International Aviation Committee manual. International maritime and aviation organizations. Conducting independent investigations

For the first time internationally, the idea of ​​​​creating an organization on maritime shipping issues was discussed at conferences in Washington in 1889 and in St. Petersburg in 1912.

After the Second World War, the UN began to deal with the problem of establishing a permanent intergovernmental body to coordinate the efforts of states in the field of shipping. On the initiative of this organization, a Conference was convened in 1948 to consider the issue of creating an intergovernmental organization on shipping. This conference discussed and approved the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (entered into force in 1958).

Goals International Maritime Organization(IMO) are: a) providing a mechanism for cooperation between governments in the field of government regulation and activities related to all kinds technical issues affecting international merchant shipping; b) promoting the universal acceptance of the highest practicable standards in matters relating to maritime safety and efficiency of navigation and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships; c) resolving legal issues arising from the purposes provided for in the 1958 Convention; d) encouraging the elimination of discriminatory measures and unnecessary restrictions taken by governments in relation to international commercial shipping; e) ensuring that the organization considers issues related to shipping that may be referred to it by any UN body or specialized agency.

The governing and permanent subsidiary bodies of the IMO are the Assembly, the Council (consisting of 32 members), the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee, the Defense Committee marine environment, Technical Cooperation Committee and Maritime Facilitation Sub-Committee.

IMO activities have 6 main areas: maritime safety, pollution prevention, maritime facilitation, maritime vocational education, development and approval of conventions and technical assistance.

During its activity, the IMO has developed and adopted more than 40 conventions and amendments to them and approximately the same number of international codes and manuals. The most important of these conventions are: International convention on protection human life at sea 1974 (came into force 1980); International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (entered into force in 1968); Convention on international rules Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (came into force 1977); International Safe Container Convention 1972 (entered into force 1977); Convention concerning the International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Organization, 1976 (entered into force 1979); International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977 (not in force); International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (entered into force 1985); International Convention on Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969 (entered into force 1975); International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (entered into force 1975); International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (entered into force 1984);

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 (not entered into force), International Convention on the Arrest of Ships 1999 (not entered into force).

The IMO operates the World Maritime University in Malta, the Maritime Transport Academy in Trieste and International Institute maritime law in Valletta.

IMO members are 156 states, including Russia. The headquarters is located in London.

International Maritime Satellite Communications Organization (INMARSAT). Created in 1976. Its objectives are to provide the space infrastructure needed to improve maritime communications and thereby help meet the need for more advanced facilities. public relations, improving navigation safety, protecting human life at sea, shipping efficiency, and improving fleet management. The organization acts exclusively for peaceful purposes (Article 3 of the INMARSAT Convention).

In its activities, INMARSAT is guided by the following basic principles: a) universality and non-discrimination (providing satellite communications to all states and their ships, the opportunity for any state to become a member of INMARSAT); b) maintaining peace and international security, implemented in the provision according to which the organization will carry out its activities exclusively for peaceful purposes; c) sovereign equality of states.

The governing and permanent subsidiary bodies of INMARSAT are the Assembly, the Council (24 members), technical, economic and administrative committees.

The INMARSAT system includes a space segment, coast earth stations, ship earth stations and a monitoring system.

INMARSAT may be the owner or lessee of the space segment. Space segments are used by ships of all countries under conditions determined by the Council. In determining such conditions, the Council shall not discriminate based on nationality in relation to ships or aircraft or mobile earth stations on land. Coastal ground stations are built and operated by members of the Organization in accordance with the technical requirements of INMARSAT. Land-based earth stations operating through the INMARSAT space segment are located within the land territory under the jurisdiction of a party and are the wholly owned property of the party or entities subject to its jurisdiction.

To use the INMARSAT space segment, all earth stations must have permission from the Organization. Any application for such authorization shall be submitted to INMARSAT Headquarters by the party to the 1976 INMARSAT Operating Agreement in whose territory the earth station is or will be located. Ship earth stations are satellite communications terminals that are purchased or leased by individual ship owners or operators from companies that manufacture these stations or related ship equipment.

INMARSAT members are 72 states, including Russia. The headquarters is located in London.

