Whereas the Convention on International Civil Aviation and its Annexes provide the essential framework required to meet the safety needs of a global aviation system;

Whereas Contracting States have a collective responsibility for international civil aviation safety;

Recognizing that the safety framework must be fully utilized by all stakeholders and that it must continously evolve to ensure its sustained effectiveness and efficiency in the changing regulatory, economic and technical environment of the 21st century;

Recalling that transparency and sharing of safety information are fundamental tenets of a safe air transportation system and that one of the objectives of sharing information is to ensure a consistent, fast-based and transparent response to safety concerns at the State and at the global levels;

Recalling that mutual trust between States, as well as public confidence in the safety of air transportation, is contingent upon access to adequate safety information;

Recognizing that safety is shared responsiblilty, and advancements in global safety can only be possible through a cooperative, collaborative and coordinate effort among all stakeholders, with ICAO's active participation and leadership role;

Recognizing that further improvements in aviation safety within and among  States require a cooperative and proactive approach in which safety risks are identified and managed;

Recognizing that the safety data necessary to support an effective safety management process require adequate protection from inappropriate use;

Recognizing the difficulties that many ICAO States have in establishing and operating an efficient safety oversight system and the need for these States to pool resources and work together within Regional Safety Oversight Organizations;

Recognizing that the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme's Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) being established by ICAO will be implemented in stages during a two-year transition period from 2011 to 2012;

The Directors General of Civil Aviation :

1.  Commit to reinforce the global aviation safety framework by :

a)    supporting the CMA and providing ICAO with accurate and timely information;
b)    implementing expeditiously the State Safety Programme (SSP) in their own States and ensuring the implementation of safety management systems across the aviation industry;
c)    maintaining the confidence of the public in the safe air transportation system through enhanced transparency of safety information;
d)    developing sustainable safety solutions, including the creation or strengthening of regional and sub-regional safety oversight organization and intiatives;
e)    sharing appropriate safety-related information among States and all other aviation stakeholders; and
f)    working with ICAO to identify actions that can be taken to reduce the burden for certificate holders to comply with multiple sets of similar, yet different, requirements;

The Conference :

2.  Calls upon States and other stakeholders to enter into agreements with one another for the exchange of safety information;

3.  Calls upon States and other stakeholders to provide ICAO with accurate and timely information in support of the CMA and its transition plan as requested;

4.  Calls upon States to examine their existing legislation and adjust, as necessary, or enact laws and regulations to protect safety information and its sources where the purpose is to improve safety;

5.  Call upon States, ICAO, industry, and donor organizations to direct resources towards the establishment of sustainable safety oversight solutions;

6.  Calls upon States, ICAO, and industry to support the coordinated implementation of safety mangement principles;

7.  Calls upon ICAO to :

a)    act as facilitator of safety information provided by international community, and as the responsible party for dissemination of safety intelligence, as appropriate;
b)    develop a new Annex dedicated to safety management processes which would define the safety management resposibilities of States under the SSP; and
c)    identify actions which can be taken to reduce the burden for certificate holders to comply with multiple sets of similar, yet different, requirements;
d)    continue to support the establishment of Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs) and explore the development of alternative solutions for situations where the establishment of RSOO is not possible;

8. Calls upon States to demonstrate the political will needed to address aviation safety shortcomings, including the creation, strengthening and, where necessary, participation in RSOOs;

9. Calls upon States, ICAO and industry to increase their efforts to further improve the competencies and profesionalism of aviation personnel;

10. Call upon States and industry to closely coordinate with ICAO their safety initiatives to ensure optimum benefits to global aviation safety and to reduce duplication in effort; and

11. Re-emphasizes the need for States, ICAO and industry to act effectively and in a timely fashion on lessons learnt from accidents.