GCAA launches centralised air safety incident reporting programme

“We recognise the need to constantly improve processes and systems for managing risks effectively; a centralised reporting will ensure effective communication and coordination necessary for higher records of successful incident management,” said Ismaeil Mohammed Al Balooshi, director aviation safety at the GCAA.

With the unprecedented growth seen in the country’s aviation industry, the new programme underlines the GCAA’s commitment to deliver both safety and quality processes of world-class standards.

  In recent years, several key initiatives and programs have been introduced by the GCAA to ensure safety of air transportation both in the UAE and across the region’s aviation industry.

However, experts in aviation safety programmes believe the new centralised reporting program (ROSI) is a milestone achievement in raising air safety standards across a region that is set to record further rapid growth in coming years.

The programme includes reporting of safety incidents through GCAA website using ROSI form. The GCAA introduced the role of Duty Inspector on 24 hour/ 7 days a week availability to act as a focal point for receiving information about critical or high profile accident/incident over telephone.

Al Balooshi said: “Along with high levels of growth and expansion comes increased challenges that require effective regulatory responses. The introduction of a centralised air safety incident reporting program will contribute to our efforts in maintaining a successful aviation transport safety record as a country, it will also allow us to monitor trends in the reports which will help in identifying possible risks to the safety of aviation in the UAE ”

Capt Saeed Rahman, ROSI Development Team Leader at GCAA, introduced the ROSI programme on December 28 at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai to about 75 representatives of the aviation industry who are involved in safety incident reporting.