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Australian campaign of O&O of ICAO NCNs - 1999-2019?  


P9 -"..When he get’s a chance P2 will post the history and details we thought were worth considering...I don’t have my notes with me; but EO&E (P2 will correct -  ) ...I can assure you; when P2 gets it all sorted it will be a long read, lots of dots and many dashes...Anyway – we shall try to get the research data up; soon..." 

To be honest "K" sometimes I'd like to get that pointy hat of yours and...(fill in the blank) - 

However it just so happens that I've been a given a perfect example of the evidence of which "K" mentions in his above post. But first some background for the 2008 ICAO audit connection - 2019 CofFEE report reference (note points in bold and/or underlined): 

..Australia received an audit from the ICAO in 2008, under the old system, at which time it

received an Effective Implementation (EI) score of 82.63 per cent. At this time Australia filed

a difference with the ICAO to reflect their regulatory system varied from the SARPs. This

resulted in Australia providing a corrective action plan to address the Findings and

Recommendation (F&Rs), where Australia committed to considering the issue as part of a

review (ICAO, 2009).


Australia agreed to a second safety oversight audit in 2012, which was carried out in 2017. As

part of this, Australia participated in an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM). The

ICVM is one of the activities prescribed under the CMA framework. This involved a team of

experts visiting Australia and working with Australian regulators and operators to measure and

improve compliance with ICAO Standards. Much of the work was on improving Australia’s

response to USOAP F&Rs from previous audits.


Prior to the ICVM, an off-site validation activity was performed in 2016, at which time

Australia’s overall Effective Implementation (EI) was 85.27 per cent. This would place

Australia 48th out of Member States, on today’s rankings. Prior to the ICVM in 2017, Australia
had received 125 Protocol Questions (PQs), indicating those areas that were not satisfactory...

Now an extract pic from page nine of the Mount NCN thread:



P2 - Note the 45 days for submission of CAPs

Okay with the above in mind the following is an extract from the latest Fort Fumble weasel worded missive...  

Risk profile for maintenance of charter operations

CASA is developing a safety risk profile for the maintenance of charter operations. To assist in the development of the risk profile a survey of relevant maintenance organisations will be conducted in May 2019 and CASA is encouraging participation. The survey will collect valuable data to accurately inform risk analysis and should only take 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Sector risk profiles are an important tool in understanding the safety challenges and issues for different segments of the aviation community. They present a picture of the current key safety risks facing a sector and assist in developing a deeper understanding of the effects of these risks. The profiles look at how the level of risks can be reduced and managed by the participants in each sector and CASA, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of risk treatments through a set of safety performance indicators. CASA is also reviewing previous safety risk profiles for aerial mustering and aerodromes, with updated reports to be issued later in 2019.

Read sector risk profile reports.

Now let's rewind to the Appendix 1 of the 2008 ICAO Audit report:


& the CAP:


Plus App 3-3-03:



& the CAP:



Now remember that these two significant ICAO F&Rs, along with the infamous Chambers report, was what contributed to Albo and the Rudd Labor Government putting in place an additional fuel levy to provide $89.9 million to help CASA increase the number and expertise in the AWI & FOI ranks.

Now fast forward to the 2017 ICAO ICVM final report under the high priority list:

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. 

Hmm...yet here we are nearly one year and at least 45 days after the ICAO ICVM FR was published and still no sign of a CAP?


MTF? - Definitely...P2 

ps For additional reading on this disturbing tale of ICAO O&O go to this Mount NCN post: Three decades of Australia taking the piss out of ICAO  -