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Safety Oversight System in India

Safety Oversight System in India. 20 TH SCM of COSCAP-SA 05 April 2011. Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Attached organisation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation DGCA is the principal regulatory body in the field of civil aviation. Directorate General of Civil Aviation. History.

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Safety Oversight System in India

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  1. Safety Oversight System in India 20TH SCM of COSCAP-SA 05 April 2011

  2. Directorate General of Civil Aviation • Attached organisation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation • DGCA is the principal regulatory body in the field of civil aviation.

  3. Directorate General of Civil Aviation

  4. History Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was formed under the Aircraft Act of 1911. Till 1972, the DGCA was the regulator as well as the service provider for CNS and ATM and also managed all the airports in the country. 1972 - International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) formed (to manage four international airports - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) 1986 - National Airports Authority (NAA) (to manage the domestic airports) 1995 - IAAI and NAA merged to form the present Airports Authority of India (AAI)

  5. Vision of DGCA Endeavour to promote safe and efficient Air Transportation through regulation and proactive safety oversight system.

  6. Civil Aviation Industry in India • Total registered aircraft : 1598 • Air Operators in India • No. ofNo. of Orgn. Aircraft • Scheduled* 12 425 • Non scheduled 130 384 • _______________ • Total 142 809 * Includes 2 Scheduled Cargo airline

  7. Licensed Personnel Pilots : 10,000 • Airline Transport Pilots : 3500 • Commercial Pilots : 5500 Foreign Pilots : 570 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers : 10,000

  8. Aerodromes Public use- 84(used for scheduled air transport services) (5 of these the following Airports are privately managed: • Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) • Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) • Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) • Hyderabad International Airport Limited (HIAL) • Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) Private use - 16

  9. Growth in Civil Aviation Industry Growth in domestic passenger traffic - 18% (2010)

  10. Growth in Civil Aviation Industry Growth in international passenger traffic – 7.9% (2010)

  11. Growth in Civil Aviation Industry Growth in cargo - 21% (2010)

  12. Audit of DGCA by International Agencies

  13. Audit of DGCA by International Agencies

  14. Formation of CAA India ICAO conducted a feasibility study for the ‘Establishment of a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’ in India A committee formed by the Government is reviewing the report Report has recommended setting up of an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in India with financial and administrative flexibility to meet functional requirements of an effective safety oversight system http://dgca.gov.in 14

  15. Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC) Setup in May 2010 under the Chairmanship of the Director General Objective – “Strengthen aviation safety through synergisation of available expertise” Now brought under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Civil Aviation) The Council meets at frequent intervals. FOUR meetings held since formation http://dgca.gov.in 15

  16. Works through six Groups in the areas of Operations Aerodromes Air Navigation Services Airworthiness General Aviation Helicopter Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC) http://dgca.gov.in 16

  17. ICAO TCB Projects • ‘Enhancement of Aerodromes Safety Oversight Capability in DGCA’ • Project’ completed • Recommendations under implementation • ‘Enhancement of Flight Safety oversight capability’ in DGCA • Project completed • Draft report reviewed in DGCA • Highlights: • Identification of deficiencies in legislation • Reorganization from flight safety enhancement point of view • Design of training courses including on-job-training • Inputs to State Safety Programme

  18. ICAO TCB Projects 18 • ‘Establishment of Air Navigation Services safety oversight capability in DGCA’ • Commenced • Will lay down processes and documents in the area of ANS to improve safety oversight capability of DGCA • Three ICAO experts in the areas of ATS, CNS and MET in India for the year long project • Two experts in the areas of AIS and SAR for three months

  19. State Safety Programme - India • ‘State Safety Programme’ prepared by 30.11.2010 as required by ICAO • European Commission under the project ‘Institutional Capacity Building for the Civil Aviation Sector in India (ICCA)’ assisted DGCA in the finalisation of SSP • SSP Training for DGCA and industry conducted by ICAO in May 2010

  20. Safety Policy and implementation of SSP • ‘Safety Policy’ of India prepared • Director General under the Aircraft Rules is responsible for formulation and implementation of SSP • Implementation of SSP phased – upto November 2013

  21. Safety Management Systems • Organisation engaged in the operation of aircraft and aerodromes, provision of air traffic services, training of personnel, maintenance, design and manufacture of aeronautical products required to establish and maintain Safety Management Systems • Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) issued • Phase-wise implementation (3 year) commenced • Active interaction with service providers for implementation • Collaborative regime being ushered in

  22. Thank You http://dgca.gov.in 22

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