Reporting Speech by H.E Mao Havannall
Secretary of State of the State Secretariat
of Civil Aviation
On
the Occasion of the Opening of the Fourth
Regional
Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting on
for
the
Project
for Capacity Development for Transition to the New CNS/ATM System in Cambodia,
Lao PDR and Vietnam
Phnom
Penh, 20-21 July 2015
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Good
Morning:
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Your
Excellency Dr Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the office
of Council of Ministers
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Your
Excellency Yuji Kumamaru, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia,
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Mr.
Adachi Itsu, Chief Representative of JICA Office Cambodia,
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International
Delegates from Japan, Vietnam and Lao PDR,
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Excellency,
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today,
I feel privileged to welcome to all participants to the fourth Regional Join
Coordination Committee meeting (RJCC4) among three countries of the Project for
the Capacity Development for transition to the New CNS/ATIM Systems in
Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam, and I would like to express my gratitude and
compliments to the government and people of Japan for their continuing supports
to Cambodia on Civil Aviation field in developing the new CNS/ATM System. We
are grateful for this sincere gesture of solidarity that shows the depth of our
strong relationship and demonstrates that Japan is one of Cambodia's best
friends and partners. And I also would like to send my most sincere thanks JICA
experts who are working hard to assure this project will be completed on time
and effectively.
Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Under
the leadership of Your Excellency Dr Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in
charge of the office of Council of Ministers, Air transport in Cambodia
significantly progresses over the last few years by the year 2014, Phnom Penh
International Airport gets 2.7 million passengers which increases of 11.4%
compared to 2013 and Siem Reap International Airport gets over 3.0 million
passengers which increases of 13.3% compared to 2013, or in total of passengers
5.7 million increased 12.4% in 2014 in comparison with 2013, in which the
passengers from 119 other airports or from 43 countries.
According
to the Aviation Statistic of the State Secretariat for Civil Aviation, nearly
50% of international tourists came to Cambodia by air transportation. The
traffic volumes of over flights and flights to and from airports under the
Phnom Penh Flight Information Region (FIR) are forecasted to increase from
65,100 in 2008 to 137,600 in 2025, at a growth rate of 4.5% per year. A study
has also forecasted that air passengers passing through Phnom Penh
International Airport will increase over 4.2 million passengers and Siem Reap
International Airport will grow by nearly 5 million people in 2020. At the same
time and in response to implementation ASEAN Aviation Single Market (ASAM) at
the end of 2015, Cambodia Airports was being constructed and is expanding its
passenger terminal which can get double capacity in 2016. These can contribute
to the economic growth and facilitating an increase of the number of air
passengers, as well as generating growth of tourists who come to visit Kingdom
of Cambodia, which are increasing rapidly.
Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen,
May
elaborate my report to RJCC4 meeting of Project for Capacity Development for
Transition to the New CNS/ATM System in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam at three
points that is first-the background of project, second the goal of the project
and third the result of the project achiements as following:
First:
Background of the project:
International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decided the global introduction of New
Communications Navigation and Surveillance/Air Trat1ic Management (CNS/ATM)
Systems, which utilize satellite technology in air navigation, in order to
improve safety and efficiency of aircraft operations and to cope with
increasing air traffic volumes.
Accordingly the ICAO contracting states are enhancing the introduction
of new CNS/ATM systems. In Asia, the
transition to the new systems is advanced in Japan, China, Korea, Thailand,
Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia.
Its earliest introduction was an issue for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
to realize seamless air navigation services, which were important for aircraft
flying across the borders.
Responding
to this issue, the Government of Japan conducted “The Master Plan Study on the Development
of the New CNS/ATM Systems for three Eastern Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao
PDR and Vietnam in 2009-2010. The study
assisted those countries in preparing master plans for system development,
human resource development, and development of technical standards, etc. Accordingly, the governments of the three
countries were modernizing their air navigation systems recognizing that the
transition to the new systems in coordination with neighboring countries was an
international obligation. However, they
were in need for acquiring knowledge and developing capacity on the new CNS/ATM
systems for their civil aviation staff in parallel with modernization of
equipment, and requested technical assistance to the Government of Japan.
