DGCA issues safety standards for ground handling service providers
The Hindu
DGCA sets safety standards for ground handling services at airports to ensure safe operations amid rising air traffic.
Aviation watchdog DGCA has come out with safety standards for ground handling service providers at airports, including the compulsory safety clearance requirement, as part of efforts to ensure safe ground operations amid rising air traffic.
The norms also come against the backdrop of ground incidents at some airports that have resulted in damage to aircraft.
The new Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), prepared after detailed consultations, will strengthen the oversight mechanism, the DGCA said in a release on July 10.
It also specifies the training and competency requirements of ground personnel who are part of ground operations at the airports.
Ground Handling Service Providers (GHSPs) are required to obtain safety clearance within six months from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The six-month time period is from July 8, when the CAR was issued by the regulator.
"The robust safety mechanism to be implemented prospectively by GHSPs would help in prevention and mitigation of ground incidents at the airport thereby enhancing the quality of services rendered in safety-sensitive functions," the release said.
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