M1 – SECURITY AWARENESS

For aircraft maintenance employees

M1 and M14
Instructor: Nicolae Rudei

Course duration: 6 hours

10 multiple choice questions test, minimum pass rate 80%

Please ask, there is no stupid question!

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 Scope of training
 The need for aviation security
 Terrorism prevention and mitigation
 International regulations
 National regulations and organization at national level
 Airport security and its organization
 Airline security
 Security control of passengers and staff
 Prohibited articles
 The bomb threat
 Incident reporting procedures
 The role of staff
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Scope of training

Non security staff

 Staff understand the importance of security measures;

 The staff is aware of the activities carried out by the various organizations at

the airport;

 The staff is able to participate in the activities of protection of civil aviation

against unlawful acts;

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The need for aviation security

Aeronautical security - a set of procedures, processes and resources (human and

material) coordinated in a unitary way in order to protect the activities of international
civil aviation against unlawful acts.
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Terrorism prevention and mitigation
why?
1.Tourism acquires global dimensions using civil aviation;
2. The number of passengers is constantly growing;
3. New airlines appear, especially low-cost (high speed);
4. The number of airports open to air transport is increasing;
5. Very high capacity aircraft (A380).
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determination

Key features:

capacity
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Terrorism prevention and mitigation

Threat categories:

 aircraft destruction

 hijack

 violence on board

 use of aircraft as an attack weapon

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Implications of security / safety events aeronautics:

 Political

 Economic

 Social (restriction of passenger rights)

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Terrorism prevention and mitigation

Case studies:

PAN AM 103 (B747) UTA FLIGHT 772 (DC10) PAN AM 110 (B707)
21 December 1988 19 September 1989 17 December 1973
Bomb placed onboard Attack on A/C
Bomb placed onboard
A/C crashed in Sahara Desert Roma, Italia
A/C crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland
156 passengers + 14 crew 167 passengers + 10 crew
243 passengers + 16 crew
Casualties 170; no survivor Wounded 20, dead 30
Casualties 270 (259 onbord+11 on ground) Survivors 137
Boeing 707-300
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Terrorism is a real danger It can hit anywhere and anytime;

It must be prevented;

We can bear directly at any time the consequences of such actions.

What do we choose? Get actively involved or not?

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International regulations

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)

7 Decembrie 1944
Chicago Confrence
187 states

Is a specialized agency of the United Nations

The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air
navigation, its infrastructure, flight inspection, prevention of unlawful interference
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International regulations

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)

Chicago Convention (Convention on International Civil Aviation)

19 Annexes

Annex 17 – Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful

Interference – WHAT MUST BE DONE

ICAO Aviation Security Manual (doc.8973) - HOW TO DO IT

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European regulations

EUROPEAN UNION

ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference)

Established in 1955 as an intergovernmental organization, the European Civil Aviation

Conference’s main objective:
Promotion and continuous development efficiently and sustainably of the European Air
Transport System.
Romania has been a member since 1991

Regulation (EC) no. 300/2008

Regulation (EU) no. 2015/1998

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National regulations

MINISTERY OF TRANSPORTATION

ROMANIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (ROCAA) – SECURITY DEPARTMENT

The national training program in the field of civil aviation security - PNPSAC, from
11.06.2018 approved by Order no. 1,079 of June 11, 2018;

Government Decision no. 1193/2012 for the approval of the National Aeronautical
Security Program - PNSA, with subsequent amendments and completions;

Order of the Minister of Transport no. 1613/2014 for the approval of the National Quality
Control Program in the field of civil aviation security - PNCC-SECA;
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Airport security and its organization

Airport: An area of ​land or water including various facilities used for the arrival,
departure or ground movement of aircraft.
components:
physical (scanners, barriers)

organizational(regulations, procedures)

human
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Physical components:
 Airside (air operations area);
 Terminal;
 Landside.

The landside area is open to the public, while access to the airside area is tightly controlled. The
airside area includes all parts of the airport around the aircraft, and the parts of the buildings that
are accessible only to passengers and staff. Passengers and staff must be checked by security
before being permitted to enter the airside area.
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Airport security and its organization

SSA – AIRPORT SECURITY (employees of the airport) – ACCESS CONTROL

SRI – ROMANIAN INTTELIGENCE SERVICES (employees of the state) – SECURITY CHECK

PF- BORDER POLICE (employees of the state) – BORDER CONTROL

VAMA - CUSTOMS (employees of the state) – CUSTOMS CONTROL

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Airport security and its organization

PERSONAL AIRPORT ID
Issued by the airport – gives the owner the right to access the airport security areas
unaccompanied
DO NOT TRAVEL AFTER ACCESING THE AIRPORT USING THE AIRPORT ID
Do not borrow the ID, no not forget it at home, do not damage it.
If you lose it – REPORT!

ALL cars entering SRA must have an AIRPORT PASS

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PERSONAL AIRPORT ID must be valid for a limited time period, and contain at least the
following elements:
name and surname of the holder and other identification data
the owner's photo
expiration date
the areas where the permit is valid
spaces required for periodic visas
the signature of the issuing authority
elements of recognition and security against counterfeiting
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Defining access areas:

Public area
Security restricted area (SRA)
Critical part of the security restricted area (CPSRA)
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Airline security

The airline is responsible for the security of the A/C operated – while A/C is unattended by crew
the reasonability is transferred to the ground crew (handing and maintenance)
Control of access to aircraft not in service shall be performed by the following measures:
 the cabin doors will be closed;
 ladders and / or bellows intended for boarding shall be secured, retracted or retracted;
 seals will be applied to the aircraft doors*
*not mandatory in UE airports
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Security control of passengers and staff

Purpose:
-identification of prohibited articles for air transport;
- prohibition of entering the (SRA) with them.

Execution methods:
-physical (manual)
-using equipment (screening)
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Security control of passengers and staff

All persons shall be security checked, including crew members, before they are allowed access
to SRA where passengers who have been subjected to security checks are located.
security, or in the aircraft.
All passengers embarking for a flight shall be subject to security controls to prevent the
introduction of prohibited articles, at critical points in secure restricted areas or on board aircraft.
Exceptions to control: the heads of state and those of the accredited diplomatic representatives
on official missions, state employees on duty.
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Prohibited articles
Objects prohibited for air transport for security reasons are classified into:
 Weapons;
 Explosive devices;
 Dangerous objects;
 Dangerous substances.
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Prohibited articles
Maintenance staff can introduce prohibited articles into SRA based on airport rules.
As a rule, an authorization is provided for each person.
OTP example (crowbar, drill, screwdriver, chisel, puncher)
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The bomb threat
 Alert - receiving a threat;
 Threat assessment - analysis;
 Acting - deciding and applying a mode of action;
 Solving - returning to a normal operating state

90% received by phone

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The bomb threat

If a suspicious object is detected in the hold of the aircraft, the follow the rules:
 Do not touch or move the suspicious object and do not allow unauthorized persons to touch it;
 Do not use electronic means of radio transmission near the object;
 Inform security personnel immediately of the situation – REPORT!
 Follow exactly the instructions and instructions of the security staff;
 Support to the structures empowered to manage the event.
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Incident reporting procedures
Types of reporting:
 Operative reporting
 Hierarchical reporting

Operational reporting:
Represents the action of announcing the factors able to apply urgent measures to respond to a
security / safety incident.
Hierarchical reporting:
Represents the action of announcing the management