In
2011, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) started “The Project for
the Capacity Development for Transition to the New CNS/ATM Systems in Cambodia,
Lao PDR and Vietnam”. The Project has
been implementing technical transfer on (1) establishment of Performance based
Navigation (PBN) flight procedures, (2) development of training system for air
traffic controllers and air navigation technical staff on the new CNS/ATM
systems, and (3) strengthening of safety oversight capability by the
introduction of Safety Management System (SMS) in air navigation services. This is a regional technical cooperation
project covering the three countries on the basis of bi-lateral agreements
between Japan and each of the three countries.
The
Project term is five years from January 2011 to January 2016. Currently, four Long-term Experts, namely
Leader/ATM Advisor, CNS Advisor, Flight Procedure Office (FPO) Advisor, and
Project Coordinator, are stationed in Hanoi, Vietnam, and provide technical assistance
for the three countries from its main Project office located in CAAV in Hanoi,
and two Project offices in Phnom Penh and Vientiane arranged by Cambodian and
Lao counterpart respectively.
Second
the goal of the project:
The
Overall Goal of the Project is to improve efficiency and safety of flight
operations and to enlarge the capacity of airspace through the transition to
the new CNS/ATM systems in Eastern Mekong Region by introducing the new CNS/ATM
systems in Cambodia in order to
The
project has provided three outputs as following:
1.
To develop capacity for establishing
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) flight procedures.
2.
To develop training system for air traffic
controllers and air navigation technical staff on the new CNS/ATM systems.
3.
To establish safety oversight system for air
navigation services.
Third
the achievement of project for Cambodia
Current
achievements and prospect of achievement of the Overall Goal: “To improve
efficiency and safety of flight operations and to enlarge the capacity of
airspace through the transition to the new CNS/ATM systems in Cambodia” is
summarized as following:
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“Reduction in flight distance and time” shall
be changed to “Total number of aircraft operations at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
Airports in 2018 is more than 64,000.” It is because introduction of PBN flight
procedures at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Airports enabled reduction in average
flight distance of 6.1 NM, equivalent to shortening of flight time of 1.7
minutes, per arrival, and aggregate savings in flying distance and time can be
measured by the number of aircraft movements at those airports.
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“Reduction in unsafe occurrences in flight
operations” shall be changed to “Total number of unsafe occurrences caused by
ATC at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Airports in 2018 is not more than 3 despite
increase of aircraft operations. “It is because the baseline numbers of unsafe
occurrences caused by ATC at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Airports during 2010-2014
were in the range of 0 to 3.
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“Reductions in average flight delays with
regard to ANS” shall be changed to “The number of RNAV routes in Cambodian
airspace is more than 6”.It is because the current indicator is not appropriate
to measure enlargement of the capacity of airspace in the Overall Goal as there
are many external factors that cause flight delays, such as increase of
aircraft operations, uncoordinated flight schedules, etc. Airspace capacity in Cambodia can be measured
more directly by measuring the number of RNAV routes.
Complying
with the output of the project, the new CNS/ATM systems project makes
significant benefits to aviation sector that is Cambodia can utilize PBN flight
procedures in our own airspace, for the those who get trainings can applies
knowledge of new CNS/ATM systems in implementation and operation and there is
establishment and implementation of Operation of Safety Management System (SMS)
at all Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).
In
particular, as the result of the Terminal Evaluation of the JICA Project Team
which was conducted last month realized that impacts by the Project in monetary
and environmental terms. The Project has already given positive impacts on the
capabilities of SSCA in the areas of the new CNS/ATM systems and the safety
oversight of air navigation service provider to improve aviation safety in
Cambodia. By the introduction of PBN flight procedures at Phnom Pen and Siem
Reap Airports, approximately $US 1.1 million[1]
of fuel cost savings for airlines and 5,900 tons of reduction in CO2 emission
has been brought about every year. These
impacts in economy and environment of flights are expected to increase
significantly by introduction of straight international RNAV routes passing
through the three countries in future.
At
last but not least May I thank Your Excellency Dr. Sok An, Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister in charge of the office of Council of Ministers, Your
Excellency Mr. Yuji Kumamaru, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia to
join this opening ceremony, as well as all national and international
participants for sharing their experience and insights with us of two days
meeting.
I would like to
wish Yours Excellency, experts and national and international participants: a great success, prosperity and good health, and
also wish you a pleasant stay in Cambodia.
Thank
you very much for attention!
