FAL ProgrammeFAL Programme
Presentation to ACI
July 2004Mary McMunn
Chief FAL section
Presentation to ACI
July 2004Mary McMunn
Chief FAL section
Facilitation Programme: MandateFacilitation Programme: Mandate
ICAOAssembly
ICAOCouncil
Air TransportCommittee
Divisions Panels
Elects CouncilInstructs Council
TAG/MRTD
Secretariat
Aviation SecuritySection
(AVSEC)
FacilitationSection( FAL)
Secretary General
Air Navigation
BureauANB
TechnicalCo-operation
BureauTCB
LegalBureau
LEB
AdministrationBureau
ADB
Economic and
StatisticsBranch(E&S)
Aviation Security
and Facilitation
Branch(S&F)
Air Transport
BureauATB
What is FAL programme about?
What does ICAO do?
What is the role of airports?
What is FAL programme about?
What does ICAO do?
What is the role of airports?
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?
Facilitation issues : MRTDFacilitation issues : MRTD
VisasVisas
PassportsPassports
Crew & Other IDCrew & Other ID
ID CardsID Cards
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Border ControlFacilitation issues : Border Control
Data Base
Cleared
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Passenger, Baggage
and Cargo Flow RationalizationFacilitation issues : Passenger, Baggage
and Cargo Flow Rationalization
Passenger PathPassenger Path
Baggage PathBaggage Path
Security ControlSecurity Control
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Efficient Management of control procedures
Facilitation issues : Efficient Management of control procedures
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?
Facilitation issues : Illegal MigrationFacilitation issues : Illegal Migration
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?
Facilitation issues : CargoFacilitation issues : Cargo
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?
Facilitation issues : Health IssuesFacilitation issues : Health Issues
SARS Detection SARS Detection
TechnologyTechnology
SARS Detection SARS Detection
TechnologyTechnology
What is “facilitation”?What is “facilitation”?
Facilitation issues : Alien SpeciesFacilitation issues : Alien Species
Brown tree Brown tree
snakesnake
Brown tree Brown tree
snakesnake
What is the FAL Programme about?
What is the FAL Programme about?
Standardize travel documents
Improve border clearance
Tackle security problems
Standardize travel documents
Improve border clearance
Tackle security problems
Primarily, facilitation of border controls.
Strategy in 3 parts:
Primarily, facilitation of border controls.
Strategy in 3 parts:
What does ICAO do?Facilitation Section
What does ICAO do?Facilitation Section
Manage Annex 9 – FacilitationManage Annex 9 – Facilitation
Publish specifications on Machine Readable Travel Documents
(Doc 9303).
Publish specifications on Machine Readable Travel Documents
(Doc 9303).Follow up on implementation of
Annex 9. Notification of compliance, differences
and comments on SARPs
Follow up on implementation of
Annex 9. Notification of compliance, differences
and comments on SARPs
What does ICAO do? Producing specs for MRTDs
What does ICAO do? Producing specs for MRTDs
We design your travel documents
Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents (TAG/MRTD)
Doc 9303 – Machine ReadablePassports – Part 1Visas – Part 2Official Travel Documents – Part 3
We design your travel documents
Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents (TAG/MRTD)
Doc 9303 – Machine ReadablePassports – Part 1Visas – Part 2Official Travel Documents – Part 3
What do Civil Aviation Authorities do ?
What do Civil Aviation Authorities do ?
Mandate for FAL programme in the Chicago Convention.
Implementing tasks to be performed or managed.
Mandate for FAL programme in the Chicago Convention.
Implementing tasks to be performed or managed.
Obligations of Aviation Community
Obligations of Aviation Community
Art. 10 - Landing at customs airport
Art. 13 - Entry and clearance regulations
Art. 29 - Documents carried in aircraft
Art. 35 - Cargo restrictions
Art. 10 - Landing at customs airport
Art. 13 - Entry and clearance regulations
Art. 29 - Documents carried in aircraft
Art. 35 - Cargo restrictions
Obligations of StatesObligations of States
Art. 14 - Prevention of spread of disease
Art. 22 - Facilitation of formalities
Art. 23 - Customs and immigration
procedures
Art. 24 - Customs duty
Art. 14 - Prevention of spread of disease
Art. 22 - Facilitation of formalities
Art. 23 - Customs and immigration
procedures
Art. 24 - Customs duty
Obligations of States(cont’d)
Obligations of States(cont’d)
Art. 37(j) -Adoption of international
standard and procedures -
customs and immigration
Art.38 - Departures from international
standards and procedures
Art. 37(j) -Adoption of international
standard and procedures -
customs and immigration
Art.38 - Departures from international
standards and procedures
New Appendix 11, Annex 9Airport FAL Committee FunctionsNew Appendix 11, Annex 9Airport FAL Committee Functions
Day-to-day flight clearance operations
45-minute and 60-minutes goals performance
Systems support – immigration and customs inspection
Traffic flows / checkpoints
Day-to-day flight clearance operations
45-minute and 60-minutes goals performance
Systems support – immigration and customs inspection
Traffic flows / checkpoints
New Appendix 11, Annex 9Airport FAL Committee FunctionsNew Appendix 11, Annex 9Airport FAL Committee Functions
Signage
Staffing adjustments
Input to new facilitation design
Baggage delivery to CIQ
Signage
Staffing adjustments
Input to new facilitation design
Baggage delivery to CIQ
New Appendix 12, Annex 9New Appendix 12, Annex 9
Proposed by FAL/12: Implementing tasks for National
FAL Committees related to each Chicago Convention article.
