STATE SAFETY PROGRAM (SSP) - UAE EXPERIENCE
Capt Nasir Iqbal
UAE Aviation Industry
• 30 Operators
– 5 Scheduled Carriers
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Airports 7
4 Training Schools
Over 45 MROs
Pilots
8,243
Cabin Crew 32,674
Engineers 3,340
Numerous Training Organizations
Numerous over seas MROs
UAE Aircraft Movement
900000
800000
700000
600000
623895
672547
763552
785874
2013
2014
719907
557130
500000
400000
300000
200000
100000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
UAE Registered Aircraft
Movement
450000
400000
371016
321649
350000
300000
239614
250000
200000
391764
272519
138356
150000
100000
50000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
UAE Registered Aircraft
900
763
800
700
644
589
600
500
693
485
529
400
300
200
100
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
UAE Registered Aircraft
Non Scheduled
54 %
46 %
Scheduled Operators
ICAO RASGs
RASG - MID
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Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
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Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Global Accident Records
Scheduled Commercial Flights
2009
102
2010
104
2011
2012
655
626
372
118
388
99
Number of accidents
Number of fatalities
2013
90
173
ICAO Report 2014
Global Accident Trend
140
120
1
100
21
2.299
2.7
80
2
60
40
20
0
8.
102
118 33
104 19
8
12
1
2009
90
49
2
71
1.8
0
0
39
2.8
5
20
39
2.8
5
20
39
9
2010
1
13
39
2011
2.8
11
2.8
2012
5
9
2013
5
Accident
20
Fatal
20 Accidents
ICAO Report 2014
Global Accident Fatalities
700
600
65519
500
626
21
2
300
39
2009
388
5
39
2010
20
2.8
2011
49
2
1.8
372
2.8
2.8
0
1
2.7
400
200
100
2.2
2012
71
0
0
5
20
173
5
2013
20
Fatalities
ICAO Report 2014
Global Accident Rate
(per million departures)
2009
4.1
2010
4.2
2011
4.2
2012
2013
3.2
2.8
ICAO Report 2014
Global Accident Data
Harmonized with IATA
RASG
Estimated Departures
(in millions)
Number of
accidents
Accident rate
(per million departures)
Fatal
accidents
Fatalities
AFI
0.7
9
12.9
1
33
APAC
8.6
19
2.2
1
49
EUR
7.9
21
2.7
2
71
MID
1.1
2
1.8
0
0
PA
13.8
39
2.8
5
20
WORLD
32.1
90
2.8
9
173
ICAO Report 2014
Global Accident Data
Harmonized with IATA
RASG
AFI
Share of Traffic
Share of Accidents
2%
10%
APAC
27%
21%
EUR
25%
23%
MID
3%
3%
43%
43%
PA
ICAO Report 2014
UAE
STATE SAFETY PROGRAM (SSP)
SSP Development
• Phased Development
Approach
• Starting from Gap
Analysis 2009
• Implementation Plan
2010
State Safety Program
State
Safety
Policy
SSP
Manual
Safety
Analysis
Start
30/10/12
01/01/10
29/12/11
Service
providers
safety
performance
Initial
agreement
30/06/13
31/12/12
97%
31/12/14
SSP Components
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State Safety Policy and Objectives
State Safety Risk Management
State Safety Assurance
State Safety Promotion
State Safety Policy & Objectives
• 1.1 State Safety Legislative Framework
– CALs and CARs – Established
– State Safety Policy – Developed in 2011
– Search & Rescue Regulations – Completed in 2012
• Operations shared between UAE Defence Forces & Dubai Police
• UAE National Centre for SAR – Under UAE Supreme Council for
National Security
• Certification/Over-Sight/Audit - GCAA
State Safety Policy & Objectives
• 1.2 State Safety Responsibilities and Accountabilities
H.E. the DG of GCAA is Accountable Manager for SSP
SSP Implementation Plan upgraded to Project in 2011
Development being monitored by PMO
Safety Management Panel (SMP) – 2011
SMP upgraded to Safety Management Committee (SMC) 2012
– SSP Manual – 2012
– SSP Interdepartmental Procedure Manual - 2013
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State Safety Policy & Objectives
• 1.3 Accident and Incident Investigation
– GCAA AAIS – An Independent Sector in GCAA
• 1.4 UAE Enforcement Standard
– Enforcement Standard Established in 2013
– Provisions for SPs to resolve issues
– Conditions for State’s intervention
– Non Punitive
State Safety Risk Management
• 2.1 Safety Requirements for Service Provider’s SMS
– CAR Part – X issued in 2010
– CAAP 50 Published as Guidance Material
– CAR Part – X revision in process as part of periodic review
State Safety Risk Management
• 2.2 Agreement on Service Providers Safety Performance
– SPM Model developed in 2012
• Enhancement of ICAO guidelines as per SMM 9859
SPIs
ACTION
PLANS
SPOs
Terminated SPOs
SPTs
← STATE CONCERNS
← BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES
← PARAMETERS TO COMPLETE
MAPPING OF THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM
PROACTIVE
REPORTING CHANNELS
DATA
GCAA SPM MODEL
Foundations of GCAA SPM
• Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs)
• Safety Performance Targets (SPTs)
• Safety Performance Objectives (SPOs)
• Action Plans
Industry Engagement
Educating the Industry
Assisting the Industry
SPM Development
• National Seminars
:
03
• Workshops held
:
35
• Follow up meetings
:
100+
• Inspector Trainings
