NSIB STAKEHOLDERS MEETING: We are working towards ensuring overall transportation safety- Engr Olature
Oru Leonard
Director General/ CEO, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr Akin Olature has said that the Bureau would continue to work tirelessly to ensure the continuous safety of air transport in Nigeria and replicate this safety standard in other modes of transportation, thereby, ensuring overall transportation safety in the country.
Olature stated this in his welcome speech at the Stakeholders consultative firumon proposed amendment to Bureau’s civil aviation () Investigation ofAir Accidents and Incidents Regulations, 2019.
He recalled that a Notice dated 26 October 2021 was circulated by the Bureau inviting Aviation Stakeholders to make their respective comments and contributions on the Bureau’s draft Regulation, adding that it was done in accordance with Regulation 44 of the Bureau’s Civil Aviation, 2019.
“The amendments we are trying to implement will help ensure that the Bureau’s Regulations is consistent with the Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs) set forth in the ICAO Annex 13, which addresses aircraft accident investigation, the evolution of new technologies, and the changes in the industry”, he disclosed.
He said such changes include the provision of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) establishment Act 2022, which allowed for the transition of the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) to the NSIB, a multi-modal safety investigation agency.
“In view of this, we have made some new inclusions to the previously circulated version of the Bureau’s draft regulation, which have been highlighted for your perusal.
“Some of the new inclusions in the draft amended regulation include the provision of Family Assistance to accident victims and their families, Safety Data Collection and Processing System (SDCPS), Competent Authority, Mandatory Reporting System and Voluntary Reporting System.
“All these and more will be discussed today as we consult together to ensure that updated and standardized regulations is designed for the Bureau, which has been at the forefront of aviation safety promotion since its establishment through the conduct of thorough accident investigation and timely release of reports” the DG further revealed.
He also said that under the NSIB umbrella the Bureau would continue to work tirelessly to ensure the continuous safety of air transport in Nigeria and replicate this safety standard in other modes of transportation, thereby, ensuring overall transportation safety in the country.
However, Engr Olature noted that the current stakeholders meeting was aviation based as others bothering on maritime, road and railway will follow soon
He implored stakeholders, especially the airlines who are the biggest beneficiaries of safety to see the forum as an opportunity to make valuable contributions by making useful input to the amendment of the Bureau’s Civil Aviation Regulation 2019.
