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Lachie (finally) comes through - nearly? 

Finally Lachie has come through with his promise for the Dept to provide a copy of the 2017 ICAO audit report - see: http://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/2...t_full.pdf

And from the Dept website:

Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program
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The first stage of the program, launched in 1996, was voluntary. Its initial success led the 31st Session of the ICAO Assembly (October 1998) to endorse an enhanced program and provide the necessary funding. The Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) commenced on 1 January 1999, replacing the voluntary program. The basis of the ICAO audit was the degree to which the States complied with safety related Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and associated procedures laid down in three of the eighteen Annexes to the Chicago Convention: Annex 1 (Personnel Licensing), Annex 6 (Operation of Aircraft) and Annex 8 (Airworthiness of Aircraft). It was envisaged that ICAO would audit other annexes in future programs. Australia's first audit under this system took place 9–20 August 1999.

The 35th Session of the ICAO Assembly considered the proposal of the Council for the continuation and expansion of USOAP in 2005, and resolved that USOAP be expanded to cover the safety-related provisions in all safety-related Annexes (all Annexes with the exception of Annex 9 Facilitation and Annex 17 Security) and also to implement a comprehensive systems approach (CSA) for the conduct of safety oversight audits. The six-year cycle of USOAP CSA concluded at the end of 2010. In September 2007, the 36th Session of the Assembly directed the Council to examine different options for the continuation of the USOAP beyond 2010, including the feasibility of applying a new approach based on the concept of continuous monitoring.

The 37th Session of the Assembly agreed the best and most cost-effective option was the implementation of a continuous monitoring approach (CMA) and directed the Secretary-General of ICAO to begin to develop the methodology and tools required to implement a CMA, including the necessary detailed guidance to States. It also directed the Secretary-General of ICAO to provide a transition period to the CMA, in order to allow States and ICAO to gradually implement the different elements of the new approach. CMA came into effect 1 January 2013.
Under the USOAP CMA, Australia's most recent assessment was through an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM), which occurred 9–13 October 2017.

• Final Report Of The ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission In Australia PDF: 593 KB 
  

However it would appear the report is still yet to receive a proper CAP ( https://soa.icao.int/usoap/USOAP%20Docum...02017..pdf ) for the State to address the identified deficiencies:

APP 1 - 2

ICVM Final Report — Australia March 2018 Analysis

Considering the overall results outlined in Figures 1 and 2, the information below has been developed to assist the State in prioritizing its remedial actions.

High Priorities:

LEG:

1) Review the processes, procedures and/or arrangements in place to ensure that all relevant State safety oversight and investigation authorities (particularly with respect to Annexes 3, 12 and 13 to the Chicago Convention) are involved, in a coordinated manner, in the processing of adopted Annex amendments, with a view to:

a) identifying all differences between the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)
and the State’s regulations and practices; and
b) determining any need to amend the State’s legislation.

2) Ensure a timely and consistent update of national regulations whenever amendments to
Annexes 1, 6 and 18 are received.

3) Ensure a consistent, thorough and documented review of the State’s enabling
airworthiness-related regulations and national standards subsequent to an Annex amendment or an amendment by the originating State/organization, if applicable, to decide on the next course of action.

4) Establish requirements regarding the documents to be carried on board, to include the journey logbook.

5) Establish requirements, based on scientific principles, knowledge and operational experience, for flight time, flight duty period, duty period and rest period limitations applicable for cabin crew.

6) Establish requirements for human factors principles to be observed in the design and application of maintenance programmes.

7) Amend the State’s legislation to require the re-opening of an investigation if new and significant evidence becomes available.

ORG:

1) Include all required training in the training programmes established for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)’s airworthiness inspectors and engineers, and ensure the effective
implementation of such training, in particular during the on-the-job training (OJT).

2) Finalize the recruitment and training of additional investigators to ensure that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) can meet its national and international obligations with respect to aircraft accident and incident investigations.

PEL:

None.

APP 1 - 3

High Priorities: (cont.)

OPS:

1) Establish and implement procedures to ensure that air operators develop instructions to preserve flight recorders to the extent possible, in the event that the aeroplane becomes involved in an accident or incident and to keep flight recorders and associated records in safe custody pending their disposition.

2) Establish a system to ensure that air operators implement and maintain requirements, in the operations manual, to establish flight time, flight duty period, duty period and rest period limitations for cabin crew.

3) Establish a system to ensure full compliance of air operator certificate (AOC) associated
operations specifications with the elements and the format/layout outlined in the relevant
provisions of Annex 6 to the Chicago Convention.

4) Establish and implement a system to ensure that procedures for the approval of operations specifications are fully defined and implemented.

5) With respect to the transport of dangerous goods by air, ensure that procedures for the
surveillance of authorized or non-authorized air operators, national and foreign operators are fully defined and implemented, and include regular and random inspections.

AIR:

Airworthiness Inspection:

1) Establish and implement procedures for the approval of leases among commercial air transport operators.

2) Review procedures/guidance for adequacy and, where possible, use standardized terminology to minimize misinterpretation.

Design Certification and Production:

None.

AIG:

Fully implement the ATSB’s action plan to ensure that all accident and incident investigation reports are completed within the established timelines.

ANS:

None.

AGA:

1) Ensure full implementation of Annex 14, Volume I requirements on Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) at aerodromes.

2) Ensure full implementation of Annex 14, Volume I requirements for the provision of rescue and firefighting (RFF) services at aerodromes, which take into account the aerodrome location and the surrounding terrain.

APP 1 - 4

Other Priorities:

LEG:

1) Amend the State’s primary aviation legislation to include explicit provisions to recognize as valid personnel licences, certificates of airworthiness and radio station licences issued/renewed by the State of the Operator under an Article 83 bis agreement between two third-party States.

2) Ensure that the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) contains all significant differences, not only with the SARPs, Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS)-OPS and PANS-ATM, but also with all other PANS and the Regional Supplementary Procedures (SUPPS).

ORG:

Ensure that aerodrome inspectors are provided with training related to the regulation, acceptance and surveillance of the safety management system (SMS) which is customized to suit to specificities of aerodromes.

PEL:

None.

OPS:

None.

Airworthiness Inspection:

Clarify the procedures, including associated flowcharts, which describe the granting of the noise certificate.

Design Certification and Production:

1) Review the documentation published on CASA’s intranet to ensure that obsolete documents (in particular AEB Form 002) are not available to staff, in order to minimize inadvertent use.

2) Enhance the control of existing forms and checklists by including revision/issue control reference in addition to date of revision.

AIG:

None.

ANS:

None.

AGA:

Ensure that the State has a coordinated mechanism to ensure full and effective implementation of the obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS) at aerodromes, including arrangements to prohibit any building developments which could create an obstacle to aircraft operations.

MTF...P2 

Ps Compliments to Dr Jane and the RRAT Committee Secretariat for their tireless efforts in ensuring the Dept kept their word on making public the 2017 ICAO audit report. 

Pps All we need now is the CAP -