OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS AIMED AT SAFEGUARDING CIVIL AVIATION AGAINST ACTS OF UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE

Improvement and increase of safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference can be achieved at airports and on board aircraft, through the implementation of appropriate systems and devices. In addition to improving safeguarding civil aviation against such acts, solutions described as operational may be used; these usually are directly aimed at ensuring the safety and security of civil aviation. This research focuses on operational solutions that are used for safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference. As a clue, safeguarding civil aviation is understood to be the whole organisational and legal, as well as operational and technical framework, undertaken to prevent acts of unlawful interference endangering the safety and security of civil aviation. The purpose of this study was to characterise operational solutions affecting the provision of civil aviation safeguarding against acts of unlawful interference. The research question was defined thus: What are the existing and potential operational solutions implemented at airports, and on board aircraft; do they improve and increase safeguarding civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference? As a hypothesis, it was assumed that there are many solutions, devices, activities, etc. used to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference. All of them may be implemented within airports, on board aircraft, as well as can be taken in the forms of the operational solutions. Operational solutions are implemented through the provision and use of personal, organisational and procedural forces and resources and through the establishment of appropriate services. The existence and mutual correlations of these elements have an impact on improving the safeguarding of civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference.