AIRCRAFT SECURITY Access to Aircraft
Access to the aircraft must be limited. The aircraft must be either: a) Attended by an authorized person or b) Secure with doors closed.
Definitions
a) An “authorized person” is someone who has been authorized by the Operator to be onboard the aircraft. Authorizations valid at each aerodrome must be specified in the local procedures.
b) “Attended” means that the authorized person is in the immediate vicinity of the aircraft carrying out his/her normal duties – all persons approaching and/ or entering the aircraft must be challenged and their credentials checked before access is permitted, unless they are known.
c) “Secure” means doors closed, and steps removed or the cabin doors made tamper evident by means of seals stickers. If seals are used, the person who seals the doors must record the seal numbers, together with their name and the record must be retained for 24 hours. When access is next required, an appointed person must examine the seals to ensure they accord with the written record and show no signs of tampering. Where seal numbers do not accord, or where there is evidence of tampering, the Operators Head of Security must be informed, and the aircraft must be searched.
d) When not required for flight and not under the supervision of an authorized person, an aircraft must be closed up. Crewmembers must not leave an aircraft open and unattended at any time. After flight, responsibility for the aircraft must be handed over to an authorized person.
CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AIRCRAFT
Overall responsibility rests with the Pilot in Command, and actual activity is shared between the cabin crew and the ground handling. It is important that all individuals are made aware of their responsibilities and are diligent in carrying them out.
The PIC must report any suspicious circumstances to the Head of Security by telephone and must raise Air Safety Report (ASR). If there are any doubts about the integrity of the aircraft or the baggage, the PIC should consider whether another search is necessary.
The cabin crew are responsible for controlling access to the aircraft cabin during turnaround. The following procedures must be adopted:
The cabin crew must actively check that only bona fide staff and passengers have access to the aircraft cabin and must actively check the ID or boarding card of every person wishing to enter the aircraft cabin by:
a) Stopping the person and asking to see their ID
b) Checking that the ID belongs to the individual by comparing the photograph on the ID with the individual’s face
c) Checking the details on the passenger boarding card to ensure that flight number, destination and date are correct. (Commercial Air Transport)
Other than for passengers, the cabin crew must ask why the individual needs access to the aircraft cabin. Valid reasons are:
a) Servicing the aircraft i.e. engineering, re-fuellers, cleaning, catering, dispatch, customer service, technical library b) Operating crew
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