In April 1998, the INMARSAT Assembly approved amendments to the INMARSAT Convention, and the Council of this organization approved amendments to the INMARSAT Operating Agreement. Once the amendments come into force, INMARSAT will be known as the International Mobile Satellite Organization. The objectives of the Organization are: a) to guarantee the continued availability of global maritime satellite communications services for distress and safety purposes; b) provision of services without discrimination based on nationality; c) carrying out activities exclusively for peaceful purposes; d) the desire to serve all areas where there is a need for mobile satellite communications, giving due attention to rural and remote areas of developing countries; e) acting within a framework consistent with fair competition, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations (Article 3). The main bodies of INMARSAT will be the Assembly and the Secretariat. To organize the operation of the INMARSAT system, a commercial company "INMARSAT Pel" was created.

Other international organizations also play a positive role in regulating international maritime relations, for example, the Baltic and International Maritime Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping, the International Association of Lighthouse Services, the Association of Latin American Shipowners,

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The idea of ​​creating a world international organization in the field of civil aviation arose in the first years of the 20th century. simultaneously with the start rapid development air transport. The first intergovernmental organization in this area was the International Commission for Aeronautics (CINA), created in 1909. In 1919, a non-governmental organization was established - the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In 1925, at the Congress of Private International Law, the International Technical Committee of Lawyers - Experts in Air Law (CITEZHA) was created.

The purposes and purposes of ICAO are to develop principles and methods of international air navigation and to promote the planning and development of international air transport in order to: a) ensure the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation; b) encourage the art of designing and operating aircraft for peaceful purposes; c) encourage the development of air routes, airports and air navigation facilities for international civil aviation; d) meet the needs of the peoples of the world for safe, regular, efficient and economic air transport; e) prevent economic losses caused by unreasonable competition; e) ensure full respect for the rights of contracting states and fair opportunities for each contracting state to use airlines engaged in international air services; g) avoid discrimination against contracting states; i) promote flight safety in international air navigation; j) provide general assistance to the development of international civil aeronautics in all its aspects.

The highest authority of ICAO is Assembly . It meets in session once every three years. The Assembly considers the reports of the Council and takes appropriate action on them, and also makes decisions on any matter referred to it by the Council. Its competence includes approval of the budget and financial report of the Organization.

Advice ICAO is a permanent body responsible to the Assembly. It consists of 33 members elected by the Assembly for a three-year period. During elections, proper representation of States playing a leading role in air transport is ensured; States not otherwise included, which contribute greatest contribution in the provision of facilities for international civil aviation; States not otherwise included, the appointment of which ensures representation on the Council of all major geographical areas of the world.

One of the main functions of the Council is the adoption of international standards and recommended practices, formalizing them as annexes to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. Currently, the 18 annexes of the convention contain more than 4,000 standards and recommendations. Standards are mandatory for states - ICAO members. The main working bodies of ICAO are the Air Navigation Commission, Air Transport Committee, Legal Committee, Joint Support Committee, Finance Committee, Unlawful Interference Committee, Personnel Committee and Technical Cooperation Committee.

ICAO's activities in the legal field are related to the development of draft conventions. The Legal Committee prepared drafts of 15 international documents, the first of which was adopted by the ICAO Assembly, and the last 14 by diplomatic conferences.

In particular, the 1948 Geneva Convention deals with the international recognition of rights in aircraft. It is designed to ensure international recognition of ownership and other rights in aircraft so that when the aircraft crosses a state border, the interests of the holder of such rights are protected.

The Rome Convention of 1952 deals with damage caused by foreign aircraft to a third party on the surface of the Earth. The Convention includes the principle of the exclusive liability of the aircraft operator for damage caused to a third party on the surface, but sets limits on the amount of compensation. It also provides for mandatory recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions. A diplomatic conference in 1978 supplemented the Rome Convention with the Montreal Protocol, which simplified the convention and established limits of liability.

ICAO also developed draft protocols for 1955, 1971 and 1975. to the Warsaw Convention of 1929. The Tokyo Convention of 1963 provides that the State of registration of an aircraft is entitled to exercise jurisdiction over crimes and acts committed on board that aircraft. Its goal is to ensure that crimes, no matter where they are committed, do not go unpunished. The 1970 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft defines the act of unlawful seizure and states parties undertake to impose severe penalties on the crime. The 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation deals primarily with acts other than those relating to the unlawful seizure of aircraft. It defines a wide range of illegal acts against the safety of civil aviation, and States Parties undertake to apply severe penalties to these crimes. The Convention contains special provisions on jurisdiction, detention, prosecution and extradition of the alleged offender.

Convention on the Labeling of Plastics explosives in order to detect them, 1991 is intended to help prevent acts of unlawful interference associated with the use plastic substances, by imposing obligations on the parties to take appropriate measures to ensure that such explosives are marked to facilitate their detection. The participating states undertake to take the necessary effective measures to prohibit and prevent the manufacture of unmarked explosives on their territory.

