectiveness oJICA0 (measures for continuing improvement in the 1999-2001 triennium and beyond)

Pursuant to this Resolution, the Council reviewed its working methods and procedures. It placed greater emphasis on policy matters and devoted more time to air navigation matters. In addition, more delegation of authority was given to the Air Navigation Commission and the President of the Council. Cost-savings measures were taken to streamline and reduce documentation. The use of remote translation increased for meetings held away from Headquarters. Communications with States through electronic transmission expanded and increased electronic communications with regional off~ces contributed to a reduction in printed documentation. Staffincentivesnow includenon-pensionable bonuses, in additionto special merit increments andother staffawards. Programmesupportservices wereidentified andsavings were realizedinadministrative functions.

Amendment offhe Convention on Infernafional Civil Aviation regarding the authentic Chinese text

In accordance with Assembly Resolution A32-2, the Secretary General prepared a Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation [Final Clause, Chinese Text] which was adopted by the 32nd Session of the Assembly and signed by him and by the President of the Assembly on 1 October 1998. Contracting States were informed of the adoption of this new amendment by State Letter LE 311.19, 0 111.6-98185 dated 20 November 1998. A copy of the Protocol relating lo an amendment to lhe Convention on International Civil Aviafion [Final Clause, Chinese Text], signed at Montreal on 1 October 1998 (Doc 9722), was transmitted by the same Letter.

Rat$cafion offhe Protocol Amending the Final Clause offhe Convention on Internafional Civil Aviafion [Final Clause, Chinese Text]

The Resolution was sent to the attention of Contracting States by State Letter LE 311 . l9 ,O 111.6-98185 dated 20 November 1998, with the request that the necessary action be taken to ratify this Protocol as soon as possible. The text of Assembly Resolution A32-3 was subsequently included in State Letters LE 312-9919, 99185,0019,00178 dated 29 January 1999,6 August 1999,28 January 2000 and 4 August 2000 respectively, whereby Contracting States were requested to implement this and other relevant Assembly Resolutions on the prompt ratification of international air law instruments. In addition, by State Letter LE 312-9919 dated 29 January 1999, an administrative package was provided to assist States with the ratification of this Protocol. As of 31 December 2000, the Protocol had been ratified by 18 States (124 ratifications are required for its entry into force).

Assembly resolufions no longer in force

A new edition ofAssembly Resolutions in Force (Doc 9730) was published containing all resolutions in force at the close ofthe 32nd Session ofthe Assembly, i.e, as of 2 October 1998.

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Resolution Subject and action taken -

Fftieth Anniversary of the ICAO Air Aravigation Commission

Pursuant to the adoption of this Resolution, the Air Navigation Commission held a special meeting on 4 February 1999 to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Many Council Representatives and a number of past Commissioners attended the special meeting which was addressed by Dr. Assad Kotaite, President of the Council; Mr. Walter Binaghi, former President of the Council and the first Chairman of the Air Navigation Commission; Mr. Victor Aguado, President of the AirNavigation Commission; Mr. Philippe Langumier, the senior member of the Commission; and Mr. Edmund Smart and Mr. Michael Comber, Observers of IFALPA and IATA, respectively, on the Commission. Additional events to commemorate the 50th Anniversary were held on 22 June 1999, including aday ofconsultation with the aviation industry, and areception, at which the first ICAO ANC Laurel Award was confemed.

Safely of navigation

This Resolution was conveyed to Contracting States in StateLetter AN 13129-98/95 dated 16 December 1998, drawing attention to the potentially hazardous activity that had occurred in the vicinity of the international routes known as the North Pacific (NOPAC) Composite Route System, connecting Asia and North America. The Assembly urged Contracting States to take appropriate measures to further enhance the safety of international civil aviation. The need to strictly comply with the provisions ofthe Convention on international Civd Aviation, its Annexes and related procedures was emphasized.

