The Assembly resolution, adopted at the 40th session of the ICAO Assembly, emphasised the importance of building a strong culture of aviation security. Accordingly, the Assembly has recommended that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) further develop tools to enhance aviation security awareness and strengthen aviation security culture by making this work a priority and declaring 2020 as the ICAO Year of Aviation Security Culture (YOSC).

 However, considering the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation in 2020, the ICAO Council decided to celebrate the Year of Aviation Security Culture in 2021.

 As the successful implementation of the Year of Aviation SecurityCulture requires a joint global effort, Member States were encouraged to support actions in cooperation with the industry and other civil aviation organisations.

 In this regard, the JSC “Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan” held a round table on “2021: the Year of Aviation Security Culture ” with the participation of the civil aviation industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 The ICAO Aviation Training Centre in Almaty hosted the conference.

 The event was attended by representatives of the Civil Aviation Committee of MIID of RoK, the Civil Aviation Academy, Aviation Security Training Centres, Airport and airline deputy chief aviation security officers.

 The conference was held to explain and support ICAO’s global plan and achieve a high level of aviation security by implementing and developing the aviation security culture in civil aviation.
 The event is designed to assist the industry in raising awareness about the importance of the aviation security sector and encourage all personnel, including service providers and members of the wider aviation community, to act with security in mind.

 At the end of the event, the following employees were awarded badges of distinction: Oksana Yagushevskaya (veteran ASS), Konstantin Alferov, Zhandarbek Taspai (Honorary ASS Worker), and Aslan Bekmukhambetov, Edgar Nurgaliyev, Gamzat Omashev, Galina Bazikalova, Gani Suleimenov (for professionalism in ASS work).