Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara informed the Lok Sabha today that a total of 55 surprise checks have been conducted by DGCA from January, 2014 to June 2014 as per Annual Surveillance Programme.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducts surprise checks as a part of its oversight activity. Surprise checks include spot-checks and night surveillance checks for various private airlines.
In addition, as a special drive, Heightened Surveillance 55 checks which are also surprise checks were carried out by DGCA officers for airlines, non scheduled operators and foreign airlines.
During the last three year and the current year, 14 aircraft were grounded by DGCA. The aircraft were grounded due to the serious nature of discrepancies and the operator was advised to rectify the findings (made during such checks) before undertaking further flights.
DGCA exercises safety oversight of operators through prescriptive and performance based safety oversight. As a part of prescriptive oversight, DGCA has drawn Annual Surveillance programme which includes surveillance and regulatory audit of operators. As a part of performance based oversight, implementation of Safety Management System in operators organization is ensured for ensuring safety.
With regard to institutional mechanism to deal with environment, DGCA has formed an Aviation Environment Unit with an objective to ensure environmental protection in aviation sector related climate change, aircraft noise and local air quality. DGCA has issued various guidelines in order to minimize noise generated from aircraft operations and reduction of carbon emissions from domestic aviation. DGCA is also assessing the carbon footprint of civil aviation on a regular basis.
On Consumer Protection front, DGCA has set up a passenger grievance cell with an objective to address passenger related grievances with the stakeholders for early resolution. Further, DGCA has also issued various regulations in the form of Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) on consumer protection which, inter-alia, include facilities to be provided in case of denied boarding, cancellation or delays in flights, carriage by air of persons with disability and/ or persons with reduced mobility, refund of airline tickets, etc. Compliance of above CARs is ensured on regular basis.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducts surprise checks as a part of its oversight activity. Surprise checks include spot-checks and night surveillance checks for various private airlines.
In addition, as a special drive, Heightened Surveillance 55 checks which are also surprise checks were carried out by DGCA officers for airlines, non scheduled operators and foreign airlines.
During the last three year and the current year, 14 aircraft were grounded by DGCA. The aircraft were grounded due to the serious nature of discrepancies and the operator was advised to rectify the findings (made during such checks) before undertaking further flights.
DGCA exercises safety oversight of operators through prescriptive and performance based safety oversight. As a part of prescriptive oversight, DGCA has drawn Annual Surveillance programme which includes surveillance and regulatory audit of operators. As a part of performance based oversight, implementation of Safety Management System in operators organization is ensured for ensuring safety.
With regard to institutional mechanism to deal with environment, DGCA has formed an Aviation Environment Unit with an objective to ensure environmental protection in aviation sector related climate change, aircraft noise and local air quality. DGCA has issued various guidelines in order to minimize noise generated from aircraft operations and reduction of carbon emissions from domestic aviation. DGCA is also assessing the carbon footprint of civil aviation on a regular basis.
On Consumer Protection front, DGCA has set up a passenger grievance cell with an objective to address passenger related grievances with the stakeholders for early resolution. Further, DGCA has also issued various regulations in the form of Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) on consumer protection which, inter-alia, include facilities to be provided in case of denied boarding, cancellation or delays in flights, carriage by air of persons with disability and/ or persons with reduced mobility, refund of airline tickets, etc. Compliance of above CARs is ensured on regular basis.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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