The International Civil Aviation Organisation has scored the safety oversight carried out by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority high.
The global aviation community has continued to rise in support of Nigeria in the wake of the tragic Dana Air accident of June 3, 2012.
ICAO said it was satisfied with the safety oversight functions of the NCAA.
ICAO’s President, Mr. Roberto Gonzalez, gave the commendation in an online letter accessed by our correspondent.
“Nigeria is one of the 13 countries, out of the 54 in Africa, whose Level of Effective Implementation of the critical elements of ICAO safety oversight is above the world average,’’ Gonzalez said in the memo.
The critical elements are legislation, regulation, organisation, technical staff and training, technical guidance and tools, licensing, certification, approval, continuous surveillance and resolution of safety concerns.
Gonzalez noted that the NCAA had established and implemented the elements in a consistent way, scoring 86 per cent in compliance during the audit conducted by ICAO officials.
The endorsement was reaffirmed by ICAO President, Roberto Kobe Gonzales, while addressing African Aviation Ministerial Conference on Aviation Safety in Abuja in July.
Also, similar affirmation came from Director-General of the 240-member IATA, Mr. Tony Tyler; Airports Council International; and the Under Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation; and Flight Safety Foundation who all commended the regulatory agency at the conference.
It would be recalled that the International Air Transport Association and ICAO in July also expressed confidence in the competence of the NCAA.
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