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Icao audit of ireland
1. ICAO Audit of Ireland
2010
2010
Summary of Background and
Results
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2. What is ICAO?
International Civil Aviation Organisation
• Specialised agency of the UN
• Established by Chicago Convention in 1944
– now ratified by 190 States
Relevant Tasks:
• Safe, efficient and orderly evolution of international civil
aviation
• Sets Standards and Recommended practices
– Published as annexes to original convention
– Approx 11,000 SARPs in 18 annexes
• Audit of all member states to establish compliance with the
SARPS
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3. What is the Audit?
Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme
• Audit of effective implementation of:
– Standards and recommended practices
(SARPs)
– the critical elements of a safety oversight
system
– relevant safety practices and procedures
• Comprehensive systems approach
• All states to be audited in period 2005-2010
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4. What is the Audit? (cont’d)
• Covers 10,000 SARPs
–16 of 18 annexes
• 1,000 detailed protocol questions
• State aviation activity questionnaire
• Pre-Audit Preparation
–ICAO analysis, trial audits, brief industry
• On-Site Audit
• 5 auditors for 11 days
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6. Who is Audited?
Ireland
• SARPS of 16 annexes audited
– (Facilitation and Security annexes not
audited)
• IAA responsible for 13 annexes
– Annex 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,14,15,16,18
• DOT responsible for 4 Annexes
– Annex 9, 12, 17, 13 (AAIU)
• Met Eireann (Dept of Environment)
responsible for 1
– Annex 3
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7. How the Audit is Scored
• Expressed as
‘percentage Lack of
Effective Implementation’
(% LEI)
– Scored using ‘protocol
questions’
– Grouped under eight critical
elements of an effective
oversight system
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8. Final Audit Result for Ireland (%LEI)
(cont’d)
Critical Element Ireland World Average
Primary Legislation 4.08% 25.48%
Specific Operating Regulations 10.99% 37.77%
Aviation System & Oversight 4.80% 43.47%
Staff Qualifications and Training 7.77% 58.69%
Procedures and Guidance 3.09% 40.64%
Licensing and Certification 5.58% 32.91%
Surveillance obligations 10.47% 43.02%
Resolution of Safety concerns 15.00% 48.98%
Overall Scoring 7.72% 41.36%
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9. Contribution of EASA / EU
Finding Brief Description % LEI
LEG/02 Implement Aerodrome legislation in 0.44%
compliance with Annex 14
OPS/01 EU-OPs does not meet all annex 6 0.66%
requirements
AIR/01 Operations-derived equipment in Annex 6 not 0.11%
contained in EU regulation
AIR/03 Human Factors in EU legislation 0.33%
AIR/04 SMS in EU Legislation 0.11%
ANS/02 Oversight of IFPS and CFMU (Eurocontrol) 0.11%
Total EASA Contribution:
1.76% included in 7.72%
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10. ICAO USOAP - Results in Europe
Top Eight European Countries
France 5.5%
UK (Europe) 6.05%
Ireland 7.72%
Netherlands 11.65%
(Europe)
Bulgaria 15.69%
Average of the 24 European Audited
Countries: 21.79% Germany 15.80%
Czech Republic 16.18%
Average of all the Audited
Countries: 41.36% Sweden 16.79%
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11. Major World Players
Canada 4.62%
France 5.50%
UK Europe 6.05%
Ireland 7.72%
USA 8.87%
Netherlands Europe 11.65%
Germany 15.80%
Czech Republic 16.18%
Australia 16.62%
New Zealand 16.41%
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13. Stakeholder Perspective
• Audit result important for Irish industry:
• Airlines
– Audit Result is used in financial risk models:
– insurance premiums & aircraft lease rates
• Irish Based Aircraft Lease Industry:
– Less risk for aircraft placed on Irish register
– Effective IAA oversight of their asset
• Confidence in Irish regulatory oversight
– Provides confidence to the public (effective oversight)
– Assurance to EU/EASA and Shareholder
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