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Published: 11 March 2022

10-11 March 2022 — The members of the Training Task Force reviewed the division of tasks included in the group’s 2022 work programme at their online meeting in March. Priority tasks will include developing new documents on the efficiency of aviation security training, human factors and security culture, as well as developing best practices for training on: the use of shoe explosive detection (SED) and shoe metal detection (SMD) equipment; implementing recruitment-related Doc 30, Part II – Security recommendations; and risk assessment.

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Published: 10 March 2022

10 March 2022 — The ECAC/EU Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Task Group held its third meeting in March. The group was launched in December 2021 and comprises 25 experts appointed by 12 ECAC Member States and five European organisations. It aims to assemble best practices for promoting SAF, and to develop guidance material for ECAC Member States.

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Published: 09 March 2022

9 March 2022 — Members of the European Coordination Group on Aviation Security set their priorities for the coming discussions at their meeting in March. They discussed European priorities and approved two draft European papers for the 41^st ICAO Assembly, which will be presented for approval by Directors General in May.

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Published: 09 March 2022

9 March 2022 — The second ECAC CORSIA Information Seminar (CORSIA-IS/2) addressed the issue of CORSIA eligible fuels, with discussions focusing on facilitating better understanding of how emissions reductions from the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) can be claimed by aircraft operators under the CORSIA Scheme. Jointly organised with the ICAO EUR/NAT office, the seminar was held virtually and brought together 137 participants from 29 States, the industry and seven organisations.

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Published: 08 March 2022

7-8 March 2022 — Launched in 2011, ECAC Familiarisation Courses are organised periodically to provide comprehensive information about ECAC and its activities to newly appointed Directors General of Civil Aviation and their senior advisors who are dealing with ECAC activities. The 10^th edition of this course, held virtually, was opened by ECAC President, Alessio Quaranta, and attended by participants from Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia.

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Published: 08 March 2022

8 March 2022 — The members of ECAC’s Legal Task Force met online to prepare for the 38^th Session of the ICAO Legal Committee on 22-25 March 2022 (LC/38). The participants discussed the European priorities for this meeting. In addition to reviewing their annual work programme and other tasks ahead for 2022, the task force looked at the outcome of a survey on confidentiality of information and discussed how best to maintain the confidentiality of certain meeting reports in ECAC.