Aviation Security
Aviation Security
Aviation Security
AVIATION SECURITY
ASSIGNMENT 6
SUBMITTED BY:
ZAINAB ASHRAF
SUBMITTED TO:
SIR SAEED
AVIATION SECURITY:
“It is a combination of material and human resources and measures intended to counter unlawful
interference with aviation.”
THREATS TO AVIATION:
LANDSIDE THREATS:
Criminal activity is more common on the landside. This includes smuggling, theft, and
other activities directly related to aviation, but also ancillary activities such as identity
theft from travel documents or crime in airport-based hotels.
Gain easy access to aircraft as stowaways.
AIRSIDE:
transport contraband and humans illegally from one country to another
Hijacking, oppression, terror.
Harming the landing aids.etc
TECHNICAL MEASURES:
ANNEX 17:
To create an annex to the Chicago Convention that would establish SARPs for international
aviation security (with an emphasis on preventing hijackings), annex 17 was formed in 1975
after an extraordinary session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) was held in 1970.
>Annex 17 forms the basis for all the rules and regulation that govern aviation security. The
main focus of Annex 17 is on administrative and coordination issues, as well as technical
measures to protect the security of international air travel. Each Contracting State is required to
establish its own civil aviation security program with any additional security measures that may
be suggested by other relevant authorities.
UNIVERSAL AUDIT SECURITY PROGRAMME:
July 2002, establishment of an Aviation Security Audit (ASA) Unit within the Air Transport
Bureau as an independent entity. Promote global aviation security through the auditing of
Contracting States on a regular basis to determine the status of implementation of ICAO security
Standards.
ICAO SECURITY MANUAL:
It contains guidelines how to implement SARPS provided by Annex 17.
PHYSICAL MEASURE THAT ENSURE AVIATION SECURITY:
Two main measures are anti-hijacking and anti-Sabotage
Anti-Hijacking: is all measures aimed at preventing the hijack of aircraft or aviation facilities
the responsibility for the implementation of anti-hijacking is generally he responsibility of state
security agencies or federal security agencies or agencies authorized by the state to carry anti-
hijacking function airport security police, state police and military.
ANTI HIJACKING MEASURES:
THERE are protocols that need to be followed to ensure complete security.
o Frisking of passengers and hand baggage,
o escorting of passenger to aircraft apron and perimeter security,
o security of catering items,
o surveillance in departure areas with the use of electronic aids,
o monitoring the airport with closed-circuit TV etc.