Aviation Security – Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority

Aviation Security (AVSEC)

AVIATION SECURITY (AVSEC)

What is AVSEC?

This is a department within airport operations entrusted with the primary mandate of safeguarding civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference which can be perpetrated on ground or in flight.

This mandate is achieved through the strategic combination of measures, human, and material resources for the safety and security of crew, passengers, public, ground personnel, facilities and property. The department implements Standards and Recommended Practices set for use at international level by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Clientele

The main clientele for this unit are; passengers, crew, ground handlers, airlines, cargo handlers, staff, tenants, contractors and the general public.

Services

This department conducts screening of persons, vehicles, cargo and mail, provides escorts, surveillance and access control systems, risk and threat assessment as well as aviation security trainings

ICAO and local legal documents

Eswatini is an ICAO Member State, having ratified the Convention on International Civil Aviation – Chicago Convention 07^th December, 1944 and therefore subscribes to the following international and national instruments;