Safety Management
Runway and Aerodrome Safety
Operational and On-board Safety
Accident Investigation
Safety Audits
Monitoring and Assistance Review Board
Training
Regional Safety Coordination
Technical Cooperation and Assistance Projects
Other Safety Initiatives
Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency
Performance-based Navigation
Air Traffic Management: Airspace
Meteorology
Aviation Frequency Spectrum
Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation
Emergency Response
Other Safety Initiatives
ICAO Sample Law and Regulations in the Areas of Aerodromes,
Accident Investigation and Air Navigation Services
The USOAP Comprehensive Systems Approach (CSA) audits revealed a 28 per cent global lack of effective implementation (LEI) of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) relating to Primary Aviation Legislation (CE 1), and 34 per cent LEI of SARPs relating to Specific Operating Regulations (CE 2).
Recognizing that many States lacked the capability to develop a law and/or related regulations, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with ICAO in 1991, developed and published the Model Civil Aviation Safety Act and Regulations (MCARs). The MCARs, however, are not comprehensive and do not include the technical areas of aerodromes (AGA), accident and incident investigation (AIG) and air navigation services (ANS).
To address the deficiencies identified by the USOAP audit and to address those States having difficulties developing their own legislation and regulations, the development of Sample Regulations in these three areas was initiated by launching a short-term project financed by the SAFE Fund. These Sample Law and Regulations are now available, in an unedited version, on the ICAO public website.
