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SAFETY AND TECHNICAL POLICY

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The Directorate of Safety and Technical Policy (DSTP) of the Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria has among others the responsibility of:

• Co-ordination of the formulation and review of technical policies with particular references to the promotion of Safety and security of civil aviation in Nigeria, and in accordance with international practice
   

• Co-Ordination and monitoring of the implementation of Aviation policies by the parastatals, department and agencies of the ministry of aviation.
   

• Conduct and Supervision of the auditing /investigation of the work programmes and operation of the parastatals to promote efficiently and effectiveness in the Ministry
   

• Co-ordination of research and development programmes of the parastatals and agencies of the ministry.
   

• Design, construction, maintenance and management of federal government owned airstrips and other non revenue generating outfits of aviation ministry.
   

•  Updating the Hon. Minister on the progress in the implementation of safety programmes

The Department of Safety and Technical Policy shall be headed by a Director, who shall be assisted by two Deputy Director, whose functions shall be as follows:-

• DEPUTY DIRECTOR – Safety and Technical matters.
  Shall be responsible for Safety, Security and other technical matters.
   

• DEPUTY DIRECTOR – Meteorology
  Shall be responsible for Metrological Services including Aviation, Marine and Agro-Meteorology.

Each of these offices (Deputy Directors) is sub-divided into two and headed by Assistant Director whose functions will be clearly defined by the director. Highly trained professionals with relevant backgrounds in the fields of Engineering, Operations, Social Science, etc shall be deployed or recruited into the Department.