ICAO AVSEC Programme Michiel Vreedenburgh ICAO Regional Officer Aerodromes & Ground Aids North...

ICAO AVSEC Programme

Michiel VreedenburghICAO Regional Officer Aerodromes & Ground AidsNorth American, Central American and Caribbean

Regional Office - Mexico

ICAO–AENA Seminar on Airport Management: Security and QualityAntigua, Guatemala, 14 - 18 October 2002

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2001 Security Statistics2001 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 sabotage301 passenger & 44 crew fatalities

Launch Pads to SecurityLaunch Pads to Security

2002 Conference

2002 Conference

New Dimensions

New Dimensions

Aircraft as Weapons ofDestruction

Aircraft as Weapons ofDestruction

2001 Assembly

2001 Assembly

Continuous strengtheningContinuous

strengthening

1970 Assembly

1970 Assembly

HijackingsHijackings

Annex 17Annex 17

AVSEC Section MissionAVSEC 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 ProgrammeAVSEC Technical Programme

Annex 17 adopted in

1974 (1st Edition)

Recent edition: 7th Ed

April 2002

(10 amendments)

AVSEC Technical ProgrammeAVSEC Technical Programme

ICAO Security Manual (Doc

8973/5)

– Published 1971,

revised 1983, 1987,

1992 and 1996

– New update being

finalised

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ICAO AVSEC ProgrammeICAO AVSEC Programme

ImplementationImplementation• 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 ActivitiesAviation 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

Sabotage of aircraft and airport facilities

Hijacking of Aircraft

Armed attacks on airports&

Attacks against air carrier premises

ICAO Countermeasures ICAO Countermeasures PhilosophyPhilosophy

•Civil Aviation shall operate from a safe and secure environment free from unlawful interference


•States shall develop and implement such legislation and procedures as are necessary to ensure that there is a safe and secure environment


•The security standards put in place shall be consistent with Standards and Recommended Practices as promulgated by ICAO


•These standards shall be adequate to meet the threat

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmes

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislation

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislationLack of training programmes

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislationLack of training programmesDivision of responsibility

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislationLack of training programmesDivision of responsibilityLack of coordination

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislationLack of training programmesDivision of responsibilityLack of coordinationLack of contingency planning

COMMON PROBLEMS

Lack of national AVSEC programmesLack of national legislationLack of training programmesDivision of responsibilityLack of coordinationLack of contingency planningInadequate implementation of SARPs

Actions by ICAO Actions by ICAO sincesince

Events of 11 September 2001Events of 11 September 2001

ICAO Assembly 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)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)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 17Amendment 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 10Amendment 10

New definitions:

• aircraft security check

• background check

• human factors and human performance

• security restricted area

• unidentified baggage


• Seventeen new Standards

• Eight new Recommended Practices

• Seven Recommended Practices upgraded to Standards


• application of Annex 17 measures to domestic flights


• national quality control


• International cooperation


• measures relating to security of aircraft


• measures relating to passengers and their cabin baggage


• measures relating to checked baggage


• measures relating to access control


• management of response to acts of unlawful interference


• code-sharing / collaborative arrangements


• human factors principles

Amendment 27 to Annex 6 Part IAmendment 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 High-level, Ministerial ConferenceConference

• 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 ProgrammeAVSEC 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 13th Meeting of AVSEC Panel April 2002April 2002

Security Strategic Objective No. 9

“To develop a detailed programme for the implementation of an ICAO Universal Security Audit”

Further amendments to Further amendments to Annex 17Annex 17

• AVSECP/14 in September 2002

• AVSECP/15 in March 2003

• Revision to make SARPs more “auditable”

ICAO Security ManualICAO Security Manual

• Revision in progress• Sixth Edition to be

finalised in 2002• Updated with regard

to new SARPs• Inclusion of more “job

aids”

Where to from here?Where to from here?

Preventive Measures - Key Preventive Measures - Key ConceptsConceptsFuture ICAO AVSEC Developments

Aviation Security Plan of Action

Universal Security Audit Programme

Aviation Security Regional Units

GREPECAS AVSEC Committee

AVSEC Plan of ActionAVSEC 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 ActionAVSEC 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


• Civil aviation security programmes

• Airport security arrangements

• References – ICAO USOAP, ECAC and US AVSEC audit programmes

• Baseline – Annex 17 Standards


• Programme documentation– Security Audit Reference Manual

(SARM) based on Annex 17 Standards– Memorandum of Understanding– Pre-audit questionnaire– Auditor training programme based on

SARM and Security Manual – basic/conversion

– Auditor certification documentation


• Audit Methodology– Transparency and harmonization

• secondment of experts from States• training & certification of auditors

– Confidentiality of reports• Selection of States – regional balance,

known concerns, State requests• Selection of 1 – 3 (2%) International

Sample Airports – pax, flights, ops types


• Programme Implementation– Aviation Security Audit Unit– Phase 1 began in Sept. 2002 with 1 course

and 1 State audit in each region– Audits to commence in Nov. 2002– 3 year audit cycle/63 audits per year– 5 year audit cycle/38 audits per year– 7 – 10 professional staff– Special Service Agreements (SSAs) & long-

term secondments from States


• Audit follow-up assistance activities

– Technical Cooperation

– AVSEC Mechanism

AVSEC Regional UnitsAVSEC Regional Units

• ICAO Council recently approved the creation of ICAO Regional AVSEC Officer positions in ICAO Regional Offices

GREPECAS AVSEC CommitteeGREPECAS AVSEC Committee

1st Meeting – Lima, Peru – August 2002

Draft Conclusions & Decisions• AVSEC/COMM Composition• AVSEC/COMM Terms of Reference• AVSEC/COMM Coordination with LACAC• ICAO Regional AVSEC Officers• AVSEC Survey Questionnaire• AVSEC/COMM/2 Meeting

Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

• Is priority Number 1• Has synergy with safety• Must not significantly impede the

flow of passengers, freight, mail or aircraft

• Must be at a cost which does not drive the consumer away or place an undue burden on civil aviation

Thank You

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