< Previous5. Recognized the need for the development of gender-responsive government legislation, such as pay equity, parental leave, violence against women, etc.; 6. Promoted the development of organizational and workplace policies aimed to create enabling work environments for women in aviation, such as flexible working arrangements; 7. Advocated for leadership and mentoring programmes and initiatives to support women in their career development and access to senior level positions; 8. Emphasized the urgent need to accelerate gender equality in aviation through partnerships with stakeholders sharing a common vision and goals on gender; 9. Recognized that diversity and increased female involvement in research and technology will enhance the innovation capacity of organizations; 10. Welcomed the opportunity for ICAO to collaborate with UNESCO in Education and STEM to foster the development of a future talent pool of women in aviation; 11. Welcomed the opportunity for ICAO to collaborate with UN Women to promote the HeForShe campaign and to explore the feasibility of introducing the UN System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-SWAP), to include national targets at the country level in select States, as a pilot project; 12. Reaffirmed the need for ongoing dialogue, monitor progress, share best practices in order to continue to build on progress to date, and to further accelerate gender equality and the empowerment of women in the aviation sector; and 13. Concluded that the endorsement of the road map by the ICAO Assembly would advance the implementation of Assembly Resolution A39/30 and globally accelerate gender equality and the empowerment of women in the aviation sector. These include: ›Introduction and Opening Remarks ›Sessions 1: Transforming Gender Equality in Aviation ›Session 2: Transforming Gender Equality Through Addressing Unconscious Bias in Aviation ›Session 3: Gender Equality and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ›Session 4: Barriers and Enablers – Cultural Stereotypes ›Session 5: Barriers and Enablers – Education (STEM) ›Session 6: Barriers and Enablers – Workplace ›Session 7: Leadership and Gender Equality (Coaching and Mentoring) ›Session 8: Thinking Ahead – Gender Equality and Innovation in the Aviation Industry ›Session 9: Driving Results Through Partnerships for Gender Equality In Aviation ›Closing Session: Gender Equality in Aviation – A Roadmap for Action Video is available for each of the Gender Summit sessions at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICAOvideoDuring her mission to address the Global Aviation Gender Summit, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu also held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Transport of South Africa, Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande. Dr. Liu underscored to the Minister how ICAO-compliant air connectivity serves as a catalyst for sustainable development and the achievement of 15 of the 17 United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr. Liu encouraged Minister Nzimande to ensure the prioritization of civil aviation development within South Africa’s national economic development strategy, and especially as it relates to infrastructure planning and human resources capacity development. The Secretary General also highlighted the importance of the opportunity to be an aviation leader in the region and support other African States in training and capacity building, as well as advocate for gender equality in aviation. The Minister informed Dr. Liu that South Africa has joined the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and that it would seek to play a regional leadership role in fostering the growth enabled by liberalization through the enhancement of aviation training provisions. He expressed his thanks to ICAO for its role in encouraging and enabling the sustainable development of aviation throughout Africa. DR. LIU MEETS WITH SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIALS SIDELINES: www.ICAO.int | 29 Aviation is critical to the continued growth and prosperity of Qatar and to the well-being of its peoples. In light of the anticipated growth of civil aviation world wide, the consequent shortage of skills in certain areas, and fundamental moral imperatives, Qatar believes that is pressing to more fully integrate women, at all levels, into the aviation world force. Qatar hopes to encourage and inspire women to accept these new challenges and opportunities within the industry. Qatar was a proud participant at the Global Aviation Gender Summit held in South Africa from 8 to 10 August 2018 and fully endorses the roadmap adopted aimed at accelerating gender equality and the advancement of women in aviation. We look forward to continuing and facilitating this work within ICAO and other appropriate fora.A case study on how the Brazil Policia Federal and aviation partners managed AVSEC and facilitated passenger flow during major events, including the Olympic Games and the World Cup. From 2013 to 2016, Brazil hosted a series of major world events. The Olympic Games and Paralympic