Govt considering setting up air accident probe body

New Delhi: Government is actively considering separating the role of an air accident investigator from the aviation regulator DGCA by establishing an independent organisation for the purpose through a legislation.
An independent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is being "actively considered" by the government, which also proposes to set up an independent and impartial investigation body, Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Naseem Zaidi said here.
Maintaining that the CAA would be set up in accordance with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, he said the authority would ensure effective regulatory functions and be established in the line of similar global bodies like the Federal Aviation Administration of the US, CAA in UK and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
In the meanwhile, the DGCA was undergoing restructuring and strengthening process as 550 additional technical positions were being filled up, he said at an international workshop on aviation safety roadmap.
Government would also legislate on implementing ICAO Manual's Annexe-13 relating to aircraft accident and incident investigations and the Standard and Recommended Practice (SARPs) to ensure their reporting and sharing of the global data reporting system, Zaidi said.
25/06/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2010, Safety Jun 2010