Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 300)

[F1 ANNEX II U.K. Common specifications for the national quality control programme to be implemented by each Member State in the field of civil aviation security

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 18/2010 of 8 January 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as far as specifications for national quality control programmes in the field of civil aviation security are concerned.

6. SECURITY AUDITS U.K.

6.1. A security audit shall cover: U.K.

(a)

all security measures at an airport; or

(b)

all security measures implemented by an individual airport, terminal of an airport, operator or entity; or

(c)

a particular part of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

6.2. The methodology for conducting a security audit shall take into consideration the following elements: U.K.

(a)

announcement of the security audit and communication of a pre-audit questionnaire, if appropriate;

(b)

preparation phase including examination of the completed pre-audit questionnaire and other relevant documentation;

(c)

entry briefing with airport/operator/entity representatives prior to beginning the monitoring activity on-site;

(d)

on-site activity;

(e)

debriefing and reporting;

(f)

where deficiencies are identified, the correction process and the associated monitoring of that process.

6.3. In order to confirm that security measures are implemented, the conduct of a security audit shall be based on a systematic gathering of information by one or more of the following techniques: U.K.

(a)

examination of documents;

(b)

observations;

(c)

interviews;

(d)

verifications.

6.4. Airports with an annual traffic volume of more than 10 million passengers shall be subject to a security audit covering all aviation security standards at least every 4 years. The examination shall include a representative sample of information.] U.K.