Harmonization of the regulations andprogrammes for dealingwith assistance to victims ofaviationaccidents and theirfamilies

This Resolution was brought to the attention of Contracting States in State Letter AN 6139-99/17 dated 29 January 1999. Those States which have regulations or programmes to assist aircraft accident victims and their families were urged to make them available to ICAO for possible assistance to States; other States were urged to promptly review, develop and implement such regulations and programmes. In this respect, States were requested to complete a questionnaire. On 8 December 1999, the Council considered a report on the subject and noted the results ofthe survey. It was determined that the subject was not yet mature enough for SARPs. The Council agreed that, as an initial step, ICAO would develop guidance material on the subject in the form of an ICAO circular, which is expected to be sent to States in mid-2001. A report on the subject will be presented to the 33rd Session ofthe Assembly.

Consolidated statement of continuing 1CAOpolicies and practices related to environmental protection

This Resolution was conveyed to Contracting States in State Letter AN 1/17-99/27 dated 5 March 1999, drawing attention to substantive revisions to the consolidated statement in Resolution A3 1-1 1, namely, 2 new clauses in Appendix B, the updating of Appendix F and the addition of new Appendices G and H. The State Letter also drew the attention of States to safety aspects associated with Appendix E that the Air Navigation Commission had identified.

AppendixB-Development ofStandards, RecommendedPracticesandProcedzires andorguidance material relating to the quality of the environment

At the fourth meeting of the 156th Session, the ICAO Council adopted Amendment 6 to Annex 16 - Environmental Protrclion, Volume I - Aircrafl Noise and Amendment 4 to Annex 16 -Environmental Protection. Volume I1 A i r c r a f t Engine Lmissions, proposed at CAEPl4.

Following CAEP14 Recommendation 212 and further instructions given by the Council and Air Navigation Commission (ANC), a State Letter was issued on 14 May 1999, containing revised material relating to the reduction of noise nuisance from light propeller-driven aeroplanes (AN 1117-99\63), which is intended to complement the newly adopted noise standards.

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Resolution Subiect and action taken

State Letter AN 1117-99127 dated 5 March 1999, also broughtthe attention of States and relevant international organizations to the environmental benefit as one of the benefits that would accrue from the early implementation of CNSIATM systems. Subsequently, at the sixth meeting of its 157th Session, the Council approved Conclusion 3/14 of the ALLPIRGI3 Report - Cooperation with ICAOICAEP work.

During the sixteenth meeting of its 150th Session (19 March 1997), the Council agreed that the CAEP13 proposed amendments to PANS-OPS, Volume I, concerning take-offnoise abatement procedures be referred to the Operations Study Group (OPSSG) for review of the safety implications and to CAEP for review of the flexibility aspect and technical issues raised by States. CAEPI5 will further consider the proposals in light of those reviews and will report to Council accordingly.

On 7 June 1999, the ICAO Council approved an additional CAEP mandate. CAEP was requested to explore the issue of operating restrictions on the noisiest Chapter 3 aircraft, in addition to the ongoing work on a possible noise standard more stringent than the current Chapter 3 provisions, and requested that the Council be informed of progress.

Since the last Assembly, new CAEP Members from Egypt and South Africa, were approved by the Council; this is in line with the request by the Assembly that Contracting States from regions of the world that are currently not represented or under-represented in CAEP participate in the Committee's work. New Observers from Norway, the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC), the European Federation for Transport and the Environment (an umbrellagroup representing environmental non-governmental organizations worldwide), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were also approved to participate at meetings of the CAEP.

Appendix F - Environmental impact ofcivil aviation on the upper atmosphere

In April 1999, the lntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) completed its Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere, which was prepared, at ICAO's request, with the collaboration of the Scientific Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and with some ICAO involvement. The report's Summary for Policymakers was distributed to Contracting States by State Letter E 3113.7-99112 dated 10 December 1999.

The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) is studying policy options to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation, taking into account the above-mentioned IPCC report and the requirements ofthe Kyoto Protocol, in order to enable the Council to report back to the next ordinary session ofthe Assembly in 2.001. There was increased cooperation with other organizations involved inpolicy-making in this field. Regular reports weremade to policy-making bodiesofthe UNFCCC and theUNFCCC Secretariat now has Observer status at CAEP meetings.

