Countries in the Middle East with oversight systems that have been audited by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have scored above the world average for their effective implementation (EI) of eight critical elements (CEs) of aviation safety, the ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group–Middle East (RASG-MID) says.
The group said, in its second MID Region Annual Safety Report,1 that the 13 audited Middle East states2 had an average EI score of 69.85 percent, compared with the worldwide average of 61.70 percent, (Figure 1).
The report said the EI scores were derived from results of ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), which showed that the region’s highest average scores were in areas involving licensing and certification (CE6), operating regulations (CE2), primary aviation legislation (CE1) and technical guidance materials (CE5). The lowest average score was 46.49 percent in qualification and training of the…
