Why African air navigation service providers must train personnel

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Why African air navigation service providers must train personnel 

 

Members of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) have urged Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) and  Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in Africa to embark on relevant training of aviation professionals to enhance their services.
The aviation professional body said CAAs and ANSPs should as 
a matter of urgency, make use of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) doc 10057 and 1007 for ATSEPs and Communication Navigation and Surveillance  (CNS) inspectors respectively to develop their capacity .
The body said this could be achieved through training of highest standard as a way of improving their competencies and service delivery in pursuit of aviation safety and security.
The call by the body  was part of the decisions reached at the recent 8th International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) Region Africa Meeting hosted by Kenyan Air Traffic Systems Engineering Association (KATSEA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) In Nairobi, Kenya.
In an official document containing highlights of the 3-day meeting signed by the President National Association Of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE), Engr. Ishaya Chuwang Dung, the body said they recognise that some CAAs/ANSPs were already implementing ATSEP licensing as evidence of competence, safety and security of the Air Traffic Management (ATM/CNS) systems, operations, monitoring and maintenance in accordance with 1.5 of ATSEP ICAO doc 10057.
They , however,  said a number of ATSEPs in some ANSPs/CAAs  were yet to legitimise ICAO doc 10057 and article 32 of the Chicago Convention.
According to them, they want such ANSPs/CAAs to give meaning to these important documents by implementing ATSEP licensing schemes in order for the safety regulator to effectively audit and regulate the ATSEP ATM/ CNS job activities.
IFATSEA further pointed out that, the omission of ATSEP license in ICAO Annex1 does not veto states/ CAAs/ANSPs from establishing standards and requirement in their regulations to include ATSEP licensing and filing the differences with ICAO.
The body also listed safety, security, Proof of competency for both ANSP and regulator, On-going and continuing automation of the ATC functions, Technology and emerging trends, Direct support and decision-making data to the aircraft/Pilots, Cross border activities or state –to-state technical systems intervention as some of the reasons why it encourages        
states/CAAs/ANSPs to implement ATSEP license.
They further advised that “States should adopt best practices and liaise with IFATSEA to assist states/CAAs/ANSPs with ATSEP licensing implementation templates and promote safety and security within the aviation industry”.
Air traffic safety electronics personnel (ATSEP) is an ICAO term 
for the technical staff involved with the creation and support of the ground-based electronic systems.
The theme for the conference was “Aviation Safety and Security – ATSEPs Contributions” and it was aimed at bringing together ATSEPs in Africa and the aviation industry professionals to assess ATSEPs contributions to Aviation Safety and Security and discuss relevant topics necessary to enhancing ATSEPs and industry professional ethics in upholding safety and security at all levels.

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