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A facilitating role in European aviation security matters |
EUROCONTROL is the only civil-military air traffic management (ATM) organisation in Europe. Thanks to its extensive connections in the aviation community, it plays a facilitating role in improving security in air navigation across Europe, together with NATO, air navigation service providers and other stakeholders.
EUROCONTROL and its partners work on two complementary areas of aviation security:
- air traffic management (ATM) security is concerned with securing the ATM assets and services, to prevent threats and limit their effects on the overall aviation network.
- Airspace security on the other hand seeks to safeguard the airspace from unauthorised use, intrusion, illegal activities or any other violation.
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Actions to improve airspace and ATM security in Europe |
EUROCONTROL’s joint efforts to improve airspace and air traffic management (ATM) security are being deployed in three complementary directions:
Improving coordination and communication
EUROCONTROL has set up improved coordination mechanisms between all stakeholders. The NATO/EUROCONTROL ATM Security Co-ordination Group (NEASCOG) and the EUROCONTROL ATM Security Team (SET) are the only forums in Europe dealing with airspace and ATM security respectively.
Educating and preventing threats to aviation security
Together with its stakeholders EUROCONTROL shares best practices on implementing security measures, develops new concepts and analysis methods, and organises workshops on airspace and ATM security. EUROCONTROL also ensures that security is built into the design of the future European air traffic management system
Defining roles and responsibilities
Understandings have been reached on the roles of each of the main organisations in Europe concerned with airspace and ATM security: EUROCONTROL, NATO, the European Commission and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). Not only do they address operational aspects, but they also deal with related policy and regulation. The goal is to improve effectiveness and avoid duplication.
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Last validation: 11/11/2009
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