Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security
Date: 2001-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, civil aviation, public safety, terrorism

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing common
rules in the field of civil aviation security

(2002/C 51 E/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2001) 575 final (cid:151) 2001/0234(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 11 October 2001)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) The criminal acts committed in New York and Wash-
ington on 11 September 2001 show that terrorism is
one of the greatest threats to the ideals of democracy
and freedom and the values of peace, which are the
very essence of the European Union.

(2) A high uniform level of protection of

the European
citizen should at all times be ensured in civil aviation
by preventing acts of unlawful interference.

should be

(3) Without prejudice to measures to be taken on the basis of
the Treaty on the European Union, such
title 6 of
objective
adoption of
common civil aviation security rules and by measures
ensuring that they are applied effectively and uniformly
in the Community; and executive powers should be
delegated to the Commission to adopt
the related
detailed implementation measures.

achieved by the

(4) Common aviation security rules should be fully consistent
with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union.

(5) The various types of aviation activities are not subject to
the same type of threat; it is therefore necessary for the
detailed implementation measures to be duly adjusted to
the special circumstances of each activity.

(7) In view of the diversity of the parties involved in the
implementation of security measures at national level, it
is necessary for each Member State to designate a
the co-ordination
competent authority responsible for
and the monitoring of the implementation of aviation
security programmes.

(8) Member States shall be given the necessary flexibility to
adjust their security programme to special circumstances,
subject to an appropriate review by the Commission in
order to ensure that such measures do not extend beyond
is necessary and proportionate to address such
what
circumstances.

(9) The effective and uniform implementation of security
level of
measures requires the setting up at national
appropriate quality control systems and the organisation
of a collective peer review under the authority of the
Commission, so as to verify the effectiveness of each
national system.

(10) In accordance with Article 2 of Council Decision
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the
procedures
implementing powers
for
the
on the Commission, measures
conferred
implementation of this Regulation should be adopted by
use of the procedures provided for in Articles 3 or 5 of
that Decision, as the case may be.

the exercise of

for

(11) In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and
proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the
objectives of
the proposed action, namely the estab-
lishment and uniform application of common rules in
the field of aviation security, cannot be sufficiently
achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by
reason of the European-wide scope of this Regulation,
be better achieved by the Community. This Regulation
to
confines itself
achieve those objectives and does not go beyond what
is necessary for that purpose,

to the minimum required in order

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Objectives

(6) The Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in
Chicago on 7 December 1944, provides for minimum
standards to ensure the security of civil aviation.

1.
The main objective of this regulation is to ensure a high
level of security by taking action to prevent acts of unlawful
interference against civil aviation.

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2.

Additional objectives are:

(a) to facilitate the free movement of goods and persons
through the uniform enforcement of common standards;

technical specifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
adopted following the procedure laid down in Article 8(3),
giving due consideration to the various types of operation.

(b) to provide a basis for a uniform implementation of the
by
related provisions
ensuring that
its Annex 17 are duly
taken into account in this Regulation and the measures
taken for its application.

the Chicago Convention,

the provisions of

of

The means of achieving the objectives

3.
paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be:

set out

in

(a) the setting of common standards on security measures at
airports and of technical specifications for equipment in
support of aviation security;

(b) the setting up of appropriate compliance monitoring mech-

anisms.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation:

(a) (cid:145)Air navigation facility(cid:146) shall mean a physical unit which is
used to provide services necessary to facilitate air navi-
gation, such as air traffic management, meteorology, tele-
communication.

(b) (cid:145)Airport(cid:146) shall mean any area in a Member State which is

open for commercial air transport operations.

Article 5

National security programme for civil aviation

in order

Each Member State shall adopt a national
to ensure

security
1.
the
programme
common standards
referred to in Article 4(1) and the
measures adopted in accordance with article 4(2) by the date
specified in these measures.

the application of

2.
Each Member State shall designate a competent authority
responsible for the co-ordination and the monitoring of the
implementation of the security programme.

