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AVIATION SECURITY REGULATIONS

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RECORD OF AMENDMENTS UAE, GCAA, CAR PART VII

RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
Amendment
Publication Date Effective Date Entered by
Number
st st Department of Aviation
- 1 September 2007 1 September 2007
Safety and Security, GCAA
th th Aviation Security Affairs
1 15 July 2013 15 August 2013
Sector, GCAA
th st
2 29 October 2015 1 February 2016 Aviation Security Affairs
Sector, GCAA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECORD OF AMENDMENTS ..................................................................................................................... i

TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................... ii
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................ iv
DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................................ v
CHAPTER 1 APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Applicability.......................................................................................................................... 1-1
CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Primary Objective................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Competent Authority ........................................................................................................... 2-1
2.3 International Cooperation ................................................................................................... 2-1
2.4 Security Equipment .............................................................................................................. 2-2
CHAPTER 3 - ORGANISATION ............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 National Organisation and Competent Authority................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Airport Operations ............................................................................................................... 3-2
3.3 Aircraft Operators ................................................................................................................ 3-2
3.4 Quality Control ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.5 Air Traffic Service Providers ................................................................................................. 3-3
CHAPTER 4 - PREVENTIVE SECURITY MEASURES ................................................................................. 4-1
4.1 Measures Relating to Access Control................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Measures Relating to Aircraft .............................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 Measures Relating to Passengers and their Cabin Baggage ................................................ 4-2
4.4 Measures Relating to Hold Baggage .................................................................................... 4-2
4.5 Measures Relating to Cargo, Mail, Catering and Other goods ............................................ 4-3
4.6 Measures Relating to Special Categories of Passengers ...................................................... 4-4
4.7 Measures Relating to the Landside...................................................................................... 4-4
4.8 Measures Relating to Cyber Threats .................................................................................... 4-5
CHAPTER 5 - MANAGEMENT OF RESPONSE TO ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE ........................ 5-1
5.1 Prevention ............................................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2 Response .............................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.3 Exchange of Information and Reporting .............................................................................. 5-2
CHAPTER 6 OFFENCES AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS COMMITED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT ................... 6-1
6.1 Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................................... 6-1

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6.2 Acts and Offences ................................................................................................................ 6-2

CHAPTER 7 POWERS OF PILOT IN COMMAND.................................................................................. 7-1
7.1 Powers of Pilot in Command................................................................................................ 7-1
7.2 Measures of Restraint .......................................................................................................... 7-1
7.3 Disembarkation .................................................................................................................... 7-2
7.4 Delivery to State Authorities ................................................................................................ 7-2
7.5 Accountability ...................................................................................................................... 7-2
CHAPTER 8 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE REGULATIONS ..................... 8-1
8.1 Failure to Comply With Obligations under These Regulations ............................................ 8-1

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FOREWORD UAE, GCAA, CAR PART VII

FOREWORD

The structure and substance of these regulations are based on Annex 17 to the Convention
on International Civil Aviation, Security - Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against
Acts of Unlawful Interference and other related annexes.

It also takes into account International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) international
instruments, ratified by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on civil aviation security.

Pursuant to the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Law (Federal Act No. 20 of 1991); and
General Civil Aviation Authority Law (Federal Act No.4 of 1996), the Competent Authority
hereby promulgates these regulations which prescribe rules for the safeguarding of civil
aviation against acts of unlawful interference. These regulations shall be cited as Civil
Aviation Regulations (CAR) Part VII - Aviation Security Regulations and shall address any new
and emerging threat to civil aviation.

In accordance with the obligation imposed by Article 38 of the Chicago Convention, the
ICAO will be notified of any differences between the national regulations and practices and
the International Standards contained in Annex 17 and any amendments thereto.

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DEFINITIONS

Definitions
Accompanied hold baggage - Baggage which is accepted for carriage in the hold of
an aircraft and which is checked in by the passenger who is on board.

Act of unlawful interference - These are acts or attempted acts such as to jeopardize
the safety of civil aviation, including but not limited to:

(a) unlawful seizure of aircraft,

(b) destruction of an aircraft in service,
(c) hostage-taking on board aircraft or on aerodromes,
(d) forcible intrusion on board an aircraft, at an airport or on the premises of an
aeronautical facility,
(e) introduction on board an aircraft or at an airport of a weapon or hazardous
device or material intended for criminal purposes,
(f) use of an aircraft in service for the purpose of causing death, serious bodily
injury, or serious damage to property or the environment, and
(g) communication of false information such as to jeopardize the safety of an
aircraft in flight or on the ground, of passengers, crew, ground personnel or the
general public, at an airport or on the premises of a civil aviation facility.

Aerial work - An aircraft operation in which an aircraft is used for specialized services
such as agriculture, construction, photography, surveying, observation and patrol,
search and rescue, and aerial advertisement.

Aircraft in flight - An aircraft from the moment when all its external doors are closed
following embarkation until the moment when such doors are opened for
disembarkation.

Aircraft in service - A parked aircraft which is under surveillance sufficient to detect

unauthorised access.

