The Aviation Security Serviceof New Zealand

Asia-Pacific A VSEC 2011Canberra, Australia

29-30 March 2011

Mark T. EverittGeneral ManagerAviation Security Service New Zealand

Ensuring effective security through intelligence, international

compliance and quality systems

Ensuring effective security through intelligence,

international compliance and quality systems

Christchurch

22/02/2011

Threat Scenario Planning

The following slides highlight major areas of risk or scenarios that were developed from previous years planning sessions.

The scenarios were revisited and updated at the 2010 strategic planning session to reflect the current climate. These scenarios will be considered in the development of the current business planning

process and updating of Avsec’ s risk management profile.

Loss of key managers;Diverging views and opinions of Managers; andManagement in-sourcing / out-sourcing.

Global finance market decline / recession;New Zealand economy in decline;Change in tourist traffic;Fluctuations in global oil prices;Significant currency fluctuations;Failure of Air New Zealand or other major airline;.

Avsec action impacts on stakeholder confidence (reputational risk);Government establishes a single border agency; andAvsec subject to industrial action.

“Open borders arrangements”(at Avsec locations) between Australia and New Zealand;Cargo screening;Increased domestic aircraft screening;Increase in ICAO and other regulatory / airline requirements; andAvsec model is perceived as too expensive (Govt could force.

NZ participates in a major conflict, or tarnished by association;Deterioration in Pacific Island affairs.

Pandemic such as Spanish flu, SARS etc; and Bio security such as Foot and Mouth.

Natural disaster impacting on NZ aviation;Critical infrastructure damage; andSignificant environmental issues or disaster.

Terrorist threat in NZ;Acts of unlawful interference on a domestic flight;Acts of unlawful interference to an airport terminal or infrastructure, including front-of-house terminal areas; Acts of unlawful interference to an outbound flight;Acts of unlawful interference to an outbound maritime vessel; Continued……

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Change in Management Leadership

Significant Change in Business

Loss of Confidence in Avsec

Statutory Decisions

Global ConflictPandemic or Bio security

Natural Disaster

Terrorist Event

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Continued…….Reconfiguration of air travel routes in NZ; Change in airport ownership (e.g. overseas ownership or resulting from Auckland super city merger);Change in funding stream;Part of Avsec role is assumed by another entity;One provider of security in the Pacific Islands; andFailure of Avsec Insurance Underwriters.

Continued…..andGovernance changes to Avsec.

Continued…..Threat due to a failure arising from security / intelligence vetting.Australia / Pacific terrorism; andAnother significant terrorism incident that impacts on air travel

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Change in Management Leadership

Significant Change in Business

Loss of Confidence in Avsec

Statutory Decisions

Global ConflictPandemic or Bio security

Natural Disaster

Terrorist Event

managementbusinesslegislative / Governanceshock

The Aviation Security drivers to the responses to the threat, must relate to the analysis of the threat itself, not because of the lack of robust

Risk Management Procedures

Risk Management Strategies

Access Control

CAA Rules

Patrols

Identity Cards

Gate Guards

Recurrent Testing

Weapons and

Explosives

ICAO Conventions

Civil Aviation Act

Audit Reports

Investigation

Prosecution

Recurrent Testing

Dangerous

Goods

ICAO

IATA

IATA Training

Recurrent Testing

Unruly Passengers

Education

Cabin Crew Training

Investigation

Prosecution

Intelligence

Risk Assessment

Deploy resources accordingly to counter the threat

Aviation Security Service Interventions

• The National Interest

• Contracting States’ obligations to ICAO

• Civil Aviation Act

• Aviation Crimes Act

• Civil Aviation Rules

• National Aviation Security ProgrammeCAR 139Airports

CAR 172 Airways

Corporation

CAR 140Aviation SecurityService

Airport Security Committees

CAR 109Air Cargo

CAR 108Airlines

Managing Risk

Quality

Annex 17, Standard 3.4.4 requires that:

Each Contracting State shall require the appropriate authority to develop, implement and maintain a national civil aviationsecurity quality control programme to determine compliancewith and validate the effectiveness of its national civil aviationsecurity programme

Avsec’s Quality and Management Systems are based on:

• ISO Certification – ISO 9001:2000

• Civil Aviation Rule Part 140

• Civil Aviation Rule Part 141

• Moving to ISO 14001 certification

• Risk Management Approach

• ISO Certification 9001:2000

- Requirements for a quality management system are set out inthe ISO standard

- For effective functioning the organisation has to identify andmanage numerous linked activities

- Based on a process approach

- Measures performance and effectiveness

Processes subject to continuous improvement

Vanuatu Supervisor Albert Nasse demonstrating the finer points of the new HBS Machine to New Zealand Aviation Security Service, General Manager, Mark Everitt and New Zealand High Commissioner, Jeff Langley

TThank youhank you