More than a hundred participants from different flying schools actively joined the Approved Training Organizations Summit hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) at Casa Ibarra in Pasay City on Monday, October 2.
This significant event, attended by accountable managers, quality managers, and heads of training, was organized through the initiative of the Licensing and Certification Department (LCD) of the Flight Standards Inspectorate Service (FSIS), to enhance safety and standards in aviation training.
CAAP's Captain Florendo C. Aquino, Acting Chief of FSIS, Atty. Nestor Pasano, Chief of the LCD, and Captain Edgardo Diaz facilitated discussions on both administrative and operational concerns within training organizations in one of the highlights of the summit, the Accountable Managers executive meeting.
Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports Usec. Roberto Cecilio O. Lim of the Department of Transportation was also in the event together with CAAP Director General Captain Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo, and Deputy Director General for Operations Captain Edgardo G. Diaz.
Tamayo emphasized that CAAP conducted the ATO Summit as part of its commitment to maintain transparent and effective communication with its stakeholders as well as to provide guidance to ATOs in regard to CAAP's recommended Audit Procedures tool, future plans, and safety enhancement.
The summit stands as a testament to CAAP’s undertaking towards a safer and more informed aviation community.
The event also included updates from the Training Organizations Certification and Inspection Division (TOCID) and LCD; lectures on Single Pilot Human Factors and Threat and Error Management, Competency-Based Training Assessment, Corrective Action Plan: Close Loop. Additionally, specialized workshops were conducted, such as the Corrective Action Plan Workshop for Quality Managers and the Threat and Error Management Workshop for Heads of Training.
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