Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 15. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR AUDITORS U.K.

15.1. [F2 The appropriate authority] shall ensure that auditors performing functions on behalf of the appropriate authority: U.K.

(a)

are free from any contractual or pecuniary obligation to the airport, operator or entity to be monitored; and

(b)

have the appropriate competencies, which include sufficient theoretical and practical experience in the relevant field.

Auditors shall be subject to certification or equivalent approval by the appropriate authority.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Annex 2 point 15.1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 37; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

15.2. The auditors shall have the following competencies: U.K.

(a)

an understanding of current applicable security measures and how they are applied to the operations being examined including:

• an understanding of security principles,

• an understanding of supervisory tasks,

• an understanding of factors affecting human performance,

(b)

a working knowledge of security technologies and techniques;

(c)

a knowledge of compliance monitoring principles, procedures and techniques;

(d)

a working knowledge of the operations being examined;

(e)

an understanding of the role and powers of the auditor.

15.3. Auditors shall undergo recurrent training at a frequency sufficient to ensure that existing competencies are maintained and new competencies are acquired to take account of developments in the field of security.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted 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.