Aircraft not in service - An aircraft that is either parked for a period of more than 12
hours or is not under surveillance sufficient to detect unauthorised access.

Aircraft Operator - Operator of Aircraft the commercial air transport operator.

Aircraft security check - An inspection of the interior of an aircraft to which

passengers may have had access and an inspection of the hold for the purposes of

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discovering suspicious objects, weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices,

articles and substances.

Aircraft security search - A thorough inspection of the interior and exterior of an

aircraft for the purposes of discovering suspicious objects, weapons, explosives or
other dangerous devices, articles or substances.

Airport - Any area which is open for commercial aircraft operations.

Airport Operator - A person or organisation whose name appears on licensed

document of an airport.

Airside - The movement area of an airport, adjacent terrain and buildings or portions
thereof, access to which is controlled.

Appropriate authority for aviation security - the authority designated by the State
within its administration to be responsible for the development, implementation and
maintenance of the national civil aviation security programme. In the United Arab
Emirates it is the Competent Authority.

Background check - A check of a persons identity and previous experience, including

where legally permissible, any criminal history, as part of the assessment of an
individuals suitability to implement a security control and/or for unescorted access
to a security restricted area.

Baggage - Personal property of passengers or crew carried in the cabin or in the hold
of an aircraft by agreement with the operator.

Bomb threat - A communicated threat, anonymous or otherwise, which suggests, or

infers, whether true or false, that the safety of an aircraft in flight or on the ground,
or any airport or civil aviation facility or any person may be in danger from an
explosive or other item or device.

Cargo - Any property carried on an aircraft other than mail, stores and accompanied
or mishandled baggage.

Cargo area - All the ground space and facilities provided for cargo handlings. It
includes aprons, cargo buildings and warehouses, vehicle parks and roads associated
therewith.

Catering stores - All items, other than catering supplies, associated with passenger in
-flight services for example newspapers, magazines, headphones, audio and video
tapes, pillow and blankets, and amenity kits.

Catering supplies - Food, beverages, other dry stores and associated equipment used
on board an aircraft.

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Certification - A formal evaluation and confirmation by or on behalf of the

Appropriate Authority for aviation security that a person possesses the necessary
competencies to perform assigned functions to an acceptable level as defined by the
Competent Authority.

Commercial air transport operation - An aircraft operation involving the transport of

passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire. (For the purposes of this
regulation, the term aircraft operator will be used instead of commercial air
transport operator.)

Competent Authority - see Appropriate authority for aviation security.

Contingency plan - A proactive plan to include measures and procedures addressing

various threat levels, risk assessments and the associated security measures to be
implemented, designed to anticipate and mitigate events as well as prepare all
concerned parties having roles and responsibilities in the event of an actual act of
unlawful interference. A contingency plan sets forth incremental security measures
that may be elevated as the threat increases. It may be a stand-alone plan or
included as part of a Crisis Management Plan.

Corporate aviation - The non-commercial operation or use of aircraft by a company

for the carriage of passengers or goods as an aid to the conduct of company
business, flown by a professional pilot employed to fly the aircraft. (Note that
Corporate aviation is a subset of general aviation).

Crew member - A person assigned by an operator to duty on an aircraft during a

flight duty period.

Dangerous Goods - Articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to

health, safety, property or the environment and which are shown in the list of
dangerous goods in the Technical Instructions or which are classified according to
those Instructions.

Note - Dangerous goods are classified in Annex 18, Chapter 3.

Deportee - A person who had legally been admitted to a State by its authorities or
who had entered a State illegally, and who at some later time is formally ordered by
the competent authorities to leave that State.

Diplomatic pouch/bag - A shipping container having diplomatic immunity from

search or seizure when accompanied by the required official documentation.

Disruptive passenger - A passenger who fails to respect the rules of conduct at an

airport or on board an aircraft or to follow the instructions of the airport staff or
crew members and thereby disturbs the good order and discipline at an airport or on
board the aircraft.

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Emergency Plan - A plan setting forth the procedures for coordinating the response
of different aerodrome agencies or services and of those agencies in the surrounding
community that could be of assistance in responding to an emergency.

Facilitation - The efficient management of a necessary control process, with the

objective of expediting the clearance of persons or goods and preventing
unnecessary operational delays.

Freight - See Cargo.

General aviation - An aircraft operation other than a commercial air transport

operation or an aerial work operation.

High-risk cargo or mail - Cargo or mail presented by an unknown entity or showing

signs of tampering shall be considered high risk if, in addition, it meets one of the
following criteria:

(a) specific intelligence indicates that the cargo or mail poses a threat to civil
aviation; or

(b) the cargo or mail shows anomalies that give rise to suspicion; or

(c) the nature of the cargo or mail is such that baseline security measures alone are
unlikely to detect prohibited items that could endanger the aircraft.

Regardless of whether the cargo or mail comes from a known or unknown entity, a
States specific intelligence about a consignment may render it as high risk.

