QuestionsQuestions (OTS MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2013-01)
It clarifies Section 8.5.1.3 of the National Civil Aviation Security Program (NCASP), particularly the rule that all departing passengers entering the Final Security Screening Check Point must remove shoes and place them on the x-ray belt prior to walking through the WTMD.
The determination of the need for shoe removal for screening is entrusted to the sound and responsible judgment of the concerned Airport Authority, based on its risk assessment of threats in its area.
The circular states it is subject to the Airport Authority’s risk assessment responsibility and must consider prevailing airport threats and vulnerabilities of aviation targets; it must ensure proper countermeasures by airports, operators, and other authorities.
If no alarm is triggered when a passenger (with shoes on) passes the WTMD, the mandated removal of shoes/placement on the x-ray belt for security screening may be dispensed with.
Under SECCO 1, a manual search of all airport users shall be applied randomly to at least one (1) of every twenty (20) airport users passing through the Security Screening Checkpoint.
Manual search must be done by the detailed screening officer of the same gender as the airport user.
Shoes shall be removed for X-ray screening when: (1) the WTMD alarm is triggered upon entry; (2) the airport user is randomly selected within the at-least-one-of-every-twenty range for shoe screening; (3) threat levels are elevated requiring commensurate security measures; and (4) WTMD equipment is not in operating order or not available (manual searches are then conducted).
Under SECCO 2, mandatory removal of shoes for security screening on all airport users will be imposed at the security screening checkpoint.
Yes. Redundancy screening may be conducted at each departure gate as the airline operator may deem necessary.
SECCO 3 also imposes mandatory removal of shoes for security screening on all airport users at the security screening checkpoint.
All passengers, their cabin baggage, and items carried shall also be screened or searched again at each departure gate by the airline operator.
They apply to all departing international and domestic passengers and passengers transiting through Philippine airports.
The Airport Authority must revise its earlier submitted Airport Security Program (ASP) and submit the revised ASP to the Office for information, reference, and guidance.
All Orders, Memoranda, Circulars, and previous related issuances inconsistent with this circular are deemed repealed/revoked accordingly.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days from the filing of a copy at the University of the Philippines Law Center, in consonance with Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 2, Book VII of Executive Order No. 292.
They are cited as regulatory/standards references supporting aviation security measures, particularly passenger and baggage security provisions and related contingency planning requirements.
Under SECCO 1, when WTMD equipment is not in operating order or not available, manual searches shall be conducted.