Virtual Meeting, July 1, 2021.- With the objective of addressing important issues in Aviation Security (AVSEC) and Facilitation (FAL) with a Regional approach, and in a joint effort between ICAO – COCESNA and Member States, The first meeting was held with the participation of Mr. Melvin Cintron, Regional Director of the Regional Office for North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACC), Mr. Julio Siu, Deputy Regional Director; Messrs. Ricardo Delgado and José María Peral, Regional Specialists in Aviation Security and Facilitation, and personnel from COCESNA ACSA and from the AVSEC FAL offices of the Member States.
Mr. Cintron expressed his support for the region in strengthening Aviation Security and the commitment that States must assume to raise the levels of Effective Implementation, proposing as a goal to obtain an average of 80% in the region through work and joint efforts. For his part, the ACSA Manager, Cap. Alejandro Mena expressed the importance and objectives of this first meeting, highlighting and thanking the support of ICAO, which is vital to achieve the proposed goal of 80%, together with an integral participation with a regional vision of the AVSEC FAL offices of the States. , with the support of senior management of the Member States. For their part, the AVSEC FAL Specialists of the States made several interventions generating great contributions in support of the importance of raising the levels of effective implementation in the region and the establishment of a roadmap.
The meeting was also used to clarify doubts about the Protocol Questions (PQ) of the Universal Audit Program (USAP) and coordinate future actions as a starting point to develop a broader group of USAP State Specialists for the CAR region.
As a conclusion of such an important meeting, the following points were agreed: The implementation of an AVSEC FAL Working Group to address the topics indicated by COCESNA Member States. Clarify the interpretation and application of USAP Protocols (PQs). Raise the levels of Effective AVSEC FAL Implementation in the Region. Communicate progress in the implementation and continuous improvement of civil aviation safety and facilitation in the Region.