What do you know about the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Director General? Who is the person responsible for regulating aviation in Nigeria? If you know nothing about him, then let us share our knowledge with you. Read this post about the Director General of NCAA Nigeria and find out more!
Who is the current NCAA Director General?
The person at the top of the chain at the NCAA is Captain Muhtar Shaibu Usman. The man in question was born in Zaria, Kaduna State on December 5, 1956. He attended Government Secondary Technical School in Soba until 1972. A year later, he moved on to attend Government Technical College. In 1975, he graduated with the Federal Craft Training Certificate.
From the very early years of his life, Usman was fascinated with planes. His fascination soon turned into a calling, which was why in 1975, he decided to enrol in Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria also known as NCAT. He studied Aero Electronics and Telecommunication, in which he later received a diploma.
But the man did not stop there. For almost two decades, he continued his education. In 1977, he took a course on Radio, TV and Electronics from City & Guilds, as well as received a qualification of a Commercial Pilot with instrument rating and multi engine from Burnside-Ott Aviation Training Center in Miami, U.S.
In 1980, he received B – 727 Flight Engineers’ rating from the same institution. In 1982, Usman received Flying Instructors’ rating from the Oxford Air Training School in the UK, as well as an Airline Transport Pilot License in 1982 in New York, U.S.
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After that, Muhtar only expanded his knowledge further. He took course after course in order to become a better pilot. Some of them include Aircraft Accident Investigation in 2006 in the U.S., Safety Oversight Inspectors’ course and International Society of Air Safety Investigators’ Seminar in 2007 in Singapore, Helicopter Accident Investigation in 2007 in the U.S., ICAO Organised Accident Investigation Seminar in 2008 in Nairobi, Kenya.
To add to that, he also took Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Course in 2008 in Miami, U.S., Aircraft Accident Investigation Course in 2009 from Cranfield University, Airport Operations Course in 2009 in Singapore, Course on ECCAIRES database and exchange in 2010 from ICAO and Safety Management System Course in 2010 from SCSI.
When he was not attending important courses and seminars, Captain Usman worked at NCAT as a Flying Instructor in 1981-1985. After that, he moved on to Nigeria Airways, where he flew B-737 between 1985 and 2004, among his other assignments. Muhtar also assisted in the operational and technical administration of the fleet as the assistant Fleet Captain.
In October 2014, Captain Usman took the post of Director General at the NCAA and has been occupying that post ever since. Judging from his extensive resume, he seems like the right man for the job.
About Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
So what exactly is NCAA? Well, it is the regulatory body responsible for aviation in Nigeria. It was established in 1999, began working in 2000, and since 2006, it has been autonomously regulating aviation safety and carrying out functions of airspace, airports, meteorological services and other things. NCAA aspires to be among the leading civil aviation authorities and vows to provide economic regulation and aviation safety in the most effective and efficient way.
That is all we can tell you about the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. We hope you have been able to find out something new about him.
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Source: Naija.ng