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FOREWORD

The Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP, Doc 10004) presents the global strategy for the continuous improvement of aviation safety. The purpose of the GASP is to continually reduce fatalities, and the risk of fatalities, by guiding the development of a harmonized aviation safety strategy. A safe, resilient and sustainable aviation system contributes to the economic development of States and their industries. The GASP promotes the effective implementation of a State safety programme, including a State's safety oversight system, a risk-based approach to managing safety as well as a coordinated approach to collaboration between States, regions (i.e. a group of States and/or entities working together to enhance safety within a geographic area) and industry. It provides a framework in which regional and national aviation safety plans (RASP and NASP) are developed and implemented.

The global aviation safety road map previously included in the GASP, was updated in line with the 2023-2025 edition of the GASP and is now contained in this stand-alone manual -Global Aviation Safety Roadmap (Doc 10161). The road map serves as an action plan to assist the aviation community in developing RASPs and NASPs, in line with the GASP goals, through a structured, common frame of reference for all relevant stakeholders. The global aviation safety road map outlines specific safety enhancement initiatives (SEIs) associated with the GASP goals and targets, as well as the global high-risk categories of occurrences (G-HRCs). Each SEI includes a set of actions that stakeholders may use to develop and implement specific action plans. Regions and States, in collaboration with industry, should use the roadmap to support or complement, as applicable, regional and national safety management activities and develop specific SEIs to support the strategy presented in their RASPs and NASPs, respectively. The use of the global aviation safety roadmap as the basis for RASPs and NASPs enhances coordination, thus reducing inconsistencies and duplication of effort.

This manual should be used in conjunction with the Global Aviation Safety Plan (Doc 10004), the Manual on the Development of Regional and National Aviation Safety Plans (Doc 10131) and the Manual on Monitoring Implementation of Regional and National Aviation Safety Plans (Doc 10162).

The content of this manual was developed with inputs from experts from civil aviation authorities, industry, as well as regional and international organizations, and thereafter submitted for extensive peer review, taking into account feedback from the expert community. ICAO gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan Study Group (GASP-SG) and individual experts who provided support, advice and input for this manual.