:
06
• Guidance Material
:
3
SPM Implementation in UAE
62% Increase
2013
2014
SPM Comparison
60%
57%
50%
40%
36%
31%
33%
HC SPI
30%
20%
20%
23%
10%
0%
2013
2014
LC SPI
SPO
State Safety Assurance
• 3.1 Safety Oversight
– Annual Oversight Plan
– SMS Audit Criteria established in 2012
– SMS Audits Completed by 2013
– Detailed SMS Audit criteria
development in process
– SPMs Audits initiated in 2014
State Safety Assurance
• 3.2 Safety Data Collection, Analysis & Exchange
– SDCPS
• ROSI – 2010
• VORSY – 2012
• RODGO/ROSB – 2013
– On line Reporting systems – Investigations/Inquiry
– Data Analysis – 2013
– Data Sharing & Information Exchange – In process
– Safety Information Protection Law – In process
Reporting of Safety Incidents (ROSI)
• PERIOD
2010 –2014
– TOTAL
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– OPS ROSI (AOAW)
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– ANA ROSI (ATC, AOP, BWI) –
20,988
7,554
13,433
Reporting of Safety Incidents (ROSI)
700
599
Number of Reports
600
537
500
420 428 424 421
400
300
200
454
492
451 471
583
500
322
270
250
198
150
177
211 226
237
100
0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2010
2011
2012
Quarters / Years
2013
2014
2015
Annual ROSI Statistics
Accident & Serious Incidents
16
14
14
12
10
8
6
6
4
4
2
Accident
Serious Incident
1
1
2012
2013
3
0
2014
Safety Data Analysis
Analysis
a. Exploratory data analysis (EDA) : Analyzing data sets to
summarize their main characteristics
b. Descriptive statistics : Quantitatively describing the main
features of a collection of information
OPS ROSI DATA ANALYSIS
QLIKVIEW
ROSI ECCAIRS LEVEL 1
5022
Aircraft operation general
Aircraft/system/component
1628
Consequential events
1546
Regulatory issues / events
247
Aerodrome & ground aids
157
Air Navigation Services
106
0
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
LEVEL 2 –SYSTEM COMPONENT
Non-component specific events
306
Landing gear
259
Hydraulic system
126
Air conditioning & pressurization
83
Aircraft equipment/furnishing
78
Navigation systems
69
Aircraft's doors
68
Fuel system
56
Aircraft wing structure
54
Engine oil system
49
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
LEVEL 3 – Non Component
Specific
Explosions / fire/ fumes / smoke
292
Vibration / rattle / noise
14
0
50 100 150 200 250 300 350
LEVEL 4 – Explosion Fire Smoke
Fumes
Smoke
193
Smell
31
Fire
26
Electrical smell
23
Fumes
13
Explosion
3
0
50
100
150
200
250
LEVEL 5– Smoke
Smoke - Galley
108
Smoke - Passenger cabin
42
Smoke - Cockpit
16
Smoke - Cargo hold / pod
12
Smoke - Lavatory
6
Smoke - Other location
5
Smoke - Powerplant
3
Smoke - APU
3
Smoke - Avionics bay
2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
ROSI – Main Incidents
Incident
ACAS/TCAS warning triggered
Wake turbulence
Medical emergency - passenger
Deviation/ATC clearance
Communications flight crew with ANS
Interference by LASER/Beamer
Cabin crew - injury sustained
Hard landing
Difficult / unruly passenger
Cabin crew - medical
Struck/damaged by equipment on ground
Engine shutdown - precautionary (soft)
Flight crew incapacitation/illness/medical issue
Engine shutdown (hard)
VOLUNTARY REPORTING SYSTEM
(VORSY)
• Established in 2012
VOLUNTARY REPORTING SYSTEM
(VORSY)
Objective
– To capture hazards, incidents and errors which may not
have been reported through mandatory reporting system
– Voluntary System
– Confidential
VORSY Reports
• 2012 – 11
• 2013 – 33
• 2014 – 82
VORSY Status
90
82
80
70
60
50
40
33
TOTAL
126
30
20
10
11
0
2012
2013
2014
VORSY – Main Issues
Category of Reports
Violation of Operational Procedures
Cabin Crew Roster Issue
Regulatory Issue
Engineering Roster Issue
Aircraft Technical Issues
Airline Administrative/Financial Issues
Flight Crew Roster Issue
ATC Technical Issues
ATC Operational Procedures Issue
ATC Roster and Staffing Issues
Airline Security Issue
Airline Training – Flight Ops/Engineering
RISK ASSESSMENTS
STATE LEVEL
• Wake Turbulence
• Airprox & Level Bust – Jul 13
• Inflight Injuries due turbulence – Nov 13
• Galley Smoke Incidents
• ROSI Stat Reports
• Laser Incidents
• Seminar 30 Apr 2015
State Safety Assurance
• 3.3 Safety Data Driven Targeting of Oversight of Areas of
Greater Concern or Need
– Initiated in 2013
– Organization Risk Profiling Criteria – 2013
State Safety Promotion
• 4.1 Internal Training, Communication and Dissemination of
Safety Information
• 4.2 External Training, Communication and Dissemination of
Safety Information
Ongoing & Continuous Process/Program
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Training
Conferences
Seminars
Workshops
Newsletters
Promotional Materials
Support to our partners
Challenges
• UAE SSP - 5 Years
• High Growth rate of industry
• Safety Data Availability
– ECCAIRS integration
• Legislative Processes - time consuming
• Development of regulatory competencies
– time required
• Industry SMS maturity
• Defining ALoSP
THANK YOU
Capt. Nasir Iqbal