Human factors principles - Principles which apply to design, certification, training,

operations and maintenance and which seek safe interface between the human and
other system components by proper consideration to human performance.

Human performance - Human capabilities and limitations which have an impact on

the safety, security and efficiency of aeronautical operations.

Inadmissible person - A person who is or will be refused admission to a State by its

authorities.

Note - Such a person normally has to be transported back to their State of departure,
or to any other State where the persons are admissible, by the aircraft operator on
which they arrived.

In-flight security officer - A person who is authorised by the government of the State
of the Operator and the government of the State of Registration to be deployed on
an aircraft with the purpose of protecting that aircraft and its occupants against acts
of unlawful interference. This excludes persons employed to provide exclusive

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personal protection for one or more specific people travelling on the aircraft, such as
personal bodyguards.

Landside - The area of an airport and buildings to which both travelling passengers
and the non-travelling public have unrestricted access.

Mail - All postal items tendered by and intended for delivery to designated postal
operators to operate the postal service in accordance with the Universal Postal
Union Acts.
Pilot in command (PIC) - The pilot designated by the operator, or in the case of
general aviation, the owner, as being in command and charged with the safe conduct
of a flight.

Screening - The application of technical or other means which are intended to

identify and/or detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices, articles or
substances which may be used to commit an act of unlawful interference.

Note - Certain dangerous articles or substances are classified as dangerous goods by

Annex 18 - the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the associated
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284)
and must be transported in accordance with those instructions.

Security - Safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference. This

objective is achieved by a combination of measures and human and material
resources.

Security audit - An in-depth compliance examination of all aspects of the

implementation of the national civil aviation security programme.

Security control - A means by which the introduction of weapons, explosives or

other dangerous devices, articles or substances which may be used to commit an act
of unlawful interference can be prevented.

Security equipment - Devices of a specialized nature for use, individually or as part

of a system, in the prevention or detection of acts of unlawful interference with civil
aviation and its facilities.

Security exercise - A full-scale security exercise is a simulated act of unlawful

interference with the objective of ensuring the adequacy of a contingency plan to
cope with different types of emergencies. A partial security exercise is a simulated
act of unlawful interference with the objective of ensuring the adequacy of the
response to individual participating agencies and components of the contingency
plan, such as the communications system.

Security inspection - An examination of the implementation of relevant national civil

aviation security programme requirements by an aircraft operator, airport, or other
entity involved in security.

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Security programme - Written measures adopted to safeguard international civil

aviation against acts of unlawful interference.

Security restricted area - Those areas of the airside of an airport which are identified
as priority risk areas where in addition to access control, other security controls are
applied. Such areas will normally include, inter alia, all commercial aviation
passenger departure areas between the screening checkpoint and the aircraft, the
ramp, baggage make-up areas, including those where aircraft are being brought into
service and screened baggage and cargo are present, cargo sheds, mail centres,
airside catering and aircraft cleaning premises.

Security survey - An evaluation of security needs including the identification of

vulnerabilities which could be exploited to carry out an act of unlawful interference,
and the recommendation of corrective actions.

Security test - A covert or overt trial of an aviation security measure which simulates
an attempt to commit an unlawful act.

Sensitive Aviation Security Information - Information that, if accessed by or

disclosed to unauthorized persons, could create or be used to exploit a vulnerability
or facilitate an act of unlawful interference against civil aviation.

Stores (Supplies) -
- for consumption. Goods, whether or not sold, intended for consumption by the
passengers and the crew on board an aircraft, and goods necessary for the operation
and maintenance of the aircraft, including fuel and lubricants.

- to be taken away. Goods for sale to passengers and crew of an aircraft with a view
to being landed.

Transfer cargo and mail - Cargo and mail departing on an aircraft other than that on
which it arrived.

Transfer passengers and baggage - Passengers and baggage making direct

connections between two different flights.

Transit passengers - Passengers departing from an airport on the same flight as that
on which they arrived.

Unidentified baggage - Baggage at an airport, with or without a baggage tag, which

is not picked up by or identified with a passenger.

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CHAPTER 1 APPLICABILITY

1.1 Applicability
1.1.1 The provisions of these regulations shall apply in respect of:

(a) civil aviation operations;

(b) acts of unlawful interference; and

(c) other acts which, whether or not they are offences, may or do jeopardise the
safety of the aircraft or of persons or property therein or which jeopardise good
order and discipline on board.

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CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

2.1 Primary Objective

2.1.1 The primary objective of these regulations is the safety of passengers, crew, ground
personnel and the general public in all matters related to safeguarding against acts
of unlawful interference with civil aviation in the UAE.

2.2 Competent Authority

2.2.1 The Appropriate authority for aviation security in the United Arab Emirates is the
Competent Authority, which is the General Civil Aviation Authority.

2.2.2 The Competent Authority is responsible for ensuring the development and
implementation of regulations, practices and procedures to safeguard civil aviation
against acts of unlawful interference taking into account the safety, regularity and
efficiency of flights.

