South Africa assumes key role in United Nation’s aviation agency

Midrand, Johannesburg :South Africa has been appointed as the Chairperson of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Aviation Security Panel. The appointment comes just months after the United States and the European Union have given their thumbs up to South Africa’s aviation regulatory system on aviation and air cargo security.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations tasked with working with Member States and global aviation organisations to develop Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) which States must effect when developing their legally-enforceable national civil aviation regulations. In addition, ICAO regularly conducts audits among Member States in order to help identify aviation security shortcomings, and subsequently discusses methods to assist States in resolving deficiencies by implementing globally accepted security Standards and Recommended Practices.