7. AVIATION SECURITY Flashcards
What is AVIATION SECURITY
to prevent acts of unlawful interference or other criminal acts, eliminate possibilities of placing on board weapons or explosive devices and to prevent access of unauthorized persons to the aircraft.
International Civil Aviation Organization relation to security
taken measures to prevent all acts of unlawful interference against civil aviation throughout the world
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They work together to provide guidance on how to apply standard and recommended practice
Renewed and amended constantly eg new threats can appear
What are the National Aviation Authorities Responsibility’s?
formulating goals, setting up an organization, earmarking resources and establishing procedures.
Civil Aviation Authorities responsibility
Developing national safety operations
Ensure that these developments are implemented
Upheld and the recommendations followed
Maintain negotiations and collaboration with the responsible international authorities and other organizations
SECURITY definition
Security is a combination of procedures to protect civil aviation from unlawful acts.
The perpetrator
The prohibited article
The communication of information
Airline operators must have action plan for:
• Hi-jacking
• Bomb threat
• Finding suspicious object.
Security search
means an inspection of the interior and accessible exterior of the aircraft in order to detect prohibited articles and unlawful interferences that ruin the security of the aircraft;
During search the examination of the areas shall be done by a hand (manual) search.
A visual check-empty areas
AIRPORT SECURITY
refers to the techniques and methods used in an attempt to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport property from accidental/malicious harm, crime, terrorism, and other threats.
SECURITY SCREENING
prevent that prohibited articles be introduced on board an aircraft and in the Security Restricted Areas (SRA).
BOMB THREAT
Over 99% of explosive device (bomb) threat calls against civil aviation targets are hoaxes, perpetrated by people who wish to cause a nuisance and/or disruption to normal activity at airports or air carrier operations, however, all messages like this are treated seriously and full sale risk assessment is performed for every case.
Hijackers
may be politically motivated, in pursuit of a crime, or mentally disturbed. They may be in possession of firearms, explosives, inflammable liquids or replica or simulated weapons or indeed they may be fanatical to the point of being prepared to sacrifice their own life.
Terrorists
aim of political significance, which, aggressively pursue until their aim is realized or the incident is terminated. Their goal is to create chaos and insecurity by inflicting fear.
Mentally unbalanced
They are usually manic-depressive who wish to seek publicity. They are extremely dangerous and have to be handed with great care.
Refugees
They are usually escaping from repressive regimes; they invariably value their own lives and respect the lives of others.
