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 07th December, 1944 and therefore subscribes to the following international and national instruments;
International Instruments;
- Annex 17 – Security;
- Annex 9 – Facilitation;
- Annex 18 – Dangerous Goods;
National Instruments
- Civil Aviation Act (CAA) of 2009,
- Security Regulations of 2010;
- National Civil Aviation Security Programme,
- National Quality Control Programme and the
- National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme.
Contact us
marketing@eswacaa.co.sz, or avsec@eswacaa.co.sz and/or
Mr. Jabulani A. Magagula at jabulani@eswacaa.co.sz
Tel: +268 2333 5370
Mobile: +268 7606 4286
Mr Bongani J. Maziya at bmaziya@eswacaa.co.sz
Tel: +268 2333 5106
Mobile: +268 7603 6280.
Find Us
Matsapha Airport,
Matsapha,
Kingdom of Eswatini
(00268) 2333 5370
(00268) 2333 5400
(00268) 2333 5465
(00268) 2333 5512 – KMIII International Airport (Helpdesk)
(00268) 2518 4199