ICAO has prepared and approved a number of amendments to the Chicago Convention (eg Articles 83 bis and 3 bis).

More than 180 states are members of ICAO, including Russia. The headquarters is located in Montreal (Canada).

International Air Transport Association (IATA). Created in 1945, it is a leading non-governmental organization uniting about 200 airlines from 70 countries (Aeroflot is a member of IATA).

The goals and objectives of the Association are defined in Art. 3 of the Charter and boil down to the following: a) promoting the development of safe, regular and economical air transport in the interests of the peoples of the world; b) encouraging commercial activities of airlines; c) support for activities aimed at improving the economic results of their activities; d) development of measures to develop cooperation between airlines participating in international air services; e) development of cooperation with ICAO and other international organizations.

Governing and permanent working bodies of IATA: General Meeting, Executive Committee, committees (transportation, financial, technical, legal, combating aircraft hijacking and theft of baggage and cargo).

IATA develops recommendations on the level, structure and rules for applying tariffs for air transportation of passengers, baggage and cargo, approves uniform rules for air transportation, regulates in detail the procedure for using benefits and discounts from tariffs, develops general standards for passenger service, and works to generalize and disseminate economic and technical experience airline operation. Through its special settlement authority (clearing house), IATA carries out financial settlements between member airlines.

Interstate Aviation Committee(MAK) was created on the basis of Art. 8 Agreement on civil aviation and on the use of airspace of December 30, 1991 (Russia is a party). It, together with interested federal executive authorities, develops aviation rules for standardizing the airworthiness of civil aviation equipment and certification procedures for aircraft and their components, rules for the production of aviation equipment, rules for certification of international and categorized airfields and their equipment, as well as standardizing the impact of aviation on the environment .

The IAC enjoys in the territory of each Member State such legal capacity and personality as are necessary for the performance of its functions.

The headquarters of MAK is located in Moscow.

Other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations also play an active role in the international arena, for example, the International Airport Operators Council, the International Society for Aeronautical Telecommunications, the International Civil Airports Association, the African Airlines Association, and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Established on the basis of Part II of the Chicago Convention of 1944. The statutory objectives of ICAO, which has existed since 1947, are to ensure the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world and other aspects of organization and coordination international cooperation on all issues of civil aviation activities, including international air transportation.

The highest body is the Assembly, in which all member states are represented. The Assembly meets at least once every three years.

The permanent body of ICAO is the Council, responsible for its activities to the Assembly. The Council includes representatives of 33 states elected by the Assembly.

Other ICAO bodies are the Air Navigation Commission, the Air Transport Committee, the Legal Committee, the Joint Air Navigation Support Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Unlawful Interference with Civil Aviation Committee.

The Legal Committee plays a major role in the development of draft multilateral treaties on air law, which are then considered at diplomatic conferences convened under the auspices of ICAO.

The ICAO structure includes regional bureaus: European (Paris), African (Dakar), Middle East (Cairo), South American (Lima), Asia-Pacific (Bangkok), North America and the Caribbean (Mexico City), East African (Nairobi) ).

The permanent service body of ICAO is the Secretariat, headed by Secretary General– chief executive officer. ICAO headquarters is located in Montreal (Canada).

European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) was founded in 1954. Members of the ECAC are European countries, as well as Turkey. The admission of new states to ECAC membership is carried out with the general consent of all its members.

Objectives: collection and analysis of statistical data on air transport activities in Europe and development of recommendations for its development and coordination, in particular by simplifying administrative formalities when processing passengers, baggage, cargo, departure and reception of aircraft at international air transportation and flights; systematization and standardization of technical requirements for aviation equipment; study of flight safety and aviation security issues. Functions: advisory.

The highest body is the Plenary Commission, in which all member states of the organization are represented. Decisions of the Commission, taken by a majority vote of its members, are binding.

Executive agency– The Coordination Committee manages the activities of the ECAC in the period between sessions of the Plenary Commission. Working bodies: standing committees (economic committee on scheduled air transport, economic committee on non-scheduled air transport, technical committee, facilitation committee), working groups and expert groups. The headquarters is located in Strasbourg.

European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) was established in 1960 on the basis of the Convention on Cooperation in the Field of Air Navigation, Particularly in joint organization service air traffic in the upper airspace Western Europe. According to the 1981 Protocol, which amended the said Convention, ATS in the upper airspace of Western Europe is carried out by the relevant authorities of the Member States.

