![]() ![]() ![]() it is very labour and skill intensive which the AIS Dept did not have to sustain a "manually" produced electronic AIP. The software used to create these documents is however not conducive to electronic publishing I.e. The result was that I came up with a number of stop gap initiatives such as the CDs that were produced for a while and the AICs, AIP Supps and charts on the website to try and alleviate the pressure for this service. The fact that ATNS had agreed to take over this function, as is their role as designated service provider for South Africa, meant that SACAA could not justify the cost of the purchase of software to perform this role in line with the requirements of the SWIM processes and ultimately produce an electronic AIP. There were other reasons also offered but I forget them now. However despite this agreement, ATNS has been reluctant to take over this function for political reasons and the fact that they do not see it as a significant enough revenue stream to cover their costs. ATNS was at that stage producing the AIP for Namibia in an electronic format and so had all the software to perform the role. The background behind this is that it was agreed in around 2010 that ATNS would take over the production (a service provider role) of the AIP and CAA would revert back to their primary role as the oversight entity as required by ICAO. The fundmental problem here is that the SA AIP is still created using manual methods. ![]() Perhaps someone more familiar with the workings of the CAA could shed some light on this. This seems like a fundamental oversight where perhaps the AIP has not been updated in synch with the CARs'. ![]()
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