Appendix H Environmental charges and tares

The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) is pursuing the question of emission-related levies, as well as other market-based measures, to limit or reduce the impact of aircraft engine emissions, such as emissions trading and voluntary mechanisms, in order to enable the Council to report back to the next ordinary session of the Assembly in 2001.

A32-9 Preventing the inboduction of invasive alien species

In response to Resolving Clauses 1 and 3, a report on ICAO's cooperation with other UN organiza:ions is being submitted to the 33rd Session ofthe Assembly.

A32-10 International assessment criteria and notification of status concerning Year ZOO0 complinnce

The Secretariat, in cooperation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI), established an extensive Year 2000 (Y2K) programme that culminated in a seamless and uneventful millennium changeover. The primary efforts of the programme focused on disseminating

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information, increasing awareness, assessing progress and assisting States in developing contingency plans. A Global Coordination Unlt (GCU) was established at ICAO Headquarters to facilitate the continuity ofglobal air traffic management duringthe critical changeover. Regional Coordination Units (RCU) collected, collated and disseminated information supplied by Contracting States, and aY2K database was developed to make this information available to all other States, to the GCU, to other RCUs and to the IATA member airlines in accordance with theResolution. Contingency plans wereeffectively coordinated, implementedanddeactivated in a timely and orderly fashion with arninimum of disruption to the aviation community.

A32-11 Establishment of an IC.40 Universal Safety hersight Audit Programme

In accordance with Assembly Resolution A32-11, theICAO Universal Safety Oversight Auditprogramme was launched on 1 January 1999, with audit activities commencing in March. The Programme calls for the mandatory and regular safety oversight audits of all Contracting States, and for greater transparency in the disclosure of audit results. It supersedes the voluntary ICAO Safety Oversight Assessment Programme established in March 1996.

The audits are conducted by experienced auditors who are selected by ICAO and are required to undergo both a training course and on-the-job training before being assigned as audit team members. The audits are carried out following standard auditing procedures and protocols established in the Safely Oversight Audit Manual (Doc 9735). As of 31 December, 131 Contracting States had been audited by ICAO.

A32-12 FoNow-up to the 1998 Worldwide CNS/ATMSyslems Implementation Conference

Action on this Resolution was pursued through the development by the Council of a comprehensive action plan based on the recommendations ofthe 1998 Worldwide CNSfATM Systems Implementation Conference. The action plan comprised the tasks to be undertaken by CNSIATM partners such as States, Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs), international organizations, and service providers. In particular, States and international organizations have been advised of the follow-up implementation actions through State Letter M 811-98158 dated 17 July 1998. The PIRGs have incorporated appropriate tasks in their work programmes. Other CNSfATM tasks envisaged in that action plan have been assigned internally.

A32-13 Support of the ICAOpolicy on radio frequency spectrum matters

This Resolution was sent to Contracting States in State Letter E 315-98/98, in conjunction with the proposed ICAO position for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) WorldRadiocommunication Conference (WRC-2000). Furthermore, the Resolution was brought to the attention ofthe Ministers ofTransport of all Contracting States by the President of the Council in his letter dated 10 August 1999. Contracting States were reminded of the importance of firmly supporting the ICAO position at WRC-2000 and in regional and other international activities conducted in preparation for WRCs, by including in their proposals to the WRC and to regional telecommunications fora, to the extent possible, material consistent with the lCAO position. Special emphasis was put on the need to retain the GNSS frequency band 1 559-1 610 MHz for exclusive use by the Aeronautical Radionavigation Serviceand theRadionavigation Satellite Service. The Secretary General wrote to the Secretary General of ITU to reiterate the importance of adequate radio frequency spectrum allocation and protection for the safety of aviation. Increased participation by ICAO at international and regional spectrum management fora was enabled due to the high priority given in the Resolution to making the necessary resources available. As a result of the intensive preparation and coordination and ofthe large aviation participation at WRC-2000, the outcome of the WRC fully met the ICAO position. The Resolution was used as the basis for the development of a proposed strategy for establishing and promoting the ICAO position for future ITU WRCs, to be submitted ro the 33rd Session of the Assembly.