Objectives: determination of general policy regarding the structure of airspace, air navigation facilities, air navigation charges, coordination and harmonization of national air traffic services programs.

The highest body is the permanent Commission for the Safety of Air Navigation, in which all member states are represented. The Commission enters into agreements with any states and international organizations that intend to cooperate with Eurocontrol. The decisions of the Commission are binding on the Member States.

The executive body is the Air Navigation Safety Agency. The headquarters is located in Brussels. The statutory goals are to ensure the safety of flights of civil and military aircraft.

African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) was established in 1969. A condition of membership in AFCAC is membership in the African Union.

Objectives: development of regional plans for the development and operation of air navigation services; assistance in the implementation of research results in the field of flight technology and ground-based air navigation facilities; promoting the integration of Member States in the field of commercial air transport; assistance in the application of ICAO aviation regulations on administrative formalities and the development of additional standards for the intensification of air traffic; promoting the use of tariffs that stimulate the development of air transport in Africa.

The highest body is the Plenary Session, convened every two years. The session determines the work program of the Commission for a two-year term, elects the President and four vice-presidents of the Commission, forming the AFCAC Bureau, which implements the AFCAC work program in the period between meetings of the Plenary Session.

Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) was established in 1959 by 12 African states and France.

Objectives: ensuring the regularity and safety of aircraft flights over the territory of the Member States, with the exception of France; provision of flight and technical information, as well as information on air transportation in the specified territory; aircraft flight control, air traffic control; management, operation and maintenance of airfields.

By agreement with a member state, ASECNA can undertake servicing of any air navigation facility of such a state, enter into agreements with third states and international organizations, and assist as an intermediary in providing financial and technical assistance to member states.

The highest body is the Administrative Council, whose members are representatives of all member states. Council decisions are binding and do not require the approval of member states. Ordinary decisions are made by a majority vote of the Council members, special decisions (for example, the election of the President of ASECNA) - 2/3 of the votes of the Council members.

At the proposal of the President of the Council, the latter appoints a Director General, who is responsible to the Council for the implementation of Council decisions, represents ASECNA in the judiciary, as well as in all civil acts carried out on behalf of the Agency.

Working bodies of ASECNA: administrative, operational, ground, meteorological departments. The Agency's core personnel enjoy the privileges and immunities of international civil servants. ASECNA's headquarters are located in Dakar (Senegal).

Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) was established in 1973. LACAC members are the states of South and Central America, including Panama and Mexico, as well as the states of the Caribbean.

Objectives: coordination of air transport activities of member states, collection and publication of statistical data on air travel at points of departure and destination, development of recommendations regarding tariffs, development of cooperation between LACAC members.

The highest body is the Assembly, which elects the President of LACAC, approves the budget of the Commission, work program organization and makes decisions subject to approval by member states. Between sessions of the Assembly, the Executive Committee holds meetings on civil aviation issues, approves activities to implement the program adopted by LACAC, and collects statistical data on air travel in the South American region. The headquarters is located in Mexico City (Mexico).

Central American Aeronautical Services Corporation (KOKESNA) was established in 1960. Objectives: development, based on ICAO ARPS, recommendations for the unification of national aviation regulations on air navigation issues; coordination of research in the field of air traffic control; air traffic control, its communications services during air navigation in the airspace of the Member States, as well as in those areas of airspace that are specifically designated by the ICAO regional air navigation plan, and in other areas in which COKESNA is responsible for ATS; provision of internal affairs services to legal entities and individuals on the basis of contracts concluded with them.

The highest body is the Administrative Council, which has the right to give instructions to aircraft commanders that are subject to mandatory execution. COQUESNA's headquarters are located in Tegucigalpa (Honduras).

Arab Civil Aviation Council (CACAS) was established by a resolution of the League of Arab States (LAS) in 1965.

Goals: development of cooperation in the field of civil aviation between the LAS member states; promoting the implementation of ARPS into the practice of Member States; management of scientific research on various aspects of air navigation and air transport activities; facilitating the exchange of information on these issues between interested Member States; resolution of disputes and disagreements between Member States on civil aviation issues; providing assistance in the training and education of aviation specialists for Arab countries.

The highest body is the Council of KAKAS, in which all member states of the Arab League are represented on equal terms. The Council holds plenary meetings once a year, at which it sums up the activities of the organization, makes decisions on current issues, approves KACAS activity plans for the next annual period, and elects the president and two vice-presidents of the organization every three years. The executive body is the Permanent Bureau. The headquarters is located in Rabat (Morocco).

