AVIATION SAFETY LAUNCHES AWARENESS AND FEEDBACK SYSTEMS

The Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Aviation Safety Directorate recently conducted an Aviation Safety sensitisation engagement for ZAF Formation Commanders and Senior Support Staff leadership at Lusaka Air Force Base, marking the conclusion of Phase I of the Just Culture Awareness Sensitisation and the launch of Aviation Safety Suggestion Boxes.

During the presentation, the Director Aviation Safety, Col Claudia Njamba, emphasized that complex aviation environments entail that  safety remains a shared responsibility. 

She highlighted the importance of adopting Just Culture, which encourages personnel to openly report hazards, errors and safety concerns without fear, while maintaining accountability for negligence or deliberate violations.

The Base Commander Lusaka Air Force Base, Brig Gen Joseph Phiri, welcomed the initiative and urged personnel to take aviation safety seriously, noting that proactive reporting and open communication are critical in preventing incidents and accidents.

Meanwhile, the Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Mobility Command (TAMCOM), Brig Gen Alipher Phiri, thanked the Air Force Commander, Lt Gen Oscar M A Nyoni, for the opportunity to undertake the engagement, stating that such initiatives are among the gateways towards the realisation of the Zambia Air Force Vision anchored on 'effective leadership, welfare, morale and combat readiness to defeat all threats, including hunger'.

He further encouraged personnel to actively support aviation safety initiatives and embrace the Just Culture philosophy as the ZAF continues to strengthen its safety culture across Formations.

By Phiwokuhle Dube
ICUTV