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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998Show full title
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the ... basic standards on aviation security (Text with EEA relevance)
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6.2SCREENINGU.K.
6.2.1ScreeningU.K.
6.2.1.1When screening cargo or mail:U.K.
(a)
the means or method most likely to detect prohibited articles shall be employed, taking into consideration the nature of the consignment; and
(b)
the means or method employed shall be of a standard sufficient to reasonably ensure that no prohibited articles are concealed in the consignment.
6.2.1.2Where the screener cannot be reasonably sure that no prohibited articles are contained in the consignment, the consignment shall be rejected or be rescreened to the screener's satisfaction.U.K.
F16.2.1.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F1Annex point 6.2.1.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 62; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
6.2.1.4Persons screening cargo 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.
6.2.1.5Cargo and mail shall be screened by at least one of the following methods in accordance with Attachment 6-J:U.K.
(a)
hand search;
(b)
x-ray equipment;
(c)
EDS equipment;
(d)
explosive detection dogs (EDD);
(e)
ETD equipment;
(f)
visual check;
(g)
metal detection equipment (MDE).
F2...
Textual Amendments
6.2.1.6If agreed by the appropriate authority F3..., other appropriate security controls may be applied only where it is not possible to apply any of the other means or methods specified in point 6.2.1.5 owing to the nature of the consignment.U.K.Textual Amendments
F3Words in Annex point 6.2.1.6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 63; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Annex point 6.2.1.6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 63; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F46.2.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
Textual Amendments
F4Annex point 6.2.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/547), regs. 1, 64; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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