Article 6

More stringent measures

Member States may apply more stringent measures than those
laid down in this regulation. In such a case they shall notify to
the Commission and the other Member States the nature of
these measures and the reasons therefor. If the Commission
considers
or
unnecessarily restrictive and are not justified by the particular
following the procedures laid
circumstances,
down in Article 8(2), that the measures shall be withdrawn.

these measures

it may decide,

discriminatory

that

are

(c) (cid:145)Chicago Convention(cid:146) shall mean the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation and its annexes, signed in Chicago
on 7 December 1944;

Article 7

Compliance monitoring

(d) (cid:145)security(cid:146) shall mean the combination of measures and
human and natural resources intended to safeguard civil
aviation against acts of unlawful interference.

Article 3

Scope

The measures prescribed by this regulation shall apply to any
airport and other air navigation facilities,
located in the
territory of the Member States.

Article 4

Common standards

1.
The common standards on security measures at airports
and the technical specifications for equipment in support of
aviation security are laid down in the annex.

2.
technical adaptation of

The necessary measures for the implementation and the
the common standards and the

The specifications for the quality control system to be
1.
implemented by
adopted
following the procedure laid down in Article 8(3). Such
system shall be based on best practices and allow for the
swift detection and correction of failures.

the Member

shall be

States

2.
The Commission shall conduct, in co-operation with the
competent authorities, inspections to monitor the application
by Member States of the provisions of this Regulation. The
procedures for conducting such inspections shall be adopted
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8(3).

The officials mandated by the Commission to conduct
3.
inspections
in accordance with paragraph 2 above shall
exercise their powers upon production of an authorisation in
the
writing specifying the subject-matter,
In good
inspection and the date on which it
time before the inspection, the Commission shall inform the
Member State concerned of the inspection and of the identity
of the authorised officials. The Member State concerned shall
submit to such inspections and shall ensure that bodies or
persons concerned also submit to inspections.

the purpose of
is to begin.

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The inspections reports shall be communicated by the
4.
Commission to the concerned Member State which shall
within three months of notification indicate the measures
taken to remedy any eventual shortcoming. The report and
the answer of the competent authority shall be communicated
to the Committee instituted by Article 8(1).

The inspections reports and the answer of the Member

5.
States shall be confidential.

Article 8

Committee

The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision

4.
1999/468/EC shall be one month.

Article 9

Publication of information

The Commission shall publish each year a report on the
implementation of this regulation and on the situation in the
Community as far as aviation security is concerned, drawing
conclusions from the inspection reports.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
the Member States and

1.
composed of
representatives of
chaired by the representative of the Commission.

Article 10

Entry into force

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the advisory
procedure laid down in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall apply in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 thereof.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regulatory
procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall apply in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 thereof.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States.

COMMON STANDARDS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF EQUIPMENT
IN SUPPORT OF AVIATION SECURITY

ANNEX

1.

1.1.

SECURITY MEASURES AT AIRPORTS

Airport planning requirements

The design or layout of airports, passenger terminals, cargo terminals and other airport buildings having
direct access to the airside shall take into account the essential requirements related to:

(a) security measures for passengers including hand baggage, check-in baggage and its identification;

(b) security measures for cargo, express parcels, mail and supplies;

(c)

the protection of and controlled access to:

(i) sterile terminal areas,

(ii) separate terminal areas for the check-up and boarding of high-risk passengers,

(iii) the airside, and

(iv) other specific sensitive areas and facilities; and

(d) the efficient use of security equipment.

1.2.

Control of access to airside, other restricted areas of airports and aircraft

1.2.1.

Boundaries between landside and airside

Boundaries shall be established between landside and airside areas. Passages through such boundaries shall be
protected by guarded gates and/or locked or guarded doors which shall be inspected at irregular intervals.

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1.2.2.

Terminal areas

Surveillance shall be maintained over all terminal areas accessible to the public. Terminals shall be patrolled,
and passengers and other persons kept under surveillance by security personnel. Air carriers shall be required
and assisted to exercise control over areas allocated to them on landside and over their passengers on airside.

1.2.3.

Other public areas

The means of controlling access to public areas which are close to aircraft movement areas (spectator terraces,
airport hotels and car parks) shall be provided. Arrangements shall also be made to ensure that such public
areas may be closed at short notice in the event of an increase in threat. Security guards shall patrol these
areas when open to the public.

1.2.4.

Access control to airside

1.2.4.1.

Access to airside and other restricted areas shall be controlled at all times in order to ensure that no
unauthorised person can access to these areas and that no object which can be used to commit an act of
unlawful
interference can be introduced into an aircraft. An indicative list of such objects is given in
Attachment A.

1.2.4.2. At any airport where the number of employees precludes immediate personal recognition of all staff, identity
cards shall be issued to all personnel working in the airport or visiting it frequently (including airport and air
carrier employees and employees of other organizations). The identity card shall carry a photograph of the
bearer and an indication (cid:151) by means of colour-coding or otherwise (cid:151) of the areas of the airport to which
the bearer is entitled to have access. It shall be encased in a transparent, tamper-proof cover and be capable of
being worn as a badge. It shall be valid for a limited period only. Security checking before issue is desirable,
but
in any case employers shall be advised to make appropriate employment checks before engaging
personnel.

1.2.4.3.

The identity card shall be worn in a visible place, at all times.

1.2.4.4.

The airport management shall issue passes for vehicles requiring to move between landside and airside. The
pass shall be specific to the vehicle and fixed to it in an easily visible place. Other vehicles requiring access to
airside shall be admitted only after having been inspected and issued with a temporary pass. Only vehicles on
emergency missions may be exempted from these requirements.

1.2.4.5.

Identity cards and vehicle passes shall be checked at all access points to the airside, either visually by security
personnel or electronically by an automatic system which shall be at least as effective.

1.2.4.6.

Vehicles and supplies to be conveyed into the airside or other restricted areas shall be inspected on a selective
basis.

1.2.5.

Additional security measures on aprons and for other restricted areas

1.2.5.1.

There shall be frequent patrols of the apron, other operational areas, the perimeter fence and adjacent areas
outside this fence,
including those in the immediate vicinity of runway threshold and taxiways, with
variations in timing, routes and procedures.

1.2.5.2. Aprons and other parking areas shall be adequately lit, and the lighting shall include specially vulnerable

sections of the airport perimeter.

1.2.5.3.

Technical and maintenance areas shall be protected by fencing, guards, patrols and the control of access by
means of identity cards and vehicle passes. Similar measures shall be taken to protect the perimeter and such
installations as power supplies, electrical sub-stations, control towers and other buildings used by the air
traffic services, and fuel and communications facilities. Special precautions shall be taken against attempts to
sabotage fuel and communications facilities.

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1.2.6.

Pre-departure checks and in-transit checks

1.2.6.1.

Pre-departure security checks of originating flights shall be implemented to discover weapons, explosives and
sabotage or other dangerous devices which may have been placed on board.

1.2.6.2. Appropriate security measures and facilities shall be implemented to ensure that weapons, explosives or other
dangerous devices are not left on board an aircraft at transit stops by passengers who disembark.

1.2.6.3. Appropriate control systems shall be implemented to identify transit passengers who disembark and fail to
reboard the aircraft at transit stops. The hand baggage and checked-in baggage of such transit passengers shall
not be transported.

1.2.7.

Control of access to parked aircraft

Responsibility shall be established for controlling access to parked aircraft. When they are unattended, their
doors should be closed and steps removed or airbridges withdrawn. When considering how to control access
to aircraft, measures provided by airport authorities to protect the area in which the aircraft is parked may be
taken into account (aircraft should whenever possible be parked away from perimeter fences or other easily
penetrable barrier in well lighted areas).

1.2.8.

Security measures for general aviation

1.2.8.1.

General aviation aircraft using international airports shall not be parked in the close vicinity of aircraft which
are subject to security programmes to avoid undermining the provisions of those programmes.

1.2.8.2.

Provisions to separate security-screened passengers of scheduled or non-scheduled air transport flights from
occupants of general aviation aircraft shall be implemented, based on the following principles and methods:

(a) at major airports serving scheduled or non-scheduled air transport operations, physical arrangements
and/or security measures shall be introduced to prevent mixing of departing and arriving occupants of
general aviation aircraft with other already security-screened passengers;

(b) if possible, departing and arriving occupants of general aviation aircraft shall pass through a separate
general aviation terminal and, also, when embarking or disembarking on the apron, shall either be
separated from other security-screened passengers, or be transported in a special bus or car, or be
under constant surveillance;

(c)

if no separate terminal is available, occupants of general aviation aircraft shall either:

(i) pass through a separate part of the terminal building and be escorted or transported by bus/car to

and from their aircraft on the apron; or

(ii) when passing through sterile areas of the terminal building is unavoidable, be subject to security

screening prior to entering the sterile area; or

(iii) be subjected to other security measures achieving the same effect depending on local circumstances.

1.3.

Security measures related to passengers, baggage, mail and cargo

1.3.1.

Security screening for passengers and hand baggage

1.3.1.1.

Security screening for passengers

All departing passengers and their hand baggage shall be subject to security screening prior to departure on
international scheduled and non-scheduled air transport flights in order to ensure that no object which could
be used to commit an act of unlawful interference, is carried on board the aircraft. An indicative list of such
objects is provided in attachment A.

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1.3.1.2.

Search or screening of passengers

Passenger screening may be carried out by hand or by metal detection equipment. Screening can take place at
the departure gate or can be centralized on entry into a sterile area. However, centralized searching
procedures shall not be applied in terminals where arriving passengers, who have not been searched on
departure in accordance with the essential requirements contained in this document, would have to enter the
same areas as departing passengers already searched.

1.3.1.3.

Separation of screened and unscreened passengers

Security arrangements at airports shall prevent departing passengers mixing with arriving passengers after the
point of security screening. Where these passengers cannot be separated physically, and arriving passengers
boarded their aircraft at an airport where the security measures do not meet the essential requirements
contained in this document, arriving passengers shall not be permitted to:

(a) mix with screened departing passengers unless they have been subject to appropriate security screening;

or

(b) transfer to another flight before being subject to security screening.

1.3.1.4.

Security provisions for potentially disruptive passengers

(a) Specific security measures shall be introduced for the air transport of the three groups of potentially

disruptive passengers defined below:

(i) Deportees

Persons who previously had been legally admitted to a State, or had entered a State illegally, and who
have now been formally ordered by the competent authorities to leave that State.

(ii) Inadmissible persons

Persons whose entry to a State is refused by the competent authorities and which is being transported
back to their State of departure, or to any other State where the persons are admissible.

(iii) Persons in lawful custody

Persons either under arrest or convicted by courts of law who have to be transported to another State
for legal reasons.

(b) The competent authorities (police, immigration and/or prison authorities) should notify the air carrier
concerned in sufficient time in writing when they plan to embark potentially disruptive passengers. The
air carrier concerned has to inform the pilot-in-command of the respective aircraft accordingly.

(c) The written notification to the air carrier and to the pilot-in-command according to para b) above should

contain the following details:

(i) identity of the person;

(ii) reason for transportation;

(iii) escort(s), if provided;

(iv) risk assessments by the competent authorities;

(v) prior seating arrangements, if required; and

(vi) nature of available document(s).

(d) The supplementary safeguards shall be observed:

(i) stringent search of potentially disruptive passengers and their baggage;

(ii) boarding prior to all other passengers;

(iii) no occupancy of aisle seats or seats next to emergency exits;

(iv) no access to alcohol;

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(v) sufficient number of escorts, if provided;

(vi) escorts should be able to converse with the aircraft crew;

(vii) no public disclosure of the flight schedule for transporting potentially disruptive passengers; and

(viii) restraining devices have to be provided as required.

1.3.1.5. Hand search or screening of hand baggage

Screening of hand baggage should be carried out by hand or by X-ray equipment. When X-ray equipment is
used:

(a) the operator must satisfy himself that nothing is present of a suspect nature. If he has any doubt, the item

of baggage must be subjected to a hand search;

(b) not less than 10 % of baggage screened by X-ray should be searched by hand in a random manner; and

(c) staff shall not be required to scrutinize X-ray images continuously for longer than 20 minutes and shall

not resume the scrutiny of X-ray images for a further 40 minutes.

1.3.2.

Handling of checked-in baggage

1.3.2.1.

Checked-in baggage shall be protected from interference between the point of check-in and the aircraft.

1.3.2.2. Without prejudice to para 1.3.7, the following security requirements shall be applied to all direct flights:

(a) Passengers shall be advised that, unless they are declared, electric or electronic items shall not be placed in
their checked-in baggage and that their checked-in baggage may be subjected to a security check;

(b) Passengers shall be warned that if security controls on checked-in baggage reveal the presence of unde-

clared electric or electronic items, this baggage might not be transported;

(c) Passengers checking in baggage shall be asked to contribute to the security of the flight by making
declarations about the ownership, custody and contents of their baggage, and in particular, whether
their baggage contains electric or electronic items. Should the results of the questioning necessitate it,
the passenger and his baggage shall be required to undergo a security check. The staff involved in such
questioning shall be appropriately trained.

(d) Checked-in baggage shall be screened by X-ray, other technical means or manually to determine to the

greatest feasible extent that the baggage does not contain an explosive device.

1.3.2.3.

Transfer and transit baggage shall be subjected to the security control measures specified in paragraph 2
above if they have not been subject to measures at the points of departure and transit equivalent to those
prescribed by these essential requirements. In other cases, not less than 5 % of the on-line and interline
transfer baggage should be screened by X-ray, other technical means or manually.

1.3.3.

Identification of checked-in baggage

1.3.3.1. Measures shall be introduced requiring air carriers to:

(a) accept and transport checked-in baggage only if it is properly marked externally to permit identification

with the respective passengers;

(b) confirm that the passenger to whom the baggage belongs is ticketed for the intended flight; and

(c) ensure that checked-in baggage, prior to being loaded on the aircraft, will be held in an area of the

airport to which only authorized persons may have access.

1.3.3.2.

Provision shall be made to ensure that passengers who have checked in their baggage do subsequently board
the aircraft. Baggage which has become separated from its owner shall only be taken on board an aircraft
after it has either been identified by its owner or been subjected to security control.

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1.3.3.3. When in special cases, due to risk assessment or because of exceptional circumstances at an airport,
checked-in baggage is subjected to other security control measures which can prevent the introduction of
weapons or articles likely to be utilized to commit an act of unlawful interference, a further reconciliation of
boarding passengers with their checked-in baggage is not required.

1.3.4.

Cargo, courier and express parcels and mail

1.3.4.1.

Cargo, courier and express parcels

1.3.4.1.1. A p p l i c a t i o n

Cargo, courier and express parcels carried on passenger and all-cargo aircraft shall be subjected to security
controls before being placed on board aircraft.

1.3.4.1.2. S e c u r i t y c o n t r o l s

Security controls shall have for aim to:

(a) Ensure that reception, processing and handling of cargo is performed by properly recruited and trained

staff; and

(b) Reasonably ensure that the cargo does not contain any prohibited articles as described in points (iv) and

(v) of attachment A by:

(i) searching it by hand or physical check; or

(ii) screening it by X-ray; or

(iii) subjecting it to simulation chamber; or

(iv) applying other means, both technical and biosensory (e.g. sniffers, trace detectors, dogs, etc.)

Where none of the above means and methods of security screening can be applied due to the nature of the
goods, a 24-hour security storage may be accepted.

1.3.4.1.3. E x e m p t i o n s

The security controls at para 2(b) above need not be applied in respect of:

(cid:151) cargo for which an appropriate traceability can be established to ensure that the objective of para 2(b)

here above is met;

(cid:151) cargo received from a known consignor;

(cid:151) transhipment cargo, as defined in para 4 hereunder;

(cid:151) human remains, originating from a recognized source;

(cid:151) live animals;

(cid:151) bona fide consignments of life-saving materials;

(cid:151) high-value goods which have been screened to a standard at least equal to these essential requirements;

(cid:151) special nuclear materials.

1.3.4.1.4. T r a n s h i p m e n t c a r g o

Transhipment cargo arriving by air need not be screened provided that it is protected against unauthorized
interference at the transit point. Other transhipment cargo, not being submitted to security controls at the
point of departure or en route, shall be screened in accordance with para 2(b) above and protected from
unauthorized interference.

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1.3.4.2. Mail

1.3.4.2.1. A p p l i c a t i o n

Mail carried on passenger, all-cargo and all-mail aircraft shall be subjected to security controls before being
placed on board an aircraft.

1.3.4.2.2. D e f i n i t i o n s

Mail shall mean dispatches of correspondence and other objects tendered to, and intended for delivery by a
postal authority/administration as defined by Member States.

1.3.4.2.3. S e c u r i t y c o n t r o l s

(a) Time-sensitive mail

For time-sensitive mail (i.e. up to 48-hour delivery) the aim of the security controls is to:

(i) ensure that the reception, processing and handling of mail is performed by properly recruited and

trained staff;

(ii) reasonably ensure that the mail does not contain any prohibited articles, as listed in points (iv) and (v)

of Attachment A by:

(cid:151) searching it by hand or physical checks; or

(cid:151) screening it by X-ray; or

(cid:151) subjecting it to a simulation chamber; or

(cid:151) applying other means, procedural, technical and biosensory (e.g. sniffers, trace detectors, dogs,

etc.); and

(iii) ensure that the flight details and aircraft routing on which the mail is to be carried remain confi-

dential.

(b) Other mail

For mail which is not time-sensitive, the security controls described in para (a)(ii) above need only be
applied to a random proportion of mail.

1.3.4.2.4. E x e m p t i o n s

The security controls at 3(a)(ii) above need not be applied in respect of:

(cid:151) mail for which an appropriate traceability can be established to ensure that the objectives of para 2 here

above are met;

(cid:151) letters under a specified weight;

(cid:151) human remains, originating from a recognized source;

(cid:151) live animals;

(cid:151) bona fide consignments of life-saving materials;

(cid:151) high-value goods which have been screened to a level at least equal to these measures;

and

(cid:151) transhipment mail as defined in para 4 hereunder.

1.3.4.2.5. T r a n s h i p m e n t m a i l

Transhipment mail arriving by air need not be screened provided that it is protected against unauthorized
interference at the transit point. Other transhipment mail not being submitted to security controls at the
point of departure or en route shall be screened and protected from unauthorized interference.

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1.3.5.

Screening of diplomats and other privileged persons

1.3.5.1.

Subject to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomats and other privileged
persons and their personal baggage, except (cid:145)diplomatic bags(cid:146), shall be liable to search for security purposes.
Air carrier staff responsible for receiving diplomatic bags shall make sure that they have, in fact, been sent by
duly-appointed officials of the missions concerned. Diplomatic couriers and their personal baggage are not
exempted from security screening.

1.3.5.2. Only the following persons may be exempted from normal security screening:

(a) Heads of State;

(b) official guests invited by the Government; and

(c) without prejudice to para 3.1.4, persons duly authorized and accompanied by armed escorts.

1.3.6.

Protection of security checkpoints

Every effort shall be made to properly protect the staff involved in security screening. Armed guards should,
where practicable, be posted at or patrol in the immediate vicinity of each security checkpoint in airport
terminals.

1.3.7.

Air carrier catering, stores and supplies

1.3.7.1.

Application and objective

Measures shall be taken to ensure that air carrier catering, stores and supplies on board passenger aircraft do
not contain any prohibited articles that could endanger the safety of the aircraft.

1.3.7.2.

Security controls

1.3.7.2.1. Suppliers of air carrier catering, cleaning and stores and supplies shall introduce security measures necessary
to prevent the introduction of weapons, explosives and other dangerous devices into catering supplies
intended for carriage on passenger flights.

At least the following security measures shall be included:

(a) The appointment of a security officer responsible for the implementation and supervision of security in

the company;

(b) When employing staff, high standards of reliability shall be required;

(c) All staff who have access to sterile and/or secured areas shall comply with instructions issued by the

airport authority;

(d) The company shall prevent unauthorized access to its facilities;

(e)

If the company is located outside the airport, ensure that catering supplies are transported in locked or
sealed vehicles; and

(f) Ensure that processing and handling of catering supplies are carried out by properly recruited and trained

staff.

1.3.7.2.2. After deliveries of catering supplies, the crew shall check the supplies on a random basis to ensure that they

do not contain any prohibited articles and, if sealed, that there are no signs of interference.

1.3.7.2.3. Supplies from a company which does not fulfil the security control measures in para 1 above should not be

taken on board an aircraft.

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1.4.

Security staff

People who are deployed to undertake security duties either as all or part of their employment shall fulfill the
following requirements.

1.4.1.

Qualifications of security staff

(a) meet specified standards of physical and mental fitness;

(b) be subject to pre-employment checks sufficient to ensure they are of good character.

1.4.2.

Training of security staff

(a) be subject to initial training before they undertake the duties to which they will be assigned;

(b) undergo regular recurrent

training and, as appropriate, conversion training on new equipment or

procedures.

1.4.3.

Motivation of security staff

Appropriate measures shall be promoted to ensure that security staff are highly motivated so as to be effective
in the performance of their duties.

1.5.

Other staff

Ground Staff Security Training and Awareness

Security training program shall be conducted on initial and recurrent basis for all airport and air carrier
ground staff. The training shall contribute towards raised security awareness as well as improving the existing
security systems. It shall incorporate the following components:

(i) security systems and access control; and

(ii) lines of communications; and

(iii) ground and in-flight security; and

(iv) pre-boarding screening; and

(v) baggage and cargo security; and

(vi) aircraft security and searches; and

(vii) emergency response; and

(viii) weapons and restricted items; and

(ix) monitoring of ground services; and

(x) overview of terrorism; and

(xi) other areas and measures related to security that are considered appropriate to enhance security

awareness.

2.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT

Equipment used in support of aviation security shall meet the specifications outlined in this section.

2.1.

Metal detection equipment

2.1.1.

Walk-through metal detectors

Walk-through metal detectors used in passenger screening at airports shall fulfil the following requirements:

(a) Security

1. Equipment shall be capable of detecting the smallest item of different metals with a small proportion in

favour of ferrous metals in all foreseeable conditions.

2. Equipment shall be capable of detecting metal objects independently of their orientation and location

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3. The sensitivity of the equipment shall be as uniform as possible inside the whole frame and should

remain stable and checked periodically.

(b) Operating requirements

The functioning of the equipment shall not be affected by its environment.

(c) Alarm indication

Metal detection shall be indicated automatically, leaving nothing to the operator’s discretion (go/no go
indicator system):

(d) Controls

1. Equipment shall be capable of being adjusted to meet all specified detection requirements, as well as

the volume of the audible alarm.

2. Controls for adjustment of detection levels shall be designed to prevent unauthorized access. The

settings shall be clearly indicated.

(e) Calibration

Calibration procedures shall not be made available to unauthorized persons.

2.1.2.

Hand-held metal detectors

Hand-held metal detectors used in passenger screening shall fulfil the following requirements:

(a) Equipment shall detect very small quantities of metal without being in direct contact with the object in all

foreseeable conditions. Sensitivity should enable it to detect 5 g of metal at 5 cm.

(b) Equipment shall detect both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

(c) The detector coil shall be designed to pinpoint the position of detected metal easily.

(d) Equipment shall be fitted with audible and/or visible alarm indicators.