A32-14 Consolidated statement of JCAO continuing policies and associated practices related specifically to air nwrgation

This Resolution was brought to the attention of all Contracting States in State Letter AN 1112-98/83 of 20 November 1998, drawing particular attention to the changes introduced in the revised consolidated statement by the 32nd Session of the Assembly, i.e. the policy amendments to Appendix A, Resolving Clauses 4 ,5 and

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7 and Associated Practices 1 and 2; the amendments introduced to highlight the requirement to improve still further existing safety levels in Appendix E, Associated Practice 1; Appendix L, Associated Practice 5 ; Appendix M, Associated Practice 1 and Appendix Q, Associated Practice 1; and the amendment made to Appendix K pursuant to the adoption of Resolution A3 1-8 as well as to highlight the requirement to improve still further existing levels of safety.

Appendix A - Formulation of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Procedures ,for Air h'avigation Services (P.41VS)

Pursuantto the adoption ofthis Resolution, SARPs developedfortheaeronautical telecommunicationnetwork (ATN), air traffk services (ATS) voice switching and signalling, the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), the high frequency data link (HFDL) and the VHF digital link (VDL) only comprise broad, general, mature and stable provisions. Depending on their stability, detailed technical specifications for those systems were placed either in appendices to Annex 10 or in technical manuals. Furthermore, consultation with States and international organizations were conducted only on core SARPs. Detailed technical specifications were, however, available to States upon request.

Appendix F - Units ofmeasuremenl

At the 32nd Session ofthe Assembly, the Technical Commission discussed a report from the Council on the subject of unification of units ofmeasurement to be used in air and ground operations in follow-up action to the 3 1st Session of the Assembly. The Assembly issued Resolution A32-14, Appendix F, encouraging States to bring their national regulations and practices into conformity with the provisions of Annex 5 , as soon as practicable. This Resolution was conveyed to Contracting States in State Letter AN 1129.1-00134, dated 14 April 2000, regarding the adoption by the Council on 21 Februaly 2000 of Amendment 16 to Annex 5, which added new provisions concerning Human Factors.

Appendix H A v i a t i o n training

In furthering the implementation of this Resolution, the ICAO TRAINAIR programme was expanded to include33 civil aviationtraining centres (CATCs) from 30 Contracting States.Thirteenother CATCs officially expressed interest in joining the programme. Assistance to State CATCs was further enhanced through the development and publication ofupdated ICAO trainingmanuals. Additionally, the Human ResourcePlanning and Training Study Group developed a framework for regional training planning and assisted in drafting human resource planning guidance material for States.

Appendix K - Formulation of Regional Plans including Regional Supplementary Procedures

Action on this Resolution was pursued through the processing of many proposals to amend the Regional Air Navigation Plans and the Regional Supplementary Procedures in accordance with amendment procedures approved by the Council. The majority of these amendments were initiated by States and Planning and Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs) to reflect the changing needs of international civil aviation.

Appendix L R e g i o n a l air navigation (MA7 meetings

Action on this Resolution resulted in the convening of a full-scale regional air navigation meeting for the Caribbean and South American (CARISAM) Regions in October 1999.

Appendix M Implemenlalion of Regional Plans

Action on this Resolution was pursued through the thorough identification, investigation and action on shortcomings and deficiencies inairnavigation services by theplanningand Implementation Regional Groups (PIRGs) and their subsidiary bodies. These ongoing exercises were carried out in line with a uniform methodology agreed by the Council and kept up to date by PlRGs and the Air Navigation Commission.

