Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on ... rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 300)

[F1 ANNEX I] U.K. F2 ... BASIC STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CIVIL AVIATION AGAINST ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE (ARTICLE 4)

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 18/2010 of 8 January 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as far as specifications for national quality control programmes in the field of civil aviation security are concerned.

F2 Word in Annex 1 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 23; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

10. IN-FLIGHT SECURITY MEASURES U.K.

1.

Without prejudice to the applicable aviation safety rules:

(a)

unauthorised persons shall be prevented from entering the flight crew compartment during a flight;

(b)

potentially disruptive passengers shall be subjected to appropriate security measures during a flight.

2.

Appropriate security measures such as training of flight crew and cabin staff shall be taken to prevent acts of unlawful interference during a flight.

3.

Weapons, with the exception of those carried in the hold, shall not be carried on board an aircraft, unless the required security conditions in accordance with national laws have been fulfilled and authorisation has been given by the states involved.

4.

Paragraph 3 shall also apply to in-flight security officers if they carry weapons.