# 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.

- **Subject:** 010 — Air Law
- **Section:** 010-12 — Security – Safeguarding International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference (ICAO Annex 17)
- **Topic code:** 010-12-02
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-03-27
- **Author:** Pablo Asensio Martínez
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## National Organization
Each Contracting State shall:
1.  Have as its primary objective the safety of passengers, crew, ground personnel and the general public.
2.  Establish a written **National Civil Aviation Security Programme**.
3.  Ensure that security measures take into account the safety, regularity and efficiency of flights.

## Airport Organization
*   Each airport serving civil aviation shall establish an **Airport Security Programme** (written).
*   An authority responsible for coordinating the implementation of security controls (assisted by an airport security committee) shall be designated.
*   The architectural and infrastructure-related requirements necessary for the optimum implementation of civil aviation security measures shall be integrated into the design and construction of new facilities.

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