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ilppendix Q - The provision of adequate aerodromes

Specificationson airport design to accommodate futureaeroplanes largerthan theB747-400 were promulgated with Amendment 3 to Annex 14, Volume I, which became applicable on 4 November 1999. Related guidance material is being reviewed and wi l l be amended accordingly. Keeping in view the trend towards privatization o f airports, an amendment to Annex 14, Volume I, incorporating a requirement for States to certify their aerodromes is being processed. To assist States, related guidance material in the form o f a new manual on certification of aerodromes was prepared and is under review.

Appendix IV- Flight Safety andHuman Factors

Action on this Resolution was pursued through a global symposium and 6 implementation seminarsiworkshops which were held over the last 3 years. The exchange o f information and experience obtained were used to define a plan o f action for flight safety and Human Factors for the period 2000-2004. Data and experience were used to develop a manual on Human Factors Guidelines for Air TraSJic Management (ATAO Systems (Doc 9758).

A32-15 ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP)

This Resolution was brought to the attention of Contracting States in State Letter A N 6137-99126 dated 5 March 1999. States were urged to implement various elements o f GASP, including encouraging voluntary reportingofevents thatcouldaffect aviation safety. The AirNavigation Commissioncontinued toconsult with the aviation industry and took into account the elements o f GASP when assigning priorities to the tasks i n the Technical Work Programme (TWP) o f the Organization in the Air Navigation Field. The Commission progressed the work on the various elements o f GASP. A report on GASP wi l l be presented to the 33rd Session o f the Assembly.

A32-16 Proficiency in the English languagefor radiotelephony communications

Pursuantto this Resolution, the AirNavigation Commission established anew task-Radiotelephony Speech for International Aviation - to be included in the Technical Work Programme (TWP) of the Organization in the air navigation field. A comprehensive review o f the existing provisions concerning all aspects o f air- ground and ground-ground voice communications in international civil aviation needed to he carried out i n order to identify deficiencies andlor shortcomings, develop lCAO provisions concerning the enhancement of both routine and non-routine communications procedures, and standardize English-language testing requirements, procedures, and minimum skill level requirements in the common UsageoftheEnglish language. As a follow-up to the task, the Proficiency Requirements in Common English Study Group (PRICESG) was established on 3 November 1999 to assist the Secretariat, Inter alia, i n developing provisions related to standardized language testing requirements and minimum skill level requirements in the common use o f language. The first meeting o f this Study Group took place from 14 to 17 November 2000.

A32- 17 Consolidated statemen1 of continuing ICAOpolicies in the air transportfield

This Resolution was brought to the attention o f Contracting States i n State Letter SA 3212.3-98194 dated 16 December 1998, with a request that States give due consideration to those clauses o f the Resolution addressed to them.

Workshops, seminars and other meetings were held in the regions to disseminate lCAO air transport policies and associated guidance to Contracting States. A study was carried out on an international financial facility for aviation safety.

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Appendix A - Economic Regulation

A roster of air transport experts specializing i n mediating or resolving disputes was developed for States. A study on aircraft leasing was completed and sent to States together with guidance on the implementation o f Article 83 bis of the Convention on lnlernalional Civililvialion on lease, charter or interchange o f aircraft. A study on the allocation o f flight departure and arrival slots at international airports was carried out and was presented to the Conference on the Economics o f Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000) in June 2000. A circular containing the study wi l l be published early in 2001.

In preparation for a new round oftrade negotiations to be launched by the World Trade Organization (WTO- OMC), the Council, on 22 November 1999, adopted a resolution defining the Organization's position on the trade i n services negotiations. This resolution was sent to the WTO-OMC and to States.

The Secretariat closely monitored trade i n services developments, particularly the review o f the Air Transport Services Annex i n the General Agreement on Trade i n Services (GATS). The Secretariat provided input to the WTO Secretariat in preparation for the review and participated in meetings held by the WTO concerning air transport, as well as i n other international fora where air transport is discussed i n the context o f trade in services. A t these meetings, the Secretariat made representations on ICAO's role in economic regulation and its work in facilitating regulatory reform. The President of the Council, through his memoranda, kept the Representatives on the Council abreast o f significant developments and issues involved. States were encouraged to ensure the involvement and participation oftheir aviation experts in the GATS review process.

