Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project

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The development objective of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project for Pacific Islands is to ensure effective regional delivery of aviation safety and security oversight in Pacific Island countries by strengthening the Pacific Aviation Safety Office's (PASO's) technical and coordination capacity. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is transitional management and support. This component comprises a program of activities to assist PASO through the restructuring process including, financing the costs. The second component of the project is establishment of a pool of regional aviation inspectors. This component will support the establishment of a pool of inspectors to be used by PASO to oversee aviation safety and security. The third component of the project is quality management. This component will help to keep overall quality management of PASO will be strengthened by activities including: 1) establishing a quality assurance system for PASO to ensure that all operations meet an appropriate standard; and 2) implementing a PASO management information system with an appropriate Information Technology (IT) network, including a document management system.