NEW
ANNEX ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN MAKING
ICAO is developing a
new Annex to the Chicago Convention – that will be annex 19. The annex will
specifically address safety management. That will include both State Safety
Programs and Safety Management Systems as well as the interaction between both
of them.
ICAO wants to take
the opportunity of this new annex to provide the world with the best feasible
material for all areas of aviation, especially for the smaller companies. It is
these operators that have the most problems to understand and to implement the
SMS.
SEARCH AND RESCUE
An ICAO global forum
took place on search and rescue on the 21st and 22nd of
June in Abu Dhabi. The Foundation will provide you some insight in the forum in
a future edition of this Director’s message. This subject will undoubtedly also
feature in a feature issue of SafetyFocus
– the Foundation complimentary flagship magazine that will be launched in the
East and Southern African region in September.
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT & AVIATION WORKSHOP &
MASTERCLASS
Following its November 2009 event, the
Foundation is happy to announce a further workshop and masterclass on wildlife
management & aviation. The event is primarily meant for regulators and
operators from the East African Community and will take place from 14-22
September 2010 at Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. For more information, please
keep an eye on the agenda section of our website.
Download
of the months – Pressure check – 4pages.[PDF274K]
Some operators are unaware of appropriate tire-pressure
check intervals and, as a result, are flying airplanes with dangerously
under-inflated tires, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says,
citing the fatal crash of a Bombardier Learjet Model 60 that was attributed to
poor tire maintenance. This article from the Flight Safety Foundation’s
Aerosafety World explores the ins- and outs of routine tyre pressure checks.
