{"id":709794,"date":"2019-09-25T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/25\/ghana-grabs-two-awards-with-africas-highest-score-in-aviation-safety-oversight-airport-security\/"},"modified":"2019-09-25T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T05:37:00","slug":"ghana-grabs-two-awards-with-africas-highest-score-in-aviation-safety-oversight-airport-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/25\/ghana-grabs-two-awards-with-africas-highest-score-in-aviation-safety-oversight-airport-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana grabs two awards with Africa\u2019s highest score in &#8216;Aviation Safety Oversight&#8217;, Airport Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/ghana-grabs-two-awards-with-africas-highest-score-in-aviation-safety-oversight-airport-security\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-09-25-at-12.31.47-AM-696x392.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WhatsApp Image 2019-09-25 at 12.31.47 AM\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the Ghanaian delegation receives the award on behalf of Ghana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally at the International Civil Aviation Organization 40th assembly in Montreal. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, President for the International Civil aviation Organization Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed on the need to maintain safety in the aviation space.  <\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cit is important for us to continue to remind ourselves that even in the era of innovation, Aviation safety, security and sustainability must remain our most fundamental priorities \u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The safety award is in recognition of Ghana obtaining Africa\u2019s highest score in Aviation Safety Oversight after scoring a provisional Effective Implementation (EI) rate of 89.89 per cent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-09-25-at-12.31.49-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1707240\"  \/><figcaption><strong>A cross-section of participants at the ongoing  International Civil Aviation Organization Council meeting<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was after the International Civil\u00a0Aviation \u00a0Organisation (ICAO) concluded its Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) on April 3, 2019, in line with the United Nations\u00a0Aviation Agency\u2019s Universal\u00a0Safety Oversight Audit Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The award for security is in recognition of Ghana\u2019s high commitment to the International Civil Aviation Organization\u2019s recommended standards and protocols on security at the Airport and Ghana\u2019s Airspace. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, 16 certificates were awarded for safety and 17 certificates awarded for security to member states of ICAO who had improved upon their safety and security standards. <\/p>\n<p>Present to receive the awards for Ghana was the Minister for Aviation, Hon. Kofi Ada,\u00a0 Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Engineer Simon Allotey, Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to Canada Nii Ayikoi Otoo and the Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company limited Yaw Kwakwa.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Aviation remarked that the awards were a great achievement for Ghana which was a result of hard work and perseverance. <\/p>\n<p>He further noted the aviation sector held a lot of potential for developing the economy.  He said \u201caviation holds a lot to transform our lives. The socioeconomic benefits are there but all comes from the safety and security which we\u2019ve been able to achieve\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The ICAO council president certificate in Aviation security was established in support of the No country left behind the initiative by ICAO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Ghanaian delegation receives the award on behalf of Ghana Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally at the International Civil Aviation Organization 40th assembly in Montreal. 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