2.2.3 The Competent Authority shall ensure that regulations, practices and procedures
are established to:

(a) protect the safety of passengers, crews, ground personnel and the general
public in matters related to safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful
interference, and

(b) counter any increased security threat.

2.2.4 Airport Operators, Aircraft Operators, and other entities with aviation security
responsibilities shall report security incidents in accordance with national
requirements.

2.2.5 Sensitive aviation security information shall be protected by entities concerned with
or responsible for aviation security.

2.3 International Cooperation

2.3.1 The Competent Authority shall ensure that requests from other States for
additional security measures in respect of a specific flight(s) by operators of such
other States are met, as far as may be practicable.

2.3.2 The Competent Authority shall cooperate with other States in the development and
exchange of information concerning National Civil Aviation Security Programme,
National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme and National Civil Aviation
Security Quality Control Programme, as necessary.

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2.3.3 The Competent Authority shall share with other States threat information that
applies to the aviation security interests of those States, to the extent practicable.

2.3.4 The Competent Authority shall establish and implement suitable protection and
handling procedures for security information shared by other States, or security
information that affects the security interests of other States, in order to ensure that
inappropriate use or disclosure of such information is avoided.

2.4 Security Equipment

2.4.1 The Airport Operators and relevant entities shall employ security equipment, where
appropriate, to the extent operationally, technically and financially practicable, to
achieve civil aviation security objectives.

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CHAPTER 3 - ORGANISATION

3.1 National Organisation and Competent Authority

3.1.1 The Competent Authority shall develop, implement and maintain a written National
Civil Aviation Security Programme to safeguard civil aviation operations against acts
of unlawful interference.

3.1.2 The Competent Authority in coordination with relevant national authorities shall
keep under constant review the level of threat to civil aviation within the United
Arab Emirates and adjust relevant elements of its National Civil Aviation Security
Programme based upon national risk assessment.

3.1.3 The Competent Authority shall define, and coordinate activities between national
authorities, Airport Operators, Aircraft Operators and other entities concerned with
or responsible for the implementation of various aspects of the national civil aviation
security programme.

3.1.4 The Competent Authority shall establish a National Civil Aviation Security and
Facilitation Committee for the purpose of coordinating security and facilitation
activities between the entities having responsibility for implementing the various
aspects of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme and National Civil Aviation
Facilitation Programme.

3.1.5 The Competent Authority shall develop, implement and maintain a National Civil
Aviation Security Training Programme for personnel of all entities involved with or
responsible for the implementation of various aspects of the National Civil Aviation
Security Programme. This programme shall ensure the effectiveness of the National
Civil Aviation Security Programme and include the requirements for personnel and
entities that require certification.

3.1.6 Airport Operators shall ensure that supporting resources and facilities required by
aviation security services are made available at airports serving civil aviation.

3.1.7 The Competent Authority shall make available to Airport Operators, Aircraft
Operators, Air Traffic Service providers and concerned entities a written version of
the appropriate parts of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme and/or
relevant information or guidelines to enable them to meet the requirements of the
National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

3.1.8 Airport Operators, Aircraft Operators and other required entities shall nominate a
person in their respective organisation responsible for coordination and
implementation of security measures in accordance with national requirements.

3.1.9 The Competent Authority shall, when required, issue Security Directives and
Security Instructions to any operator or entity for the purpose of implementation of
these regulations, including additional aviation security measures and procedures.

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3.2 Airport Operations

3.2.1 Airport Operators serving civil aviation shall implement and maintain a written
Airport Security Programme appropriate to meet the requirements of the National
Civil Aviation Security Programme.

3.2.2 Entities with aviation security responsibilities shall develop, implement and maintain
a written security programme to meet the requirements of the Airport Security
Programme and the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

3.2.3 Airport Operators shall establish an Airport Security Committee to ensure

coordination and implementation of security measures and procedures specified in
the Airport Security Programme.

3.2.4 Airport Operators shall ensure that airport design requirements, including
architectural and infrastructure-related requirements necessary for the
implementation of the security measures in the National Civil Aviation Security
Programme, are integrated into the design and construction of new, and alterations
to existing, facilities.

3.2.5 Airport Operators shall notify the Competent Authority in writing about any
impending changes, modifications to be made on and off airport including any
airport design that has direct or indirect impact on security.

3.3 Aircraft Operators

3.3.1 Aircraft Operators providing service from United Arab Emirates shall establish,
implement and maintain a written Aircraft Operator Security Programme
appropriate to meet the requirements of the National Civil Aviation Security
Programme.

3.3.2 Entities conducting General aviation operations and Aerial work operations shall
meet national requirements.

3.4 Quality Control

3.4.1 The Competent Authority shall ensure that persons implementing security controls
are subject to background checks and selection procedures.

3.4.2 The Competent Authority shall ensure that persons implementing security controls
possess competencies required to perform their duties and are appropriately trained
according to the requirements of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme and
that appropriate records are maintained up to date. Initial and periodic assessments
shall be introduced to maintain established standards of performance.

3.4.3 Persons carrying out screening operations shall be certified in accordance with
national requirements.

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3.4.4 The Competent Authority shall develop, implement and maintain a National Civil
Aviation Security Quality Control Programme.

