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Chapter 3 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF
A REGIONAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT ORGANIZATION
3.1 GENERAL 3.1.1
The Convention on International Civil Aviation Chicago Convention has as one of its main objectives the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation and the promotion of flight safety in
international air navigation. ICAO is the international body created by the Chicago Convention to develop the principles and techniques of international air navigation and to foster the planning and development of
international air transport. The Convention also provides the appropriate frame of reference for defining States’ responsibilities with regard to civil aviation administration.
3.1.2
In order to obtain global uniformity in the adoption of international standards, recommended practices and procedures, each Contracting State undertakes to collaborate in securing the highest
practicable degree of uniformity in regulations, standards, procedures and organization in relation to aircraft, personnel, airways and auxiliary services in order to facilitate and improve air navigation.
3.1.3
As Contracting States of ICAO, States participating in the establishment of a regional safety oversight system should accept specific obligations with respect to the implementation of internationally
agreed Standards and Recommended Practices SARPs governing international civil aviation. The Director General of Civil Aviation, or similar administrative authority, in each participating State should be responsible
for ensuring that the civil aviation administration observes and complies with the international obligations provided for under the Convention. Such obligations include the development and implementation of
standards, procedures, facilities and services necessary for safe and efficient air operations. These obligations remain valid regardless of the system established to fulfil the State’s safety oversight obligations.
3.1.4
The State in which an aircraft is registered and operated is responsible for compliance with the applicable operations and airworthiness regulations by the air operators and aircraft for which it issues
operations and airworthiness certificates. Each State can exercise this responsibility directly, through its duly trained and experienced staff, or through the regional safety oversight organization RSOO to which it
belongs. An RSOO could also serve to ensure compliance with operations and airworthiness regulations by air operators, aircraft maintenance organizations and licensed operations and maintenance personnel.
3.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT ORGANIZATION
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