Article 18 Aviation Security

After Part 19 insert—

“PART 19A

Aviation Security

Aviation security requirements

165A.

(1)

A person who has an aviation security function, or who has unescorted access to a restricted zone, must have undertaken such aviation security training and passed such examinations or tests as may be set out in specified requirements.

(2)

The Governor may, for the purposes of this article—

(a)

approve any course of training or instruction;

(b)

authorise a person to conduct specified examinations or tests; and

(c)

approve a person to provide or conduct any course of training or instruction.

(3)

The Governor may approve a person to act as a known consignor or as a regulated agent.

(4)

In this Part—

• “aviation security function” means—

  1. (a)

     any function of screening or searching cargo for security purposes before it is consigned for carriage by air or loaded on board an aircraft;

  2. (b)

     any function of screening or searching a person for security purposes before they board an aircraft;

  3. (c)

     any function of screening or searching an aircraft, baggage, cargo, goods, a person or vehicle before they enter the restricted zone of a certificated aerodrome; and

  4. (d)

     the management or supervision of any person performing a function mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition;

• “restricted zone” means an area designated as such by the Governor under paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 to the Aviation Security and Piracy (Overseas Territories) Order 2000^f1;

• “screening” means the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify or detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous articles, devices or substances which could be used to commit an act of unlawful interference as defined in rule 37B of Schedule 4.

Psychoactive substances

165B.

A person must not carry out an aviation security function whilst under the influence of any psychoactive substance, or any medication, which renders that person unable to safely perform the aviation security function or makes that person a risk to the safety of another person.”.