Hajime YoshimuraPresident of the Air Navigation Commission

What is ICAO?

Kyoto University, Japan/6 July 2017

The Convention on International Civil Aviation, drafted and signed in Chicago in 1944, was established to promote multilateral cooperation on global airspace management and, per its aspirational Preamble, to:

“create and preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the world.”

History

The Chicago Convention established the core principles permitting international transport by air among its Signatory States, and it furthermore prescribed the need for a new multilateral agency to oversee its development and ongoing amendment.

By 1945 this agency was formalized as the International Civil Aviation Organization, or ‘ICAO’, Headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

History

Today, no less than 191 Member States are party to the landmark Chicago Convention, and they have cooperated extensively through ICAO over the decades to reach consensus on more than 12,000 civil aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies.

Mission and Role

These 12,000+ ICAO provisions subsequently permit States to develop national civil aviation regulations which are globally harmonized.

And these harmonized regulations in turn support the safe, secure and efficient operation of more than 100,000 worldwide commercial flights, each and every day.

Mission and Role

ICAO is also actively engaged in fostering aviation development, which refers to a wide range of infrastructure, human resources, training, and related assistance and capacity-building activities.

Aviation Development

The ultimate goal of these efforts is to realize a safe and efficient air transport foundation in a given State, consistent with ICAO’s Standards and Strategic Objectives. This helps to ensure that allStates and Regions have the opportunity to realize the significant socio-economic benefits of safe and reliable air transport services.

Leaving ‘No Country Left Behind’

In addition to fostering cooperation between world governments, ICAO also provides a forum where airline, airport and air navigation services operators, aircraft and avionics manufacturers, pilot and controller associations, and other industry groups, can contribute to the development of new air transport guidance and procedures.

Relationship with industry

52 States1944

191 States2017

The Chicago Convention was signed on 7 December, 1944

Assembly (191 States, triennial)

Air Navigation Commission (ANC; 19 experts)

Global Governance

Council (36 States, governs between Assemblies)

IndiaMexicoNigeriaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth Africa

ArgentinaColombiaSwedenIrelandEgyptSpain

Cabo VerdeCongoEcuadorAlgeriaUruguayMalaysiaPanama

United Rep. of TanzaniaRepublic of KoreaCubaTurkeyKenyaUnited Arab Emirates

AustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGermany

ItalyJapanRussian FederationUnited KingdomUnited States

PART 1:States of chief importance in air transport

ICAO Council: CompositionPART 2:

States which make the largest contribution to the

provision of facilities for international civil air navigation

PART 3:States ensuring geographic representation

President of the ICAO CouncilThe ICAO Council Elects its President for a three year term, with one opportunity for re-election.

Primary functions:

1. Presiding over the affairs and activities of the Council2. Represent the ICAO CouncilOlumuyiwa Benard Aliu

(Nigeria)First term began 01/2014

ICAO Secretary General

The ICAO Council Elects the Organization’s Secretary General for a three-year term, with one opportunity for re-election.

Dr. Fang Liu (China)

First term began 08/2015

Primary functions:

1. Head of the Secretariat2. Secretary of the ICAO Council

ICAO Air Navigation CommissionThe ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) is composed of nineteen persons qualified and experienced in the science and practice of aeronautics, and are nominated by Member States and appointed by the ICAO Council for three-year term.

Mr. Hajime Yoshimura (Japan)

First term began 01/2017

Primary functions:

1. Consider and recommends Standards and Recommended Practices

2. President of the ANC is appointed by the Council for one –year term

ICAO Air Navigation Commission

Mr. Hajime Yoshimura (Japan)

First term began 01/2017

7 Regional Offices

Number of Employees (GS and P) by Duty Station

Duty Station Grand Total

MONTREAL (HQ) 515

BANGKOK 21

BEIJING 1

CAIRO 16

DAKAR 18

LIMA 22

MEXICO 21

NAIROBI 22

PARIS 39

Grand Total 675

Geographical Distribution of StaffGeographical Distribution by Gender of Professional Posts as of 31 December 2014

HQ: ICAO Headquarters

• 3.5 billion passengers carried (6.4% up)• 34 million departures (6.8% up) • 53 million tonnes of freight [2014]• 1,000 scheduled airlines [2014]• 25,000 aircraft in service [2014]• 4,130 airports• 173 air navigation centres

Air Transport: Key figures for 2015

* 2015 figures still being finalized

SafetyEnhance global civil aviation safety

Council’s Strategic Objectives:

Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency

Increase the capacity and improve the efficiency of the global civil aviation system

Council’s Strategic Objectives:

Security & FacilitationEnhance global civil aviation security and facilitation

Council’s Strategic Objectives:

Economic Development of Air Transport

Foster the development of a sound and economically-viable civil aviation system

Council’s Strategic Objectives:

Environmental Protection Minimize the adverse environmental effects

of civil aviation activities

Council’s Strategic Objectives:

Thank You!

