Sri Lanka's Experience with ICAO TCB Projects

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Sri Lanka's Experience with ICAO TCB Projects

• Presented by Chandrasena Nimalsiri
• Director-General of Civil Aviation and Chief
  Executive Officer,
• Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka

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Evolution of civil aviation management in Sri
Lanka

• 1946 Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) was
  responsible for
• Administration Enforcement of Air Navigation
  Regulations
• Provision of Air Navigation Facilities Services
• Development Maintenance of Aerodromes
• Operation of the national carrier, Air Ceylon
• 1952 National carrier was separated from the
  DCA
• 1979 Development Maintenance of aerodromes,
  entrusted to the Airports Authority.(subsequently
  abolished)
• 1983 Provision of Air Navigation Facilities and
  Services, entrusted to the Airport Aviation
  Services (Pvt) Ltd. DCA was reduced only to a
  regulator (controlled financed by the
  Government)
• 2002 - Abolished the DCA and established a CAA
  ( autonomous self- financed)

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Sri Lankas participation with TCB Projects

• Regional Projects under UNDP Assistance for
• Human Resources Development
• Establishment of Civil Aviation Training Centre
• Sartorial Reviews
• Technical Assistance
• Regional Projects under cost sharing basis
• COSCAP-SA
• Country Specific Project under a Trust Fund
• Development of safety oversight capabilities of
  the DCA

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Summery of events leading to the launch of a
country specific project by TCB

• ICAO assessed DCA-Sri Lanka in Feb. 1997
• Series of deficiencies were reported.
• ICAO called for a remedial action plan.
• Government sought assistance from TCB.
• TCB proposed a country specific project.
• The Government approved the Project (SRL/97/901)
  in April 1998.
• The Project started in August 1998

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Project Goals

• Major Objectives
• Redrafting Aviation legislation
• Restructuring of the DCA
• Employment of skilled staff for safety oversight
  duties
• Development of written procedures / manuals for
  staff industry guidance
• Training of the DCA Technical Staff

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Performance Against Schedule

• Plan To complete the Project within two years
  from the date of commencement (10.08.2000)

• Actual The Project was terminated on 31st
  December 2002

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Performance Against Quality

• Actual
• Civil Aviation Act was drafted
• CAA was established with administrative and
  financial flexibility
• International Experts were employed
• Manuals/ Inspector handbook developed
  published
• Training - on going

• Goals planned
• Updating aviation legislations
• Creation of a Flexible and effective
  administration
• Employment of Competent Professional staff
• Development of Written procedures Guidance
  Material
• training of local staff under international
  experts

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Performance Against Budget

• Budget
• Initial estimate USD 3.47 million
• Revised estimate USD 1.871 million
• Approved budget USD 1.871 million

• Actual cost/expenditures
• At the end of two years USD 1.2 million
• At the end of the project USD 1.6 million
• Savings USD 0.3 million (including interests)

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Post-Mortem By Department

• SRL/97/901 Project

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Project Planning How Was the Project Planned?

• Who was responsible for original plans?
• DGCA from Sri Lanka
• TCB from ICAO
• Was project well defined from beginning?
• Project objectives defined in the Action Plan
• Action Plan modified whilst in execution through
  mutual consultations

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Project Planning Was the Plan the Right One?

• Action Plan was realistic
• Time lines proposed were subject to government
  inputs, approvals etc.
• Project was steered by TCB through a Project
  Co-ordinator (PC).
• PC was selected by Sri Lanka from TCB nominees
• DGCA was appointed National Project Manager

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How Was the Project Managed?

• Project was assisted by International experts in
• Airworthiness (02) 24 months
• Operations (01) 24 months
• Personnel Licensing (01) 03 months
• Organizational Manpower Consultant (06- months)
• Aviation legislation Consultant (06 months)
• Project Progress was monitored through Technical
  Policy Review (TPR) Meeting held fortnightly
• DGCA chaired the TPR Meeting
• ICAO monitored the Progress of the Project
  closely
• President, ICAO Council wrote to the Minister
  when matters were no moving at the required pace
• Bipartite meetings
• ICAO regional office

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How Was the Project Managed?..

• Project recruited NPPPs (Nationally recruited
  Professional Project Personnel) locally in
• Airworthiness (01) 24 months
• Operations (01) 24 months
• Cabin Safety (01) 24 months
• Personnel Licensing (01) 24 months
• Aviation legislation (01) 12 months
• NPPP understudied the International Experts

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Project Deliveries

• Organization
• Legislation for establishment of the CAA (Civil
  Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Act)
• Development of Vision, Mission Motto for the
  CAA
• Development of objectives
• Defining Duties Functions of the CAA
• Organizational Structure
• Duties and functions of key post holders
• Development of outcomes outputs
• Setting the CAA values
• Setting a Training Policy for CAA Staff
• Vehicles, office furniture equipment purchased

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Project Deliveries

• Operations
• NPPP in Flight Operations was trained
• Manuals/Guidance Material produced
• Flight Operations Inspector Handbook
• Designated Check Pilot Manual
• Cabin crewmember standard Manual
• Cabin crewmember training standards Manual
• Dangerous Goods Manual
• How to obtain an airline licence guidelines
• Checklist for initial certification of aircraft
  operators
• Audit Procedures Manual
• Air operators were inspected audited with NPPPs
• Operations Regulations were drafted

Customization of COSCAP SA Generic Manuals
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Project Deliveries

• Airworthiness
• NPPP in Airworthiness was trained
• DCA Airworthiness Inspectors were trained
• Manuals/Guidance Material produced
• Airworthiness Inspector Handbook
• Audit Procedures Manual
• Air operators were inspected audited with NPPPs
• Airworthiness Regulations were drafted

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Project Deliveries

• Personnel Licensing
• NPPP in Personnel Licensing was trained
• Manuals/Guidance Material produced
• Licensing Regulations drafted
• Licensing Procedures developed
• Flying Training School Certification requirements
  drafted
• Medical Examination Procedures developed
• Board of Designated Civil Aviation Medical
  Examiners appointed

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Direct Benefits of the Project

• Governments attention recognition
• Flexible Administrative Set up
• Follow-up ICAO Audit Report was satisfactory
• No major deficiencies
• Only a few recommendations
• Good acceptance, higher respect better
  co-operation by the Industry
• Application of high level of safety standard
• Systematic approach for safety oversight
• Trained Staff

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Projects in pipe line

• Development of Civil Aviation Master Plan for Sri
  Lanka - with CAA
• Re-assessment of runway surface condition with
  AASL
• Aviation Security Project with CAA