CASSOA installs ECCAIRS Version 4.0 In the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure

CASSOA INSTALLS ECCAIRS VERSION 4.0 IN THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA’S MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE

The Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) continues to provide assistance to the EAC Partner States through it’s Safety and Security Enhancement Programs as per the Strategic Plan. In mid-October 2016, CASSOA successfully installed ECCAIRS Version 4.0 at Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure for access by the office of the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Department (AAID).  The CASSOA Senior Information Technology Officer, Mr. Arthur Rutembesa conducted an ECCAIRS Training for end users and technical staff from the AAID office and other Stakeholders in Aviation invited by the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure from 18^th – 21^st October, 2016.

ICAO Annex 13 requires that a State shall establish and maintain an accident and incident database to facilitate the effective analysis of information on actual or potential safety deficiencies obtained, including that from its incident reporting systems, and to determine any preventive actions required. The database systems should use standardized formats to facilitate data exchange. ECCAIRS is recommended by ICAO as the ideal system for States in the collection, processing and exchange of safety data.

Rwanda recognises the need for sharing safety information among users of the aviation system and therefore opted for ECCAIRS to facilitate easy exchange of information on actual and potential safety deficiencies. The Rwanda Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID) office requested CASSOA for assistance to install and train its end users the ECCAIRS Version 4.0

All stakeholders in the Rwandan Aviation Industries in charge of the Aviation Safety participated in the ECCAIRS Version 4.0 Training session. These among others included:

• The Rwanda Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID)
• The Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority
• Rwandair
• Akagera Aviation
• Rwanda Air Force

Methodology of the Training

The Training of ECCAIRS 4.0 was divided in two Modules:

1. The technical module: This is aimed at participants who install and administer the ECCAIRS system. This module covered the installation, setup, and management of the ECCAIRS system. The scope of the module enables system administrators and/or IT personnel to get acquainted with the system, perform the setup and configuration of their ECCAIRS installation, as well as supply basic user support.
2. The end-user module: This is aimed at participants who will upload the safety data into the ECCAIRS system or interrogate the system for safety analysis purposes. It provides an overview of the Accident/Incident Data Reporting (ADREP) taxonomy, as well as hands-on experience of ECCAIRS as a tool used to code, enter, extract or analyze safety data.

EAC CASSOA

October, 2016