Federal Aviation Administration Purpose Is the RSOO a

Federal Aviation Administration Purpose: Is the RSOO a success story? Michael Jennison Assistant Chief Counsel International Affairs ICAO Symposium on Regional Safety Oversight Organizations 26 Oct 201 l

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After decades of work. . . • Are RSOOs meeting expectations? • Is your RSOO meeting your expectations? RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 3 3

What are the purposes? • Civil aviation safety oversight that meets international Standards • Greatest possible uniformity in regulation • Economies of scale • [New!] Source of reliable, useful data for the Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 4 4

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Civil aviation safety oversight that meets Standards • We owe this to the public, but it is also a binding obligation • How are we doing? – USOAP/IASA audits show improvements. . . but – A substantial portion of member States do not meet Standards in one or more critical elements • Indispensable elements – Resources – Political will RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 6 6

Greatest possible uniformity in regulation • We owe this to the industry • How are we doing? – Every RSOO takes a different approach – RSOOs write uniform legislation and regs. . . – Member States alter them in implementation RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 7 7

Economies of scale • This is the important one • How are we doing? • Comparison test. . . – Add the scale of aviation activity, the budget, and the staff of the RSOO members and compare with a comparable single State – Has the RSOO allowed its members to reduce staff and budget while getting the same (or better) results? RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 8 8

Source of reliable, useful CMA data • This is less important, but still important • Too soon to see how well we might be doing RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 9 9

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How do we get economies of scale? • Member States delegate execution of their safety oversight responsibilities • Ways to measure delegation – Breadth of oversight—how many Annexes? – Depth of oversight—how much authority? RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 11 11

Concluding thought • Should your RSOO be an RCAA? • In a Regional CAA. . . – There is complete delegation of oversight authority, ideally by treaty. . . and – Member State CAAs are field offices • If so, how can you get there? RSOO Symposium 28 October 2011 Federal Aviation Administration 12 12