RSOOs (Including COSCAPs)/RAIOs

A number of ICAO Member States have challenges in providing safety oversight and resolving their safety deficiencies due to insufficient financial, technical and/or qualified human resources. ICAO facilitates assistance through the Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programmes (COSCAPs) and supports Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs), through which groups of States can collaborate and share resources to improve their safety oversight capabilities. COSCAPs and RSOOs play an important role by supporting the establishment and operation of a performance-based safety system by analyzing safety information and hazards to aviation at a regional level and reviewing the action plans developed within the region. There are several COSCAPs and RSOOs which are already well established and operational in regions around the world.

In addition, the establishment of Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organizations (RAIOs) can provide economies of scale by pooling and sharing of required resources which would allow States with insufficient resources to undertake effective investigations, thus fulfilling their obligations under Article 26 of the Chicago Convention.

RSOO Global Strategy and Action Plan for the Improvement of RSOOs and the Establishment of a Global System for the Provision of Safety Oversight

RSOO Cooperative Platform

The Regional Safety Oversight Organizations Cooperative Platform (RSOO-CP) was established in December 2017. It gathers formally established RSOOs, COSCAPs and other forms of regional cooperation in safety oversight.

The objective of the RSOO CP is to strengthen the existing RSOOs and assist in the establishment of any new RSOO so they can be more effective and efficient in supporting their member States. It is also a tool to facilitate communication among RSOOs and between RSOOs and ICAO.

The RSOO CP holds regular teleconferences and meetings.

Documents of the RSOO CP:

Basic Information about RSOOs 2021.pdf

RSOO Cooperative Platform - TORs amendment 1 adopted 20200129.pdf

RSOO CP Work Programme 2022-2025 adopted.pdf

For more information on the RSOO CP please contact rctp@icao.int

RSOO map.PNG

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RSOOs/RAIOs/other regional investigation cooperation mechanisms

