Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998Show full title

5. HOLD BAGGAGE U.K.

5.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS U.K.

5.0.1 Unless otherwise stated, the authority, airport operator, air carrier or entity responsible in accordance with the national civil aviation security programme as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 shall ensure the implementation of the measures set out in this Chapter. U.K.

F1 5.0.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex point 5.0.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 5.0.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Annex point 5.0.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.0.4 For the purpose of this Chapter, ‘secured baggage’ means screened departing hold baggage that is physically protected so as to prevent the introduction of any objects. U.K.

F3 5.0.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 Annex point 5.0.5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 5.0.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 Annex point 5.0.6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.1 SCREENING OF HOLD BAGGAGE U.K.

5.1.1 The following methods, either individually or in combination, shall be used to screen hold baggage: U.K.

(a)

a hand search; or

(b)

x-ray equipment; or

(c)

explosive detection systems (EDS) equipment; or

(d)

explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment; or

(e)

explosive detection dogs.

Where the screener cannot determine whether or not the hold baggage contains any prohibited articles, it shall be rejected or rescreened to the screener's satisfaction.

5.1.2 A hand search shall consist of a thorough manual check of the baggage, including all its contents, so as to reasonably ensure that it does not contain prohibited articles. U.K.

5.1.3 Where x-ray or EDS equipment is used, any item whose density impairs the ability of the screener to analyse the contents of the baggage shall result in it being subject to another means of screening. U.K.

5.1.4 Screening by explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment shall consist of the analysis of samples taken from both the inside and the outside of the baggage and from its contents. The contents may also be subjected to a hand search. U.K.

5.1.5 The appropriate authority may create categories of hold baggage that, for objective reasons, shall be subject to special screening procedures or may be exempted from screening. F5 ... U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Annex point 5.1.5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 5.1.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 Annex point 5.1.6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.1.7 Persons screening hold baggage by x-ray or EDS equipment shall normally not spend more than 20 minutes continuously reviewing images. After each of these periods, the screener shall not review images for at least 10 minutes. This requirement shall only apply when there is an uninterrupted flow of images to be reviewed. U.K.

There shall be a supervisor responsible for screeners of hold baggage in order to assure optimum team composition, quality of work, training, support and appraisal.

5.2 PROTECTION OF HOLD BAGGAGE U.K.

5.2.1 Passengers may not be allowed access to screened hold baggage, unless it is their own baggage and they are supervised to ensure that: U.K.

(a)

no prohibited articles as listed in Attachment 5-B are introduced into the hold baggage; or

(b)

no prohibited articles as listed in Attachment 4-C are removed from the hold baggage and introduced into the security restricted areas or on board an aircraft.

5.2.2 Hold baggage that has not been protected from unauthorised interference shall be rescreened. U.K.

F7 5.2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F7 Annex point 5.2.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.3 BAGGAGE RECONCILIATION U.K.

5.3.1 Identification of hold baggage U.K.

5.3.1.1 An air carrier shall, during the boarding process, ensure that a passenger presents a valid boarding card or equivalent corresponding to the hold baggage that was checked in. U.K.

5.3.1.2 An air carrier shall ensure that there is a procedure in place to identify hold baggage of passengers who did not board or left the aircraft before departure. U.K.

5.3.1.3 If the passenger is not on board the aircraft, the hold baggage corresponding to his boarding card or equivalent shall be considered as unaccompanied. U.K.

5.3.1.4 An air carrier shall ensure that each item of unaccompanied hold baggage is clearly identifiable as authorised for transport by air. U.K.

5.3.2 Factors beyond the passenger's control U.K.

5.3.2.1 The reason that the baggage became unaccompanied shall be recorded before it is loaded onto an aircraft, unless the security controls as referred to in point 5.3.3 are applied. U.K.

F8 5.3.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F8 Annex point 5.3.2.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.3.3 Appropriate security controls for unaccompanied hold baggage U.K.

5.3.3.1 Unaccompanied hold baggage not covered by point 5.3.2 shall be screened by one of the methods laid down in point 5.1.1 F9 .... U.K.

Textual Amendments

F9 Words in Annex point 5.3.3.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.3.3.2 Hold baggage that becomes unaccompanied baggage due to factors other than those [F10 designated by the appropriate authority] shall be removed from the aircraft and rescreened before loading it again. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F10 Words in Annex point 5.3.3.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F11 5.3.3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F11 Annex point 5.3.3.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

5.4 PROHIBITED ARTICLES U.K.

5.4.1 Passengers shall not be permitted to carry in their hold baggage the articles listed in Attachment 5-B. U.K.

5.4.2 An exemption to point 5.4.1 may be granted on condition that: U.K.

(a)

the appropriate authority has national rules permitting carriage of the article; and

(b)

the applicable safety rules are complied with.

[F12 5.4.3 The air carrier shall ensure that passengers are informed of the prohibited articles listed in Attachment 5-B at any time before the check-in is completed.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F12 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/815 of 12 May 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 as regards clarification, harmonisation and simplification of certain specific aviation security measures (Text with EEA relevance).

F13 ATTACHMENT 5-A U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F13 Annex Ch. 5 Attachment 5-A omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 58(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

ATTACHMENT 5-B U.K.

HOLD BAGGAGE U.K.

LIST OF PROHIBITED ARTICLES U.K.

Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles in their hold baggage:

explosives and incendiary substances and devices

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explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:

• ammunition,

• blasting caps,

• detonators and fuses,

• mines, grenades and other explosive military stores,

• fireworks and other pyrotechnics,

• smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges,

• dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives.