ICAO begins safety oversight audit of Nigeria’s aviation

A four-man team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has arrived Nigeria to commence the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) on the country’s aviation from today.

The arrival of the ICAO four-man team was disclosed to BusinessDay in a statement signed by the Sam Adurogboye, general manager, public affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

Adurogboye said during the audit, the auditors would make the following areas: Legislation (LEG), Organisation (ORG), Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG), Air Navigational Services (ANS), and Aerodrome and Ground Aids (AGA) their focal points.

The auditors, who will be working with their Nigerian counterparts, he stated would visit NCAA’s regional offices and all the relevant service providers in the aviation industry.

Adurogboye added that the team would work in separate groups based on specific assignments, adding that at the conclusion of the audit, there would be a closing meeting where the draft audit result would be presented. The audit will end on March 25, 2016.