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Ethiopian Civil Aviation Safety Policy
1 Introduction
One of the duties of the Ethiopian State is to create an environment in which
the aviation sector can perform its activities at the highest possible safety
level. The Aviation Safety policy is incorporated in the Ethiopian Aviation Policy.
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) is responsible, on behalf of the Ethiopian
State, for developing and maintaining the State Safety Program (SSP) in accordance
with the requirements of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The State Safety Program applies to the ECAA, the Ethiopian Accidents and Incidents
Investigation Unit as well.
The State Safety Program is based to a large extent on the system of risk management.
The purpose of risk management is to prevent accidents, personal injury and material
damage. An effective risk management policy ensures that potential causes of safety
problems can be swiftly detected and resolved through the optimization of regulatory
and supervisory actions.
In addition, the ECAA has begun implementing one of the main elements
of the State Safety Program: the implementation of the Safety Management Systems
(SMS) at the Ethiopian service providers.
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2 General provisions
a. Definitions
– State Safety Program (SSP): an integrated set of regulations and
Activities established by the Ethiopian State aimed at managing civil aviation
safety;
– Occurrences: any accidents and incidents arising in the Ethiopian Civil Aviation
sector;
– Safety: the state in which risks associated with aviation activities are reduced and
controlled to an acceptable level;
– Safety Management System (SMS): a systematic approach to managing safety
including the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities,
policies and procedures;
– Safety Performance: the safety achievement of the Ethiopian State or of the service
provider as defined by its safety performance targets and safety
performance indicators;
– Safety Performance Indicator: a data-based safety parameter used for monitoring
and assessing performance;
– Safe Performance Target: the planned or intended objective for safety
performance indicator(s) over a given period;
– Service Providers: air traffic control and air navigation services (ATC/ANS), airport
operators, aircraft operators, approved training organizations, Approved Training
organizations for flight synthetic training devices, production organizations,
Approved maintenance organizations and maintenance training organizations.
– Safety Risk: the predicted likelihood and severity of the consequences or
outcomes of a hazard.
b. Purpose of this document
– Inciting the Ethiopian aviation sector and the relevant ECAA employees to develop
and maintain a culture of safety in civil aviation;
– Providing the SSP with internal management structures that ensure its
Implementation; identifying risks and potential dangers; and drafting and
amending the Ethiopian Safety Plan. These structures have been
established through a series of processes and procedures.
2.1 Objective of the SSP
The SSP is developed to improve aviation safety by promoting close cooperation between the Ethiopian Civil Aviation and the Aviation Service Providers.
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3. Strategies
a. ECAA Safety Culture
As safety is of primary importance at the ECAA, the latter will
never yield to economic, commercial and political pressure. The ECAA is committed
to integrating a safety culture into all its activities in order to ensure that aviation safety
is managed as effectively as possible.
b. Regulatory and Supervisory Activities
The ECAA is dedicated to improving cooperation with the Aviation Service Providers in
order to identify key safety issues and optimize its regulatory and supervisory
activities.
The ECAA undertakes to modify and optimize its regulatory and supervisory activities
following the introduction of SMS at the Ethiopian service providers.
The ECAA undertakes to perform safety assessments on foreign airlines in order to
ensure a standardized safety level within the context of Ethiopian regulations.
c. Ethiopian Safety Plan
The implementation of the SSP has resulted in the drafting of a Ethiopian Safety Plan.
This plan forms part of the safety policy of the Ethiopian State safety Program and
seeks to eliminate potential sources of safety problems through the optimization
of regulatory and supervisory activities. The Safety Plan, which is valid for a period of five years, is mainly based on the
operational objectives derived from the risk management system. Recommendations
and guidelines of the Accidents and Incidents Investigation Unit are also incorporated
into the Safety Plan. The operational objectives contained in the Safety Plan
are developed in cooperation with the Ethiopian service providers. The Safety Plan is approved by the ECAA Director-General and annually assessed
and published.
d. Means and Human Resources
The allocation of means is based on the operational activities that contribute
to increasing safety levels and, by extension, to the realization of the Ethiopian Safety
Plan. As part of its training programs, the ECAA offers training related to SSP and SMS. This
training helps foster a culture of safety and clarifies the roles played by each of the
parties in implementing the plan.
