The red flag appears to be in relation to Aircraft Operations and the SSC raises
concerns about the ability of the regulator, DCA, to supervise airline operations and
operators. ICAO stresses that a red flag ‘does not necessarily indicate a particular
safety deficiency but, rather, indicates that the State is not providing sufficient safety
oversight to ensure the effective implementation of all applicable ICAO safety
standards’.
The full technical details of the SSC are typically only provided to the DCA. However,
if the red flag is in relation to supervision of operators, this would be consistent with
the concerns raised by ICAO during the audit about the ability of the DCA to monitor