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AIB develops human capacity, works starts on new regulation
- Spends $1.2 million to train crash investigators
- Set to release six more crash reports in April
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has a robust human capacity development programme for its staff considering the specialised nature of its operations.
As a result of this, the agency through its Commissioner, Akin Olateru said the agency has spent $1 million on all staff go on training and re-training programmes, workshops and conferences to update themselves in their various fields.
The agency plans to spend additional $250, 000 next week on training of its investigators.
It has enlisted young graduates who are currently undergoing training to take over from the current ageing workforce in its succession plan of maintaining continuity.
Olateru stated this today at the 2019 forum on the review of Accident Investigation Bureau regulations 2016 and its implication for aviation stakeholders held in.
He stated that the agency’s regulations represent an integral area with space for improvement, adding that they were there to engage stakeholders on changes they had made.
The AIB CEO disclosed that the agency has invested heavily in the training of the agency’s staff in Singapore and National Transport Safety Board(NTSB) In the United States for On the Job Training(OJT).
Reeling out the achievement of his team in the last two years, he stated that they focused on improving the Bureau’s investigation processes which has led to the release of numerous outstanding reports and timely investigation and reporting of all recent occurrences.
He stated that in 2019, AIB would do more in the upgrade of its infrastructure, ensure constant review of its systems, processes and procedure, and invest more on human capital development. All these he noted, would make AIB world- class institution and an enviable place to work.
The AIB was one of the stand-out agencies in the sector with many of the reforms put together by Olateru, an aircraft engineer in less than two years he assumed leadership of the organisation.
The speedy release of accident reports that had gathered dust on the shelf and other measures led to the commendation by the highly – revered United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for its rich accident investigation programmes, which are expected to enhance air safety in the country.
The Bureau also achieved a great feat December last year, releasing timely and accurate air accident report in Sao Tome and Principe. Olateru led his team to submit the final report of the accident involving Cavok Airlines CVK 7087 AN-74TK-100 Aircraft Registered Ur-CKC, which occurred at Sao Tome International Airport, Sao Tome on July 29th, 2017.
Olateru explained that apart from Delta Airlines accident report, other final reports to be released this month include: Cessna 208B Caravan with registration 5N-BMJ belonging to late former governor Danbaba Suntai, which occurred on October 25, 2012 and Diamond DA40 aircraft belonging to International Aviation College ( IAC) Ilorin with registration 5N-BRD on November 25, 2013,
Others are 2018 Dana runway incident in Port Harcourt Bristow Helicopter Sikorsky S76C++ with registration 5N-BQJ on February 3, 2016 and Gulfstream 2000 belonging to NestOil with 5N-SRI in February 2018.
The AIB boss stated that he had sent the report of the Delta serious incident to the aircraft manufacturer; Airbus for the 60 day review before the release of the report and that it returned from the manufacturers with ‘No Comment’.
AIB, he stated was trying to clear all the backlog of reports, adding that when he was appointed the boss of AIB, he put experts in group to investigation, a departure from the old older where investigation was personalized.
To further buttress his point and to show the confidence reposed on AIB reports, Olateru said that at Cranfield University in United States,” Our reports are been used as case studies.”
According to him, “We are trying to clear all the backlog of report We have moved AIB from an agency of government that released accidents and incidents reports two times a year to an agency that release 23 reports in two years. When I came to AIB investigation was personalised. But today I have put people in group to investigate accidents and incidents.”
On the capacity of its Flight Safety Laboratory, he said that the lab. Has the capacity to download anything including Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder ((CVR)
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