The Global Safety Roadmap

Hank Reed
Aviation Safety Specialist
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Seattle, WA, USA

Combined Regional Aviation Safety Team Meeting

Bangkok, Thailand

The ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan

Objectives:

1. Reduce the number of accidents and fatalities

worldwide irrespective of the volumes of air traffic;
2. Achieve a significant decrease in accident rates,
particularly in regions where these remain high; and
3. No single ICAO Region shall have an accident rate*
more than twice the worldwide rate by the end of
2010
* Based on a five year sliding average

Regional Perspective
Accident Rates Vary by Region of the World
Western-built transport hull loss accidents, by airline domicile, 1996 through 2005*
Europe
0.6
United States
and Canada
0.4

JAA - 0.6
Non JAA 1.2

Russia
C.I.S.1

China
0.23

Middle East
2.3

Asia
6.7

(Excluding
China)

Africa
9.7
Latin America
and Caribbean
3.2

Oceania
0.0

World
1.03
Accidents per
million departures
* Scheduled air transport jets > 60,000 lbs MGW; source: Boeing
1 Insufficient fleet experience to generate reliable rate.
REG-112

Cooperative Efforts Have Decreased the

Accident Rate
Hull Loss Accident Rate

Western-Built Worldwide Commercial Jets (>60,000 lbs) 1993 - 2005

2.00

1.60

FSF
CFIT/ALAR
Industry effort
starts

5 year running average

1.20

0.80

0.40

Hull Loss Accident Rate

(per million departures)

0.00
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Addressing the Regional Safety Risk

Accident rates and numbers of fatalities differ
dramatically in different regions of the world
Efforts to improve safety have been most successful
when industry and government have worked together
We know how to prevent many of the types of
accidents occurring today
Better use and coordination of industry and
government resources can dramatically reduce these
kinds of accidents

Current efforts can be more efficient and better

coordinated

ICAO Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

Background:
Inspired by 7th ICAO ANC Industry meeting May 2005.
Produced by the Industry Safety Strategy Group (ISSG) and
ICAO:
Airbus
Airports Council International
Boeing

Council of Air Navigation Service Organizations

Flight Safety Foundation
International Air Transport Association
International Federation of Airline Pilot Associations

Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

Industry commits to unify plans through Roadmap

ICAO Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

Goals and Objectives:
Provide a common frame of reference for all
stakeholders
Coordinate and guide safety policies and initiatives
worldwide to reduce the accident risk for
commercial aviation
Avoid duplication of effort and uncoordinated
strategies
Encourage close industry and government
cooperation on common safety objectives
Timescale: Near (2006-10) and Medium Term (2010-14)

Global Roadmaps 12 Focus Areas: The Roads

Enable, Implement, Confirm, Integrate and Share

Focus Areas

States
Consistent implementation of intl. standards
Consistent regulatory oversight
No impediments to reporting errors/ incidents
Effective incident and accident investigation
Regions
Consistent coordination of regional programs
Industry
No impediments to reporting and analyzing
errors/ incidents
Consistent use of Safety Management
Systems
Consistent compliance with regulatory rqmts
Consistent adoption of industry best practices
Alignment of global industry safety strategies
Sufficient number of qualified personnel
No gaps in use of technology to enhance
safety

Global Aviation Safety Roadmap: Part 1

Contents
Describes rationale and a general approach based on
metrics and risk measurement.

Objectives are described for each focus area for near

and mid-term accomplishment.
Focuses on aviation safety enablers in developing
regions.

Endorsement
Accepted by ICAOs Air Navigation Commission and
signed by industry CEOs, December 2005.

Endorsed by the Directors General at March 21-22 ICAO

Global Strategy for Aviation Safety conference.

The Global Safety Roadmap: Part 2

Global Aviation Safety Roadmap

Part 2
A detailed plan intended to guide Roadmap
implementation plans by regional safety teams.
Best Practices described for each Objective.
Metrics provided for each Best Practice.
A four-level Maturity Model provided for each Objective
based on implementation of Best Practices
Process described to assess current status and gaps
that need to be addressed.

Delivered to ICAO December 4, 2006.

Roadmap Regional Definitions

Table 3.3 ISSG Proposed Regional Definition

North America
Europe
Pan America
Middle East & North Africa
North Asia
Southwest Asia
Oceania
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Central Asia
Russian Federation/Ukraine/Belarus Region
10-5-06

Implementing the Roadmap

Regional Safety Enhancement Plan Development
Process

Maturity Model to Guide Gap Analysis

Developing A Best Practice Approach

Focus Area 6 Objectives

Focus Area 6 Impediments to Reporting and
Analyzing Errors and Incidents
Objective 6a Industry (management) commits to a
Just Culture of reporting all safety related and
potential safety issues without fear of reprimand to
involved parties.
Objective 6b Identify and implement common metrics
and descriptors of precursor events needed to enable
adoption of a proactive approach to managing risk.
Objective 6c Establish and integrate across the
industry shared incident/error databases. Demonstrate
and disseminate the benefits of open reporting.

