As part of aviation safety initiatives and in compliance with the targets set out in the National Aviation Safety Plan 2023-2025, the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority will be hosting the third Aviation Safety Workshop on the 29th of April 2023 under the theme “Share Knowledge – Improve Safety”.
The workshop will be held at the NCAA HQ, Auditorium as a hybrid event.
The topics that will be presented are safety management system implementation, handling of emergencies, flight data analysis, audits for improved safety, non-type certified aircraft approvals, 5G implementation update, safeguarding aerodromes amidst sustainable development, and competency based training in dangerous goods. All issues to be discussed either emanate from reported incidents, new developments in the aviation industry, or issues that the NCAA needs to educate the industry on. The presenters are NCAA safety specialists and inspectors as well as industry professionals.
The first safety workshop was held in Windhoek at the NCAA headquarters on the 16th of May 2022 and included 25 in person participants with 40 online participants online. The second safety workshop was held on the 29th of September 2022, with 50 participants attending along with 15 online, at the Atlantic Villa Guesthouse and Conference Centre in Swakopmund.
NCAA plans these workshops to be an annual event. The events are free and open to all those involved or desiring to be involved in aviation.