Lok Sabha Question No. 2731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Accidents/Near Miss Collisions of Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, BHARAT SINGH, ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

2731

## LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the August 2018) 2nd

## ACCIDENTSINEAR MISS COLLISIONS OF AIRCRAFT

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2731.

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state: -

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- (a) whether the Government proposes to divide Indian Air.space into two parts with a view to check the rising incidents %f collision/mid-air misses of aircraft in the country and in view 0f safety of air passengers;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that recently, a number of flights have narrowly escaped accidents and if so, the details thereof:
- (6) if s0, the details of such incidents reported during the last three years and the current year and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to preventlreduce the number 0f such air incidents;
- (d) whether any investigation has been done in such incidents by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and if $0, the details thereof; and
- (9 the steps taken/being taken by the Government to preventhinimise such

## ANSWER

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Minister of State in the Ministry 0f CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(2) Airspace reorganization is a continuous process, driven by changes in aviation environment, especially significant increase in traffic volume: AAI has started implementing a project for harmonizing upper airspace %f the four flight information (FIR) where airspace above 25000 feet abeve sea levei will be controlled from ATC centres located at the four metro cities. Upper Airspace Harmonization %f Chennai and Kolkata FIRs have been completed and the remaining two FIRs 0f Delhi and Mumbai will be taken Up in near future Increase in safety levels is one of the objectives of any airspace regions

organization process; Such reorganization may be initiated by AAI when (b) During the last three years and the current year number 0 aic incidents reported are a5 under: prox Year No. of Air Miss

| 2015                | 25   | 0.001175   |
|---------------------|------|------------|
| 2016                |      |            |
| 2017                | 28   | 0.001041   |
| 2018 (till 30 June) | 26   | 0.001863   |

- Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents & Incidents) Rules 2017 are as per by AAIB and other incidents are investigated by DGCA Investigated
- ATCO's and Pilot proficiency checks are carried out regularly. beiing
- (e) The , following steps have been taken by the. Government to prevent/minimise such incidents /accidents in future:-
- ATC services are modernized to include conflict warning in the system to assist ATCO's. being
- Coordination procedures of handing over from one unit to another have

Coordination %f handing over traffic to adjoining FIR has been worked out & any deviation is pointed out t0 the concerned units for corrective action: being taking

- Controllers are giver training on ATC simulator at major stations and sensitized on the subject;
- Whenever required, corrective training is given to Pilots and Air Traffic Controller and training procedures amended,
- risk of accident/ incident,
- Airlines have been directed to avoid use of similar confusing call signs.
- Implementation of flexible use 0f airspace which will reduce traffic congestion in the airspace:
- been created in DGCA for better Surveillance and regulatory functions in Aif traffic Management (ATM):
- confusing call-signs, which is now incorporated in the ATS Manual Part-I 2015 4th Edition
- Case studies Of Airprox {ATC incidents are discussed and analysed to avoid recurrence of such incidents.

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