Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
30 September 2005
MEDIA RELEASE
For further information contact:
Bill Sommer
Tel: 04 560 9411
or 027 546 8216
A copy of the Direction and the list of Potential Weapons can be viewed on the Civil Aviation Authority web site www.caa.govt.nz under 'Passengers'.
Or use this link to view the Direction to Search for Prohibited Items: http://www.caa.govt.nz/passengers/Direction_Prohibited_Items.pdf
Or this link to view the list of Potential Weapons: http://www.caa.govt.nz/passengers/passengers.htm
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List of Items Prohibited on Aircraft Updated
The Director of Civil Aviation, John Jones, has issued a new directive updating the list of items prohibited on board aircraft operating within and from New Zealand to align with international standards. The list comes into effect on 1 October 2005.
"The question of what should and should not be allowed on board an aircraft is the subject of continual consideration and review by the Civil Aviation Authority, the Aviation Security Service, and the airlines, said John Jones. "The overriding consideration is always public safety and personal security.
After the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, New Zealand quickly introduced restrictive conditions on the carriage of some sharp items on board aircraft. Some degree of relaxation was applied to these measures in July 2002 after consultation with the aviation industry.
In 2003 the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), after consultation with a wide range of global aviation regulatory and industry stakeholders, published a set of internationally agreed guidelines that recognised the additional in-flight security measures implemented since 2001, and the need for harmonised international security controls.
"While the ICAO list of prohibited items is only guidance material, after considerable consultation with the aviation industry and relevant government agencies, and continual review of current security risk levels, I have decided to adopt the ICAO list," said John Jones. "My Direction to the Aviation Security Service dated 23 September 2005, issued in accordance with section 77B(1) of the Civil Aviation Act, formalises the adoption of the international list of prohibited items."