UAE- GCAA holds regional air accident investigation seminar

12/6/2015 3:59:01 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

DUBAI 6th December 2015 (WAM) -- The Air Accident Investigation Sector of the GCAA has supported the establishment of the Middle East and North Africa Society of Air Safety Investigators MENASASI to promote the highest standards in Air Safety investigation across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Following very successful seminars in 2013 and 2014 the 2015 MENASASI seminar was held at the Intercontinental Hotel Festival City in Dubai. 120 delegates from the UAE Saudi Arabia Qatar USA UK Bahrain Lebanon Egypt Jordan Morocco and Singapore attended the event which was hosted and sponsored by the General Civil Aviation Authority with additional sponsorship from Etihad Airways Airbus flydubai Emirates and the Gulf Aviation Academy.

Speakers included Marcus Costa Chief Air Accident Investigation ICAO who updated the delegates on control of information initiatives at ICAO Keith Conradi Chief Inspector UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch who discussed a series of North Sea Helicopter Accidents Dr. Edna Naddaf Corporate and Aviation Psychology Consultancy who gave an interesting presentation on the Role of Aviation Psychology in Building a Culture of Safety and Captain Ibrahim Koshy Director-General Aviation Investigation Bureau KSA who spoke about Developing Investigative Capabilities.

Another thirteen presentations covered bio-hazards investigator safety analysis manufacturer support challenges of sea search and recovery operations and family assistance. There were also several "Young Investigators Presentations" provided from UAE based University students in the field of Aviation Safety.

Workshops on Aviation Insurance and Human Factors were held prior to the seminar. These were very informative and were attended by over 90 delegates who were senior safety managers safety investigators from across the international aviation spectrum and the MENA region.

The next MENASASI seminar is scheduled to take place during November 2016 in Rabat Morocco. The 2017 MENASASI seminar will be held in Saudi Arabia. The MENASASI group is now planning to host the International ISASI seminar of the Air Safety Investigators from across the globe to be held in the autumn of 2018 in Dubai.

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