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NAMA Conducts Aircraft Emergency Table Top Excercise In Lagos
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Tuesday conducted an aircraft emergency tabletop exercise to enlighten aviation stakeholders on how to manage aircraft emergencies and disasters.
The exercise which took place at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Conferences centre brought key stakeholders in emergency management and Search and Rescue Units drawn from all the aviation agencies, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Department of State Security (DSS), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Fire Service (FFS), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA), Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASANBUS), Nigerian Police Force (NPF), etc.
Declaring the exercise open, the Director of Air Traffic Services (ATS) at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) John Tayo urged all stakeholders who attended to take the exercise seriously.
Tayo equally urged the media to take the exercise serious and report it widely, pointing out that other agencies had done similar exercise but was not adequately captured in the media space.
Emphasising that Search and Rescue (SAR) is everybody’s business, he said, “This morning, we are going to combine two things. To get fruitful result; we want to seperate stakeholders meeting and the aircraft emergency exercise”.
The Director, who was represented by the General Manager, SAR, NAMA, Mr. Sunday Iwalaiye streamlined the Emergency Table Top Exercise into two sessions: “Search and Rescue Units and Responsibilities” and “Arrangement Into Groups of Search And Rescue Units According To Their Responsibilities” said
“We cannot start the exercise without knowing clearly the responsibilities of each agency. Any Search and Rescue involving an aircraft is aeronautical emergency”.
In his remark, , Regional General Manager, South West, FAAN, Mr Olatokunbo Arewa commended the coordinators for organizers of the Exercise, urging all participants to support the exercise
“This is a thing we should all support. Although, no one want emergencies to happen but it does happen. I want all stakeholders to take notes to what so as to know what to do when emergencies occur”, Arewa added.
Alhaji Safo Baba Jiya, a representative of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) also commended the coordinators.
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