2010-01-03 17:31:14
WAM DUBAI, Jan 3rd, 2010: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE launched an air safety incident-reporting program, the Reporting of Safety Incident (ROSI) Program, on 1 January 2010 as part of its new mandate to centralise aviation safety incident reporting across the UAE.

"We recognise the need to constantly improve processes and systems for managing risks effectively; a centralized 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 program 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 programs 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 program 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. The launch of this position coincides with the introduction of the ROSI program to facilitate the effectiveness of the program and a centralised air safety reporting system.

Al Balooshi added: "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 " To introduce recent initiate on the centralized reporting of safety incident (ROSI), Capt Saeed Rahman, ROSI Development Team Leader at GCAA, presented a session about ROSI program on December 28 at the Emirates Aviation College Auditorium, Dubai. The session was attended by about 75 representatives of the aviation industry who are involved in safety incident reporting.

The highlights of the presentation were, the importance of centralized incident reporting and the procedures to report through GCAA website.

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