International Civil Aviation Organization

FAOSD Programme Administrative and Programme

Participation

Terms & ConditionsRoles and Responsibilities

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Terms and Conditions

• Established foreign air operator surveillance programme

• Inspection standards according ICAO Annex and Guidance Docs (ICAO Doc 8335)

• Nomination of a National Coordinator

• Maximun of 5 additional staff to access the Programme may be nominated

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Terms and Conditions (con’t)

• Confidentiality of information

• Sharing of information among participating States/Administrations

• Have satisfactorily completed the training in operating the FAOSD Programme.

• Attend the periodic training courses, if any, from time-to-time

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Key Players

• APAC RO Technical Committee• Deputy Regional Director (DRD) and• Regional Officer, Flight Safety (RO/FS)

• Participating States

• National Coordinator

• Inspectors

• Database Administrator

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Responsibilities – APAC RO Technical Committee• Develop and implement a programme for the exchange of data on ramp safety

inspections conducted within the APAC region ;• Establish and maintain a secure website where the States participating in the

programme may share data on ramp safety inspections;• Specify the minimum hardware and software requirements to be met by the

members participating in the FAOSD Programme;• Establish robust mechanism to promote Quality Control and Quality assurance and

ensure integrity of data collected;• Establish the terms and conditions under which States may access and share the

information contained in the databank; • Submit the safety information to the Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team

(APRAST) for analysis of the information collected by the programme;• Advise States on changes to policies, if any;• Amends this manual as necessary;• Keep training programmes up-to-date; and• Ensure this manual is available to the members participating in the Programme.

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Responsibilities – Participating States/Administrations

• Establish and implement a foreign air operator surveillance programme which is compliant with the guidance provided in ICAO Doc 8335

• Participate actively in the FAOSD Programme, in accordance with their safety oversight programmes;

• Submit written request from Head of CAA/Administration nominating a National Coordinator and any personnel for access of the FAOSD Programme.

• Ensure that the personnel designated to access the FAOSD Programme have received the required training before operating the FAOSD programme;

• Communicate to the Technical Committee the name of the National Coordinator and keep it up-to-date;

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Responsibilities – National Coordinator• Act as point-of-contact between the regulating authority of

participating State/Administration and the APAC RO on matters related to the FAOSD Programme;

• Support the implementation of the FAOSD Programme in the State/Administration;

• Monitor the development of the oversight plan and make the necessary adjustments to ensure its implementation as foreseen by the Programme;

• Liaise with Inspectors who performed the inspection to ensure accuracy and consistency with information entry ; and

• Facilitate the administrative, technical and training issues associated with FAOSD Programme as specified in this manual in his/her State.

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Responsibilities – Inspectors

The State Inspectors responsible for conducting ramp inspections on foreign air operators are expected to:

• conduct inspections in accordance with the State’s surveillance programme which is compliant with ICAO Doc 8335;

• submit the inspection reports to persons responsible for data entry into the FAOSD after the inspection is completed; and

• help ensure the accuracy of the data entered in the FAOSD.

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Amendment Process

Amendments process to the Programme and User Manual:• Review of propose changes - Technical

Committee

• Approving Authority - Regional Director of the APAC RO

• Send Feedback to: apac@icao.int

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FAOSD Programme

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