Symposium on Assistance to Aircraft Accident Victims and their Families (AAAVF)

Symposium on Assistance to Aircraft Accident Victims and their Families (AAAVF)

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Symposium on Assistance to Aircraft Accident Victims and their Families (AAAVF)
  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 - Opening Ceremony

    Episode 1

    Master of Ceremony: Richard Ossendorp, NL Representative to ICAO.
    • Cultural performance.
    • Keynote address Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council.
    • High-level statements from Member States.
    - David Benito, Director General of Civil Aviation, Spain.
    - Nicholas Robinson, Associate ...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 – Testimonials - Voice of the Victims

    Episode 2

    This session will serve as an important platform for speakers representing aircraft accident victims and their families to share their experiences, highlighting the importance of emergency assistance as well as addressing the long-term needs of victims and their families.

    Moderator: Valdis Adals...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 - Setting the Scene

    Episode 3

    This session will start with a reflection on the recommendations of the first ICAO symposium on assistance to aircraft accident victims and their families, held in Spain (Gran Canarias) in December 2021, and will address key elements of the 2022 ICAO Assembly Resolution on this topic (A41-14). It...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 - Accident Assistance - Putting Plans into Practice

    Episode 4

    This session will focus on best practices from States, airports and airlines, presenting updates and sharing experiences. The session will focus on national aircraft accident family assistance plans implemented by States as comprehensive frameworks designed to provide crucial support and resource...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 - Assistance to Accident Victims - Global Pathways

    Episode 5

    This session will focus on means to ensure adequate assistance to aircraft accident victims and their families will be provided in all parts of the world. What cross-border or intermodal arrangements could perhaps help to secure the availability of such assistance? Putting in place and maintainin...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 1 - Wrap-up Day 1

    Episode 6

    Henri van Faassen, Director of Civil Aviation, DGCA Netherlands.

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - Review of ICAO Rules and Guidance Material

    Episode 7

    This session will provide an in-depth review of existing ICAO materials: Annex 9 provisions, Assembly Resolution A41-14 on assistance to victims, implementation of ICAO Documents 9973 and 9998, examples of implementation of the requirements in States and recent ICAO audits within the USOAP framew...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - Insurance and Compensation - Montreal and Beyond

    Episode 8

    This session will analyze existing international liability and insurance regimes that cover air carrier liability for passenger death and bodily injury in the event of an accident. It will also highlight the importance of ensuring fair compensation for victims while maintaining the stability of t...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - Implementation Oversight

    Episode 9

    The session will discuss the necessary steps for oversight on Annex 9 requirements, in particular standard 8.47, and Annex 13 requirements of providing assistance to accident victims and their families. The implementation experience with ICAO requirements will be discussed from the perspective of...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - Accident Investigations - Information Sharing

    Episode 10

    This session will discuss the lessons learned from aircraft accident investigations and include an in-depth exploration of Recommendation No.17. It will explore the issue of Disaster Victim identification (DVI) and the sharing of best practices and real-world experiences. These lessons include ho...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - Wrap-Up Plenary Programme Day 2

    Episode 11

    Sylvain Le Foyer, ICAO Deputy Director Aviation Security and Facilitation.

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 2 - From AAAVF2021 to AAAVF2024 - Prioritising Action

    Episode 12

    In three parallel break-out sessions symposium participants will take a holistic approach and explore the challenges relating to assistance to aircraft accident victims and their families from different perspectives: aviation safety policy, legal aspects and facilitation provisions. Building on t...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 3 - AAAVF Talks

    Episode 13

    A series of presentations on topics that are related to and of particular relevance in the context of the main conference theme.

    1. Advocacy – Representing Shared Interests (09:15-09:45)

    Speakers: Pilar Vera Palmes (President) and Claudia Carrasco (Secretary General), Air Crash Victims’ Familie...

  • AAAVF 2024 - Day 3 - Next Steps - Key Take-Aways AAAVF2024

    Episode 14

    Wrap-up session. The main outcomes of the three break-out sessions will be presented in plenary session, followed by a discussion. The aim is to identify appropriate pathways for future action and draw conclusions. The outcome of AAAVF2024 will be reported to the ICAO Council, whilst offering ess...

  • AAAVF 2024 – Day 3 - Closing Ceremony

    Episode 15

    Final remarks by ICAO and the host state

    Speakers: Sylvain Le Foyer, ICAO Deputy Director Aviation Security and Facilitation, and Brigit Gijsbers, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs.

    Cultural performance.