The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in partnership with Southern California Safety Institute (SCSI) are organising a workshop for aviation industry stakeholders including air traffic controllers, air accident investigators, media practitioners, and others as part of their efforts to promote air safety.
AIB-N said in a statement that the attendees would be trained on the basic skills required for efficient and effective air accident Investigation occurrence and its coverage, as well as good management of information arising from same, and its accurate reportage.
Held under the theme ‘Investigation management and media relations (IMMR)’, the workshop which holds in Abuja will end on Friday, November 11.
Addressing participants at the commencement of the training, air accident investigation expert from SCSI, Mr. Matt Robinson, and a foremost aircraft engineer and programme coordinator, Dr Abiodun, Asekun in their remarks explained that the programme was designed to ensure that participants at the end of the training are 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) .
It would be recalled that AIB-N had, in 2019, organised a similar programmes in Lagos for aviation correspondents but put its follow- up on hold as a result of covid 19 pandemic.
The Abuja edition, coming barely a week to the commencement of the Bunjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA ) programme and workshops in which, AIB-N will host, equally explains the agency’s resolve not to rest on its oars in stepping up efforts to deepen inter-agency partnership and collaboration to secure a safer airspace.