3.4.5 The Competent Authority shall ensure the implementation of security measures is
regularly subjected to verification of compliance with the National Civil Aviation
Security Programme. The priorities and frequency of monitoring shall be determined
on the basis of national risk assessment.

3.4.6 The Competent Authority shall conduct quality control monitoring activities to verify
compliance with the National Civil Aviation Security Programme and to provide for
effective rectification of deficiencies.

3.4.7 The Competent Authority shall ensure that the management, setting of priorities
and organisation of the National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme
shall be undertaken independently from the entities and persons responsible for
the implementation of the measures taken under the National Civil Aviation Security
Programme, and ensure that:

(a) personnel carrying out quality control monitoring activities are trained to
appropriate national standards.

(b) personnel carrying out quality control monitoring activities are afforded the
necessary authority to obtain information to carry out these tasks and to
enforce corrective actions.

(c) supplement the National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme by
establishing a confidential reporting system for analysing security information
provided by sources such as passengers, crew, ground personnel, etc.

(d) results of the National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme are
maintained and analysed to contribute to the effective development and
implementation of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

3.4.8 In the event of an act of unlawful interference, the Competent Authority shall
re-evaluate security controls and procedures and take action to remedy weaknesses
so as to prevent recurrence. These actions shall be shared with ICAO.

3.5 Air Traffic Service Providers

3.5.1 Air Traffic Service providers in the United Arab Emirates shall establish and
implement security provisions that meet the requirements of the National Civil
Aviation Security Programme.

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CHAPTER 4 - PREVENTIVE SECURITY MEASURES

4.1 Measures Relating to Access Control

4.1.1 Airport Operators shall control access to airside at airports serving civil aviation and
implement security controls to prevent:

(i)unauthorised entry; and

(ii) weapons, explosives or any other dangerous devices, articles or substances, which may
be used to commit an act of unlawful interference, the carriage or bearing of which is not
authorized, from being introduced, by any means whatsoever, on board an aircraft engaged
in civil aviation .

4.1.2 Airport Operators shall establish security restricted areas based on risk assessment.

4.1.3 Airport Operators shall establish identification systems in respect of persons and
vehicles to prevent unauthorised access to airside and security restricted areas.
Identity shall be verified at designated checkpoints prior to granting access to
aforementioned areas.

4.1.4 Airport Operators shall ensure that background checks are conducted on persons,
other than passengers, prior to granting them unescorted access to airside and
security restricted areas, and updated on a regular basis in accordance with security
requirements.

4.1.5 Airport Operators shall control and supervise the movement of persons and vehicles
to and from aircraft in security restricted areas to prevent unauthorised access to
aircraft.

4.1.6 Airport Operators shall ensure that persons, other than passengers, together with
items carried are screened prior to being granted access to security restricted areas.

4.1.7 Airport Operators shall ensure that vehicles being granted access to security
restricted areas, including items contained therein are subject to screening and/or
security controls.

4.2 Measures Relating to Aircraft

4.2.1 Aircraft Operators shall conduct aircraft security checks of originating aircraft
engaged in commercial air transport movements. An aircraft security search shall be
carried out based upon security risk assessments and national requirements.

4.2.2 Aircraft Operators shall ensure that any items left behind by passengers
disembarking from transit flights are removed from the aircraft or otherwise dealt
with appropriately before departure of an aircraft engaged in commercial air
transport.

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4.2.3 Aircraft Operators shall prevent unauthorised persons from entering the flight crew
compartment during the flight.

4.2.4 Aircraft Operators shall ensure that an aircraft is protected from unauthorised
interference from the time the aircraft security search or check has commenced until
the aircraft departs.

4.2.5 Security controls shall be established to prevent acts of unlawful interference

regardless of where an aircraft is parked within or outside security restricted areas.

4.3 Measures Relating to Passengers and their Cabin Baggage

4.3.1 Airport Operators shall establish measures to ensure that originating passengers of
commercial air transport operations and their cabin baggage are screened prior to
boarding an aircraft departing from a security restricted area.

4.3.2 Aircraft Operators shall establish measures to ensure that originating passengers of
commercial air transport operations and their cabin baggage are subject to screening
and/or security controls prior to boarding an aircraft departing from areas other
than security restricted areas.

4.3.3 Airport Operators shall ensure that transfer passengers of commercial air transport
operations and their cabin baggage are screened prior to boarding an aircraft unless
other requirements prescribed by the Competent Authority are met.
.
4.3.4 Airport Operators shall ensure that passengers and their cabin baggage which have
been screened are protected from unauthorised interference from the point of
screening until they board their aircraft. If mixing or contact does take place, the
passengers concerned and their cabin baggage shall be re-screened before boarding
an aircraft.

4.3.5 Airport Operators shall establish measures to protect: transit passengers cabin
baggage from unauthorised interference and the integrity of the security of the
airport.

