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(a) A holder of an aerodrome operator certificate issued for a Tier 1 security designated aerodrome must, in addition to complying with the requirements in rule 139.69 (Public Protection), provide safeguards to prevent inadvertent unauthorised access and to deter intentional unauthorised access, to any airside security area or security enhanced area within the aerodrome.
(b) The safeguards required by paragraph (a) must—
(1) consist of fences, gates, doors and other barriers between public and airside security areas or security enhanced areas with adequate locking or control systems; and
(2) ensure control of any duct, drain or tunnel giving access to any airside security area or security enhanced area.
(c) The construction and height of each barrier required by paragraph (b)(1) must, considering the surrounding topography, provide an effective measure against penetration of any airside security area or security enhanced area and must in no case be less than 2440 millimetres in height.
(d) The holder of an aerodrome operator certificate issued for a Tier 1 security designated aerodrome must—
(1) designate an isolated aircraft parking position at the aerodrome for the parking of an aircraft that is known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference, or which for other security reasons needs isolation from normal aerodrome activities; and
(2) provide and maintain lighting, and emergency lighting in the event of failure of the normal lighting system, on any parking areas at the aerodrome used at night by aeroplanes having a certified seating capacity of 30 or more passengers that are engaged in air transport operations for the carriage of passengers; and
(3) provide lighting, or have portable lighting available within 30 minutes, on any designated isolated aircraft parking area at the aerodrome intended to be used at night; and
(4) provide (see paragraph (d) in the definition of 'space requirement' in section 218 of the Act) the following areas at the aerodrome for the searching of passengers, crew and baggage:
(i) screening points for the searching of international passengers, crew, and baggage, before aircraft boarding:
(ii) sterile areas where international passengers and crew subject to searching are prevented from having access to unauthorised articles or contact with unsearched persons:
(iii) areas for the separation of arriving passengers and crew from departing passengers and crew during international deplaning to prevent arriving, transit, and transfer passengers and crew having contact with any person who has been subject to searching; and
(4A) when considered necessary by the Minister or the Director, provide (see paragraph (d) in the definition of 'space requirement' in section 218 of the Act) screening points at the aerodrome for the searching of persons, items, substances, and vehicles entering and within security enhanced areas; and
(5) when considered necessary by the Minister, or the Director in any case to respond to a security threat, provide (see paragraph (d) in the definition of 'space requirement' in section 218 of the Act) screening points at the aerodrome of the kind required by paragraph (d)(4) (for the searching of international passengers, crew and their baggage) for the searching of domestic passengers, crew and their baggage; and
(6) ensure that concession areas at the aerodrome that are situated in an area accessible to searched passengers are designed in such a way that they provide access control measures sufficient to prevent delivery to any searched person of—
(i) any firearm; or
(ii) any other dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument of any kind; or
(iii) any ammunition; or
(iv) any explosive substance or device, or any injurious substance or device of any kind that could be used to endanger the safety of an aircraft or of the persons in an aircraft; and
(7) design all areas required by paragraphs (d)(4), (d)(4A), (d)(5), and (d)(6) in such a way that they provide access control measures sufficient to prevent any unauthorised persons from entering the area; and
(8) establish a security training programme and procedures for ensuring that every person who is employed, engaged, or contracted by the certificate holder has the appropriate level of security awareness applicable to the person’s function; and
(9) establish procedures for identifying, reporting to the Director, and dealing with, breaches of and deficiencies in, any security procedures established by the holder and any enactment relating to security at the aerodrome; and
(10) make provision for the security of services including, but not limited to, energy supplies, communications, sewerage and water supplies, in order to minimise the risk of such services being used to interfere unlawfully with aviation operations; and
(11) when so required by the Director, affix signs at the perimeter of airside security areas or security enhanced areas within the aerodrome; and
(12) establish procedures for ensuring that—
(i) unauthorised vehicles do not enter airside security areas or security enhanced areas; and
(ii) unauthorised vehicles, or vehicles that appear suspicious, that are found within an airside security area or security enhanced area are appropriately dealt with.
(e) The training programme required by paragraph (d)(8) must include—
(1) applicable segments for initial training and recurrent training; and
(2) knowledge testing or competency assessment as appropriate for the training conducted.
(f) The holder of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that each segment required by paragraph (e)(i)—
(1) includes a syllabus that is acceptable to the Director; and
(2) is conducted in a structured and coordinated manner by a person authorised by the certificate holder.
(g) The holder of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that every person who is required to be trained under paragraph (d)(8) undertakes the recurrent training segment of the training programme at an interval of not more than 3 years.
(a) A holder of an aerodrome operator certificate issued for an aerodrome that is not a security designated aerodrome must, in addition to complying with the requirements in rule 139.69 (Public protection)—
(1) have a contingency plan to provide at the aerodrome those areas that must be provided by the holder of a certificate issued for a security designated aerodrome under rule 139.203(d)(4) (as if those requirements applied to domestic passengers, crew and baggage) and under rule 139.203(d)(4A) when so required by the Minister, or the Director in response to a security threat at the aerodrome; and
(2) comply with rules 139.203(d)(2), (3) and (9) that are prescribed for the holder of an aerodrome operator certificate issued for a security designated aerodrome.
(b) A holder of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is not a security designated aerodrome and serves an aeroplane having a type certificated seating capacity of 19 or more passengers engaged in scheduled air transport operations for the carriage of passengers must—
(1) establish and facilitate a security awareness group in order to ensure sufficient information is given to other organisations at the aerodrome to motivate security awareness on the part of all personnel; and
(2) convene, chair, and minute meetings of the security awareness group established under paragraph (1) at regular intervals not exceeding 12 months.
(c) A holder of an aerodrome operator certificate for an aerodrome that is not a security designated aerodrome and serves an aeroplane having a type certificated seating capacity of 19 or more passengers engaged in scheduled air transport operations for the carriage of passengers must establish a security training programme and procedures for ensuring that every person who is employed, engaged, or contracted by the certificate holder has the appropriate level of security awareness applicable to the person’s function.
(d) The training programme required by paragraph (c) must include—
(1) applicable segments for initial training and recurrent training; and
(2) knowledge testing or competency assessment as appropriate for the training conducted.
(e) The holder of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that each segment required by paragraph (d)(1)—
(1) includes a syllabus that is acceptable to the Director; and
(2) is conducted in a structured and coordinated manner by a person authorised by the certificate holder.
(f) The holder of an aerodrome operator certificate must ensure that every person who is required to be trained undertakes the recurrent training segment of the training programme at an interval of not more than 3 years.
A person must not, without lawful authority–
(1) leave open or insecure or otherwise uncontrolled any door, gate, or other barrier provided at any aerodrome to control access to any airside security area, security enhanced area, or operational area; or
(2) deposit, park, or leave adjacent to or on any fence, barrier, or other thing being used to prevent unauthorised access to any airside security area, security enhanced area, or operational area any article that is capable of facilitating the evasion of control measures.
(a) The Director may issue or approve an airport identity card or other identity document in accordance with this rule if—
(1) the Director has, in accordance with the Act, made a favourable security check determination of the person who has applied for the card or document; or
(2) the Director has decided that the person has undergone an alternative security check that is acceptable to the Director.
(b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (g), a person must not enter or remain in any airside security area or security enhanced area of any designated aerodrome or designated installation, unless that person—
(1) wears an airport identity card on the front of their outer garment; or
(2) has in their possession another identity document or other identity documents for the time being authorised under paragraph (a).
(c) Where the Director considers it desirable that the name of the holder of an airport identity card be not disclosed, the Director may approve the wearing of an identity card from which the holder’s name has been deleted.
(d) A person who is authorised by this rule to enter an airside security area or security enhanced area must remain in that area only for the purposes of their duties.
(e) If required to do so by an authorised security person, any person entering or in an airside security area or security enhanced area must produce for inspection their airport identity card or other identity documents for the time being authorised under paragraph (a).
(f) If the holder of an airport identity card ceases to be employed in a position for which the card is required, or for any other reason ceases to be entitled to hold the card, the holder must return the card to the issuing authority as soon as possible.
(g) Nothing in paragraph (b) applies to—
(1) any member of the crew of an aircraft engaged in an international service who wears on their outer garment an official identity card issued by their employer or the government of the state in which they permanently reside; or
(2) any official of a New Zealand government agency who is required, by reason of their official duties, to remain incognito; or
(3) any passenger who enters or leaves an airside security area or security enhanced area for the purpose of joining or leaving a flight, if they are in possession of a valid boarding pass for that flight or is being escorted by a crew member or a representative of the operator; or
(4) any pilot-in-command of an aircraft on private operations who enters or is within an airside security area or security enhanced area for the purpose of embarking, disembarking, or servicing the aircraft, if the pilot has in their possession a valid pilot licence, or any person being escorted by the pilot.
(h) The security checks referred to in rule 139.209(a)(1) and (2) are not required if the person making an application for an identity card is issued with a temporary identity card approved by the Director that entitles the person to enter and remain in an airside security area or security enhanced area when escorted by a person issued with an airport identity card in accordance with the security check process referred to in rule 139.209(a)(1) and (2).
