Lok Sabha Question No. 6261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Air Safety Violations
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6261 (To be answered 0 the Sth April 2018)

Air Safety Violations

6261.

SHRI JOSE K MANI SHRI VENKA TESH BABU T.G.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- other, inebriated pilots and cabin crew if so, the details thereof; etc ,

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether, with recent move to boost aviation sector, there has been an increase in the number of safety violations by the airlines including a slew of serious offences such as aircraft getting too close to each
- (b) whether the Government is aware Of the recent incident 0f near-miss at Jaipur airport as a result %f cramped infrastructure, massive pressure on personnel entrusted with the task of safely handling the growing volume of flights;
- (d) the safety measures taken by the Airports Authority of India/ Government to meet increased flight operations and address near-miss incidents? being
- (c) if so, the details thereof the last three years and the current year and pilots suspended for safety violation; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- year.

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) There were 352 numbers Of violations of safety norms by the airlines in the year 2016 whereas 269 numbers of violations were reported in the year 2017. Therefore, the number of safety violations has reduced in the\_year 2017 as compared to the year 2016. (b) There is no near miss incident reported at Jaipur Airport recently i.e. in the last one
- (c) During the last three years current year number of air prox incidents reported are as under:

(till 28th February)

Year Number of air miss incidents

2015

21+4*

2016

30+2*

2017

26+2*

2018

8

- #Air prox due to defenceladjacent countries units.
- (d) Safety measures taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Airports Authority of India to address the issue of air prox  incidents are given at Annexure

## FQLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES ARE TAKEN BY DGCA:

- ATCGervices are being modernized to include conflict warning in the system to assist ATCO's.
- ATCO's and Pilot proficiency checks are carried out regularly. being
- Coordination procedures of handing over from one unit to another have been laid out Coordination of handing over traffic to adjoining FIR has been worked out & any deviaton is being pointed out to the concerned units for corrective action: taking
- Controllers are given on ATC simulator at major stations and sensitized on the subject: training
- Whenever required, corrective training is given to Pilots and Air Traffic Controller, and training procedures amended. being
- Implementation of Safety Management System at airports to mitigate the risk of accidentl incident:
- Flexibleiuse ofrairspace between civil and defense airspace is introduced to reduce traffic congestion in the Indian airspace.
- Onetseparate Directorate of Air Space and Air Traffic Management in DGCA has been created in DGCA for better surveillance and regulatory functions in Air traffic Management (ATM)\_
- Airlines have been directed to avoid use of similar / confusing call signs.
- Case studies of Airprox IATC incidents are discussed and analysed to avoid recurrence of such incidents.
- AAI had issued an Air traffic management circular on confusing call-signs, which is now incorporated in the ATS Manual Part-1 2015 4th Edition:
- AAlhas implemented various state-of-the-art technology, CNS-ATM systems and advance ATM procedures to enhance safety,  efficiency and reduce congestion across various airports and the entire Indian airspace.
- Aavanced ATNe Automation system with safety alerts and decision making support tools have been implemented at various airports.
- Surveillance within entire Indian Airspace have been improved with multiple surveillance sensors including ADS-8.
- Advance Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS) are operational at haior ATC centers for better situational awareness Of traffic on ground at the airport and helps them in prevention of any mishap at the airport:
- Upper airspace harmonization has been implemented at Chennai and Kolkata to enhance safety of aircraft operations.
- RNP routes; PBN procedures are implemented to improve airspace safety and capacity.
- Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system has been implemented to balance demand & capacity of air traffic.
- hmplementation of Data Link based departure clearance at six metro airports for reducing human errors and thus enhancing safety of aircraft operations.
- Data link based airport weather information through a common server to ensure timely availability of weather conditions of 42 airports right in the cockpit
- Corrective actions are taken by AAl on the safety recommendations by DGCA, pertaining to AAI:
- Periodic refresher training/sensitization program Where case studies of such incidents are discussed in detail in Air Traffic Services centers to prevent similar occurrences in future
- Evidence based simulator 'training and Periodic Proficiency Checks of Controllers are also conducted for the improvement of Quality and Safety of Aircraft operations.