Games – Rio 2016. The FIFA World Cup 2014. World Youth Day in 2013, as well as the FIFA Confederations Cup. And the World Indigenous Games, 2015. For effective facilitation to be ensured at major events, in a scenario of greater attention to Aviation Security (AVSEC) procedures, the Policia Federal, or PF, sought from the beginning the best possible integration with public and private institutions to enable extraordinary performances in the country’s airports. The combined efforts established a sense of security in the midst of a high operational level, and ensured the full transit facilitation of aircraft, crews, passengers, cargo and mail, even in the face of stiffening security procedures. Following are some of the AVSEC challenges, procedures adopted, and lessons learned, provided by the Brazilian Delegation at ICAO. BIG EVENTS, BIG EFFORTS Big efforts were required for major events to take place in a fluid and secure manner. Many Brazilian entities, public and private (in all spheres of government - national, district, state and municipal) had roles worthy of recognition in terms of public safety. The major events brought specifically to the PF considerable responsibility at airports, where it assumed a leading role in the task of working in cooperation with other entities and institutions. The Policia Federal built solid bridges for concrete cooperation between international security agencies, as well as domestic security agencies, especially in the airport environment, counting on support from airport operators, aircraft operators, general aviation operators, and handling operators. The PF is the only airport police, properly, in Brazil, as foreseen in the Federal Constitution (Article 144). It is understood that the performance of the airport police in Brazil should be interpreted in comparison with the Brazilian Code of Aeronautics (Law 7565, articles 26, 31 and 38), which means that PF is therefore responsible for extensive police action in defence of the entire Brazilian airport system. There are open questions about the jurisdictional boundaries of PF as an airport police (which also occurs in the international arena, in countries with police conformations similar to Brazil), especially in view of staff limitations and the context of growing concern with public security issues. In any case, there is a particular role of the PF which requires the adoption of a clear position as supervisor (and sometimes as executor) of national airport security, which is embedded in the broad concept of civil aviation security. It follows from the provisions of the National Civil Aviation Security Program (NCASP), published by Decree nº 7168/2010, particularly in Article 12. In addition to the supervisory function, PF was invested with a number of other AVSEC assignments, also described in NCASP, which sometimes refer to the action and coordination functions in the face of acts of unlawful interference or refer to the possibility AVIATION SECURITY AND MAJOR EVENTS 30 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 AVIATION SECURITYThe period leading up to the Rio 2016 Games corresponded to a scenario of growing internal and external threat, which naturally produced the need to implement additional security measures. These challenges also could not be allowed to undermine facilitation, since the success of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was closely linked to the efficient operational capacity of the Brazilian air network. Under the pressure of a significant escalation of threats, the AVSEC system in Brazil for the Rio 2016 Games period underwent dramatic changes that resulted in the need for the PF, as supervisor of that system, to quickly adapt its mitigating capacity. Essential patrols and rigid supervision, made possible by the allocation of many federal police at airports, would no longer be sufficient; the situation required more involvement. PF realized that it would be necessary to innovate and raise the level of attention of AVSEC in four specific axes: landside, airport operators, aircraft operators, and general aviation (here understood as all flights except regular commercial flights and charters). LANDSIDE The Circular Official Message MOU nº 021/2016 established the guidelines for Policia Federal’s AVSEC operations in relation to the landside of the airports for the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Rio 2016. Patrols on the landside, including necessary searches of people, vehicles and locations, took place in an integrated way, through the coordination and effective participation of the PF, shoulder-to-shoulder with elements of the Armed Forces, Federal Highway Police, Civil and Military Police Agencies of the States and Federal District, Municipal Guards, Local Traffic Control and airport operators of the main airports in Brazil. Despite the intense activity on the landside of airports, it was not necessary to adopt more stringent measures such as the establishment of access control points to areas of large conglomerates of people, such as check-in or parking. AIRPORT OPERATORS The Official Circular