Deputy Director-General, Technical, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Daniel Acquah, has said the authority is committed to collaborating with the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), and other stakeholders in implementing measures to improve and sustain aviation safety in the country.
He indicated that the authority in its capacity to ensure safety in the Ghanaian Aviation Industry is ready to work in partnership with other state institutions to ensure safety.
Speaking at the Aviation Safety Investigation Day on the theme, “Working Together for an Innovative and Sustainable Global Aviation” Mr. Acquah established that air transport remains the safest mode of transport and aviation safety has consistently improved through direct and holistic persuading by stakeholders in the aviation community.
This growth in the aviation sector, he said, is expected to open new opportunities for innovation, such as new technologies. “It is also clear that this open opportunity also presents major challenges to regulators, accident investigation authorities, operators, and service providers,” he added.
Mr. Acquah further indicated that the authority works closely with AIB-Ghana to enhance constant interaction and engagement through classification meetings, training, and workshops.
“As we celebrate aviation safety day, let us also reaffirmed our commitment to promoting a safety-first approach across the industry” he indicated.
Commissioner, AIB-Ghana Akwasi Prempeh indicated that for the past three years, AIB-Ghana has undertaken quite a number of investigations into occurrences that involve most domestic and international airlines and also trained aviation professionals to meet recommended safety standards.
“We are looking at how we will prevent accident occurrences and we have called on the European safety agencies, then the Banjul Accord Group to come and educate our aviation professionals in the area of safety and prevention,” he said.
AIB-Ghana reported that since they assumed office, they have investigated one accident case, 12 serious incidents, and several alarm incidents.
“As part of this investigation, we have issued a report to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority for implementation. In order to prevent future occurrences, the airline operators and the authority should collaborate more to identify the problem,” he added.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke