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FAL/12. Agenda item 1 FAL Programme : Introduction. ICAO Assembly. ICAO Council. A ir T ransport C ommittee. Divisions. Secretariat. Panels. TAG/MRTD. Facilitation Programme: Mandate. Elects Council Instructs Council. Air Transport Bureau ATB. Air Navigation Bureau ANB.
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FAL/12 Agenda item 1 FAL Programme : Introduction
ICAO Assembly ICAO Council Air Transport Committee Divisions Secretariat Panels TAG/MRTD Facilitation Programme: Mandate Elects Council Instructs Council
Air Transport Bureau ATB Air Navigation Bureau ANB Technical Co-operation Bureau TCB Legal Bureau LEB Administration Bureau ADB Aviation Security and Facilitation Branch (S&F) Economic and Statistics Branch (E&S) Aviation Security Section (AVSEC) Facilitation Section ( FAL) Secretary General
What is FAL programme about? • What is “facilitation”? • What does ICAO do?
ID Cards Passports Crew & Other ID Visas What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : MRTD
Data Base Cleared What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Border Control
Passenger Path Baggage Path Security Control What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues :Passenger, Baggage and Cargo Flow Rationalization
What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Efficient Management of control procedures
What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Illegal Migration
What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Cargo
What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Health Issues SARS Detection Technology
What is “facilitation”? Facilitation issues : Alien Species Brown tree snake
What is “facilitation”? A better question would be… “facilitation of what?” Facilitation of Control Procedures “Efficient execution of controlprocedures, to expedite clearance and prevent unnecessary delays”
What is the FAL Programme about? Primarily, facilitation of border controls. Strategy in 3 parts: • Standardize travel documents • Improve border clearance • Tackle security problems
What does ICAO do?Facilitation Section • Manage Annex 9 – Facilitation • Publish specifications on Machine Readable Travel Documents (Doc 9303). • Follow up on implementation of Annex 9. • Notification of compliance, differences and comments on SARPs
What does ICAO do? Producing specs for MRTDs We design your travel documents • Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents (TAG/MRTD) • Doc 9303 – Machine Readable Passports – Part 1 Visas – Part 2 Official Travel Documents – Part 3
What do Civil Aviation Authorities do ? • Mandate for FAL programme in the Chicago Convention. • Implementing tasks to be performed or managed.
Obligations of Aviation Community • Art. 10 - Landing at customs airport • Art. 13 - Entry and clearance regulations • Art. 29 - Documents carried in aircraft • Art. 35 - Cargo restrictions
Obligations of Aviation Community • Art. 14 - Prevention of spread of disease • Art. 22 - Facilitation of formalities • Art. 23 - Customs and immigration procedures • Art. 24 - Customs duty
Obligations of States(cont’d) • Art. 37(j) -Adoption of international standard and procedures - customs and immigration • Art.38 - Departures from international standards and procedures
Facilitation and AVSEC • AVSEC a control process to be facilitated
Facilitation and AVSEC • Same principles as applied to border controls