Security – Safeguarding International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference (ICAO Annex 17)

Topics in this section

• 010-12-01
  ICAO Annex 17 Essential Definitions: Security Control, Screening, and Aircraft Checks

  Learn ICAO Annex 17 aviation security definitions, including security control, screening, and aircraft security checks against acts of unlawful interference.

• 010-12-02
  Annex 17 General Principles: National and Airport Security Organization

  Understand Annex 17 general principles for security governance, including national programme obligations and airport-level coordination structures.

• 010-12-04
  Preventive Security Measures: Screening, Weapon Control, and Rescreening Rules

  Study preventive aviation security measures under Annex 17, including dangerous-object prevention, passenger rescreening, and carriage-of-weapons procedures.

• 010-12-05
  Response Management to Unlawful Interference: Hijacking and Commander Powers

  Review State response duties after unlawful seizure, including aircraft detention exceptions and Tokyo Convention powers of the aircraft commander.

• 010-12-06
  Operators' Security Programme: Annex 17 Requirements for Commercial and General Aviation

  Understand Annex 17 requirements for written operator security programmes in commercial air transport and recommended security programmes in heavy general aviation.

• 010-12-07
  Security Procedures Across ICAO Annexes and EU Rules: Annexes 2, 6, 14 and Doc 4444

  Explore how aviation security procedures are distributed across ICAO Annexes and EU regulations, including hijack, interception, cockpit security, and ATC response.