Best Practices: Objective 6a

Table 6a Best Practices

Metrics

BP 6a-1 The State has empowered an open reporting system.

Empowerment of the system by the State is the cornerstone on which a Just
Culture is built. The regulatory authority should, in close cooperation with
the aviation stakeholders, develop and implement regulations which foster
open reporting.

Existence of regulatory
framework upon which an
open reporting system is
based
Annex 13 Attachment E
USOAP AIG 6.505

BP 6a-2 Aviation organizations have implemented Just Culture

programs within their organizations.
At the same time that the regulatory authority is developing the
empowerment regulations, all related aviation organizations should be
developing implementation strategies for their own organizations.
Following enactment of regulatory provisions for open reporting, corporate
senior management should demonstrate investment in the program through
personal and organizational commitment to a Just Culture. This will be
done by both spoken and written proclamations from top management.

Just Culture programs

operating in each aviation
organization. (IOSA
ORG 1.2.1) (IS-BAO
AMC 3.2)

BP 6a-3 The chief executive has signed a written Just Culture

policy for the organization.
Corporate guidance signed by the chief executive that implements a Just
Culture within an organization and provides guidance on protections for
those who report safety-related information. Changing the legal framework
for reporting safety-related information may be required. Enacting
regulations or legislation that establishes a Just Culture program and that
clearly defines acceptable and non-acceptable behavior.

A written Just Culture

policy signed by the chief
executive which defines
acceptable and nonacceptable behavior.
(IOSA ORG 1.2.1) (ISBAO AMC 3.2
Attachment B)

Maturity Table: Focus Area 6

Impediments to Reporting and Analyzing Errors and Incidents
Maturity Level

Capability

Level 1 Developing

Neither empowerment legislation nor a Just Culture program exists

Level 2 Areas Identified

for Improvement

Just Culture empowerment legislation in place

An organizational just culture is established
o A Just Culture policy statement signed by the chief executive
o Acceptable/non-acceptable behavior within the just culture defined in
organizational documentation
o Just Culture education and training programs are operational

Level 3 Evolving
Changes in work

A confidential reporting system is operational within the organization

An ASAP program has been developed/adapted for the aviation
organization
The organization vested in either regional or global IRM meetings.
Provisions are in place to protect aviation organizations proprietary
information during data collection
Proactive trending of safety information is occurring
Systems are in place to provide feedback to the organizations work force
IOSA preparatory work completed and audit scheduled

Level 4 Highly Evolved

FDA system is operational

o Current operating personnel are involved in data analysis
Common taxonomies have been developed and agreed upon
o Sharing of data with other organizations within the region and/or
alliance partners is occurring

Next Steps
Coordination with ICAO ANC GASP Working Group
and other programmes (e.g., COSCAPs)
Support to Regional Action Groups
Updating of Focus Areas, Objectives, and Best
Practice Information
Coordinated support for Roadmap Implementation

It is essential that ICAO and the Industry determine

flexible mechanisms for future interaction

ALAR Regional Implementation Workshops

Iceland

CAST

FSF.CIS

JSSI

FSF.SEE

CAAC

AACO COSCAP
FSF.WA

AAPA
MAPA

PAAST
ASECNA
AFRASCO
ASFA

Regional Team Leaders

Each spreading the ALAR information in their own areas

Regional Perspective:
Industry-Government Joint Initiatives
Western-built transport hull loss accidents, by airline domicile, 1996 through 2005

United States
and Canada
CAST
0.4

ESSI
43 SEs
43 in work

46 SEs
31 complete
15 in work

Europe
0.6
JAA - 0.6
Non JAA 1.2

C.I.S.1

China
COSCAP CIS 0.23

COSCAP NA, SA, SEA

27 SEs in work

Specific CIS Projects

Middle East
2.3
COSCAP GS
(2006)

COSCAP BA
(2006)
Africa

Asia
6.7

(Excluding
China)

9.7
Latin America
and Caribbean
3.2

COSCAP UEMOA
(2006)

World
1.03

COSCAP LA

Accidents per
million departures
1

Insufficient fleet experience to generate reliable rate.

Safety enhancing programs supported by Regulatory organizations

REG-112

Oceania
0.0

Industry and ICAO Are Committed to the Roadmap

As the primary guide for industry and states to
work together to improve global commercial
aviation safety.
Enabling stakeholders to:
Share their safety resources more effectively
Focus those safety resources where needed the
most.
Capitalize on the unique knowledge and
responsibilities that each can contribute.

Future industry support of global and regional

safety initiatives will be tied to the Roadmap.

Conclusions
All regions must continually seek to proactively reduce risk.
Some regions have been more successful than others.
Most major gains in safety have come from:
Close cooperation between industry and government
Sharing best practices
The Global Safety Roadmap seeks to better enable
government and industry to work closely together within
states and across regions.
Regions can use its objectives and best practices to engage
international stakeholders in developing regional safety
plans.

Thank You for Listening - - and We Thank You in Advance for Your Support!