SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

PART B I Performance Information

b) Regional Missions South Africa is in full support of the “No Country Left Behind” (NCLB) initiative of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with the main goal being for Member States to ensure that ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) are implemented, and to ensure that the SARPs are better harmonised globally, so that all States have the significant socio-economic benefits of a safe and reliable air transport system. The SACAA adopted a stakeholder-inclusive Five-Year Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023) and organisational goals that will ensure effective stakeholder management. This plan comes with strategic annual targets of enhancing regional cooperation with identified aviation stakeholders in order to achieve the coordination of efforts that are proactive, outcome-based, and relationship-based. • Phase 1 of the Regional Cooperation Strategy (2019 – 2021) was implemented, with missions carried out with Lesotho, Swaziland, Seychelles, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Botswana. • Phase 2 of the implementation was suspended in the 2020/21 financial year, due the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Phase 2 of the implementation then recommenced in the 2021/22 financial year, with virtual on-the-job training (OTJ) and informationsharing sessions with the Seychelles and further physical sessions with Namibia and Gabon. Fulfilment of the remaining commitments to Lesotho and Seychelles were undertaken in the 2022/23 financial year. The implementation of the Regional Cooperation Strategy resulted in a notable multi-stakeholder collaboration with the National Department of Transport, the Air Traffic Navigation Services, and the South African Maritime Safety Authority in order to deliver the virtual training for Seychelles in the area of Search and Rescue (SAR).

There were 22 key regional cooperation missions in the SADC region as well as other sub-Saharan States took place in this reporting period. This included the co-hosting of the first-ever iSASO Certification Workshop in South Africa, which provided training for Aerodrome Certification to SADC Member States because of limitations with specialised and dedicated aerodrome regulatory training facilities in the SADC region. This prompted the ICAO-Eastern and Southern African Office (ESAF) to develop a customised training workshop package that will satisfy the ICAO safety and security requirements for initial and refresher aerodrome training. Additionally, the workshop aimed to equip the inspectors with the necessary skills for their day to-day duties, and to equip them in being better prepared for any future ICAO USOAP-CMA activities by training and addressing protocol questions. There were 51 delegates from nine countries present at the ISASO workshop, who represented Namibia, Botswana, Seychelles, Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, and South Africa. c) Aviation Career Outreach Programme One of the SACAA’s key projects is the implementation of an Outreach Programme that is aimed at creating awareness and building interest in aviation and its associated industries among learners, graduates, and the public. Additionally, the programme ensures the SACAA’s presence and visibility around the country during selected exhibitions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, coordinated by partners, including the Department of Transport. During the period under review, the SACAA continued to implement its Outreach and Career Awareness Programmes by using both national and community radio stations, school visits and Expos. The SACAA reached 39 962 Grade 10 to Grade 12 learners across all nine South African provinces.

88 I Annual Report 2022/23 I Performance Information