Twenty Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have successfully completed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) endorsed Government Safety Inspectors (GSI) Airworthiness Course.
The Government Safety Inspectors (GSI) Airworthiness course is to ensure airworthiness Inspectors develop additional proficiency in the processes and procedures of certifying an applicant for Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) and Air Operators Certificate (AOC).
The course which covered the five phases of the certification process and the airworthiness inspector’s role in each phase was held at the NCAA Training Centre at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
According to the image maker for the regulatory body, Sam Adurogboye, because Nigeria is a signatory to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, it is expedient for NCAA to implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Eight Critical Elements on safety.
“Therefore, this course is part of the cardinal efforts of the regulatory authority to establish, implement and sustain an effective safety oversight system in the aviation industry in Nigeria.”
This 14 – day, one hundred and twenty (120) academic hours course was delivered in modules. Part One of the course covered the AMO’s Certification and it consist of eight (8) modules.
“Part Two covered AOC’s certification and contains eleven (11) modules.Each part covered the five phases of certification which are as follows- Pre-Application,Formal Application,Document Evaluation,Demonstration/Inspection and Certification phases. Each module commences with a traditional lecture, covering the concepts and procedures for each Inspectors’ task within each certification phase.”
The course was concluded with a mastery test which provided the trainees with an opportunity to apply what they learnt under simulated conditions.
The regulatory body therefore promised to continuously embark on human capacity building through effective professional development and relevant training.
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