Aviation security is responsibility of all without exception, say experts

RIYADH: The Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) on Thursday concluded its program for the security of aircraft and airports with 129 experts from Arab countries as participants.
Addressing the participants on the occasion, Dr. Jamaan Rashid ben Ragosh, NAUSS president, stressed the importance of the program at a time when threats facing air transport have increased.
He said that the university gives importance to the program through postgraduate studies and the granting of a higher diploma in civil aviation security.
He pointed out that the university had recently signed a scientific memorandum of understanding with the Arab Transport Association and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) for the purpose of engendering cooperation.
He added that the program aimed to highlight the role of civil aviation authorities in Arab countries in ensuring the protection of aviation from acts of unlawful interference.
He said the challenges facing civil aviation and its facilities include providing participants with knowledge and information on all areas of civil aviation security and safety in accordance with international and national legislation, and raising awareness and culture of civil aviation security.
He added that aviation security is the responsibility of all without exception.
The program’s scientific approach includes a number of important topics including quality control, passenger behavior analysis, air cargo security, assessment of threats of dual-use items to aviation security and dangerous enclosures, and response to acts unlawful interference.
The participants in the program included experts from the UAE, Bahrain, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco.