The First Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Wildlife Hazard Management Working Group (AP–WHM WG/1) was held in ICAO APAC Office, Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 10 May 2019.
AP-WHM/WG TASK LIST
| ACTION ITEM/PLANNED ACTIVITIES | RESPONSIBLE PARTY | TIME FRAME | STATUS | REMARKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | Develop a Generic Composition of National Wildlife Hazard Management Committee | AP-WHM/WG/1 | AP-WHM/WG/1 | Completed | AP-WHM/WG/1-WP/06 |
| 1/2 | Develop a Generic Terms of Reference of National Wildlife Hazard Management Committee | AP-WHM/WG/1 | AP-WHM/WG/1 | Completed | AP-WHM/WG/1-WP/06 |
| 1/3 | Develop survey questionnaire to analyze the State’s problem/issues/deficiencies on wildlife hazards management including ICAO USOAP CMA WHM PQs | Sri Lanka, India, WBA | By the end of June 2019 | ||
| 1/4 | Send survey questionnaire to States/Member Administrations | Secretariat | By the end of July 2019 (giving 4 months of time for the completion of the Survey Questionnaires by States) | ||
| 1/5 | Analyze the State’s problem/issues on wildlife hazards management based on completed survey questionnaires and present the report to AP-WHM/WG/2 | Sri Lanka, India, WBA | AP-WHM/WG/2 | ||
| 1/6 | Present a case study on airport wildlife strike hazard assessment and implementation of mitigation measures | Thailand, India | AP-WHM/WG/2 | ||
| 1/7 | Request papers from ACI, CANSO, IFALPA, IFATCA and IATA to present their views on wildlife strike hazards at the Second Meeting of AP-WHM/WG | Secretariat | AP-WHM/WG/2 | ||
| 1/8 | Develop a Generic Composition of Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Committee and its TOR | Nepal, Bhutan, Lao PDR | By the end of July 2019 | ||
| 1/9 | Develop a Regional Guidance on Development and Implementation of Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Programme | Fiji, India, WBA, AAPA | AP-WHM/WG/2 (Initial Draft) | ||
| 1/10 | Encourage States to use IBIS electronic format or ECCAIRS to submit wildlife strike reports to ICAO | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Lao PDR, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand | From 1st June 2019 | ||
| 1/11 | Develop guidance for establishment of national procedure for recording and reporting wildlife strikes to aircraft | Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, WBA, IFALPA | Initial Draft by the end of December 2019. Final Draft by AP-WHM/WG/2 | ||
| 1/12 | Develop procedures for the collection of information from aircraft operators, aerodrome personnel and other sources on the presence of wildlife on or around the aerodrome constituting a potential hazard to aircraft operations | Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, WBA, IFALPA | Initial Draft by the end of December 2019. Final Draft by AP-WHM/WG/2 | ||
| 1/13 | Develop performance measurement indicators/metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of Airport Wildlife Hazard Management Programme | Bangladesh, India, Thailand, WBA | Initial Draft by the end of December 2019. Final Draft by AP-WHM/WG/2 |