AIB, NCAA Train Journalists, Investigators On Air Safety

Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB) and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in collaboration with Southern California Safety Institute(SCSI)have organised a workshop to train air safety investigators, journalists, Aviation stakeholders among others, on the basic skills required for efficient and effective air accident.

The training will also cover investigation occurrence and its coverage, as well as , good management of information arising from same and its accurate reportage.

AIB general manager, public affairs, Tunji Oketunbi said this is part of the Bureau’s effort to promote air safety.

He said the workshop with the theme: “Investigation Management and Media Relations( IMMR)” taking place in Abuja with participants drawn from the industry regulators, Air

traffic controllers, Air accident investigators, Media practitioners and a host of others, is to run from Monday through Friday, November 11, 2022.

He further said “this is not the first time AIB is organising this kind of programmes. The Bureau, it would be recalled, had, in 2019 organised similar programmes in Lagos for aviation correspondents but put its follow- up on hold as a result of COVID- 19 pandemic.

“The Abuja edition of the workshop, coming barely a week to the commencement of the Bunjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA ) programme and workshops in which, AIB will host, equally explains the Bureau‘s resolve not to rest on its oars in stepping up efforts to deepen partnership and collaboration of inter- agency to secure a safer airspace.”

Addressing participants at the commencement of the training, Air accident investigation expert, Matt Robinson, from Southern California Safety Institute and the programme coordinator, Dr Abiodun Asekun , a renowned aircraft engineer, both in their remarks stated that the programme is designed to

ensure that participants at the end of the training are expected to be abreast of basic principles of Air accident investigation and aviation safety standards framework, required for the efficient and effective conduct and coordination of aviation safety management systems (SMS).