Directorate of Engineering

Reports to the Director-General/CEO trough the DOE;
Receives, determines and classifies occurrence reports, including
notifications of aviation occurrences;
Independently conduct ‘no-blame’ investigations of accidents and
incidents according to the laws, regulations and international best
practices;
Determination of the cause and\or contributory factors;
Prevent future accidents by identification of safety deficiencies and
issuance of safety recommendations where appropriate;
Fulfill Nigeria’s Obligations under the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (Annex 13 Standards and Recommendation Practices);
Compilation, completions, and publication of final reports of accidents
and incidents;
Encourage safety action in response to safety factors by acknowledging
safety action taken by operators\manufacturers by issuing safety
recommendations;
Raise awareness of safety issues by reporting publicly on investigation
and conducting educational programs
Gain public trust that accidents are thoroughly and independently
investigated leading to preventive measures;
Monitor investigations by others of significant incidents (judicial,
NCAA, Airlines, etc);
Update relevant legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures;
Cooperate with the Authority to maintain a database of the voluntary
non-punitive incident reporting system;
Coordinate with other local authorities, military, police, airport
authority, ATC service provider, search and rescue, judiciary, airline,
maintenance facilities, hospitals, etc);
Liaise and collaborate with ICAO, other states and aviation industry on
aircraft accidents and incidents investigation matters;
Conduct research and safety studies on air safety data for accident
prevention purposes and to maintain relevant statistics;
Carrying out such other duties as may be assigned by the DirectorGeneral/CEO

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