International Aviation Safety Standard: Reducing Aviation Risk In Malaysia Through Legal Mandate

Safety management of civil aviation industry should not be taken conscientiously as consequences arising out from aviation crisis is beyond imagination. Recently the numbers of aviation disasters have increased compared to a century ago due to the continued growth of global aviation conduct. A comprehensive regulatory framework on safety management has been established to improve the safety standard of this industry and to minimise the risks of flying. This paper offers a discussion of the concept of statutory factors as part of the essential safety tool in the aviation sector. It is believed that risk factor could be minimised through compliance with safety regulation and safety standard imposed upon regulatory authority. This paper also intend to discuss the current legal position in relation to safety standard adopted by Malaysian aviation authorities. The reference is made to the security regulation under Annex 19 on the Safety Standard of Chicago Convention under the purview of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Operational Safety Audit administered byInternational Air Transport Association (IATA). The methodology used is the doctrinal research methodology in the discipline of law. The findings of this study serve to demonstrate that Malaysia have implemented certain provisions of the convention on civil aviation activities, nevertheless the effectiveness is questionable. It is suggested that, the harmonization between domestic law and international convention is deem to be necessary as it may minimise the unwanted aviation risks.