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To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124 or greater is installed. The TSA Access Certificate Program. Based in part on the NBAA’s initiatives regarding aviation security best practices, the TSA initiated a pilot program for implementing security protocols for business aircraft operators in the spring of 2003. The program, dubbed TSAAC for TSA Access Certificate, is currently being implemented on a trial, proof-of-concept basis at select airports on the east coast. Corporate aircraft operators that implement TSA-approved security programs under TSAAC are currently granted unimpeded access to international airspace, whereas other operators must currently enter and depart U.S. airspace through one of eight designated "portal" countries.81 The TSAAC program was initially offered as a pilot program to operators based at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey. The program has since been expanded to include operators at Westchester County Airport (HPN) in New York, and Morristown Airport (MMU) in New Jersey. While the specifics of the TSAAC program are regarded as security sensitive information, the program generallyrequires operators to implement security procedures similar to the operational security measures required for charter aircraft operators who fly aircraft weighing more than 12,500 pounds. Elements of the program include various aspects of physical security measures for aircraft, vetting of customers and other visitors, control of passengers and baggage, access controls for the flight line and aircraft operations areas, and the utilization of threat intelligence. 80 National Business Aviation Association. NBAA Best Practices for Business Aviation Security. Washington, DC: National Business Aviation Association, Inc. 81 David Esler. “TSAAC: Business Aviation’s New Ticket to Enter?” Business & Commercial Aviation, May 2003, pp. 200-210. The TSAAC is regarded by many in the industry as being a means for business aircraft operators to gain "...equal access to airspace and airports as currently given to scheduled air carriers."82 This may include access to various flight restricted areas throughout the United States. While the TSAAC has been hailed by the business aircraft industry as a potential model for broader security initiatives covering the business aircraft sector of GA, the program has been slow to evolve and is still limited in its scope of applicability. While it was announced on December 30, 2004 that the TSAAC program would be further expanded to additional airports83, progress to evaluate and identify additional benefits of the program have slowed. Report language submitted by the House Committee on Appropriations (H.Rept. 109-241; P.L. 109-90) signaled strong support for the TSAAC program, encouraging the TSA to move forward with the program during FY2006. 中国通航网 www.ga.cn 通航翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：Securing General Aviation 通用航空安保(45) |