Interstate Council on Aviation and Airspace Use (MSAIVV) was established in December 1991 by the authorized heads of government of 12 states that were formerly part of the USSR, on the basis of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and the Use of Airspace of 1991.

Objectives: development of interstate regulations and standards taking into account ICAO requirements; certification of international aircraft operators, international air routes, airfields, aircraft, air traffic control systems, navigation and communications, flight and dispatch personnel; investigation aviation accidents; organizing the development and implementation of interstate scientific programs; development and coordination of a coordinated policy in the field of international air services; participation in the work of ICAO; development of unified systems of air navigation, communications, aeronautical information, regulation of air traffic flows; coordination of interstate air traffic schedules; coordination of general policies in the field of aviation tariffs and charges.

The executive body is the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). The headquarters of the organization is located in Moscow (Russia).

International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a non-governmental organization whose members are leading aviation enterprises from all regions of the world. Established in 1945

Objectives: To promote the development of safe, regular and economical air transport, to encourage aviation commercial activities and to study related problems.

IATA develops recommendations on the level, construction and rules for the application of tariffs, uniform general conditions of transportation, including passenger service standards, works to summarize and disseminate economic and technical experience in operating airlines, including standardization and unification of transportation documentation and commercial agreements, coordination of schedules and etc. Decisions on economic and financial matters are in the nature of recommendations.

Within the framework of IAT A, there is a Clearing House (in London) for mutual settlements between member airlines and a Control Bureau (in New York) to monitor compliance with the Charter of the Association, decisions of the General Meeting and Regional Conferences. Has consultative status with ECOSOC. IATA's headquarters are located in Montreal, Canada.

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Aviation committee. Let us remind you that last time Interstate the aviation committee published news about the results of the investigation into the plane crash in... with the picking between the IAC and the Federal Air Transport Agency reached a high level, therefore Interstate aviation committee it is necessary to indicate your position,” he said. According to O. Panteleev...

People who regularly follow news, especially related to the topic of aviation transportation, such as plane crashes, periodically come across the abbreviation indicated by the letters MAK. Many people do not know that this abbreviation stands for “International Aviation Committee,” also called interstate.

A special department was created to monitor order in any industry related to air transport activities. The organization cooperates with ICAO, which oversees civil aviation, and fulfills an important mission.

At the end of 1991, a special Agreement was concluded between twelve countries of the planet, designed to ensure maximum safety and efficiency for aircraft performing civil air transportation.

This document spells out many nuances affecting the specifics of the development of passenger transportation, and since compliance with the adopted rules requires control, it was decided to create a departmental body - the Interstate Organization for Aviation Affairs. The official website of the International Aviation Committee talks about the activities of the institution:

• development of rules according to which flights are carried out;
• the procedure for the creation and operation of aircraft;
• system for issuing certificates and permits for the use of aviation equipment;
• aircraft airworthiness standards;
• assessment of the condition of airfields, awarding them certain categories;
• participation as an independent expert in determining the causes of crashes and emergencies related to civil aviation;
• organization of the general procedure for the use of airspace, coordination and management of the development of passenger air transportation.

Just six months later, the Committee was included in the list of bodies with international status, that is, influencing certain sectors of many world states. A huge amount of work was done for this, because all norms proposed for adoption were necessarily checked for compliance with the legislation of the countries that have acceded to the Agreement. However, in the end, consensus was reached. The list of participants today looks like this:

• The Republic of Azerbaijan;
• Republic of Armenia;
• Belarus;
• Kazakhstan;
• Republic of Kyrgyzstan;
• Republic of Moldova;
• Russian Federation;
• Turkmenistan;
• Ukraine (there are references to the withdrawal of the state from the Committee, however, there is currently no official confirmation);
• The Republic of Tajikistan;
• The Republic of Uzbekistan.

The head office of the organization is located in the capital of Russia, with representative offices located in states that have joined the IAC.

Naturally, a very long article could be written about the work of the International Aviation Committee, since the number of countries and the vast territory they occupy determines an extremely wide field of activity. The actions of the IAC members are carried out with the full legislative support of the leadership of the countries that are members of the Committee.

