The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is an intergovernmental civil aviation authority that is responsible for aviation safety and security in ten states of Oceania. PASO is headquartered in Anchor House on Kumul Highway in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
PASO was informally organised in 2002 by the aviation ministers of several states of the Pacific Islands Forum. The organisation was formally confirmed through the conclusion of the Pacific Islands Civil Aviation Safety and Security Treaty, which was signed on 9 August 2004 in Apia, Samoa. The treaty entered into force on 11 June 2005 and has been ratified by the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The Pacific Islands Forum states that have not ratified the treaty and joined PASO are Australia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and New Zealand.
Tonga withdrew from PASO on 7 April 2006, but joined again on 24 August 2006.
PASO works closely with the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji, and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.
See also
References
- "Contact." (Archive) Pacific Aviation Safety Office. March 24, 2012. Retrieved on December 30, 2013. "The PASO head office is located on La Casa di Andrea e Luciano Building, Lini Highway, Port Vila opposite the Chantilly's Hotel."
External links
- Official website (Archive)
- Text of Treaty (Archive).
- Treaty signatures and ratifications (Archive).
- 2002 in aviation
- Aviation in the Cook Islands
- Aviation in Kiribati
- Aviation in Nauru
- Aviation in Niue
- Aviation in Oceania
- Aviation in Papua New Guinea
- Aviation in Samoa
- Aviation in the Solomon Islands
- Aviation in Tonga
- Aviation in Tuvalu
- Aviation in Vanuatu
- Civil aviation authorities in Oceania
- Transport organisations based in Vanuatu
- Organizations established in 2002
- Intergovernmental organizations established by treaty
- Pacific Islands Forum
- Intergovernmental organizations
- Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
- 2002 establishments in Oceania