The revision and updating o f Doc 9587, Policy and Guidance Material on the Economic Regulation of International Air Transport, was completed and the second edition was published in December 1999.

Appendix B - Statistics

I n March 1999, the Council reviewed the ICAO Statistics Programme and decided to suspend the annual survey o f civi l aviation activities and civilian pilot licences in view o f reduced resources.

Appendix C - Forecasting and economic planning

Long-term forecasts up to the year 2010 were developed and wi l l be published in the first half of 2001 in Circular 281, Outlookfor 4ir Transport to the Year 2010. Medium-term forecasts continued to be developed on an annual basis and were published in the ICAO Circular The WorldofCivil Aviation. Ad hoc forecasts were developed as required, e.g. for the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection. The Secretariat serviced regional traffic forecasting groups (including the development o f methodologies and procedures to prepare forecasts) formed with the objective of developing traffic forecasts and other planning parameters in the respective ICAO Regions. Work was carried out in the development o f business case studies to assist States in the mobilization o f funds for the implementation o f CNSIATM systems.

Appendix D - Facilitation

On 8 December 1998, the Council adopted Amendment 17 to Annex 9. The Amendment inter alia incorporated into the Annex new or revised SARPs relating to inadmissible persons. In 1999, the Facilitation Panel began a comprehensive review ofAnnex 9 in order to make i t more responsive to the needs of its users. Also in 1999, Circular 274 was published containing guidelines on the access to air transport by persons with disabilities. The Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents updated the specifications of Doc 9303, Part 1 -Machine Readable Passports, and Part 3 -Size I andsize 2 hfxhine Readable OfJicial Travel Documents, i n light o f technological advances.

Appendix E - Taration

The Council, in February 1999, formally adopted a consolidated resolution on the Organization's policies on the taxation o f international air transport. The consolidated resolution was sent to States and was published as the Third Edition of Doc 8632, rC .40 '~ Policies on Tuxation in the Field of International4ir Transport

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Appendix F - Airports and air navigation senaices

As a result of recommendations of the June 2000 Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (ANSConf 2000), Doc 9082, Statements by the Council to Contracting Stares on Charges for Airports ond.4ir h'avigation Services was revised. The Council approved the revisions including the new title iCA0'sPolicies on Charges forAirports andAir !VuvigotionServices. A study on the economic situation of airports and air navigation services was prepared for ANSConf 2000 and will be published as an ICAO circular in 2001.

Appendix G - Air carrier economics

In March 1999, the Council decided to suspend the surveys of levels of international fares and rates in view of reduced resources. Studies on regional differences inthe levels of international airtransport operating costs covering the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 were carried out. The results of the studies provided a basis for developingfactors to prorate passenger revenues from interlinejoumeys. The results of the 1992-1 997 studies were published in Circular280 -RegionalDrfferences in InternationalAirline Operating Economics, 1997.

Appendix H - Air mail

Special reports were prepared for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) providing financial statistics of the airlines in order to calculate the change in the basic air mail conveyance rates according to the methodology adopted by the UPU in 1994.

A32-18 lnternationol cooperation in protecting the security ond integrity ufpossporls

This Resolution was brought to the attention of Contracting States in State Letter SA 3212.3-98194 dated 16December 1998, callingupon all Contracting States to intensifytheireffortsand cooperatewith oneanother on these matters. In response to Resolving Clause 2, a report on specific actions and measures for controls on passport fraud will be submitted to the 33rd Session ofthe Assembly.

A32-19 Charter on the Rights and Obligations of States Relating to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Services

A32-20 Development andelaborarion ofan appropriate long-term Iegalframe~vurk to govern the implementation of GNSS

Further to the adoption of the Charter on the Rights and Obligations of States Relating to GNSSServices in the form of Assembly Resolution A32-19, the Assembly instructed the Council and the Secretary General to consider, inter alia, the elaboration of an appropriate long-term legal framework to govern the operation of GNSS. A Secretariat Study Group on the Legal Aspects of CNSIATM Systems was set up, which held 4 meetings since April 1999. The Group reviewed the implications of Article 28 of the Convention on Internfltional Civil Aviation (Doc 7300) in the context of GNSS. It considered issues relating to universal accessibility, continuity of GNSS services and other legal principles relating to GNSS, in particular, the issue of liability. The Group assessed what should be the future course of action for the long-term legal framework after the adoption ofthe Charter. The Group examined issues relating to liability and other legal principles relating to communications by satellites.