4.4 Measures Relating to Hold Baggage

4.4.1 Airport Operators shall establish measures to ensure that originating hold baggage is
screened prior to being loaded onto an aircraft departing from a security restricted
area.

4.4.2 Airport Operators shall ensure that all hold baggage to be carried on an aircraft is
protected from unauthorised interference from the point it is screened and accepted
into the care of the Aircraft Operator until departure of the aircraft on which it is to
be carried. If the integrity of hold baggage is jeopardised, the hold baggage shall be
re-screened before being placed on an aircraft.

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4.4.3 Aircraft Operators shall not transport the baggage of passengers who are not on
board the aircraft unless that baggage is identified as unaccompanied and subjected
to additional screening.

4.4.4 Airport Operators shall ensure that transfer hold baggage is screened prior to being
loaded onto an aircraft unless other requirements prescribed by the Competent
Authority are met.

4.4.5 Aircraft Operators shall only transport items of hold baggage which have been
individually identified as accompanied or unaccompanied, screened to the
appropriate standard and accepted for carriage on that flight. All such baggage shall
be recorded as meeting these criteria and authorised for carriage on that flight.

4.4.6 Airport Operators shall establish procedures to deal with unidentified baggage.

4.5 Measures Relating to Cargo, Mail, Catering and Other goods

4.5.1 Aircraft Operators shall ensure that appropriate security controls, including
screening where practicable are applied to cargo and mail, prior to their being
loaded on-board an aircraft.

4.5.2 Airport Operators shall screen cargo and mail using appropriate method(s), taking
into account the nature of the consignment.

4.5.3 Aircraft Operator shall ensure that cargo and mail to be carried on-board an aircraft
is protected from unauthorised interference from the point screening or other
security controls are applied until departure of the aircraft.

4.5.4 Airport Operators shall apply enhanced security measures to high-risk cargo and
mail to mitigate associated threats where;

(a) specific intelligence about a consignment indicates that the cargo or mail poses
a threat to civil aviation; or

(b) the cargo or mail shows anomalies that give rise to suspicion; or

(c) the nature of the cargo or mail is such that baseline security measures alone are
unlikely to detect prohibited items that could endanger the aircraft.

4.5.5 Airport Operators shall ensure that a security certificate, in an electronic or written
form, is issued to confirm the security status of the cargo or mail that has been
subjected to security screening or appropriate security controls.

4.5.6 Airport Operators shall ensure that transfer cargo and mail has been subjected to
appropriate security controls prior to being loaded onto the aircraft.

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4.5.7 Airport Operators shall ensure that catering, stores and supplies intended for
carriage on aircraft are subjected to security controls and thereafter protected until
loaded onto the aircraft.

4.5.8 Airport Operators shall ensure that merchandise and supplies introduced into
security restricted areas are subject to appropriate security controls, which may
include screening.

4.6 Measures Relating to Special Categories of Passengers

4.6.1 Airport and Aircraft Operators shall implement national requirements for the
carriage of potentially disruptive passengers who are obliged to travel because they
have been the subject of judicial or administrative proceedings.

4.6.2 Aircraft Operators providing service from the United Arab Emirates shall include in
their security programmes measures and procedures to ensure safety on board their
aircraft when passengers are to be carried, who are obliged to travel because they
have been the subject of judicial or administrative proceedings.

4.6.3 Airport Operators shall ensure that the aircraft operator and the pilot-in-command
are informed when passengers are obliged to travel because they have been the
subject of judicial or administrative proceedings, in order that appropriate security
controls can be applied.

4.6.4 Airport Operators shall ensure that the carriage of weapons on board aircraft by law
enforcement officers and other authorised persons, acting in the performance of
their duties requires special authorisation in accordance with laws of the United
Arab Emirates.

4.6.5 Airport Operators shall notify the Aircraft Operators as to the number and identity of
armed persons prior to boarding. Aircraft Operators shall ensure that the pilot-in-
command is notified as to the number of armed persons and their seat location.

4.6.6 The Competent Authority in coordination with other national authorities shall
consider requests by any other State to allow the travel of armed personnel,
including In-flight security officers, on board aircraft of operators of the requesting
State. Only after agreement by all States involved shall such travel be allowed.

4.6.7 Aircraft Operators shall ensure that the carriage of weapons in other cases is
allowed only when an authorised and duly qualified person has determined that they
are not loaded, if applicable, and then only if stowed in a place inaccessible to any
person during flight time.

4.7 Measures Relating to the Landside

4.7.1 Airport Operators shall establish security measures in landside areas to mitigate
possible threats of acts of unlawful interference in accordance with a risk
assessment.

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4.8 Measures Relating to Cyber Threats

4.8.1 Measures shall be developed to protect information and communication technology
systems used for civil aviation purposes from interference that may jeopardize the
safety of civil aviation.

Aviation Security Regulations 4-5 October 2015

CHAPTER 5 MANAGEMENT OF RESPONSE TO
ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE UAE, GCAA, CAR PART VII

CHAPTER 5 - MANAGEMENT OF RESPONSE TO ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE

5.1 Prevention
5.1.1 The Competent Authority in coordination with appropriate national authorities shall,
when reliable information exists that an aircraft may be subjected to an act of
unlawful interference, safeguard the aircraft if it is still on the ground and provide as
much prior notification as possible of the arrival of such aircraft to relevant airports
and air traffic services if the aircraft has already departed.

5.1.2 The Competent Authority in coordination with appropriate national authorities and
concerned Airport Operator shall ensure that the aircraft is searched for concealed
weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices, articles or substances when reliable
information exists that an aircraft may be subject to an act of unlawful interference.
Prior notification of the search should be provided to the Aircraft Operator
concerned.

5.1.3 Airport Operators shall make arrangements to investigate, render safe and/or
dispose of, if necessary, suspected dangerous devices or other potential hazards at
airports.

5.1.4 The Competent Authority in coordination with appropriate national authorities and
Airport Operators shall ensure that contingency plans are developed. Airport
Operators shall ensure that resources are made available to safeguard civil aviation,
against acts of unlawful interference. The contingency plans shall be tested on a
regular basis.

5.1.5 Airport Operators in coordination with appropriate national authorities shall arrange
for deployment of authorised and trained personnel to assist in dealing with
suspected, or actual, cases of unlawful interference with civil aviation.

5.2 Response
5.2.1 Airport Operators in coordination with appropriate national authorities shall ensure
the safety of passengers and crew of an aircraft, which is subjected to an act of
unlawful interference, while on the ground, until their journey can be continued.

5.2.2 Air Traffic Services provider responsible for providing services for an aircraft which is
the subject of an act of unlawful interference, shall collect all pertinent information
on the flight of that aircraft and transmit that information to other Air Traffic
Services units concerned, including those at the airport of known or presumed
destination, so that timely and appropriate safeguarding action may be taken en
route and at the aircrafts known, likely or possible destination.

5.2.3 Air Traffic Service provider in coordination with the concerned Airport Operator shall
provide assistance to an aircraft subjected to an act of unlawful seizure, including the

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provision of navigation aids, air traffic services and permission to land as may be
necessitated by the circumstances.

5.2.4 Appropriate national authorities in coordination with the concerned Airport

Operator shall take measures, as it may find practicable, to ensure that an aircraft
subjected to an act of unlawful seizure which has landed in the territory of the
United Arab Emirates is detained on the ground unless its departure is necessitated
by the overriding duty to protect human life.

5.2.5 When an aircraft subjected to an act of unlawful interference has landed in the
territory of the United Arab Emirates, the Competent Authority in coordination with
appropriate national authorities shall notify by the most expeditious means the State
of registry of the aircraft and the State of the operator of the aircraft about the
landing. Subsequently, all other relevant information, when available, shall be
expeditiously transmitted to:

(a) the two above mentioned States;

(b) each State whose citizens suffered fatalities or injuries;

(c) each State whose citizens were detained as hostages;

(d) each State whose citizens are known to be on board the aircraft; and

(e) the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

5.3 Exchange of Information and Reporting

5.3.1 The Competent Authority shall provide International Civil Aviation Organisation with
all pertinent information concerning the security aspects of an act of unlawful
interference which has occurred in the territory of the United Arab Emirates, as soon
as practicable, after the act is resolved.

Aviation Security Regulations 5-2 October 2015

CHAPTER 6 OFFENCES AND CERTAIN OTHER
ACTS COMMITTED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT UAE, GCAA, CAR PART VII

CHAPTER 6 OFFENCES AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS COMMITED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT

6.1 Jurisdiction
6.1.1 The jurisdiction of the United Arab Emirates shall include any offence under Section
6.2 of these regulations, if the act constituting the offence took place on board:

(a) any aircraft registered in the United Arab Emirates; or any aircraft leased with or
without crew to an operator whose principal place of business is in the United
Arab Emirates or, if the operator does not have a principal place of business,
whose permanent residence is in the United Arab Emirates; or

(b) any aircraft on or over the territory of the United Arab Emirates; or

(c) any other aircraft in flight outside the United Arab Emirates, if:

(i) the next landing of the aircraft is in the United Arab Emirates; and

(ii) the Pilot in command has delivered the suspected offender to the
appropriate national authorities of the United Arab Emirates, with the
request that the authorities prosecute the suspected offender and with the
affirmation that no similar request has been or will be made by the pilot in
command or the operator to any other State.

6.1.2 Appropriate national authorities may not interfere with a foreign registered aircraft
in flight in order to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over an offence committed on
board except in the following cases:

(a) the offence has effect on the territory of United Arab Emirates; and

(b) the offence has been committed by or against a national or permanent resident
of the United Arab Emirates; and

(c) the offence is against the security of United Arab Emirates; and

(d) the offence consists of a breach of any rules or regulations relating to the flight
or manoeuvre of aircraft in force in United Arab Emirates; and

(e) the exercise of jurisdiction is necessary to ensure the observance of any

obligation of United Arab Emirates under a multilateral international agreement.

