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Learn about aviation security principles, countermeasures, and common problems in airport management at the ICAO seminar in Antigua. Explore Annex 17 developments and Amendment 10 at this comprehensive event.
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ICAO–AENA Seminar on Airport Management: Security and QualityAntigua, Guatemala, 14 - 18 October 2002 ICAO AVSEC ProgrammeMichiel VreedenburghICAO Regional Officer Aerodromes & Ground AidsNorth American, Central American and Caribbean Regional Office - Mexico
2001 Security Statistics 21 acts of unlawful interference • 7 unlawful seizures • 2 attempted seizures • 4 facility attacks • 4 attempted facility attacks • 2 in-flight attacks • 1 attempted in-flight attack • 1 attempted sabotage 301 passenger & 44 crew fatalities
Continuous strengthening Annex 17 1970 Assembly Hijackings Launch Pads to Security New Dimensions 2002 Conference 2001 Assembly Aircraft as Weapons of Destruction
AVSEC Section Mission Mission statement: To develop aviation security principles, communicate and promote such principles worldwide and assist ICAO Contracting States in implementing them.
AVSEC Technical Programme Annex 17 adopted in 1974 (1st Edition) Recent edition: 7th Ed April 2002 (10 amendments)
AVSEC Technical Programme ICAO Security Manual (Doc 8973/5) • Published 1971, revised 1983, 1987, 1992 and 1996 • New update being finalised
ICAO AVSEC Programme Implementation • Regional AVSEC Seminars (since 1973) • Technical Assistance Projects (since 1977) • Regional AVSEC Coordinators • Mechanism for Financial, Technical and Material Assistance to States (since 1989) • Short-Term Expert Programme
Aviation Security Activities • 139 Mechanism States • 120 States visited - Technical Reports • 35 States received follow-up missions • Average of 50 training events per year • More than 210 training events since inception in 1989 • More than 4,200 participants in total • 10 Aviation Security Training Centres (ASTCs) • Brussels/Moscow/Kiev/Casablanca/Dakar/ Nairobi/Amman/Penang/Port of Spain/Quito
Armed attacks on airports & Attacks against air carrier premises
ICAO Countermeasures Philosophy • Civil Aviation shall operate from a safe and secure environment free from unlawful interference
ICAO Countermeasures Philosophy • States shall develop and implement such legislation and procedures as are necessary to ensure that there is a safe and secure environment
ICAO Countermeasures Philosophy • The security standards put in place shall be consistent with Standards and Recommended Practices as promulgated by ICAO
ICAO Countermeasures Philosophy • These standards shall be adequate to meet the threat
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation Lack of training programmes
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation Lack of training programmes Division of responsibility
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation Lack of training programmes Division of responsibility Lack of coordination
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation Lack of training programmes Division of responsibility Lack of coordination Lack of contingency planning
COMMON PROBLEMS Lack of national AVSEC programmes Lack of national legislation Lack of training programmes Division of responsibility Lack of coordination Lack of contingency planning Inadequate implementation of SARPs
ICAO Assembly • 33rd ICAO General Assembly held in Montreal from 25 September to 5 October 2001 • Passed Assembly Resolutions 33/1 and 33/2
ICAO Assembly (cont’d) The Assembly (and AVSECP/12) considered new security measures including: • locking of cockpit doors • application of Annex 17 to domestic flights • background checks and security controls on staff
ICAO Assembly (cont’d) • Further comprehensive review of Annex 17 to facilitate audit programme • Review of AVSEC legal instruments • Security Audit Programme • Convening of High-level, Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security
Amendment 10 to Annex 17 Review of Annex 17 conducted by the ICAO Aviation Security Panel (AVSECP) 7th Edition of Annex 17 incorporating Amendment 10 was published in April 2002 and became applicable on 1 July 2002
Amendment 10 New definitions: • aircraft security check • background check • human factors and human performance • security restricted area • unidentified baggage
Amendment 10 • Seventeen new Standards • Eight new Recommended Practices • Seven Recommended Practices upgraded to Standards
Amendment 10 • application of Annex 17 measures to domestic flights
Amendment 10 • national quality control
Amendment 10 • International cooperation
Amendment 10 • measures relating to security of aircraft
Amendment 10 • measures relating to passengers and their cabin baggage
Amendment 10 • measures relating to checked baggage
Amendment 10 • measures relating to access control
Amendment 10 • management of response to acts of unlawful interference
Amendment 10 • code-sharing / collaborative arrangements
Amendment 10 • human factors principles
Amendment 27 to Annex 6 Part I Chapter 13 Security – applicable 28 Nov. 2002 • Strengthened flight crew compartment door (Recommendation – Standard 1 Nov. 2003) • Locking of door during flight • Monitoring of area outside door • Communications with flight crew • Aircraft search inspection • Security training programme • Applicable to domestic operations
High-level, Ministerial Conference • Montreal, 19 to 20 February 2002 • Endorsed ICAO Aviation Security Plan of Action, including regular, mandatory, systematic and harmonized audits of aviation security
AVSEC Audit Programme • Programme based on existing methodologies • Aims to promote compliance with Annex 17 • Aims to assist States to introduce good national quality control programmes
13th Meeting of AVSEC Panel April 2002 Security Strategic Objective No. 9 “To develop a detailed programme for the implementation of an ICAO Universal Security Audit”
Further amendments to Annex 17 • AVSECP/14 in September 2002 • AVSECP/15 in March 2003 • Revision to make SARPs more “auditable”
ICAO Security Manual • Revision in progress • Sixth Edition to be finalised in 2002 • Updated with regard to new SARPs • Inclusion of more “job aids”
Preventive Measures - Key Concepts Future ICAO AVSEC Developments Aviation Security Plan of Action Universal Security Audit Programme Aviation Security Regional Units GREPECAS AVSEC Committee
AVSEC Plan of Action • AVSEC audit programme • New and emerging threats • Identification, analysis, assessment, risk management methodology and development of response • Strengthened AVSEC SARPs • Annex 17 • Security Manual • Annexes 1, 6, 8, 11, 14 & 18
AVSEC Plan of Action • Review of legal instruments and air navigation procedures • Expedited work on machine readable travel documents and biometrics • ASTPs & ASTCs • Seminars, exercises & workshops • AVSEC Mechanism • Technical Cooperation Projects
AVSEC Audit Programme • Civil aviation security programmes • Airport security arrangements • References – ICAO USOAP, ECAC and US AVSEC audit programmes • Baseline – Annex 17 Standards