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There are 10  IFALPA Executive Officers

There are 12 IFALPA Standing Committee's

Committee Chairman

The  basic components of the IFALPA organizational structure are

Member Associations gather annually at Conference where the Federation Constitution, By - Laws and Policies can be reviewed and revised if necessary, Conference has the ultimate authority within the Federation.

Between Conferences, the Federation is governed by the Executive Board. They are responsible for the  day - to - day running of the Federation, for making decisions as necessary affecting the implementation of policy, and for interpreting and applying the Constitution and By - Laws.

There are 10 Executive Officers, each with defined responsibilities - the President, Deputy President and eight Executive Vice Presidents.

The Executive Officers are elected for two-year periods of office, with half being elected each year. Once elected, they are expected to act collectively on behalf of all Member Associations in the best interests of the Federation and to uphold the Constitution of the Federation.

The Executive Committee's responsibilities are divided  to cover the following disciplines;

Deputy President covers the Accident Analysis, Helicopters and Legal Committees.

EVP Technical Standards covers the Aircraft Design and Operation, Aerodrome and Ground Environment, Air Traffic Services and Flight Engineers Committees.

EVP Professional Affairs covers Human Performance, Industrial and Security Committees, Dangerous Goods Committee and Industrial Advisers.

EVP A & F covers the A&F Committee and Secretariat Staff.

In addition to liaising regularly with the Secretariat on an individual basis, the Executive Officers hold meetings four times a year. The first meeting each year is held in January, the second in conjunction with the Annual Conference, the third in June or July, and the fourth in October.

RVP's are elected by Conference for a two year term and are responsible for technical, industrial , membership and general Federation activities in their Region.

In addition to the activities of the Executive Officers and RVP's,  a very important component of the Federation's work is undertaken by  various  Standing Committees. Each Committee has a Chairman who is an Officer of the Federation and is elected for a two year term of office.

Standing Committees are required to :

The UK based Secretariat consists of  Staff members, who are responsible for providing administrative action and support  under the direction of the Conference and the Executive Board.

The Secretariat provides a support function for all of the Federation's  policy development and implementation activities and is a   "clearing house" for all documentation and publications, both incoming and outgoing. It also serves as a link between the Executive Officers  and all other Officers and IFALPA Representatives, and to Member Associations generally.

In Montreal, the IFALPA representative to ICAO has a role distinct from that of other staff members, in that his / her primary function is that of permanent  IFALPA observer on the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC). In this capacity, he / she is able to play a major part in implementing the Federation's policies by influencing the development of ICAO Standards and Recommendations Practices within the ANC.

There are  16 IFALPA Regional Vice  Presidents (RVP's)

 

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