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6.2 Acts and Offences

6.2.1 Assault and Other Acts of Interference against a Crew Member on Board an Aircraft

Any person who commits on board an aircraft any of the following acts thereby
commits an offence:

(a) assault, intimidation or threat, whether physical or verbal, against a crew

member if such act interferes with the performance of the duties of the crew
member or lessens the ability of the crew member to perform those duties;

(b) refusal to follow a lawful instruction given by the pilot in command , or on behalf
of the pilot in command by a crew member, for the purpose of ensuring the
safety of the aircraft or of any person or property on board or for the purpose of
maintaining good order and discipline on board.

6.2.2 Assault and Other Acts Endangering Safety or Jeopardizing Good Order and
Discipline on Board an Aircraft

Any person who commits on board an aircraft any of the following acts thereby
commits an offence:

(a) Any person who commits on board an aircraft an act of physical violence against
a person or of sexual assault or molestation thereby commits an offence.

(b) Any person who commits on board an aircraft any of the following acts thereby
commits an offence if such act is likely to endanger the safety of the aircraft or
of any person on board or if such act jeopardizes the good order and discipline
on board the aircraft:

(i) assault, intimidation or threat, whether physical or verbal, against another

person;

(ii) intentionally causing damage to, or destruction of, property;

(iii) consuming alcoholic beverages or drugs resulting in intoxication.

6.2.3 Other Offences Committed on Board an Aircraft

Any person who commits on board an aircraft any of the following acts thereby
commits an offence:

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(a) smoking in a lavatory, or smoking elsewhere in a manner likely to endanger the

safety of the aircraft;

(b) tampering with a smoke detector or any other safety-related device on board
the aircraft;

(c) operating a portable electronic device when such act is prohibited.

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CHAPTER 7 POWERS OF PILOT IN COMMAND

7.1 Powers of Pilot in Command

7.1.1 A Pilot in command may, when he/she has reasonable grounds to believe that a
person has committed, or is about to commit, on board the aircraft, an offence or
act, impose upon such person reasonable measures including restraint which are
necessary to:

(a) protect the safety of the aircraft, or of persons and property therein; or

(b) maintain good order and discipline on board; or

(c) enable him/her to deliver such person to competent authorities or to disembark

him/her.

7.1.2 The Pilot in command may require or authorise the assistance of other crew
members and may request or authorise, but not require, the assistance of
passengers to restrain any person whom he/she is entitled to restrain. Any crew
member or passenger may also take reasonable preventive measures without such
authorization when he/she has reasonable grounds to believe that such action is
immediately necessary to protect the safety of the aircraft, or of persons or property
therein.

7.2 Measures of Restraint

7.2.1 Measures of restraint imposed upon a person shall not be continued beyond any
point at which the aircraft lands unless:

(a) such point is in the territory of a State and its authorities refuse to permit
disembarkation of that person or those measures have been imposed in order to
enable his/her delivery to competent authorities;

(b) the aircraft makes a forced landing and Pilot in command is unable to deliver
that person to competent authorities; or

(c) that person agrees to onward carriage under restraint.

7.2.2 The Pilot in command shall as soon as practicable, and if possible before landing in
the territory of a State with a person on board who has been placed under restraint,
notify the authorities of such State of the fact that a person on board is under
restraint and of the reasons for such restraint.

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7.3 Disembarkation
7.3.1 The Pilot in command may, in so far as it is necessary disembark in the territory of a
State in which the aircraft lands, any person who he/she has reasonable grounds to
believe has committed, or is about to commit, on board the aircraft, an act or
offence under these regulations.

7.3.2 The Pilot in command shall report to the authorities of the State in which he/she
disembarks any person, the fact of, and the reasons for, such disembarkation.

7.4 Delivery to State Authorities

7.4.1 The Pilot in command may deliver to the authorities of the State in the territory of
which the aircraft lands any person who he/she has reasonable grounds to believe
has committed on board the aircraft an act, which, in his/her opinion, is a serious
offence according to the penal law of the State of registration of the aircraft.

7.4.2 The Pilot in command shall as soon as practicable and if possible before landing in
the territory of a State with a person on board whom the pilot in command intends
to deliver, notify the authorities of such State of his/her intention to deliver such
person and the reasons therefor.

7.4.3 The Pilot in command shall furnish the authorities to whom any suspected offender
is delivered with evidence and information which, under the law of the State of
registration of the aircraft, are lawfully in his/her possession.

7.5 Accountability
7.5.1 For actions taken under this Chapter, neither the Pilot in command, any other
member of the crew, any passenger, the owner or operator of the aircraft, nor the
person on whose behalf the flight was performed shall be held responsible in any
proceeding on account of the treatment undergone by the person against whom the
actions were taken.

Aviation Security Regulations 7-2 October 2015

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UNDER THESE REGULATIONS UAE, GCAA, CAR PART VII

CHAPTER 8 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE REGULATIONS

8.1 Failure to Comply With Obligations under These Regulations

8.1.1 Any person and/or entity that contravene any provision of these regulations may be
held liable and/or be subject to further action as determined under the laws of the
United Arab Emirates.

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