Lok Sabha Question No. 1858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Near Miss Air Collisions
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1858 (To be answered on the 2016) May

## NEAR MISS AIR COLLISIONS

## 1858. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R:

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether many cases of near miss air collision have been reported in the past one year;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether one such case was reported in Jammu very recently; and
- (d) if the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard? SO,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) (b) In the last one year and including the current year number of air miss incidents reported are:-
- (c) There was a report of receiving traffic advisory Indigo flight due to overshooting the assigned level on sector Jammu to Srinagar o 21.12.2015 in Air force controlled Airspace Matter was investigated by DGCA and crew was assigned the corrective training: by
- (d) All the incidents are investigated by Airprox Investigation Board constituted by DGCA and these investigation are reviewed at DGCA,HQ for their completeness and process for implementation of recommendations Detaiis of the safety measures are given at Annexure B.

Year

Number of Air miss

2015

25

2016

10

(upto 31.03.2016)

Details of such incidents are given at Annexure A:

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## FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE STEPS\_ARE TAKEN:

- ATC services are modernized to include conflict warning in the system to assist ATCO s. being
- 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 deviation is pointed out to the concerned units for corrective action. being taking
- Whenever   required, corrective training is given to Pilots and Air Traffic Controller; training procedures amended: being and
- Controllers are given training on ATC simulator at major stations and sensitized on the subject:
- Implementation of   Safety   Management   System at airports to of accidentl incidert.
- Implementation of flexible use of airspace which will reduce traffic congestion in the airspace.
- Airlines have been directed to avoid use of similar confusing call signs.
- One separate 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):
- Case studies of Airprox /ATC incidents are discussed and analysed to avoid recurrence of such incidents:
- AAI had issued an Air traffic managerent circular on confusing call-signs, which is now incorporated in the ATS Manual Part-1 2015 4th Edition.