Presenatation Relating to Security

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Unit 2: Aviation Security

Procedures to minimise threats tosecurity


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Legislations relating to security

The Aviation & Maritime Security Act is a piece of United Kingdom legislation thatextended the Secretary of State's power to protect ships and planes within the UnitedKingdom This act is an updated continuation of older acts that acted in ta!ing steps toimprove security procedure to minimise effects of a security "reach or event

#very country has their own legislation extending from the glo"al aviation legislationUK has its on security acts in place to counter such incidents

Main idea of Aviation and Maritime Security Act $%% The programme "rings together the UKs maritime security regime and the various

international and #uropean initiatives to provide a comprehensive protective security regimefor UK ships and ports

The aim of maritime security is to detect and deter security threats and ta!e preventativemeasures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities and to protect from harmpassengers( crews( ships and their cargoes( port facilities and the people who wor! and live inport areas

A part of maritime security is also regulated "y )fT for all commercial operations withpassenger and cargo carry ships


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Aviation Security The Aviation and Maritime Security Act allows the Secretary of State to give directions to any

individual flying an aeroplane in the United Kingdom in order to protect an aerodrome Saidprotection may involve moving the aeroplane in a fashion that is advantageous to the defenceof the aerodrome Additionally( the act ma!es it explicitly illegal to intentionally commit anydamages to an aerodrome

Maritime Security

The act allows the Secretary of State to declare any har"our a restricted area The Secretary may give orders that a restricted area can not "e entered or exited "y any shipor individual

History and Amendments The act primarily consolidates issues from other pieces of legislation and ma!es explicit some

offences that had originally had "een illegal simply through common law *such as shiphi+ac!ing,

-t includes amendments to the Aviation Security Act of $%./ and the Merchant Shipping Act of$%0


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1rime and Security Act /$( The Anti2terrorism( 1rime and Security Act /$ was formally introduced into the

Parliament of the United Kingdom on $% 3ovem"er /$( two months after theterrorist attac!s in the United States on $$ Septem"er -t received royal assent andcame into force on $4 )ecem"er /$

The main intention to introduce this act was5

to ma!e further provision a"out terrorism and security applied to sei6ure of finances ofsuspected terrorist organisations5 to provide for the free6ing of assets of suspected organisations5 to customs and excise ac7uire the information held "y pu"lic "odies5 to ma!e provision a"out immigration and asylum with power to detain any non28ritish

individual in the interests of security5 to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that

law5 to ma!e provision a"out the control of pathogens and toxins( related to trade of weapons

that could cause a wider range of damage5 to provide for the retention of communications data for the purpose of national security5 to provide for implementation of Title 9- of the Treaty on #uropean Union5 and for

connected purposes


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Security Procedures and Protocols in the Airport

environment

Screening and Searching

All passengers travelling on the flight are searched "oth via screening

and manual chec!s

:emale security staff is availa"le Trained staff chec!s "aggage

scanned and loo!ed for any dou"tful item

The cargo( hand luggage and "oo!ed "aggage is screened "efore sent

over to loading on aircraft There are security mar!ed level $ to ; that

represent the type of threat to suspicion over any dou"tful o"+ect

Any suspicious item is ta!en off and is manually searched "y staff if not

screening does not satisfy safety concern


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#7uipment

The e7uipment has improved over the time

The x2day machines is a"le to identify any metallic or solid o"+ect on

computer screen Metal detectors are in place for travelling passengers

in addition to manual search chec!s

Security cameras are in place visi"le and concealed locations to

monitor peoples movement

Specific secured entry exits e7uipped with computerised access code

loc!s to monitor staff in2out records


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Personnel

Uniformed police and antiterrorism guards are on patrol in the

premises

Undercover officers are also ta!ing rounds disguised as ordinary

travellers

-n addition to screening of cargo and "aggage( sniffer dogs are used to

point out any suspicious luggage carrying illegal item


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-mportance of security chec! -t minimises the level of threats to security

-t meets legal o"ligation of the institute

#nsures pu"lic and staff safety -mproved pu"lic confidence


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Documents

Presenatation Relating to Security