Mrs. Sarafina Maxwanu
MANAGER: ANSSO
At the heart of Namibia’s aviation safety lies the Air Navigation Services Safety Oversight (ANSSO) Division, an essential arm of the Safety and Security Department within the NCAA. This division is entrusted with a deeply human responsibility: ensuring that every aircraft flying over Namibian skies does so safely, efficiently, and in compliance with both national and international aviation standards.
Rooted in care for the travelling public and the professionals who serve them, ANSSO ensures compliance with NAMCARs and aligns its efforts with the global SARPs of the ICAO. This includes oversight of critical safety areas such as air traffic services, flight information, aviation meteorology, communication, navigation, and search and rescue operations. The ANSSO Division is uniquely positioned to regulate these functions with impartiality, even as they are delivered in-house by the NCAA.
The department ensures that such Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) within the Windhoek Flight Information Region (FIR) maintain a safe, regular and efficient ANS system and comply with the provisions under Namibia Civil Aviation Regulations (NAMCARs), Part 71, 93, 170 - 175 & 179, pursuant to Namibia Civil Aviation Act 2016 (Act No. 6 of 2016).
The main functions of the ANSSO department include the following:
- Development and amendment of operational regulations and technical standards pursuant to the Civil Aviation Act No. 6 of 2016.
- Development of procedures and guidance material for safety oversight and regulatory compliance of ANS providers as well as airspace users.
- Managing the regulatory certification process for Air Navigation Service Providers.
- Process approval for the designation of airspace classification and usage.
- Surveillance of the Air Navigation Service providers
- Approval of Flight Instrument Procedures, Aeronautical Cartographic Services and Aeronautical Publications.
- Provide Secretariate function to the National Airspace Committee.
