Strategic Safety Office
The Strategic Safety Office is responsible for implementing safety management initiatives and requirements. It plans and coordinates the State Safety Programme (SSP) and Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) activities for the department, and collaborates with the Accident Investigation Office on the promotion of safety management principles, and the prevention of aircraft accidents and serious incidents.
Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) Implementation
The implementation of the CMA by ICAO since January 2013 has replaced the previous cyclical audits on states by ICAO. Under the CMA, all states and administrations are required to provide the required information to ICAO for the latter's continuous review, with a view to enhancing the safety oversight capability of states and administrations and promoting global aviation safety.
In the light of the latest CMA developments, CAD has proactively implemented the CMA activities through the coordination of the CMA Coordination Working Group in the formulation of the action plans and associated tasks, which include provision of the required information to ICAO and conduct of CMA internal audits. Positive progress in the CMA implementation was achieved during the year.
State Safety Programme (SSP) Implementation
CAD continued to implement SSP according to the “Hong Kong Safety Programme” (HKSP), which was reviewed and updated with reference to the latest ICAO's requirements and guidance on safety management.
In 2017, CAD had completed the actions needed to align with the ICAO SSP framework and full implementation of the SSP Implementation Plan in the “HKSP 2014-2017” was achieved.
CAD will continue to progressively introduce performance-based regulatory elements in our safety oversight system and to adopt a phased approach to implement the related global aviation safety strategies and safety management provisions with a view to continually enhancing our safety regulation.
