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16 ICAO SARP DevelOPment 101

Photo Courtesy of IFALPA

ICAO SARP

Development 101 Photo Courtesy of IFALPA

Captain mike Jackson, IFAlPA’s technical Director and
Representative to ICAO, explains the relationship between ICAO
and the Federation, and how the ICAO Standards & Recommended
Practices are developed.

ave you ever wondered what goes on at the tions to develop SARPs which States reference
HInternational Civil Aviation Organization when developing their legally-enforceable
(ICAO)? Why is IFALPA now headquartered in national civil aviation regulations. IFALPA was
Montreal alongside other major international created in April of 1948 for the express purpose
aviation stakeholders? How is IFALPA able to of providing a formal means for the airline
influence the development of ICAO Standards pilots of the world to interact with ICAO
and Recommended Practices (SARPs)? Can you providing a unique operational perspective in
become a part of this process? the creation and adaptation of ICAO SARPs.
ICAO is a UN specialized agency, created in Prior to 2012, IFALPA HQ were located in
1944 upon the signing of the Convention on Chertsey, England with an auxiliary office
International Civil Aviation (Chicago located in the ICAO Montreal HQ building. The
Convention). Currently, ICAO has 191 Member Montreal office had been operated solely by the
States (also known as contracting States) and Rep to ICAO until 2009 when the first Technical
works with International Aviation Organiza- Officer, Carole Couchman, was transferred to

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