NCAA introduces newly promulgated regulations NCAA 2012.

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The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority[NCAA], Dr Harold Demuren on yesterday introduced the newly promulgated  Volume 11 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations[NCARs]2012 as amended.

The introduction of the new Regulations which is a major landmark event in the annals' of aviation over sighting, was conducted at the Boardroom of the Authority in Lagos with all the management staff in attendance. The new NCARs Vol 11 covered the Aerodrome and Consumers Rights.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr Demuren said that the introduction of the Regulation would further boost the provisions of the Civil Aviation Act 2006 and help tostandardize the operational procedures, implementation and enforcement in the industry in conformity with Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs) contained in the annexes to the Chicago Convention.

Before now, the Industry can only boast of  the NCARs  July 2009 that covers all areas of aviation practices, except the Aerodrome and Consumers Rights.

Dr Demuren who was highly elated, said that the amended regulation came at the right time to address certain conflicting issues as pertaining to civil aviationlegislation saying,' when there is no law, there is no offence'.

According to him, the new  Regulations titled: Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations 2012 [NCARs 2012 vol 11 comprising of parts 12 to 20 is promulgated to repeal and replace NCARs 2006, part 12 t0 18. In addition, he said the Regulations wouldnot only serve as a better legislative guideline, but also a tenet to be sustained in the aviation industry.

The new NCARs consist of 9 parts which are:

Part 12 – Aerodrome Regulations,

Part 14 – Air Navigation Services Regulations,

Part 15 – The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air Regulations,

Part 16 – Environmental Protection Regulation,

Part 17 – Aviation Security Regulations,

Part 18 – Economic Regulations,

Part 19 – Consumer Protection Regulations and

Part 20 – Appeals, Citation, Repeals and Offences.

This is the second amendments of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations since its promulgation in November 2006. The first was amended in 2009 to bring into conformity with ICAO model Regulations and comprises of 11 parts, which has general administrative rules governing testing, licenses, certificates, exemptions,investigative and enforcement procedures.

The DG, who thanked the Almighty God and staff  for the  success of the programme declared,'' I am  fulfilled today that we are able to provide all the needed guiding tools and materials for the effective over sighting of the industry for NCAA.

The high point of the day was the DG signing of his autograph on a copy each to  all  members of staff in attendance and those not but who he considered as having contributed to its success.

Automated Flight Information Reporting System To Boost Air Safety In 2013 – NCAA

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Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, recently reacted to calls by the House of Representatives for his removal by saying that as a professional, he would not join issues with the honorable members as politicians.

Speaking during an interview with journalists at the Christmas service held at the Garden Tomb in Israel where he prayed for the safety of the Nigerian airspace and passengers, Dr Demuren said, “The National Assembly members are politicians. We are not politicians; we are professionals doing our job. The truth will come out and when it comes out, it will set everyone free.”

He further explained that for six years, no flight accident was recorded by airlines in Nigeria.

“It is very unfortunate that we had that tragic accident and for that to happen, you must not forget that this is why we gave thanks to God that from 2006 to that June last year, we have carried 50 million passengers and operated 4 million flights without a single accident, and then suddenly that accident happened.”

Dr Demuren also disclosed that the NCAA is set to deploy Aircraft Automated Flight Information Reporting System to improve air safety in the year 2013. He explained that the Aircraft Automated Flight Information Reporting System will alert the authorities if there is any problem on board an aircraft, whether the aircraft is missing or not.

“If anything happens on board, whether it is recorded or not, once it happens, automatically, it would record the data based on hours and stream the data to us. Whether the aircraft is missing or not, you still get and see the data,” he said.

“The good thing is that this data can be easily animated and you will see it in real life how it happened and what occurred. That way, there will be no speculation. You can log from it, learn from it and then correct it.” 

Source: The Herald