The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has trained and endorsed 20 Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) of the regulatory body.
In a statement signed by the spokesman of the agency, Sam Adurogboye, NCAA said the Government Safety Inspectors (GSI) Airworthiness course is to ensure airworthiness inspectors are able to develop additional proficiency in the processes and procedures of certificating an applicant for Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) and Air Operators Certificate (AOC).
According to the statement, the course covers the five phases of the certification process and the airworthiness Inspector’s role in each phase.
The course was held at the NCAA Training Centre, (HQ Annex) from May 15 to June 2017.
“Nigeria is a signatory to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation and it is expedient for NCAA to implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Eight Critical Elements on safety.
“Therefore, this course is part of the cardinal efforts of the Regulatory Authority to establish, implement and sustain an effective safety oversight system in the aviation industry in Nigeria,” the statement said.
It stated that the part two of the course covered AOC’s certification and contains 11 modules and each part covered the five phases of certification which are as follows- Pre-Application, Formal Application, Document Evaluation, Demonstration/Inspection and Certification phases.
“Each module commences with a traditional lecture, covering the concepts and procedures for each Inspectors’ task within each certification phase. It concluded with a mastery test which provided the trainees with an opportunity to apply what they learnt under simulated conditions. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will continuously embark on human capacity building through effective professional development and relevant training,” the statement also said.
The agency said these NCAA/ICAO Endorsed Government Safety Inspectors (GSI) would enhance safety and security of air transport in Nigeria and in addition, the process of obtaining certification from NCAA is now robust, seamless and in real time.
