The arrow head of our internationally acceptable level of aviation safety is Dr Demuren, using his professional competence and international clout. The federal government, staff and head of all agencies in the industry have also supported the process, not to forget the airlines, unions, the media and the different security bodies.
We should not be complacent, because we have to avoid losing this certification by sustaining and improving our ability to respond to significant increase in activity as well as improvement in technology, while also addressing noticeable gaps in other ICAO annexes outside Annex 1, 6&8.
Serious incidents and accidents are issues for the AIB and they should take the lead role not the NCAA, it’s very important to enhance safety by avoiding cross functionalism. The handling of the last Aero "smoke in the cockpit" incident, by the two bodies brought to fore the need for effective coordination. The AIB should take a cue from the NTSB.
The NTSB has been very firm in its responsibility and recently issued rules mandating airlines to provide it with timely reports about midair near-collisions information that in the past usually went directly to regulators.
Finally, the NCAA should endevour to make its Airworthiness directives and safety related fines open and assessable to the public, just like some other regulators have done, considering its has a mandate to coordinate and take a leading role in sub region. It also aids in informing and educating the public and stakeholders
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