Question : UNIVERSAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUDIT PROGRAMME

(a) whether the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has made any recommendations in areas related to flight operations, air navigation services and aerodromes under their universal safety oversight audit programme;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has complied with all such recommendations;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether ICAO has detected deficiencies during their audit resulting in delay in implementation of their recommendations; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and corrective steps taken in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)

(a) and (b):-Yes, Madam.The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) under its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) conducted an audit of India in October 2006 and made 27 recommendations. 07 of these relate to flight operations,11 to air navigation services and 09 to aerodromes.

(c) and (d):- While action on all the findings in the area of flight operations has been completed, action on 07 of the ICAO findings in the areas of air navigation services and 05 findings on aerodromes have been completed.

(e) and (f):-No,Madam.ICAO provides States the opportunity to make available the progress of action taken on the findings and recommendations of the USOAP report to them which is then made available to all States on its public website.DGCA provides these updates to ICAO from time to time showing the actions taken/completed.