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ICAO & Member States

Working Together - Why & How

Claude HurleyAir Navigation Commissioner, VP ANC

Permanent Mission of Canada to ICAO

Hajime YoshimuraPresident, Air Navigation Commission

Permanent Mission of Japan to ICAO

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ICAO’s Vision

Achieve the sustainable growth of the global civil aviation system.

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ICAO Strategic Objectives

ICAO sets and evolves Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)

for the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation.

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ICAO SARPs….Why!?

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ICAO Strategic Objectives

SARPs in…

• Safety• Air Navigation Capacity & Efficiency• Security & Facilitation• Environmental Protection

State Letter Briefing – Delegation Staff – 16 Dec ‘16

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ICAO SARP Output

Safety, Efficiency, Capacity

Security Environment

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• Inform themselves on, & Influence ICAO’s output (SARPs)

• Greater Alignment with International SARPs:•Fewer “Differences” to file;•Lessen Regulatory Burden

Why States Participate in ICAO

What’s in it for States?

How does ICAO do its Work?– SMALL Secretariat all over the world– LARGE voluntary workforce, from:

• States• International Organizations

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Thank you - どうもありがとうございました

Air Navigation Commission

Current Issues and Challenges

Nabil Naoumi – ANC

nnaoumi@icao.int

Delegtion of Germany to ICAO

Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP)

• Update the GASP (2020-2022 Edition), in close coordination with

States, industry, RASGs and other stakeholders, emphasizing on the

relationship between building effective safety oversight and

performing operational safety risk management

• Establish a systematic review and amendment process as part of the

progressive evolution to performance-based Standards and

Recommended Practices (SARPs) and guidance material

Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP)

• Continue the work in preparation for the next GANP update, taking into account the following:

• improve the link with the GASP

• formulate global performance objectives and a global ATM vision consistent with the Global Air Traffic Management Operational Concept (Doc 9854)

• enhance global ATM architecture to increase understanding of the dependencies between the GANP modules and elements

• identify GANP essential improvements based on well-defined criteria

• expand GANP lifecycle through three-year minor and six-year major updates as relevant

Objectives, priorities and enablers of

the GASP, priorities of the GANP, and the USOAP CMA

Encourage States to provide data on their progress and status of

implementation and urge them to provide timely reports of their progress

in implementing USOAP corrective action plans (CAPs) and performing

self-assessments on the online framework (OLF)

Aircraft tracking

• Complete the development of the Global Aeronautical Distress and

Safety System (GADSS) Concept of Operations and publish the

associated guidance material for States

• Promote the development of efficient search and rescue (SAR)

capabilities in the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region, and support

initiatives already underway to achieve this

Remotely piloted aircraft system

(RPAS)

Develop guidance material to support safe RPAS/UAS operations

including awareness and educational campaigns amongst users and to

promote the exchange of information amongst States regarding their

unmanned aviation regulations

Conflict zones

• the Council to reconsider the inclusion of conflict zones in the work

programme of the Legal Committee

• encourage States to engage in information sharing

• review all relevant Annex provisions

• Ensure that the Conflict Zone Information Repository (CZIR)

operations are consistent with the Convention and the Code of

Conduct for Sharing and Using Safety Information

Safety management

• Develop/update guidance material to address challenges faced by

States in implementing the recent amendment to Annex 19 — Safety

Management and updates required to the State safety programme

(SSP) gap analysis

• Communicate to States that a voluntary SSP audit on a

non-confidential basis will start in January 2018 and that an SSP

audit will commence in 2020 for States meeting the criteria to be

established by ICAO in line with the GASP

Halon alternatives for aircraft fire suppression systems

• Portable fire extinguisher halon replacement provisions: Annex 6 —Operation of Aircraft (2018)

• Continue collaboration with the International Aircraft Systems Fire Protection Working Group and the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat through its Technology and Economic Assessment Panel’s Halons Technical Options Committee on the topic of halon alternatives for civil aviation

