Lok Sabha Question No. 3962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Upgradation of National Aviation Safety Plan
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3962

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19th December 2024 )

## UPGRADATION OF NATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY PLAN

3962.    SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) has been updated for the current year and if so, the details thereof along with the key updates introduced in the plan;
- (b) the details of the primary areas identified as safety concerns under the latest  NASP  and  the  specific  measures  being  taken  to  address  these concerns;
- (c) the details of the agencies, stakeholders and expert bodies consulted by  the  Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation  (DGCA)  for  drafting  and updating the NASP;
- (d) whether it is true that the best practices have been incorporated into the  NASP  based  on  international  standards  and  successful  models  from other countries;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the NASP  aligns  with  both,  ICAO  global  safety  priorities  and  local  aviation safety requirements in the country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  State  in  the  Ministry  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): DGCA has updated the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) and has issued the third edition of NASP for the period   2024-2028. The current edition  of  NASP  2024-2028  is  available  on  Directorate  General  of  Civil Aviation (DGCA) website.;

Following key updates have been introduced in the current plan:;

1.  Adoption  of  Goals  and  terminology  defined  in  ICAO  Global  Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) 2023-2025;
2. Harmonization of ICAO GASP and Asia Pacific- Regional Aviation Safety Plan (AP-RASP) Safety Enhancement Initiatives (SEI);

3. Tracking of emerging issues; ;

(b):  Goal  1  of  NASP  2024-2028  is  "To  achieve  a  continuous  reduction  of operational safety risks" which is consistent with ICAO GASP 2023-2025. This  Goal  is  linked  to  following  eight  National  High  Risk  Categories  (NHRCs) of occurrences which is primary operational safety concern:;

1. Mid Air Collision
2. Controlled Flight into Terrain
3. Runway Excursions
4. Wildlife (Bird/Animal) Strikes
5. Loss of Control in-flight
6. Runway Incursion
7. Ramp Safety
8. Deficient Maintenance;

The details of specific measures to address each N-HRCs of occurrence is given  in  NASP  2024-2028  in  the  form  of  Safety  Enhancement  Initiatives (SEIs). ; ; (c): The concerned directorates within DGCA, other government organizations  and  applicable  service  providers  were  consulted  by  the DGCA for formulating the NASP 2024-2028.; ; (d) & (e): The best practices have been incorporated into the NASP 20242028 based on the international standards. ; To meet the International requirements, the Safety

Enhancement Initiatives (SEIs) given in the NASP 2024-2028 is harmonized with the SEIs given in the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) 2023-2025 and ICAO Asia Pacific - Regional Aviation Safety Plan (AP-RASP). ; (f) & (g): The Global Aviation Safety Plan 2023-2025 identifies five Global High Risk Categories (G-HRCs) of occurrences which have been incorporated in the NASP 2024-2028 as the N-HRCs. Further,  to  meet  the  local  aviation  safety  requirements  in  the  country, DGCA  analyse  the  aggregate  safety  data  annually.  On  the  basis  of  the analysis  of  the  safety  data  and  the  risk  perceived,  DGCA  has  identified three more N-HRCs which have also been incorporated in NASP 2024-2028 e.g. Wildlife (Bird/Animal) Strikes, Ramp Safety & Deficient Maintenance.;

- ******