The new collaborative initiative supports ICAO Safety Management System (SMS) guidance that calls for increased monitoring, analysis and reporting of aviation safety results. It is one of several important new agreements signed by ICAO since 2010 as it seeks to expand its cooperative activities.
The ICAO-FSF Memorandum of Cooperation will see the two bodies working more closely to enhance global compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and related guidance material. It promotes joint activities between the organizations in the areas of data sharing and analysis, training and technical assistance. The joint analyses developed will facilitate the harmonization of proactive and predictive safety metrics and the promotion of a just safety culture globally.
“Safety data sharing has already been successfully established in the United States through cooperative agreements between the FAA and U.S. carriers,” stressed William R. Voss, President and CEO of FSF. “We intend to leverage the lessons learned through this ground-breaking work to help other Statesestablish models that are suited to their unique needs and constraints. ICAO’s mission and role makes it the perfect partner to help us take this to the global level.”
ICAO and FSF will shortly begin convening regular regional forums to share aggregated results on emerging safety issues and facilitate improved collaboration on targeted mitigation strategies. Both organizations are already consulting with a number of States on upcoming demonstration projects.
