India has jumped to the 55th position from 112th place in the ranking of oversight capability of global aviation Safety. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after the final report India's safety oversight capability ranking has climbed from 112 to 55.
The ICAO had last month audited the DGCA to check its effective implementation (EI) of critical safety elements. The ICAO undertakes audit of all the contracting states under this programme. “It may be noted that this ranking is dynamic and is contingent upon the outcomes of various Audits undertaken by ICAO," it said.
Under its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach, an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) was undertaken in India from November 9 to 16, 2022. According to the statement, as the scope of the mission did not include the areas of AIG and ANS, the updated overall EI of 85.65 per cent is calculated based on the latest USOAP results on record for these two areas. AIG is Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, and ANS is Air Navigation Services.