RSOO/COSCAP/RAIOs/other	Description	Region	Member States	Contact	Website
Organizations : COSCAP ‎(2)
COSCAP-SA	Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme - South Asia	Asia	Afghanistan, Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka	Capt. Marie Zubryckyj Chief Technical Advisor COSCAP SA Address: Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority 2nd floor Paro International Airport Paro, Bhutan Phone: Office 97508272113 Mobile 97517170638 marie.zubryckyj@coscap-icao.org mzubryckyj@icao.int	Website
COSCAP-SEA	Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme - South East Asia	Asia	Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea, Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam; Brunei Darussalam; Timor-Leste.	Ms. Sudhatai Juntarapratin COSCAP South East Asia Programme Secretary International Civil Aviation Organization Asia and Pacific Office 252/1 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road. Chatuchak, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel: +66 2 537 8197 Fac: +66 2 537 8198 E-mail: sjuntarapratin@icao.int
Organizations : RAIOs/other regional investigation cooperation mechanisms ‎(5)
ARCM	AIG Regional Cooperation Mechanism (ARCM)	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Suriname and Venezuela. SPECIAL OBSERVERS: BEA, NTSB and the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS)	Mr. Miguel Camacho, Director, Colombia Accident Investigation Authority, DIACC miguel.camacho@aerocivil.gov.co Av Eldorado 103-15 Ed. Aerocivil, Piso 5. Bogotá, Colombia, 11132 Lima, Peru Tel. +511 6118686 Fax: +511 6118673 icaosam@icao.int	Website
BAGAIA	Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency	Africa	Cabo Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone	Engr. Charles Irikefe Erhueh BAGAIA Commissioner Achada Grande Frente, Cidade da Praia, Santiago C.P. 7603 - Republica de Cabo Verde Tel.: +238 977 94 98, +238 522 58 08 irikefecharles@gmail.com	Website
ENCASIA	European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities, created by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 996/2010	Europe	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Republic of Slovenia, Spain, Sweden + Observers: Iceland, Norway, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/1999) and EASA	Rémi Jouty, BEA (France) ENCASIA Chairman Tel: +33 (0)1 49 92 72 00 e-mail: directeur@bea.aero Clarisa Barbero, European Commission Aviation Policy Officer Tel: +32 (0) 2 298 06 97 e-mail: Isabel-Clara.Barbero@ec.europa.eu	Website
GRIAA	Regional Group for Air Accidents Investigation	Central America	Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.	Dra. Eveling Arauz, GRIAA Manager, eveling.arauz@cocesna.org Mr. Elvin Lacayo, GRIAA Collaborator, elvin.lacayo@cocesna.org	Website
IAC	Interstate Aviation Committee	European	Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Russian Federation	Mr. Oleg Storchevoy Chairperson Bolshaya Ordynka str. 22/211 119017 Moscow Russian Federation Tel: (+7 495) 953-12-44 Fax: (+7 495) 953-35-08 mak@mak.ru	Website
Organizations : RSOOs ‎(14)
AAMAC	Autorités Africaines et Malgaches de l’Aviation Civile	Africa	Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Cote d'Ivoire; Gabon; Guinea-Bissau; Equatorial Guinea; Madagascar; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo	Mr. Louis Bakielon Secrétaire Exécutif des AAMAC/ Executive Secretary of AAMAC BP 841 Ndjamena Tchad louis.bakielon@aamac.aero; Tel: +235 22 51 14 15 Mobile: +235 98 35 35 27 / 63 03 66 35	Website
ACSA	Central American Agency of Aviation Safety	Central America	Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua	Capt. Alejandro Mena Acting Director Barrio Cacique de Alajuela, Contiguo a la Escuela el Aeropuerto, Edificio ATC - Radar, Alajuela, Costa Rica Telefax: (506) 2430-0697 (506) 2440-1981 (506) 2443-1160 (506) 2443-8968 acsaservicios@cocesna.org	Website
AFI-CIS	AFI Cooperative Inspectorate Scheme	Africa	African States	Mr. Henry Okech Director of Safety and Technical Services African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC–CAFAC) Route de l’Aeroport Militaire Leopold Sedar Senghor B.P. 8898 Dakar Senegal Email: Hokech@afcac.org Tel: Office (221) 33 859 88 13 Cell (221) 77 639 48 07 Fax: (221) 33 820 70 18	Website
ASSA-AC	Agence de Supervision de la Sécurité Aérienne en Afrique Centrale	Africa	Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; and Gabon	Mr. François Kiapo Director General Agence de Supervision de la Sécurité Aérienne en Afrique Centrale B.P 5114 N’Djamena Tchad Tel. +235 60 08 77 04 Email: kiapofrancois0@gmail.com	Website
BAGASOO	Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organization	Africa	Cape Verde; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone	Mr. Tidiane Bah Executive Director Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organization (BAGASOO) No. 6 Bissau Street, Wuse zone 6 Abuja, Nigeria Email: tbah@bagasoo.org	Website
CASSOA	Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency	Africa	Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kenya; Rwanda; South Sudan, Tanzania; Uganda	Ms. Wanjiru Muita Executive Director East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) Plot 41/43, Circular Road P. O. Box 873 Entebbe, Uganda Email: wmuita@cassoa.org cassoa@cassoa.org	Website
CASSOS	Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago	Mr. Nari Williams-Singh Chairman CASSOS Board of Directors 4 Winchester Road Kingston 10, Jamaica Tel: (876) 960-4364 Fax: (876) 929-4532 Email: adminofficer@cassos.org nari.williams-singh@jcaa.gov.jm	Website
EASA	European Union Aviation Safety Agency	European	Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland;Italy; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxemburg;Malta;Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; The Netherlands	Mr. Patrick Ky Executive Director European Aviation Safety Agency Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, D-50668 Cologne, Germany Tel: +49 221 8999 000 Fax: + 49 221 8999 099 info@easa.europa.eu	Website
ECCAA	Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada	Mr. Andrew Whittier Director General Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority PO Box 1130 St. Johns Antigua and Barbuda Fax: (268)-462-0082 Tel: (268)-462-0000 email: awhittierl@eccaa.aero or oecs.dca@candw.ag	Website
IAC	Interstate Aviation Committe (IAC)	European	Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Republic of Moldova; Russian Federation; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan	Mr. Oleg Storchevoy Chairperson Victor Rukhlinskiy (Mr.) Regional Project Coordinator Bolshaya Ordynka str. 22/211 119017 Moscow Russian Federation Tel: (+7 495) 953-12-44 Tel: (+7 495) 953-53-44 Fax: (+7 495) 953-35-08 Fax: (+7 495) 951-13-25 mak@mak.ru icaomak@mak.ru	Website
PASO	Pacific Aviation Safety Office	Pacific	Australia; Cook Islands; Fiji; Kiribati; Nauru; New Zealand; Niue; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu, Vanuatu	Mr. Andrew Valentine General Manager 1st Floor, Anchor House, Opposite Water Front Restaurant PO Box 139, Lini Highway, Port Vila Republic of Vanuatu Tel: +678 28500 Mobile: +678 7722205 Email: gm@paso.aero	Website
SASO	SADC Aviation Safety Organisation	Africa	Angola; Botswana; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe	Mr. Kabo Phutietsile Executive Director Interim SASO Secretariat Interim SADC Aviation Safety Organisation (iSASO) Sibekelo Building, Fifth Floor, Mhlambanyatsi Road, Mbabane, Estewani Tel: +268- 24040660 (office) Mobile: +268-78632383 (Estewani) Mobile: +27-795078693 *(South Africa/Roaming) Email: info@saso.sadc.int	Website
SRVSOP	Latin American Regional Safety Oversight Cooperation System	South America	Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile, Colombia; Cuba; Ecuador; Panamá, Paraguay; Perú, Uruguay; Venezuela	Mr. Oscar Quesada Deputy Regional Director ICAO South American Regional Office Av. Victor Andrés Belaúnde 147, Centro Empresarial Real, Torre 4, piso 4 15073 - Lima, Peru Tel. +511 6118686 Fax: +511 6118673 icaosam@icao.int	Website
URSAC	Unité Régionale de Supervision de la Sécurité et e la Sûreté de l’Aviation Civile de l’UEMOA	Africa	Benin; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo	Jacques Kragbé DOUKA (Mr) Coordonnateur Général URSAC Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 01 BP6159 Ouagadougou 01 Tel (office): +226 25 33 40 76 / 77 Tel (mobile): +226 75 88 07 24 Email: JDOUKA@uemoa.int