Singapore legislation
Regulation 19A
of Air Navigation (Regulated Air Cargo Agents and Known Consignors) Regulations 2017
Regulation 19A
KC must have KC security programme
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 17E of the Act, every KC (except the KC mentioned in paragraph (4)) must have a security programme (called a known consignor security programme or KCSP) that —
sets out the measures and procedures to be used to manufacture, pack, store and transport cargo for export in an aircraft in a secure manner; and (b)contains —
details of all sites covered by the KCSP and operated by or on behalf of the KC in connection with cargo intended for export by aircraft;
details of all facilities covered by the KCSP and operated by or on behalf of the KC in connection with cargo intended for export by aircraft;
the name of each such site or facility and its location; and
details of security procedures at each site or facility outside its normal hours of operation.
Subregulation 2
The measures and procedures in paragraph (1) must be applied —
to all cargo for export in an aircraft that are in the KC’s possession or under the KC’s control; and
at each site or facility covered by the KCSP.
Subregulation 3
Without limiting paragraph (1), every KCSP must —
set out the measures and procedures to ensure the security of cargo for export in an aircraft at all times, including —
the measures and procedures to detect tampering and other discrepancies with cargo when the cargo is in the KC’s possession or under the KC’s control;
the methods to be used to prevent unauthorised persons from having access to cargo from the time the cargo is in the KC’s possession or under the KC’s control, until the time the KC passes possession or control of the cargo to another aviation industry participant; (iii)the measures and procedures to inspect unknown cargo for items that could facilitate an act of unlawful interference with aviation, in a case where the KC has indicated to the NCASA that it intends to do so; and
the measures and procedures to keep unknown cargo separate from other cargo in the KC’s possession or under the KC’s control, and to identify such unknown cargo to another aviation industry participant; (b)set out the procedures for managing security at each of the known consignor’s facilities, including —
organisational structures and security management arrangements;
the roles and responsibilities of security contact officers, security staff and contractors; and
the roles and responsibilities of other staff assigned security duties and responsibilities; (c)set out the measures and procedures in relation to managing persons who have access to cargo for export in an aircraft that are in the KC’s possession or control, and persons who are assigned security duties and responsibilities, including —
measures and procedures on pre-employment screening of staff;
measures and procedures to handle resignation or termination of staff; and
the training of staff to respond to aviation security incidents at sites and facilities covered by the KCSP and operated by or on behalf of the KC;
set out, as appropriate to the operations at each of the KC’s sites and facilities, security measures and procedures to be used within the site or facility, including measures and procedures, so as to control access to the site or facility or parts of the site or facility and maintain the integrity of access control systems and to deter and detect unauthorised access into the site or facility or parts of the site or facility by people, vehicles or things; (e)set out the measures to ensure that the KCSP and other security information are protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure; (f)set out the measures and procedures for the manufacturing, packing, storage and transport of cargo for export in an aircraft that falls within one of the following categories: (i)arms and explosives, referring to any item regulated under the Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13);
dangerous goods, referring to any item described as a dangerous good in the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284), approved and issued in accordance with the procedure established by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, as amended from time to time;
set out quality control procedures, including details of how audits are scheduled, the procedures for carrying out an audit, the procedures for reviewing the KCSP and a description of the circumstances that will require a review of the KCSP; (h)set out the details of third-party service providers and the measures which the KC will take to ensure that the third-party service providers comply with the security measures to be undertaken under the KCSP; and
indicate the KC’s representative responsible for carrying out any security directions given by the NCASA under the Act in the event of a heightened security alert.
Subregulation 4
The following KC are not required to have a KCSP: (a)a KC who, immediately before registration under regulation 6, is accredited by Singapore Customs with the Secure Trade Partnership (STP) or Secure Trade Partnership Plus (STP-PLUS);
a KC who, immediately before registration under regulation 6, holds any of the following industry-recognised security certification: (i)an Air Cargo Security Standards Level 1, issued by the Transported Asset Protection Association;
a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Tier 2 or Tier 3 certification, issued by the United States Customs and Border Protection.