"Perspectives 2011" - Sustainability and Annual Report (pdf)

Workforce and work environmentEnvironmental and climate protectionFinancial reviewSustainable developmentBodies responsible for aviation security and safetyResponsibleTaskingOversightAirport operatorDuty of self-protection as per Section 8of the Aviation Security ActState aviation security authorityAirline companyDuty of self-protection as per Section 9of the Aviation Security ActFederal Office of AviationSecurityAviation security authorityPassenger and baggage screening as perSection 5 of the Aviation Security ActFederal police 1Federal policeBorder controls on personsFederal Ministry of the InteriorCustomsBorder controls on internationalmovements of goodsFederal Ministry of the InteriorSafetyAir traffic controlMonitoring of air space,coordination of flightsFederal Ministry of Transport,Building and Urban Development1In Bavaria: State aviation security authoritynational and EU quality checks are carried out, and weperform our own in-house checks as part of our internalsecurity quality management system.Continuous onward trainingBefore entering the gate areas, passengers and theirhand luggage are screened by employees of Sicherheitsgesellschaftam Flughafen München mbH (SGM).This screening is conducted on behalf of Bavaria’shighest aviation security authority, the South BavarianOffice of Aviation. To make sure that checks are carriedout consistently and to the required security andquality standards, each of the 1,200 or more aviationsecurity officers working at the airport completesaround 40 hours of onward training every year. All trainingfor security personnel is delivered in accordancewith in-house as well as official requirements, andcovers statutory regulations on dealing with personsand personal property.Two more bodies tasked with aviation security are thefederal police and customs. The police are responsiblefor inbound and outbound passport control proceduresplus a variety of security tasks, including protectingat-risk flights and providing armed protection at pas -senger screening points in the airport’s terminals. Customscarries out import and export inspections on thegoods people are carrying.A system to optimize safetyJust like general airport safety and security, the safeoperation and handling of aircraft in line with statutoryaviation regulations has utmost priority at Munich Air -port. Given the steady, ongoing growth in air traffic,we do our utmost to prevent accidents, avoid dangeroussituations, and minimize the potential impacts inthe event that something does happen. We therefore57