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STATE SAFETY PROGRAMME FOR PAKISTANE3.4.4E3.4.5It also facilitates Board of Accident Inquiries (BOAI) instituted by theFederal Government and assists to improve aviation safety in generalby educating and promulgating the lessons learnt from accidentinvestigations and take follow up actions on the investigationrecommendations.The Safety & Investigation Board is required to maintain close liaisonwith local military and foreign aviation agencies to improve aviationsafety globally. The board is headed by the President Safety &Investigation Board (PSIB) and who directly reports to DG CAA.E3.5 SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR):E3.5.1 Provision of search and rescue service as per Civil Aviation Rules, 1994is the responsibility of PCCA. PCAA may make arrangements for theestablishment, maintenance and operation of search and rescueservices for the purpose of, assisting aircraft which may be in need ofsearch and rescue assistance.E3.5.2 Search and rescue services to operate in compliance with theconvention shall be operating in pursuance of Civil Aviation Rules, 1994.E3.5.3 Director General PCAA may requisite aircraft, land vehicle ,or weathercraft and may engage persons to operate those crafts or vehicles for thepurpose of search and rescue operations in connection with search formissing aircraft or rescue of its crew and passengers .E4. PAKISTAN AVIATION SAFETY POLICY AND OBJECTIVES:E4.1 PAKISTAN AVIATION SAFETY POLICY:As per Article 44 of the Chicago convention PCAA safety Policy shall be in accordancewith international and national requirements. PCAA is committed to implement, developand improve strategies, management systems and processes to ensure that aviationoperations uphold the highest level of safety performance. This policy is communicated,with visible endorsement throughout the organization. The important elements of Safetypolicy are:-E4.1.1 Development of an embedded safety culture across all aviationindustries that recognizes the importance and value of effective aviationsafety management and acknowledges at all times that safety isparamount.E4.1.2 To ensure that the PCAA financial and human resources are sufficientfor implementation, establishment and maintenance of State’s SafetyProgramme.E4.1.3 To clearly define all regulatory staffs’ responsibilities and accountabilitiesfor the implementation, establishment and maintenance of State SafetyProgramme and its performance.E4.1.4To ensure that all regulatory personal are provided with adequate andappropriate aviation safety information and training. To further ensure15/03/2010 Page 6 of 24 MNL-001-PDRG-1.0
STATE SAFETY PROGRAMME FOR PAKISTANthat; they are competent specialists in their functional areas and haveadequate knowledge of safety regulations.E4.1.5 To establish a risk-based resource allocation strategy for all regulatoryfunctions (proactively targeting regulatory attention on known areas ofhigh risk) in the PCAA.E4.1.6 To ensure that acceptable levels of safety for aviation operations withinthe State are being set and achieved, and expressed in terms of safetyperformance indicators and safety performance targets.E4.1.7 To continually improve the State’s Safety Programme and safetyperformance.E4.1.8 To ensure that operators and service providers establish and maintainthe safety management system in their operation.E4.1.9 To achieve the highest levels of safety standards and performance inaviation operations.E4.1.10 To review the performance level and ensure continuous improvement.E4.2 PAKISTAN AVIATION SAFETY OBJECTIVES:In accordance with ICAO regulations PCAA has defined safety objectives to improve andreinforce safety. In order to achieve a high level of safety, PCAA has developed thefollowing strategic objectives for aviation safety:-E4.2.1 PCAA regulates the safety of Pakistan civil aviation, by approving andoverseeing the organizations and individuals involved in Pakistani aviation.E4.2.2 PCAA will continue to use and develop a risk-based approach to ensure thatPakistan aviation sector complies with ICAO and PCAA legislation andrequirements.E4.2.3 PCAA will work collaboratively with industry to continuously improve aviationsafety and address safety issues.E4.2.4 Where required, PCAA will take any necessary actions to ensure safety is notcompromised and will ensure that the high safety standards within Pakistanairspace and its supporting infrastructure is maintained with potential risksidentified and appropriate mitigating actions taken.E4.2.5 PCAA will draw upon worldwide and Pakistani data to identify safety trendsapplicable to Pakistan Civil aviation, prioritizing this information to focus on themost significant safety issues; the resulting safety improvement initiatives will becaptured in the PCAA Safety Plan, which will be used as a means of monitoringprogress and effectiveness.E4.2.6 In order to achieve these objectives, PCAA has established comprehensivesafety monitoring and planning processes to identify safety initiatives. It is alsocommitted to comply with all ICAO provisions for safety management systems.E4.3 PAKISTAN SSP RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:E4.3.1 RESPONSIBILITIES:The State has identified and defined the PCAA’s requirements, responsibilitiesand accountabilities regarding the establishment and maintenance of the State’ssafety programme. This includes the directives to plan, organize, develop,control and continuously improve the State’s safety programme in a manner thatmeets the State’s safety requirements. It also includes a clear statement about15/03/2010 Page 7 of 24 MNL-001-PDRG-1.0
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