National Aviation Security Quality Control Program

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National Aviation Security Quality Control Program

• Leo Boivin
• The George Washington University
• Aviation Institute

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Discussion topics

• What is the ICAO standard that requires this
  program? Why?
  
• Who should prepare the program?
• What should it contain?
• What does it mean at the airport level?

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• Annex 17
• to the Convention on
• International Civil Aviation
• Security
• Seventh Edition
• April 2002
• Effective on 1 July 2002

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ICAO Security Manual

• Sixth Edition of the ICAO Security Manual
  contains some guidelines and recommendations

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ICAO Security Concept
National Civil Aviation Security Program
National Aviation Security Committee
National Training Program
Operator Security Programs
Quality Control Program
Airport Security Program
Authority
Airport Emergency Plan
Airport Security Committee
Contingency Plans
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National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control
Program

• 3.4.4 Each Contracting State shall require
  the Appropriate Authority to ensure the
  development, implementation and maintenance of a
  national civil aviation security quality control
  programme to ensure the effectiveness of its
  national civil aviation security programme.

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Annex 17, Chapter 3

• 3.4.5 Each Contracting State shall arrange
  for surveys to identify security needs, arrange
  for inspections of the implementation of security
  controls and arrange tests of security controls
  to assess their effectiveness.

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Surveys, Inspections Tests

• Not a new Standard
• Survey identify what is needed to comply with
  Annex 17
  
• Inspection - determine that required
  resources/procedures are in place
  
• Test make sure it all works

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What do these mean?

• Audit
• Survey
• Inspection
• Test

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But --------

• ICAO Contracting States do NOT have to use the
  exact same terms
  
• However, the same concepts should be used

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Audit

• A complete review of a major security program for
  overall program compliance
  
• Looks at all parts
• Takes a long time and many people

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Audit

• ICAO Universal Security Audit Program is a good
  example
  
• Looks at national oversight of the aviation
  security requirements

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What is audited?

• A major component of the National Program
• An airlines entire program
• An airports entire program

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Survey

• A survey is a review of a specific part of a
  program for overall compliance
  
• Surveys can be done at national and airport
  level
  
• Looks at procedures equipment

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What is surveyed?

• A specific part of a national or an airport
  program
  
• Determines if all the correct procedures and
  equipment are available

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Audits and Surveys

• Should have participation of all involved in the
  program
  
• NOT looking at individual performance
• Should be scheduled and all notified of when it
  will take place

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Inspection

• Looks at very specific parts of airport security
  programs
  
• Determines if necessary personnel, equipment, and
  procedures are in place to comply with program
  
• Can be scheduled or no-notice

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What is inspected?

• Passenger screening
• Cargo security
• Hold baggage screening
• Airside access control

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Tests

• An operational assessment of a very specific part
  of a security program
  
• Usually test procedures and personnel, but could
  be test of equipment

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Tests

• Tests of personnel and procedures must be
  no-notice and realistic
  
• Tests of equipment can be done at any time
• Both require preparation

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Why a National Quality Control Program?

• Demands national attention to the need for
  audits, surveys, inspections, and tests
  
• Insure standardized applications at all
  international airports in the State
  
• Allows data from all airports to be comparable
  and analyzed for national trends
  
• States were not doing it before

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Who is responsible?

• The national level of the Appropriate Authority
  prepares, coordinates, and oversees the National
  Quality Control Program
  
• Should have considerable input from airports and
  other concerned organizations

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What should it contain?

• A list of those things that should be audited,
  surveyed, inspected, and tested
  
• Standards for how each must be done
• A schedule for the above items
• A means to review that all have been done
  according to the standards/schedule
  
• Ability to analyze the results and make necessary
  changes

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What does this mean to you?

• Many States are already doing many of these
  things
  
• Increased national attention and direction is a
  critical need
  
• Gives airport police commander specific direction
  and detail

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National Compliance

• A strong program allows analysis of all
  international airport security programs and
  procedures
  
• This will be a focus of the ICAO Audit teams
• Better aviation security

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Recommendations

• All programs can be made better
• Program reviewed annually with airport police
  commanders
  
• Test, test, and test!!!
• Records, records, and records!!!

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What we discussed

• The ICAO standard that requires this program and
  why needed
  
• Who should prepare the program
• What the program should contain
• What the program means at the airport level