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TIACA praises United States for shelving 100pc air cargo screening
THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has come out in support of a decision by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to lift the requirements for air cargo screening.
TIACA applauded what it called a move by US regulators towards "a more risk-based approach to air cargo screening, versus forensic compliance".
This comes after TSA announced it will no longer require the industry to provide air cargo screening volume reporting.
"This will significantly relieve the reporting burden on industry, saving many labour and IT hours," said TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.
"All passenger carriers, and over 1,200 certified freight forwarders and shippers in the US have been required to measure and provide these reports monthly," he said.
Said TIACA chairman Oliver Evans: "This allows industry and government to properly focus limited resources on measures that materially benefit security."
Mr Brittin said regular and on-going inspections of the industry's cargo screening processes made the reports unnecessary, and suggested personnel and IT resources be used to fulfil the requirement for both government and industry.
TIACA applauded what it called a move by US regulators towards "a more risk-based approach to air cargo screening, versus forensic compliance".
This comes after TSA announced it will no longer require the industry to provide air cargo screening volume reporting.
"This will significantly relieve the reporting burden on industry, saving many labour and IT hours," said TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.
"All passenger carriers, and over 1,200 certified freight forwarders and shippers in the US have been required to measure and provide these reports monthly," he said.
Said TIACA chairman Oliver Evans: "This allows industry and government to properly focus limited resources on measures that materially benefit security."
Mr Brittin said regular and on-going inspections of the industry's cargo screening processes made the reports unnecessary, and suggested personnel and IT resources be used to fulfil the requirement for both government and industry.
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