2.2.

Standards and testing procedures for x-ray equipment

2.2.1.

Applicability

(a) Equipment

These requirements and guidelines for X-ray security equipment are applicable to any X-ray-based
screening equipment that provide an image for an operator to interpret. This includes conventional
X-rays as well as EDS/EDDS used in indicative mode.

(b) Items

Similarly, these requirements and guidelines for X-ray security equipment are applicable to every item
being screened, whatever its type or size.

Any item going on board an aircraft, if it has to be screened, has to be screened to the same standards.

2.2.2.

Performance requirements

(a) Security

The X-ray equipment shall provide for the necessary detection, measured in terms of resolution,
penetration and discrimination, to forbid that objects as listed in Attachment A, are carried on board
aircraft.

(b) Tests

Performance shall be assessed using appropriate test procedures.

(c) Operational requirements

The X-ray equipment shall display a complete image of any item fitting into the tunnel. There shall be no
corner cut off.

Distortion of the item displayed shall be kept to a minimum.

The belt of the machine shall be marked to indicate where bags shall be placed on the belt to obtain
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Contrast sketching: the X-ray equipment shall have the ability to display groups of grey levels (scan a
smaller range).

The image of any part of the item being screened shall be displayed on the screen for at least 5 seconds.
In addition, the operator shall have the ability to stop the belt and, if necessary, reverse the belt when
further examination is required.

Screen size: the monitor’s screen shall be sufficient in size for operator’s comfort (typically 14 inches and
above).

Screen characteristics: the screen shall be flicker-free and have at least 800 lines (typically 1024 (cid:215) 1024
pixels, i.e. high-resolution monitors).

Where dual monitors are used, one shall be monochrome only.

The X-ray equipment shall indicate visually materials it cannot penetrate.

The X-ray equipment shall provide organic and inorganic stripping.

The systems shall provide automatic threat recognition to facilitate operator’s search.

(d) Maintenance

No unauthorized changes, including maintenance or repair, shall be made. There shall be no change in the
hardware or the software of the machine without verifying that it does not adversely affect image
performance.

The composition of the belt material shall not be changed without verifying that this induces no change
in image performance.

If modem access for maintenance or upgrades is available, access shall be controlled and monitored.

Attachment A

Guidelines for classification of weapons, dangerous goods and restricted items that are prohibited in the sterile
airport areas and aircraft cabins

These are guidelines of possible shape of weapons and restricted items, common sense should however prevail in
accessing if an object is raising cause to believe that it may be used a weapon.

(i) Firearms: Any weapon from which a shot may be fired by the force of an explosion or compressed air, including

starter and flare pistols.

(ii) Knives and cutting tools: Including sabers, swords, cardboard cutters, hunting knives, souvenir knives, martial arts
devices, professional tools and such other knives with blades of 6 cm long or longer and/or knives considered
illegal by local law.

(iii) Bludgeons: Blackjacks, billy clubs, baseball clubs or similar instruments.

(iv) Explosives/Ammunition/Flammable Liquids/Corrosive: Any explosive or incendiary components, which by them-
selves or in conjunction with other items can result in an explosion or fire. These include explosive materials,
blasting caps, fireworks, gasoline, other flammable liquids, ammunition, etc., or any combination of these items.
Any corrosive or toxic substances, including gases, whether or not under pressure.

(v) Disabling or Incapacitating Items: All tear gas, mace, and similar chemicals and gasses whether in pistol, canister, or

other container, and other disabling devices such as electronic stunning/shocking devices.

(vi) Other Articles: Such items as ice picks, alpenstocks straight razors, and elongated scissors, even though not
including toy or

commonly thought of as a deadly or dangerous weapon, but could be used as a weapon,
(cid:145)dummy(cid:146) weapons or grenades.

(vii) Articles of any kind giving rise to reasonable suspicion that an items may be used to simulate a deadly weapon,
such could include but not be limited to: objects resembling explosive devices or other items that may give
appearance of a weapon or dangerous item.