Message MOU nº 029/2016 established the guidelines for PF’s AVSEC operations in relation to airport operators. The standard was edited in support of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) standard (IS nº 107-001 and DAVSEC nº 02.2016) that established, for the main Brazilian airports, the need for manual random search (or use of body scanners) as a way to mitigate threats based on the use of non- metallic objects for the practice of acts of illegal interference (e.g. explosive liquids and sharp objects made of porcelain). PF, during the period immediately prior to the beginning of Rio 2016, was able to closely supervise the performance of the security control for access to security restricted areas, supporting the Civil Aviation Protection Agents (APAC) contracted by airport operators for manual searches of passengers, under previously defined random criteria. AIRCRAFT OPERATORS The Official Circular Message MOU nº 030/2016 established the guidelines for PF’s AVSEC operations in relation to aircraft operators. The standard was a PF initiative, with the support of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), to obtain, by the main domestic airlines, a voluntary commitment to mitigate risks related to threats to domestic flights. The security requirements for aircraft, hold baggage and cargo for domestic flights in Brazil, at the time of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Rio 2016, were not the same as for international flights, in full compliance with Annex XVII of the Chicago Convention. However, as the threat scenario was becoming more worrying, the Serviço Aeropolicial da Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (SAER), the PF’s airport security service, sought to raise awareness of carrying out AVSEC activities, usually entered in the greater spectrum police ops. AVSEC PERFORMANCE AT MAJOR EVENTS For the major events planned for the years 2013 to 2016, Policia Federal had organized itself for deployment at the main airports of Brazil to carry out continuous patrols and supervision of the access control points to the security-restricted areas. There was, therefore, an immense allocation of PF uniformed personnel in the main airports of Brazil during the major events that resulted in the expected deterrent effect, either in relation to acts of unlawful interference or to all types of criminal activity during those periods. The large number of PF staff, however, did not mean a substantial increase in search procedures (people, vehicles and locations) at airports; in fact, the planned security measures, as well as usual AVSEC police procedures, remained unchanged at all events except during the Rio 2016 Games. For all major events, therefore, there was an excellent level of facilitation, despite the substantial increase in airport security federal agents. There was a good impact in the sense of a high level of security on the part of airport users too. “ Success of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was closely linked to the efficient operational capacity of the Brazilian air network. ” AVSEC PERFORMANCE AT RIO 2016 www.ICAO.int | 31 AVIATION SECURITYINNOVATION IN A COOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT Coordination of the airport environment in major events was also very well organized: internally by the PF, through a unit specifically created for this purpose (Coordination of Major Events - CGE), externally, through the Special Operations Committee (CTOE) and the Civil Aviation Security Committee (CTSAC) of the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC). The CTOE and CTSAC allowed the Policia Federal to establish and formalize its lines of strategic actions in proper harmony with the actions of other operational and security agencies that also operate at airports; even in the face of a scenario of intense flow of tourists, authorities, sportsmen and their equipment (including countless authorized weapons) and all kinds of borderline situations. It was within the framework of the CTOE and CTSAC that the PF was able to innovate and also support the innovations of other agencies (especially the ANAC and the FAB) in the AVSEC scene of the last major event, the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Rio 2016, which could, due to its more complex characteristics and by the escalation of the threats of the time, be placed at a level of greater difficulty. EFFICIENT AIR OPS IN A THREAT ESCALATION SCENARIO Three major assertions stand out as essential for the efficient operation of air operations within a threat escalation scenario and under the implementation of additional security measures: 1. Allocation of additional staff for AVSEC purposes should not mean a loss of facilitation but rather the possibility of a broad mitigation of deterrence-based threats as well as a better response capacity (which also aims to ensure better facilitation); 2. Well-coordinated cooperation between all actors with AVSEC responsibilities and interactions is essential for maintaining a high level of facilitation; 3. The change in the threat landscape and the need for