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e. Internal quality audits
The ECAA internal audits are conducted in accordance with the processes
and procedures contained in the Quality Manual. These compliance audits serve to
establish whether the ECAA Departments respect the regulations and correctly
execute the applicable processes, procedures and guidelines.
The internal audits are performed on the basis of an audit program approved
annually by the ECAA Director-General. The audits, which are based on the PDCA
cycle (‘Plan, Do, Check, Act’), contribute to the continuous improvement of the
operational activities.
4. Organization of the SSP
a. Scope of the risk management
The ECAA is responsible for collecting and managing the aviation occurrences
reported to the ECAA by the service providers. Risk management relates both
to aviation occurrences occurring on Ethiopian territory and those occurring in Ethiopian
airspace. In addition, occurrences occurring on foreign territory and foreign airspace
involving Ethiopian airlines are registered in the risk management system as well.
b. Procedures and processes
The ECAA has a number of processes and procedures in place designed to
effectively implement the SSP. These processes and procedures are approved by the
Director-General and subsequently managed by the relevant ECAA departments.
The processes and procedures of the Accidents and Incidents Investigation Unit are
approved by the Ministry of Transport in order to protect the independence of this unit.
c. Safety Committee
The Safety Committee is comprised of the Director-General, the directors of the
operational departments, the risk manager and the manager of the Accidents and
Incidents Investigation Unit. The Safety Committee, which convenes three times per
year, is responsible for:
– discussing and selecting the aviation risks to be handled with priority;
– taking corrective actions where necessary;
– assessing, approving ,modifying and following up these corrective actions;
– validating and amending the Ethiopian Safety Plan.
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d. Risk manager
The risk manager is responsible for:
– collecting data on, and managing, aviation occurrences;
– participating in bimonthly meetings regarding occurrences that require
immediate action;
– performing the risk analysis (i.e. preparing a list of risks to be handled
with priority);
– drafting the Ethiopian Safety Plan, including annual changes and updates.
e. Operational Departments
The operational departments are responsible for:
– performing regulatory and supervisory activities;
– proposing, implementing and realizing corrective actions in order to
increase aviation safety;
– participating in bimonthly meetings regarding occurrences that require immediate
action;
– investigating these occurrences if necessary.
f. Involvement of external departments
The ECAA agree and sign an Acceptable Level of Safety (ALOS) with the
respected Accidents
and Incidents Investigation Unit in order to ensure smooth cooperation between
these two Entities with regard to common interests in the domains of ANS/
ATC, Search & Rescue and aerodromes.
g. Coordination with international agencies
The ECAA also supports the initiatives of the Regional Aviation Safety
Group at the level of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) to implement the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and the Global
Aviation Safety Roadmap (GASR).
h. Consultation with the Ethiopian aviation sector
The ECAA organizes periodic consultative meetings with representatives of the
Ethiopian aviation sector (e.g. representatives of Ethiopian service providers,
pilots’ associations, aviation clubs, etc.).
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Action Closed Action Continues
Yes Further work out
No
Process: 1 Occurrence Report From Aviation Industry
Safety Data Collection & Processing
System (SDCPS)
Process :2
Concerning analysis of individual occurrences requiring immediate action monthly CAA Safety meetings
Prioritize Risk
Domains
Process: 3 Yearly Risk Analysis of occurrences and Risk Management
Risk Mitigation
(Action & Project)
Process: 4
Draw up and realize five years plan
ECAA Directorate
Safety Committee
Aviation Industry
EVALUATION
Measuring performance