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AFI AVSEC Meeting - USAP Results, Policy milestones, Key challenges - 28 May 2014

USAP results, policy

milestones, Key Challenges

ICAO WACAF Regional Office

Content:

� Audit results

� Common deficiencies

� ICAO support (Survey and SIPs)

� African expertise


Critical Elements

(CEs) of a State’s

Aviation

Security Oversight

SystemState’s

AVSEC

Oversight

System

CE-1

Primary AVSEC

Legislation

CE-2

AVSEC Programmes

and Regulations

CE-3

Appropriate

Authority for AVSEC

CE-4

Personnel Qualifications and Training

CE-5

Technical Guidance, Tools and Information

CE-6

Certification and Approval Obligations

CE-7

Quality Control Obligations

CE-8

Resolution of Security

Concerns


Regulatory Framework and the National Civil Aviation Security

System

(LEG)

Airport Operations

(OPS)Aircraft and

In-flight Security

(IFS)

Passenger and

Baggage Security

(PAX)

Cargo, Catering and Mail Security

(CGO)

Response to Acts of

Unlawful Interference

(AUI)

Security Aspects of Facilitation

(FAL)

Training of Aviation Security

Personnel (TRG)

Quality Control

Functions (QCF)

USAP Cycle II Audit

Areas (AAs)


Achievement:

Majority of States in the AFI Region:

� promulgated primary Aviation Security legislation.

� established National AVSEC Programmes toenable effective implementation of Annex 17provisions. (NCASP, NCASQCP, NCASTP, etc.)


Achievement (continued):

� Almost all States have identified within theiradministration a single organization as theappropriate authority for aviation security

� In most cases, the promulgated primary aviationsecurity legislation allocates to the appropriateauthority enforcement powers to ensurecompliance with the NCASP.


Achievement (continued)

� Resolution of Significant Security Concerns (SSeC):

� The mechanism was introduced in 2010;

� Globally: 11 States/18 SSeCs;

� AFI States: 3 initially – 2 removed, 1 remaining


Global Average LEI versus Regional

(by 8 Critical Elements)

� Global Average LEI : 30.70%

� AFI Average LEI: 46.94%


AFI States Average LEI

by Critical Element

21.31

32.48

26.29

51.71

54.36 57.61

68.6963.12

13.5621.63

14.99

33.435.1

37.76

47.6241.52

0

20

40

60

80

CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 CE5 CE6 CE7 CE8

AFI States (54) GLOBAL (177 States)


AFI States Average LEI

by Audit Area

35.38

45.71

59.09

41.8544.61 42.74

42.1438

55.71

23.4

32.42

43.12

25.9128.2 28.77 27.37

20.84

40

0

20

40

60

80

LEG TRG QCF OPS IFS PAX CGO AUI FAL

AFI States (54 States - USAP II Audits: 47) GLOBAL (177 States)


Common Deficiencies:

� The National Civil Aviation Security Programme does not

accurately reflect or reference all current aviation security

requirements, measures and procedures with sufficient

accuracy, clarity and detail, as well as the States’

obligations to comply with the provisions of Annex 17.


Common Deficiencies (continued):

� Lack of sufficient guidance, performance criteria and/orprocedures to ensure efficient, effective and consistentapplication of the policies and requirements established inthe National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

� The Airport Security Programmes do not address allnational requirements and applicable security measures atairports in sufficient detail to ensure the correct applicationof all such measures.



� No formal process to ensure that aircraft operators

providing service from the State have established and

maintain written Aircraft Operator Security Programmes

that meet the requirements of the National Civil Aviation

Security Programme of that State.

� No consistent and effective application of quality control

activities, such as security audits, inspections and tests.



� No formal schedule of regular and systematic quality

control activities covering aviation security measures

implemented by all relevant entities, including foreign

aircraft operators.

� Majority of States have not established a formal National

Air Transport Facilitation Programme (NATFP).


ICAO support (Survey and SIPs)

� Burkina Faso� Burundi� Central African Republic� Comoros� Democratic Republic of Congo� Guinea� Guinea Bissau� Republic of Congo

� Egypt� Liberia� Madagascar� Mauritania� Niger� Sierra Leone� South Soudan� Chad� Swaziland


African expertise

� ICAO Certified Instructors: 76

� ICAO Certified USAP Auditors: 26

� AVSEC Professional Managers (PMC): 151



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