INFORMATION ON PASO - PACIFIC AVIATION SAFETY OFFICE The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is a registered international organisation in operation for the benefit of the member States, based in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Forum Aviation Ministers, at their meeting in 1998, adopted an Action Plan to adopt a policy framework for safety regulation. Then in 2001, Forum Aviation Ministers met in Apia and approved in principle an intergovernmental co-operative approach to establishing PASO. In 2002, this was realised and the Pacific Aviation Safety Office opened in Vanuatu. The current members of PASO are: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. PASO membership is open to Forum member countries. PASO is responsible for overseeing regional aviation safety oversight for its membership. It will be responsible for overseeing airport and airline operational safety and security standards and ensuring they are met in its member countries. Its core set of responsibilities will include: Flying operations; Airworthiness; Security; Airports; and Personnel licensing for these disciplines. The primary goal of PASO is to provide in the long term an improvement in quality and extension of these services, at a lower total cost than would have to be paid by the industry and member governments to achieve these goals by themselves. PASO will provide an advisory service to the national aviation authorities of participating States and will provide support to the local aviation industry. PASO services are available to its membership, however, it is anticipated that other countries will join PASO over time as their needs require and as the organisation demonstrates its value and capabilities. It is also possible that some countries will utilise PASO services on a contract basis. PASO is designed to accommodate future growth through both of these mechanisms. The Pacific Islands Civil Aviation Safety and Security Treaty (PICASST) is a multilateral treaty formalising PASO under international law. This was open for signing at the Forum Leaders Meeting in 2004 in Apia, Samoa. On the 11 June 2005, the PICASST entered into force, following the receipt of the fifth (5th) signature on 12 May 2005. The Parties to the PICASST are Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. PASO is governed by a Council of Directors comprising of representatives from each PASO Member Country and invited Observers who include the Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Click here to visit the PASO website Source: forumsec.org/pages.cfm/economic-governance/economic-growth-work-programme/aviation-1/aviation.html
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