Directorate of Engineering

Reports to the Commissioner/CEO trough the DOE;
Receives, determines and classifies occurrence reports, including notifications of aviation occurrences;
Independently conduct ‘no-blame’ investigations of accidents and incidents according to the laws, regulations and international best practices;
Determination of the cause and\or contributory factors;
Prevent future accidents by identification of safety deficiencies and issuance of safety recommendations whereappropriate;
Fulfill Nigeria’s Obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Annex 13 Standards and Recommendation Practices);

Compilation, completions, and publication of final reports of accidents and incidents;
Encourage safety action in response to safety factors by acknowledging safety action taken by operators\manufacturers by issuing safety recommendations;

Raise awareness of safety issues by reporting publicly on investigation and conducting educational programs
Gain public trust that accidents are thoroughly and independently investigated leading to preventive measures;
Monitor investigations by others of significant incidents (judicial, NCAA, Airlines, etc);
Update relevant legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures;
Cooperate with the Authority to maintain a database of the voluntary non-punitive incident reporting system;
Coordinate with other local authorities military, police, airport authority, ATC service provider, search and rescue, judiciary, airline, maintenance facilities, hospitals, etc);
Liaise and collaborate with ICAO, other states and aviation industry on aircraft accidents and incidents investigation matters;
Conduct research and safety studies on air safety data for accident prevention purposes and to maintain relevant statistics;
Carrying out such other duties as may be assigned by the Commissioner/CEO.