• The replacement of halon in cargo compartment fire suppression systems used in aircraft for which application for type certification will be submitted (2024)

Dangerous goods

• Lithium-Batteries / PEDs

• MDCSG

Aerodromes

Develop SARPs to support States in regulating firms that provide aircraft

ground handling services and continue the work in relation to the

guidance material supporting the implementation of the future Standards

Remote air traffic services (ATS)

Refer matters raised to the relevant expert group, the need to take into

account human factors principles and the potential for the utilization of

performance-based provisions and guidance

Cybersecurity, cyber-safety and cyber

resilience

• Develop provisions for managing current and future cyber-threats

and vulnerabilities

• In coordination with AVSEC Panel, Communications Panel, RPAS

Panel and Information Management Panel, develop initial draft

provisions

Kirsten RiensemaAir Navigation CommissionerPermanent Mission of United Kingdom to ICAO

How can you contributeto the work of ICAO?

06/07/2017

Aviation needs many dedicated experts in the future

Some examples

• Pilots• Aircraft designers• Aircraft engineers and technicians• Software engineers for aircraft and ATC technology• Airport design and construction• Running airports; managing the process between landing and taking off • Accident investigators • National regulators • Human factors specialists • International aviation lawyers• Negotiating bi-lateral agreements• Environmental concerns: noise, CO2, …• Aviation Security, Cybersecurity

1. Via the State ProcessNational Regulator or Government:• Providing technical and operational expertise to

ICAO’s technical panels• Must be an expert in your field and not to represent

your State or Region• Responding to ICAO’s consultations on draft

requirements (State/Regional view)• Air Navigation Commissioner

How to Contribute

ANC Panel Structure

• Accident Investigation Panel AIGP• Aerodrome design and Operations Panel ADOP• Airworthiness Panel AIRP• Air Traffic Management & Operations Panel ATMOPSP• Air Traffic Management Requirements & Performance ATMRRP• Communications Panel CP• Dangerous Goods Panel DGP• Flight Operations Panel FLTOPSP• Frequency Spectrum Management Panel FSMP• Instrument Flight Procedures Panel IFPP• Information Management Panel IMP• Meteorology Panel METP• Navigation Systems Panel NSP• Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel RPASP• Safety Management Panel SMP• Separation and Airspace Safety Panel SASP• Surveillance Panel SP

2. State secondment to ICAO

• Providing technical and regional expertise to ICAO’s work programme– Eg: Drones, Cyber, PBN implementation, …

• Must be an expert in your field• Sponsored by the State for a defined period• Return to State with new skills

How to Contribute

3. Join ICAO SecretariatMontreal HQ + Regional Offices: Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Lima, Mexico, Nairobi and Paris• Demonstrate a high level of technical knowledge• Possess good analytical skills and a keen interest in and an

understanding of policy issues especially in the area of aviation• Be able to work well in a multi-cultural team• Have working experience at national and/or international level, in a

field relevant to ICAO’s work• Be proficient in English and have a working knowledge of at least

one of the other official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish)

How to Contribute

4. Industry

• Leading on technical developments

• Operational requirements & experience

• Industry/regulator collaboration vs. oversight

How to Contribute

Other paths to ICAO

UN Junior Professional Officer Programme

• JPOs serve primarily in one of the country offices of the participating organizations in the developing countries

• National of one of the Partner Countries• Under 32 yrs of age• 1-2 year assignment• Possibility to transfer to ICAO Secretariat without

cooling off period

Other paths to ICAO

Young Aviation Professionals Programme:

• Partnership between ICAO, International Air Transport Association and Airports Council International

• Advanced university qualification and 2 years’ work experience in aviation field

• 1 year working in ICAO, IATA and ACI • 1-2 year assignment• Possibility to transfer to ICAO Secretariat without

cooling off period

• ICAO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 5, “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.”

• ICAO aims to achieve gender balance at all levels.• Women play a significant role in ICAO’s global success.• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for

ICAO positions, especially in the Professional and higher level categories.

• ICAO job openings are advertised online on the ICAO website at www.icao.int

https://careers-new.icao.int/web/icao/professional-and-higher-categories

References

• HYoshimura@icao.int• KRiensema@icao.int• http://www.jposc.undp.org/content/jposc/en/hom

e/how-to-join/the-jpo-programme.html• https://careers-new.icao.int/web/icao/young-

aviation-professionals-programme• http://www.iata.org/hc/Documents/YAPP.pdf

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