| a) review and propose, when necessary, the target dates for implementation of facilities, services and procedures to ensure the coordinated development of the Air Navigation System in the CAR and SAM Regions; |
| b) assist the ICAO Regional Offices with providing services in the CAR and SAM Regions with their assigned task of fostering implementation of the CAR/SAM Regional Air Navigation Plan; |
| c) in line with the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP), ensure the conduct of any necessary systems performance monitoring; |
| d) identify specific deficiencies in the air navigation field, especially in the context of safety, and propose corrective action; |
| e) promote the development and implementation of an action plan by States to resolve identified deficiencies, where necessary; |
| f) develop amendment proposals for the update of the CAR/SAM Air Navigation Plan necessary to satisfy any changes in requirements, thus removing the need for regular regional air navigation meetings; |
| g) monitor implementation of air navigation facilities and services, and where necessary, ensure interregional harmonization, taking due account of cost/benefit analysis, business case development, environmental benefits and financing issues; |
| h) examine human resource planning and training issues and ensure that the human resource development capabilities in the Regions are compatible with the CAR/SAM Regional Air Navigation Plan; |
| i) review the Statement of Basic Operational Requirements and Planning Criteria (BORPC) and recommend such changes as may be required in the light of developments to the Air Navigation Commission; |
| j) invite financial institutions, as required, on a consultative basis and when considered appropriate in the planning process, to participate in this work; |
| k) ensure close cooperation with relevant organizations and State groupings to optimize the use of available expertise and resources; |
| l) conduct the above activities in the most efficient manner possible with a minimum of formality and documentation, and call meetings of GREPECAS only when the Secretary and the Chairperson, through the Programme and Project Review Committee, are convinced that it is necessary to do so; and |
| m) coordinate with the Regional Aviation Safety Group – Pan America (RASG-PA). |