In view ofthe growing concern over unlawful interference with CNSIATM systems, the Group studied legal issues in this respect. It is expected that the results of its work will be reported, through the Council, to the 33rd Session of the Assembly.

A32-21 Transition to a new policy on Technical Co-operation

Pursuant to this Resolution, the Council approved an Assembly Working Paper entitled "Transition to aNew Policy on Technical Co-operation". The paper provides an update on the progressive implementation of the



core staff concept, the progressive integration of the Technical Co-operation Bureau into the Organization's structure and introduces additional elements to the new policy. The paper also presents a consolidated resolution regarding all technical co-operation activities and programmes.

A32-22 Consolidatedstatement ofconrinuinglCAOpolicies relatedto the safeguardingof internafionalcivilaviation against acts of unlawjiul interference

This Resolution was brought to the attention of Contracting States in State Letters AS 8114-98191 and AS 8114-00112 dated 20 November 1998 and 3 March 2000, respectively. Responses to the State Letters provided information on cooperation among States in the suppression of acts of unlawful interference in the

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different regions of the world; updates on amendments to national legislation containing provisions for the severe punishment of persons committing acts of unlawful seizure of aircrafi or other unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation; and reports of further action to insert into bilateral agreements on air services a clause on aviation security and to take into account the Model Agreement adopted by the Council on 30 June 1989. Progress reports on the action taken regarding the implementation of the Resolution in the legal field and related technical tields were considered by the Council during its 157th and 161st Sessions.

A32-23 MANPADS Export Control

This Resolution was brought to the attention of Contracting States in State Letter AS 8114-98193 dated 16 December 1998, with the intention of reducing the threat posed to civil aviation by terrorist and other unauthorized use of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), through the implementation of responsible export control policies.

A32-24 Budgets 1999,2000 and2001

Section A: No action required.

Section B: The usual administrative action has been taken regarding the disposition of cash surplus. In addition, in accordance with Section B, Resolving Clause 4, Council approved the disposition of U.S.$2.0 million of surplus as credits to Contracting States.

A32-25 Confirmation of Councilaction in assessing the conbibutions to the GeneralFund anddeterminingadvances to the Working Capital Fund of States which have adhered to the Convention

Action completed.

A32-26 Assessments to the General Fundfor 1999, 2000 and2001

The Secretary General notified Contracting States of their assessments for 1999 in State Letter A 118-98188 dated 20November 1998, for 2000 in State Letter A 118-991109 dated 5 November 1999 and for 2001 in State Letters A 1W-001100 dated 3 November 2000 and A 118-001109 dated 20 December 2000.

A32-27 Incentives for the settlement of long outstanding arrears

Action completed,

A32-28 Working Capital Fund

As regards Resolving Clause 2, the Council determined that an increase in the level of the Working Capital Fund was not necessary for the year 2001.

A32-29 Amendment of the Financial Regulations

In accordance with the Resolving Clause, the tenth edition of The JCAO Financial Regulations (Doc 75 15) was issued in 1999.

No action required.

,432-31 Approval qf' those jiwmncir~l srrrr',merrts tv i~h respcr ro the Cnired Sntiom Development Progrumme ndmirris~ered bylC:lO 0.7 Frecuring i l p n c y ~ ~ r thefinunciolyears 1995, 19 96 and IYY 7 ~rnrlexuminulion 0 1

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The financial statements and audit rcports were transmined to the Administrator of the 1:nired Sations I~evelopment Progr;~mmc fbr submission to the Governing Council of the IMDP.