ACI World Safety and

Technical Standing
Committee ‐
Transition Plan
‐ as discussed in October 2012
ACI Africa Security, Safety and Facilitation Working
Group, Agadir, Morocco
8 April 2013
Objectives of Change
• Merge in members of • Improve meeting
the former attendance
Operational Safety
… Secure formal support
Subcommittee from member airports for
their representatives sitting
• Increase the value of on the committee
membership on the • Engage more World
committee Business Partners in
Committee initiatives
• Improve the
engagement of all • Provide the
members in the resources necessary
activities of ICAO for the Committee to
fulfill its mandate
Membership
• Chair, Vice Chair 2
• Regional Representatives: 10
• At‐large Members (max): 30
• World Business Partners: 5
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• Maximum from any one region: 2 Nominated

9 At‐large (30% rule)
11 (+ 1)

• ICAO “Shadow Reps” – ACI representatives on ICAO working

groups (who are not necessarily members of the STSC)
 Executive Group (new)

Chair

Elected by Committee

Vice Chair

Elected by Committee

World Business
ACI Secretariat
Partner
Non‐voting

Regional Rep Regional Rep Regional Rep Regional Rep Regional Rep ‐
Latin and S. America Europe Asia Pacific North America Africa/Mid‐east
Elected by Region Elected by Region Elected by Region Elected by Region Elected by Region
Recruitment
• Member Skills and Traits:
• Technical competence
• Communicative
• Collaborative
• Cooperative
• Committed
• Personally
• Organizationally
• Reliable
Committee Scope
• Operational Safety
• Aerodrome Planning and design
• Aerodrome Equipment and installations
• Airspace issues related to airports

• advocacy and promoting excellence in airport operations

• Close working relationship with ACI regional safety committees

• Support for APEX programme

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World Board key projects (safety)
• (from the ACI Strategic Plan 2012‐2014)
• As regards safety:
• Top 10 Organisational Key Projects in the Plan
include: To further implement the APEX in
Safety programme, develop and implement the
full range of guidance material, management
and self‐assessment tool, kits and training
necessary to support the Programme; and
launch the Safety Partners initiative to enhance
assistance and information sharing between 7

airports.
World Board key projects (safety)
continued

• the committee will prioritise work on runway

safety in a holistic way, covering 4 main issues:
• Excursions
• Incursions
• FOD
• Wildlife
• we will produce a Runway Safety Handbook
• we will stress importance of Runway
(Manoeuvring Area) Safety Teams 8
World Board key projects (efficiency)

• We will develop an ACI strategy to enhance

airport efficiency. This will bring together and
provide strategic direction to ACI World’s work
on initiatives on A‐CDM, ACRIS and other IT
projects
• A‐CDM is especially important for airports
operating close to capacity, but can bring
efficiency benefits to all airports (and the
regional system (or network)
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Other Committee Priorities
• Handbooks
• Emergency Response and Contingency Planning (new)
• Wildlife Hazard (2nd edition)
• Runway Safety (will draw on existing Airside Safety Handbook)
• Review of ICAO Aerodrome Reference Codes
• PBN (also part of Block upgrades)
• Slots
• De‐icing
• Continuing work
• support for ACI work with ICAO Panels (incl Aerodromes Panel)
• PANS‐Aerodromes (“mature procedures”)
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