Proposed by FAL/12: Implementing tasks for National
FAL Committees related to each Chicago Convention article.
Airport FALAirport FAL
New Standard proposed by FAL/12:
“Contracting States shall ensure that the provisions of Annex 9 continue to be implemented in the event an airport becomes privatized.”
New Standard proposed by FAL/12:
“Contracting States shall ensure that the provisions of Annex 9 continue to be implemented in the event an airport becomes privatized.”
ICAO “Doctrine” on Travel Document Security
ICAO “Doctrine” on Travel Document Security
Chicago ConventionChicago Convention
Article 13 – Entry and clearance regulations
Article 23 – Customs and immigration
procedures
International Law binding on 188 Contracting States
Article 13 – Entry and clearance regulations
Article 23 – Customs and immigration
procedures
International Law binding on 188 Contracting States
Assembly Resolution A32-18Assembly Resolution A32-18
International cooperation in protecting the security and integrity of passports 1998: States resolved to safeguard
and protect passports against fraud and assist one another
Updated in 2001
International cooperation in protecting the security and integrity of passports 1998: States resolved to safeguard
and protect passports against fraud and assist one another
Updated in 2001
Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention
Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention
Standards and Recommended Practices Including travel documents security
issuance and controls Immigration / customs clearance
procedures
States obligated by Standards unless they notify a “difference” to ICAO.
Standards and Recommended Practices Including travel documents security
issuance and controls Immigration / customs clearance
procedures
States obligated by Standards unless they notify a “difference” to ICAO.
Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention
Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention
Updated by FAL12 (Cairo, March 2004)
New travel document security provisions
New Standard – All States will issue MRP by 2010
Updated by FAL12 (Cairo, March 2004)
New travel document security provisions
New Standard – All States will issue MRP by 2010
Section IVPassport(ID-3 Size)
Section IVTD1 Card(ID-1 size)
Section VTD2 Card /
Label(ID-2 size)
Section VFormat B
Visa(ID-2 document)
Section IVFormat A
Visa(size to fit in
ID-3 document)
Section III – Specifications Common to all MRTDs
Part 1Part 1 Part 2Part 2 Part 3Part 3
Doc 9303Doc 9303
Security GuidelinesSecurity Guidelines
Document features (Doc 9303)
Minimum Security Measures handling and issuance of passports (G-8 / ICAO)
Document features (Doc 9303)
Minimum Security Measures handling and issuance of passports (G-8 / ICAO)
Work on the TAG/MRTD(1995 – Today)
Work on the TAG/MRTD(1995 – Today)
Doc 9303
Machine Readable Passport
Machine Readable Visa
Machine Readable Travel Documents
Biometric Blueprint
Doc 9303
Machine Readable Passport
Machine Readable Visa
Machine Readable Travel Documents
Biometric Blueprint
Doc 9303Doc 9303
Doc 9303 revised to assimilate new technologies, keeping the MRZDoc 9303 revised to assimilate new technologies, keeping the MRZ
Machine Readable PassportsMachine Readable Passports
Part 1, Machine Readable Passports: 4th edition (1999), 5th edition (2003): Machine verifiable security features Use of bar codes and ICs Minimum security features MRZ retained as the globally
interoperable technology
Part 1, Machine Readable Passports: 4th edition (1999), 5th edition (2003): Machine verifiable security features Use of bar codes and ICs Minimum security features MRZ retained as the globally
interoperable technology
Machine Readable VisasMachine Readable Visas
3rd edition (end 2004):
2 policy changes:
Inclusion of space for “portrait” or
other identification feature
“One person per visa”
3rd edition (end 2004):
2 policy changes:
Inclusion of space for “portrait” or
other identification feature
“One person per visa”
Machine Readable Official Travel Documents
Machine Readable Official Travel Documents
Part 3, Machine Readable Official
Documents: 2nd edition (2002)
Data storage expansion: security
features; biometrics
Specifications for CMCs
Part 3, Machine Readable Official
Documents: 2nd edition (2002)
Data storage expansion: security
features; biometrics
Specifications for CMCs
Biometric BlueprintBiometric Blueprint
Biometrics: enhance security
benefits of MRTDs
Compatibility of technologies
with MRTD issuance process
May 2003: ICAO adopts the
biometric blueprint
Biometrics: enhance security
benefits of MRTDs
Compatibility of technologies
with MRTD issuance process
May 2003: ICAO adopts the
biometric blueprint
Biometric BlueprintBiometric Blueprint
Choice of biometric and storage technology most compatible with the requirements for machine-assisted identity confirmation with MRTDs
Face the primary biometric Fingerprint and Iris as secondaries Contactless IC Logical Data Structure PKI Digital Signatures
Choice of biometric and storage technology most compatible with the requirements for machine-assisted identity confirmation with MRTDs
Face the primary biometric Fingerprint and Iris as secondaries Contactless IC Logical Data Structure PKI Digital Signatures
Facial RecognitionFacial Recognition
Fingerprint RecognitionFingerprint Recognition
IrisIris
Contactless ICContactless IC
Logical Data StructureLogical Data Structure
PKI Digital SignaturesPKI Digital Signatures
ICAO BlueprintICAO Blueprint
Adopted by the Air Transport Committee of the Council on 22 May 2003
Technical Reports to become Specifications
New Annex 9 Recommendation FAL/12.
Adopted by the Air Transport Committee of the Council on 22 May 2003
Technical Reports to become Specifications
New Annex 9 Recommendation FAL/12.
MRTD Web Sitewww.icao.int/mrtdMRTD Web Sitewww.icao.int/mrtd