Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria(AIB) and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in collaboration with Southern California Safety
Institute(SCSI) has organised a workshop to train Air safety Investigators, Airport correspondents, Aviation
stakeholders, among others, on the basic skills required for efficient and effective air accident
occurrence investigation and coverage, as well as , good management of information arising from same, and its accurate reportage.
A statement by the AIB General Manager public affairs, Tunji Oketunbi says this is part of the Bureau’s effort to promote air safety.
The workshop with the theme: “Investigation Management and Media Relations( IMMR)” taking
place at Immaculate Diamond Hotel, Abuja, with participants drawn from the industry Regulators, Air
traffic controllers, Air accident Investigators, Media practitioners, and a host of others, started Monday November 7 and is to run till
Friday November 11, 2022.
Addressing participants at the commencement of the training, Air accident Investigation Expert, Matt
Robinson, from Southern California Safety Institute(SCSI) and the programme Coordinator, Dr Abiodun,
Asekun , a renowned aircraft engineer, both in their remarks stated that, the programme is 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) .
This is not the first time AIB is organizing this kind of programmes. The Bureau it would be recalled, had, in 2019 organized similar programmes in Lagos for aviation correspondents but put its follow- up
on hold as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Abuja edition of the workshop, coming barely a week to the commencement of the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA ) programme and workshops which, AIB will host, equally explains the Bureau‘s resolve not to rest on its oars in stepping up efforts to deepen
partnership and collaboration of inter- agency to secure a safer airspace.
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