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Aviation Reform Group (ARG) Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Transport and Regional Services, Ken Matthews, Airservices Australia Chief Executive and Managing Director, Bernie Smith and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Acting Director of Aviation Safety, Bruce Gemmell, today jointly announced the next planned changes under the National Airspace System (NAS) reforms, will proceed on 27 November 2003.
The decision follows exhaustive safety analysis of all issues raised, including those made by pilot and air traffic control unions, in relation to the proposed changes.
CASA Acting Director of Aviation Safety, Bruce Gemmell said the Authority has accepted the safety cases prepared by the NAS Implementation Group, which allows the introduction of the new changes.
"Our acceptance follows the incorporation of changes in updated pilot and air traffic controller training and education material, regarding radio use, operations in non-controlled airspace, and the inclusion of additional safety mitigators," Mr Gemmell said.
Airservices Australia CEO, Bernie Smith said as a result of the CASA acceptance, the Board of Airservices Australia approved the immediate distribution of pilot documentation including charts to give effect to the airspace reforms.
"The distribution of pilot documentation including charts and training materials is a key milestone in the safe implementation of the changes which come into force on 27 November 2003.
"The Airservices Australia Board and Management are satisfied that the safe implementation of the changes can proceed following appropriate safety analysis and final CASA acceptance," Mr Smith said.
ARG Chairman, Ken Matthews, said that he was satisfied that due process had been followed to achieve the final approvals.
"The various agencies involved in airspace reform each have certain parts to play in the process and legal obligations to discharge. It is gratifying that Airservices Australia, CASA, Defence, the Department of Transport and Regional Services and the NAS Implementation Group have been able to work together constructively and complete their work on time."
Contacts :
All inquiries of a technical nature should be directed to the NAS IG - the group responsible for implementing the new system.
- Colin Blair, NAS IG, 02 6287 6978 / 0416 266 843
- Kate Robinson, Department of Transport and Regional Services, 02 6274 8059 / 0438 288 105
- Richard Dudley, Airservices Australia, 02 6268 4479 / 0412 146 828
- Peter Gibson, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, 02 6217 1015 / 0419 296 446
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