Abantu okungenzeka babone isidingo sokubhekana nezindaba zokuphepha endizeni ozogibela kuyo, onjiniyela bezindiza. Kodwa kaningi, labo ababika ukwephulwa kokuphepha bangaphansi kwemiphumela emibi.
Phakathi neNgqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) 38th Annual Congress e-Hamburg, eJalimane, omunye wabalawuli abaphambili baseYurophu wenqaba ukunikeza ukusekelwa okungaguquki kulabo abanesibindi semiphumela futhi babike. Ngeshwa, lolu hlobo lwesimo sengqondo lusabalele ngaphandle kokuthi I-European Commission yethule iziqondiso ezimbalwa eziklanyelwe ukukhuthaza ukuqoqwa kwedatha ehlobene nokuphepha kuyilapho ivikela intatheli. Ngakho-ke, i-AEI inxusa bonke abalawuli baseYurophu ukuthi baphinde bavakashele le miyalo futhi bazikhumbuze ngezibopho zabo.
Iziqondiso ze-EC 216/2008 kanye no-2003/42 azidingi nje kuphela ukuvikelwa kwentatheli kodwa empeleni zenza ukubikwa kwemisebenzi engaphephile kube isibopho njengoba kusobala ukuthi kungokwentshisekelo yomphakathi ukuyivikela emisebenzini enjalo. Ngakho-ke, bobabili abenzi bomthetho nabalawuli kufanele basebenzisane ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umphakathi wezindiza ukhululekile ukugqamisa ukungalungile ngaphandle kokwesaba imiphumela yomuntu siqu.
Ukusiza kulo msebenzi, i-AEI izobeka umhlahlandlela wezinyathelo zokuthi kungavikelwa kanjani ukulungiswa kwezindiza esikhathini esizayo ngokubeka kuqala izindawo eziyingozi, kugqanyiswe imithethonqubo ebuthakathaka, kanye naleyo enganakwa yizinkampani zezindiza nabalawuli. Abalawuli kumele futhi babeke ibanga elide phakathi kwabo kanye nokukhathazeka kwezezimali kokugcina inkampani yezindiza isebenza. Abalawuli bakhona ukuze balawule ukuphepha egameni lomphakathi futhi ngenxa yalokho kufanele baqinisekise ukuphepha kuhlala kubalulekile. Izindiza ezisebenza kwezohwebo kodwa ezingaphephile aziyona inketho eyamukelekile.
Ngakho-ke, ukucindezela konjiniyela ukuba “bavale umlomo bathule” ngeke kusabekezelelwa. I-AEI ifisa ukusebenza ngokubambisana nabo bobabili abalawuli kanye nemboni ukuze kugcinwe amazinga aphezulu okuphepha. Ukudutshulwa kwanoma yisiphi isithunywa akubonakali kahle futhi akusiyo intshisekelo yomphakathi, ngakho-ke, akunayo indawo ekhulwini lama-21. I-European Transport Directorate ingase ifise ukufuna intuthuko ekuvikelweni kwezintatheli phakathi kweminye yemithetho yamanje.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-AEI ngokuhambisana nemithetho yamanje yenkululeko yolwazi yaseYurophu, isanda kucela imibhalo evela ku-European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ehlobene nokucwaninga nokuvunywa kwezinhlangano zokunakekela zangaphandle. Ngesikhathi seCongress, kwethulwa ubufakazi bevidiyo obushaqisayo bokuphulwa kwezokuphepha kulezi zindawo ezigunyazwe yi-EASA. Izinhlangano zokugcinwa kwezindleko eziphansi ezithintekayo zisasebenza ngokugcwele, futhi i-EASA ayizange iphendule izicelo zenkululeko yolwazi phakathi nezinsuku zokusebenza eziyi-15 ezinqunyiwe.
Ukushoda kwezinyathelo kuzo zonke iziphathimandla ezilawulayo ezithintekayo kusho ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi izinsolo zokwephulwa kwezokuphepha zisaqhubeka, ezingase zilahlekise ukuphila. I-AEI ibheka lokhu kuziphatha njengokwamukelekile futhi inxusa kokubili ukungenelela kanye nokukhishwa kwamadokhumenti aceliwe. Ngeshwa, lesi akusona isikhathi sokuqala i-EASA yenqaba ukukhipha amadokhumenti, okungenzeka agqamise ukuntula isifiso sokubhekana ngokuqondile nokuphulwa kwezokuphepha.
Isitatimende senhloso ye-EASA “siwukukhuthaza amazinga ajwayelekile kakhulu okuphepha nokuvikelwa kwemvelo kwezokundiza komphakathi eYurophu nasemhlabeni jikelele.”
Izihambeli ebezihambele ingqungquthela zikwenze kwacaca ku-AEI ukuthi zibheka ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokwethula.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- To assist in this task, AEI will set out a roadmap of actions on how to safeguard aircraft maintenance in the future by prioritizing the main areas of risk, highlighting weak regulations, and those ignored by both airlines and regulators.
- EC Directives 216/2008 and 2003/42 not only require the protecting of the reporter but actually make the reporting of unsafe activities mandatory as it is clearly in the public interest to protect them from such activities.
- In addition, AEI in accordance with current European freedom of information regulations, recently requested documents from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) relating to the audit and approval of foreign maintenance organizations.
