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Organization of American States
Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
4th Regular Session – Montevideo, Uruguay
30 January 2004
ICAO AVSEC Programme
Future Challenges
Michiel Vreedenburgh
Regional Officer, Aviation Security
International Civil Aviation Organization
North American, Central American and Caribbean
Regional Office - Mexico
Acts of Unlawful Interference
60
All Reports
40
Number of Acts
20
0
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Acts of Unlawful Interference
3525
200
All Reports
Number of Deaths
150
100
50
0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Launch Pads to Aviation
Security
Continuous
strengthening
1974
Annex 17
1970
Assembly
Hijackings
New
Dimensions
2002
Conference
2001
Assembly
9/11
Aircraft as
Weapons of
Destruction
2001 Assembly Action
The Assembly unanimously adopted
Resolution A33-1, Declaration on misuse
of civil aircraft as weapons of
destruction and other terrorist acts
involving civil aviation
Montreal,
19 – 20 February 2002
Conference Objectives
Preventing, combatting and eradicating
acts of terrorism
Strengthening ICAO’s role in developing
SARPs
Ensuring the necessary financial means
for urgent actions
Conference Actions
Endorsed a global strategy for
strengthening aviation security
worldwide
Issued a public declaration reflecting the
outcome of the Conference and
commitment to strengthen aviation
security worldwide
ICAO AVSEC Plan of Action
Universal Security Audit Programme
(USAP)
Reinforcement of AVSEC Mechanism for
urgent assistance and follow-up
Assistance to States through Technical
Cooperation Programme in addressing
shortcomings and deficiencies
International AVSEC
Legal Instruments
Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago 1944
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts
Committed on Board Aircraft, Tokyo - 1963
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of
Aircraft, The Hague - 1970
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against
the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montréal - 1971
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence
at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Montréal 1988
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the
Purpose of Detection, Montréal – 1991
ICAO AVSEC Publications
7th Edition of Annex 17 Security – Safeguarding
International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful
Interference became applicable on 1 July 2002
Amendment 27 to the 8th Edition of Annex 6 Operation of
Aircraft - Part 1 International Commercial Air Transport –
Aeroplanes became applicable on 25 November 2002
6th Edition of Doc. 8973 (Restricted) Security Manual for
Safeguarding Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful
Interference was published in 2002.
Provisional Edition of Doc. 9807 (Restricted) Security
Audit Reference Manual was published in 2002.
Provisional Edition of Doc. 9811 (Restricted) Manual on
the Implementation of the Security Provision of Annex 6
was published in 2002.
Principal Annex 17
Requirements
State Level Provision
AVSEC Legislation and Regulations
National AVSEC Programme
National AVSEC Committee
National AVSEC Authority
National AVSEC Oversight and Quality Control
National AVSEC Training Programme
National AVSEC Contingency Plan
Airport AVSEC Programmes, Committees,
Contingency Plans, etc.
Operator AVSEC Programmes
Amendment 10 to Annex 17
Applicability of Annex 17 to domestic operations
International cooperation on threat
Training of staff and certification of screeners
National quality control programmes
Protection of the cockpit
Screening of hold baggage in 2006
Provisions for armed in-flight security personnel
Access control relating to air crew and airport personnel
Joint response to acts of unlawful interference
Amendment 27 to Annex 6
Part I
Chapter 13 Security – applicable 28 Nov. 2002
Strengthened flight crew compartment door
(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
ICAO AVSEC Panel
Last 15th Meeting held in March 2003
Next 16th Meeting planned in May 2004
Meeting Agenda includes the
consideration of the draft Amendment 11
to Annex 17 planned for applicability in
November 2005
Assembly Resolution A33-1 (Sept 2001)
High-level, Ministerial Conference (Feb 2002)
Approval of ICAO USAP by Council
as part of AVSEC Plan of Action (June 2002)
Launching of Mandatory Security Audits
(November 2002)
Universal Security Audit
Programme (USAP)
Experience of AVSEC Mechanism, ICAO
Safety Oversight Audits (USOAP) and
ECAC AVSEC Audits
Scope
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References -
Annex 17 Standards
MoU, PAQ, SARM
Universal Security Audit
Programme (USAP)
Programme
20 States audited in 2003
48 Audits planned in 2004
All Contracting States by 2007 / 2008
Follow-up
Development and Implementation of State
Action Plans
Analysis of AVSEC Audit reports findings –
Headquarters AVSEC Section & Regional Offices
Assistance in rectifying shortcomings and
deficiencies – AVSEC Mechanism & TCB
Aviation Security
Mechanism
Specific Assistance and Training
activities
Development of new Training Packages
Development of new Guidance Material
Organization of AVSEC Exercises
Regional Seminars
Promotion of Regional pools of experts
Reinforcement of the role of the ASTCs
ICAO AVSEC Training
Packages (ASTPs)
Existing ASTPs updated in 2003:
Basic
Airline
Cargo
Crisis Management
Instructors
Management
Supervisors
New ASTPs to be available in 2004:
National Auditors – Inspectors
Hostage Negotiation
Crisis Management Exercises.
ICAO Aviation Security
Training Centres (ASTCs)
ICAO AVSEC Courses planned in 2004
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Instructors
Management
National Auditors Inspectors
Crisis Management
Montreal, Canada
ICAO Auditor
Quito, Ecuador
Management
Crisis Management
Cargo
National Auditors-Inspectors
Hostage Negotiation
20-28 April
6-16 July
14-22 September
8-13 November
14-25 June
6-16 April
24-29 May
9-14 August
12-20 October
6-10 December
CAR/SAM Regional Planning
and Implementation Group
(GREPECAS)
GREPECAS CONCLUSION 11/13
AVIATION SECURITY
That States and Territories:
a) commit towards full implementation of the multilateral conventions on
aviation security and the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
(SARPs) and Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) as well as
ICAO Assembly Resolutions and Council Decisions relating to aviation
security;
b) participate actively in implementation of the ICAO Aviation Security Plan
of Action, including the training and audit processes and necessary
follow-up; and
c) commit to active support and cooperation in the GREPECAS Aviation
Security Committee and other regional aviation security activities.
GREPECAS Aviation Security
Committee (AVSEC/COMM)
Terms of Reference
To foster regional cooperation among States, international
organizations and industry in order to facilitate the successful
implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
(SARPs) related to aviation security (AVSEC);
to encourage the participation of States in the ICAO AVSEC
Mechanism and Implementation Programmes to include their
provision of voluntary funding and personnel when requested by
ICAO;
to actively support the approved ICAO AVSEC Plan of Action and
other regional AVSEC initiatives; and
to promulgate AVSEC awareness within the region through
sponsorship of and participation in related training activities and
seminars.
1st Meeting held in Lima, Peru – August 2002
2nd Meeting held in Merida, Mexico - April 2003
3rd Meeting to be held in Santiago, Chile – March 2004
ICAO/Canada CAR/SAM
Aviation Security Awareness
Training Programme
WHTI-GEASA and GREPECAS
AVSEC/COMM initiative
13 Sub-Regional Aviation Security
Implementation Workshops
2 CAR/SAM Regional Aviation Security
Audit Seminars
February 2004 – March 2005
New and Emerging Forms
of Threat to Civil Aviation
ICAO to continue its efforts to identify
and analyze new and emerging threats
to civil aviation with the purpose of
assisting in the development of security
measures and to actively collaborate
with other associated agencies.
Thank you
Michiel Vreedenburgh
Regional Officer, Aviation Security
[email protected]