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Published: 17 February 2023

Videoconference, 15-17 February 2023 — An online Basic Aviation Security Training course presenting an overview of the key aviation security measures in ECAC Doc 30, Part II – Security, and the security technologies used for screening, was conducted by the ECAC Secretariat on 15-17 February for national auditors and other representatives of the appropriate authorities of Belgium, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A security expert from Cyprus contributed as an instructor.

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Published: 16 February 2023

Videoconference, 15-16 February 2023 — The Technical Task Force (TTF) held its first meeting of the year to summarise the outcomes of its 2022 activities and agree on a roadmap of tasks for 2023, as proposed by the TTF study groups. The work programme includes the development of new technology standards, other updates to Doc 30, Part II – Security in the technological field, and an update of the common testing methodologies used in the ECAC Common Evaluation Process (CEP) of security equipment. The group was also briefed by equipment manufacturers on their research and development achievements, focused on the possibilities of combined technology solutions for detecting prohibited items.

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Published: 15 February 2023

Videoconference, 15 February 2023 — The 65th meeting of the ECAC Medium-Term Objectives Task Force (EMTO) reviewed the currently applicable version of the ECAC Risk Register (May 2022) and agreed on a series of amendments that reflect the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions in Europe and most regions, recent developments in ECAC activities, and the actions agreed by Directors General following the performance review of ECAC’s working groups carried out mid-2022. The amended version of the risk register will be presented to the Coordinating Committee in April 2023.

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Published: 13 February 2023

Paris, 13 February 2023 — An ECAC workshop on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) brought experts together to examine latest developments and challenges in the fast-developing domain. The workshop was led by the ECAC Focal Point for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Director General of Civil Aviation for Austria, Elisabeth Landrichter, and attended by points of contact from 11 Member States and from Europe Air Sports.

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Published: 09 February 2023

Videoconference, 7-9 February 2023 — National auditors from the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and the Republic of Moldova attended a Best Practices for National Auditors – Cyber Security (basic) training course conducted online. The course reviewed ECAC Doc 30, Part II – Security recommendations for protecting critical aviation systems and data against cyber threats, and best practices for inspecting and auditing the implementation of the cyber security measures by regulated entities. The participants also had the opportunity to learn about the common cyber threats to aviation, and scenarios of cyber attacks on critical aviation systems and data.

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Published: 09 February 2023

Videoconference, 8-9 February 2023 — The CEP Management Group, at its 56^th meeting, chaired by Gaël Weidmann (STAC, France), agreed on the allocation of test centres nominated by Member States to test two new categories of security equipment approved by Directors General: Automated Prohibited Item Detection Systems (APIDS) and explosive vapour detection (EVD). Testing of EVD and APIDS will be carried out at Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische Technologie – ICT (Germany) and The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research – TNO (Netherlands), and APIDS testing will also be carried out at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – DSTL (United Kingdom), Federal Police Technology Centre – FPTC (Germany) and the Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile – STAC (France).