The powers vested in the organization are confirmed by official decrees, resolutions and other documents adopted in the territory of a particular country. Basically, society representatives deal with the following items:

1. Issuance of certificates and permits for production aircraft and their technical elements. To ensure safety for passengers during flights and long service life for aircraft, standards have been prepared in accordance with which certification is carried out in a stepwise manner. The basis was global and European standards, that is this procedure carried out in accordance with international standards. Enterprises that have passed the inspection receive a certificate, the validity of which extends, in addition to the participating countries, to the following states:

• USA;
• Indonesia;
• Canada;
• Egypt;
• India;
• Brazil;
• members of the European Union;
• China;
• Republic of South Africa;
• Iran;
• Mexico and some other countries.

2. Assessment of take-off and landing areas, their structure and functioning, assignment of categories and certification. According to accepted standards, after the permission of a commission organized by the Committee, airfields of partner countries have the right to receive and dispatch aircraft, as well as, if necessary, carry out maintenance of airliners.

3. Analysis of situations requiring verification by independent experts. Aircraft crashes and emergencies periodically occur with aircraft of many countries on the planet, including emergency situations with aircraft of countries that are members of the Interstate Air Force. The International Aviation Committee investigates the causes of problems that have arisen on the territory of any country if the airliner belongs to a jurisdictional area.

4. IAC specialists are also involved in increasing demand for passenger air transportation, increasing the competitiveness of controlled airlines. In particular, the following actions are being taken in this area:

• improving the qualifications of service personnel;
• tracking pricing and marketing policies;
• facilitating operations related to customs inspections;
• development and improvement of medical care at airports and on board aircraft;
• effective anti-terrorism activities;
• providing the opportunity to carry out procedures related to flights through Internet resources.

The official website of the International Aviation Committee states that the association successfully cooperates with world-famous organizations engaged in similar activities, and has several signed agreements developed by IAC specialists.

After more than two decades of hard work and successful activity, the powers of the organization were practically eliminated by order of management Russian Federation. In 2015, the Ministry of Transport of Russia and the Federal Air Transport Agency began to carry out certification and investigation of air transport accidents. However, the Committee has not been abolished, and some activity still remains.

The problem did not arise out of nowhere. The reason for the distrust in the results of the IAC’s work was the results of some accidents that occurred with the airliners of the countries participating in the Agreement. After several similar investigations, the rights and responsibilities of the alliance were limited, and most of them were transferred to the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Ministry of Transport. It all started in 1997, when a plane flying from Irkutsk to Phan Rang crashed in a residential part of one of the cities.

The disaster was caused by the cessation of operation of most of the engines; three stopped functioning, and there were four in total. Committee experts stated that the pilot made a mistake, which, coupled with the overcrowding of the airliner, led to the crash of the aircraft. However, given that the issuance of the operating permit was also carried out by employees of the International Aviation Committee, it was decided to involve additional independent experts in the work. After an inspection, they identified irregularities in the operation of the failed engines.

Four years later, a tragedy occurred in Crimea, where Russian and Ukrainian air forces were conducting exercises. A missile fired by the Ukrainians shot down an S7 Airlines airliner. Employees of the aviation committee clearly decided the issue not in favor of the Ukrainian military, but the Kiev judicial authority considered the arguments provided insufficient for a positive decision on material compensation. At the moment, the situation has still not been resolved, since neither party admits guilt in what happened.

In 2006, an airliner belonging to the Armenian air carrier Armavia crashed into the sea along with all its passengers. There were no survivors from the crash. According to IAC experts, the pilots took certain steps that served as an impetus for the plane crash, while the necessary actions were not taken, apparently in a state of panic. An independent investigation carried out at the same time revealed that the Committee’s conclusion did not contain data on the presence at the arrival aerodrome of equipment that would facilitate landing in difficult conditions. weather conditions, and its proper operation.

In 2010, there was a loud air accident over Smolensk. A plane carrying nearly a hundred passengers, flying from Warsaw and carrying members of the governments of several countries on board, crashed. Naturally, the analysis of the emergency incident was carried out by both members of the IAC and foreign organizations, whose experts came to the conclusion that the runway at the arrival airport was in poor condition, which was the cause of the crash. However, the Committee's specialists considered that the pilots who flew the plane had a low level of training and made a number of mistakes during landing.

As a result, the accumulated precedents became so numerous that the International Aviation Committee was forced to suspend its activities. In addition to the suspicion of falsifying the results of accidents that occurred in the air, senior management showed dissatisfaction with the too long processing times.

Some cases have been pending for years. In addition, MAC participants, protected by diplomatic status, avoided punishment even for obvious mistakes made during various procedures.

IAC suspended the Boeing 737 type certificate in Russia