additional security measures with a low impact on facilitation require innovations that can only be designed and produced in clearly defined and tested cooperation and coordination environments. It is worth noting that Brazil does not disguise the pride of having contributed so relevantly to the exciting celebrations and sports competitions that are part of a pleasant memory of mankind, knowing this happened through the intense, safe, effective and fundamental use of air transport. GENERAL AVIATION The Official Circular Message MOU nº 031/2016 established the guidelines for PF’s AVSEC operations in relation to general aviation operators. The standard was edited in support of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) standard (AIC-07/2016 - Aeronautical Information Publications) that restricted the use of Brazilian airspace during the competitions in a very surgical way. The Forca Aerea Brasileira (FAB), in a great effort of planning, mapped the Brazilian airspace in relation to the airports involved in the Rio 2016 Games and restricted some overflight areas, distinguishing them in white, yellow and red. The “white area” did not mean prohibiting overflight, but closer monitoring by air defense; the “yellow area” meant that the overflights would be conditioned to the AVSEC procedures in the ground; and the “red area” represented where overflight was prohibited. The previously registered, international and domestic scheduled and commercial flights were not limited so that, for the general public, facilitation related to airspace control was not changed. In fact, the great novelty was the possibility of general aviation flights in the yellow areas, when activated, ensuring a greater level of facilitation for these operators while requiring some additional security measures to mitigate the risks posed by some specific threats. Such measures were related to: Security of the facilities, Security of the occupants of the aircraft (passengers and crew), Security of baggage (hold baggage and cargo, if there were), Security of catering, Security of the aircraft. With the effective participation of all those involved in the process, a pragmatic solution was reached with great involvement of the private sector. Some trials were conducted in airports (hubs) in which the accredited GA flights could act, which generated familiarization. among the major domestic airlines in forums organized by the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC) on the need to implement security which could reach aircraft, hold baggage and cargo on several domestic flights that would have the main airports of Brazil as destination, origin or transit. The PF realized that if the airlines themselves organized and presented a security plan that would implement additional security measures compatible with increased threats to the period, there would be no need for further State interference which could otherwise be detrimental to the facilitation. Not surprisingly, given the high level of commitment shown by the AVSEC areas of the main Brazilian airlines, four operational plans were submitted to the Policia Federal, which met AVSEC’s demands for domestic flights to the last major event. These inspection plans were sent to the PF at headquarter and sequentially to the PF at airports for final adjustments, which resulted in tremendous benefits for facilitation in the end. “ … if the airlines themselves organized and presented a security plan … there would be no need for further State interference. ” 32 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 AVIATION SECURITYICAO Headquarters, Montréal, Canada 26-30 November 2018 AVSEC WEEK 2018 REGISTER NOW https://www.icao.int/Meetings/AVSEC2018/ Industry Engagement Day Global Aviation Security Symposium (AVSEC2018) High-level Conference on Aviation Security (HLCAS/2)At a special ceremony in early August of this year, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu was joined by the Consul General of China in Montréal, Mr. Xueming Chen, for the official launch of the UN aviation agency’s new Civil Aviation Authority Senior and Middle Managers Training Course. Funded by the Government of China under its South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, the new course directly supports the key priorities of ICAO’s No Country Left Behind capacity-building initiative, in addition to the wider implementation of competency-based training. “Providing this type of quality training, which has such clear tie-ins to States’ ultimate realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is directly in line with ICAO’s core commitment to support our Member States in their design and oversight of safe, secure, efficient, economically sustainable, and environmentally responsible air transport systems,” highlighted Dr. Liu. She added: “I am very encouraged that this ICAO-China partnership is delivering concrete benefits to the air transport sector, and in clear recognition of the tremendous socio-economic benefits which States can realize once they establish ICAO-compliant international connectivity.” Consul General Chen reinforced this sentiment, noting “the training course today is obviously an early harvest” of the cooperation between ICAO and the Chinese government. ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu delivers welcome remarks at the inaugural session of the UN aviation agency’s newly developed Civil Aviation Authority Senior and Middle Managers Training Course: Managing Compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). ICAO AND CHINA PARTNER ON NEW TRAINING COURSE FOR CAA MANAGERS 34 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDParticipants to the ICAO HQ course session (top) and the Abuja course session (bottom) after completing their new training. Many provided very positive feedback, as well as comments which will help ICAO continuously improve course content and delivery. “The Chinese government is now actively propelling ‘the Belt and Road Initiative’ from concept to reality,” Mr. Chen declared. “I believe the overall objectives of ‘the Belt and Road Initiative’ have a lot in common with ICAO’s ‘No Country Left Behind’ Initiative, and that China and ICAO can work together on aviation capacity building. This will serve to enhance civil aviation safety and security oversight capabilities, as well as to meet the increasing needs for aviation managers and professionals.” Organized by ICAO’s Global Aviation Training (GAT) Office, the new CAA manager’s course has been designed to enhance participants’ understanding of effective safety and security oversight systems and the relevance of rules and procedures for the implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs.) Participants from six States in ICAO’s North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Region, as well as from China, attended the preliminary CAA managers course session, benefitting from an array of technical and management skills to support their States’ improved compliance with ICAO’s global Standards. This session, at ICAO headquarters in Montréal, was held from 30 July to 3 August 2018, while a second session, took place several weeks later, from 27 to 31 August, in Abuja, Nigeria, which included the participation of trainees from seven States in the region. “ I am very encouraged that this ICAO-China partnership is delivering concrete benefits to the air transport sector, and in clear recognition of the tremendous socio-economic benefits which States can realize once they establish ICAO-compliant international connectivity. ” Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General www.ICAO.int | 35 TITLEGAT Office, Mr. Meshesha Belayneh, highlighted that “this training marks an important milestone for ICAO, as it is the Organization’s first course, from a catalogue of over 160 courses, fully dedicated to enhancing the competencies of CAA /managers.” CAA manager participants had a variety of positive comments to share, both during and after the Montreal and Abuja course This initial phase of the training package will eventually be delivered globally by January 2019, across 20 locations, and in English, French and Spanish, with scholarships being provided to all 500 anticipated trainees. Commenting on the scope and objectives of the new CAA training course, the Deputy Director of ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau, and Chief of the sessions. They found the introductions comprehensive and helpful to drawing links among the various topics covered, the instructors informative and enthusiastic, and much of the content new and of practical value to their day-to-day work challenges. Some trainees also highlighted the need to include additional aviation security content, as well as adapt the case study to one State only, including examples of deficiencies faced by States in a general way. ICAO for its part is assessing these inputs, and refining the courses to achieve constant improvement in subject matter content and delivery. “Just like the managers we are supporting with this particular course, ICAO also continuously encourages our Member States to share their updated training needs with us,” Belayneh concluded. “This is critical to our effective planning, as it enables us, along with our training partners, to develop tailored and practical competency-based training.” Consul General of China in Montréal, Mr. Xueming Chen (left) and Mr. Meshesha Belayneh, Deputy Director of ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau and Chief of its GAT activities, were on hand for the special Montréal ceremony celebrating the ICAO-China cooperation which made the new CAA managers course possible. “ This training marks an important milestone for ICAO, as it is the Organization’s first course, from a catalogue of over 160 courses, fully dedicated to enhancing the competencies of CAA managers. ” Mr. Meshesha Belayneh Deputy Director, ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau Chief, ICAO Global Aviation Training (GAT) 36 | ICAO JOURNAL | ISSUE 2 | 2018 NO COUNTRY LEFT BEHINDThe ATNS Aviation Training Academy (ATA) is a unique organisation in terms of the training on offer. 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