STATE SAFETY PROGRAM (SSP) - UAE EXPERIENCE

Capt Nasir Iqbal

UAE Aviation Industry

• 30 Operators– 5 Scheduled Carriers

• 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

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600000

700000

800000

900000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

UAE Registered Aircraft Movement

138356

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321649

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50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

UAE Registered Aircraft

485529

589644

693763

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100

200

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

UAE Registered Aircraft

46 %54 %Non Scheduled

Scheduled Operators

ICAO RASGs

RASG - MID

• Bahrain• Egypt• Iraq• Iran• Jordan• Kuwait• Lebanon• Libya

• Oman• Qatar• Saudi Arabia• Sudan• Syria• United Arab Emirates• Yemen

Global Accident Records Scheduled Commercial Flights

Number of fatalities

Number of accidents

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

655

626

372

388

173

102

118

104

99

90ICAO Report 2014

Global Accident Trend

140 1 33

120 8. 19 2.2 1 49

100 21 2.7 2 71

80 2 1.8 0 0

60 39 2.8 5 20

40 39 2.8 5 20

20 8 39 2.8 5 20

0 1 39 2.8 5 202009 2010 2011 2012 2013

102 104

118

9990

12 913 11 9 Fatal Accidents

Accident

ICAO Report 2014

Global Accident Fatalities

700600 19 2.2 1 49

500 21 2.7 2 71

400 2 1.8 0 0

300 39 2.8 5 20

200 100 2.8 5 20

0 39 2.8 5 202009 2010 2011 2012 2013

655 626

372 388

173

Fatalities

ICAO Report 2014

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Global Accident Rate (per million departures)

4.1

4.2

4.2

3.2

2.8ICAO Report 2014

RASG Estimated Departures(in millions)

Number ofaccidents

Accident rate(per million departures)

Fatalaccidents 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

Global Accident DataHarmonized with IATA

ICAO Report 2014

RASG Share of Traffic Share of Accidents

AFI 2% 10%

APAC 27% 21%

EUR 25% 23%

MID 3% 3%

PA 43% 43%

Global Accident DataHarmonized with IATA

ICAO Report 2014

UAE

STATE SAFETY PROGRAM (SSP)

SSP Development

• Phased Development Approach

• Starting from Gap Analysis 2009

• Implementation Plan 2010

State Safety Program

Start

State Safety Policy

SSP Manual

Safety Analysis

Service providers safety performance Initial agreement

29/12/1130/10/12

31/12/1230/06/13

97%

01/01/1031/12/14

SSP Components

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

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

REPO

RTIN

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ANN

ELS

DATA

ACTION PLANS SPTs

SPOs ← STATE CONCERNS←BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES←PARAMETERS TO COMPLETE

MAPPING OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM

Terminated SPOs

GCAA SPM MODEL

PRO

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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

31%

20%

36%

23%

33%

57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2013 2014

HC SPILC SPISPO

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

• PERIOD 2010 –2014– TOTAL – 20,988– OPS ROSI (AOAW) – 7,554– ANA ROSI (ATC, AOP, BWI) – 13,433

Reporting of Safety Incidents (ROSI)

270198

150

250177

211 226 237

322

420 428 424 421454

537492

451 471 500

599 583

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Num

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Quarters / Years

Reporting of Safety Incidents (ROSI)

Annual ROSI Statistics

Accident & Serious Incidents

1 1

4

14

6

3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2012 2013 2014

AccidentSerious Incident

Safety Data Analysis

Analysisa. Exploratory data analysis (EDA) : Analyzing data sets to

summarize their main characteristicsb. Descriptive statistics : Quantitatively describing the main

features of a collection of information

OPS ROSI DATA ANALYSISQLIKVIEW

106

157

247

1546

1628

5022

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Air Navigation Services

Aerodrome & ground aids

Regulatory issues / events

Consequential events

Aircraft/system/component

Aircraft operation general

ROSI ECCAIRS LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2 –SYSTEM COMPONENT

49

54

56

68

69

78

83

126

259

306

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Engine oil system

Aircraft wing structure

Fuel system

Aircraft's doors

Navigation systems

Aircraft equipment/furnishing

Air conditioning & pressurization

Hydraulic system

Landing gear

Non-component specific events

LEVEL 3 – Non Component Specific

14

292

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Vibration / rattle / noise

Explosions / fire/ fumes / smoke

LEVEL 4 – Explosion Fire Smoke Fumes

3

13

23

26

31

193

0 50 100 150 200 250

Explosion

Fumes

Electrical smell

Fire

Smell

Smoke

LEVEL 5– Smoke

2

3

3

5

6

12

16

42

108

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Smoke - Avionics bay

Smoke - APU

Smoke - Powerplant

Smoke - Other location

Smoke - Lavatory

Smoke - Cargo hold / pod

Smoke - Cockpit

Smoke - Passenger cabin

Smoke - Galley

ROSI – Main Incidents

IncidentACAS/TCAS warning triggeredWake turbulenceMedical emergency - passengerDeviation/ATC clearanceCommunications flight crew with ANSInterference by LASER/BeamerCabin crew - injury sustainedHard landingDifficult / unruly passengerCabin crew - medicalStruck/damaged by equipment on groundEngine shutdown - precautionary (soft)Flight crew incapacitation/illness/medical issueEngine 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

11

33

82

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2012 2013 2014

TOTAL126

VORSY – Main Issues

Category of Reports

Violation of Operational Procedures

Cabin Crew Roster IssueRegulatory IssueEngineering Roster IssueAircraft Technical IssuesAirline Administrative/Financial IssuesFlight Crew Roster IssueATC Technical IssuesATC Operational Procedures IssueATC Roster and Staffing IssuesAirline Security IssueAirline 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– 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