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Heightenedairportsecuritytoensurepassengersafety
Published:24Mar201405:14PM
ByJoanneYan
Withmorethan147,000passengerspassingthroughthegatesofChangiAirportdaily,theSingaporePoliceForceandtheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthorityhave
steppedupsecuritymeasures.Findoutmoreabouthowtheykeeppassengerssafebehindthescenes.
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ChangiAirport'sstructuralhardeningmeasurescomeintheformofbollardsandenhancedglazingsuchasantishatterfilmandcablecatchersystem.PHOTO:SyedAbubakar
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FromthestructuralfacadeofChangiAirport,tothetrainingofnonsecuritystaff,theAirportPoliceDivision(APD)anditspartneringagencieshaveputinplacerobustsecurity
measurestomanagethreatsagainsttheaviationsector.
Onemightnotnoticethethickcablewiresforminganetbehindtoweringglasspanelsattheentrancesofallterminals.
Thesecablecatchersystems,togetherwithglassglazedwithantishatterfilmarejustsomeoftheprecautionarymeasurestakentoprotectChangiAirportanditspassengersfrom
anyVehicleBorneImprovisedExplosiveDevice.
Ifaparkedcarweretoexplodeoutsidethegatesoftheterminal,thissystemwouldasfaraspossible,preventlargeglassshardsfrominjuringpassengerswithinthebuilding.
AlsosurroundingChangiAirportisa22kmdoublelayeredperimeterfencewhichactsasaPerimeterIntrusionDetectionSystem,alertingoperatorstotrackanyformofintrusion
intoairportgrounds.
Asoneoftheworldsbusiestairports,ChangiAirportseesmorethan6,900flightslandanddepartinaweek.Therefore,securitythreatsaretakenveryseriously.
IdentityanddocumentchecksbyofficersfromtheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthority(ICA)areconductedthoroughlytoensurenoundesirablepeopleandgoodsslipthrough.
SinceMay2008,ICAleveragesontheMobileINTERPOLNetworkDatabasetoscreenpassportsthatarethencomparedagainstINTERPOLsStolen&LostTravelDocuments
database.
Suspicioustravellerswouldbesubjectedtofurtherchecksandinterviews.
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PatrolofficersconductingtraveldocumentchecksonpassengersatChangiAirport'stransitarea.PHOTO:SyedAbubakarAlsree
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InspectorNadillah,DepartureTeamLeader,ICA,atChangiAirport,explainsthemultilayeredscreeningapproachatthedeparturegates.
Securityofficerswouldfirstcheckthevalidityofpassportsandboardingpassesatthefrontgate,andthenconductanXRayofthepassengershandluggagebeforethepassengers
proceedtotheimmigrationcountersorwalkthroughtheautomatedclearance.
Immigrationofficersonpatrolwouldsieveoutsuspicioustravellersatthispoint..
Travellerswhoexhibitsuspicioussignswouldbeaskedtodoamobilefingerprintscanonaportablescannerandundergoasecondaryinterview.
OverattheImmigrationcounters,facetofacechecks,validityofpassportdetailsanddatabasecheckswillbeinplacebeforeflappergatesareopenedtoallowpassengerstoenter
ChangiAirportstransitarea.
Allbaggage,includinghandheldbaggagearrivinginSingaporeandtransferringtoanotheraircraftwillundergoa100percentHoldBaggageScreeningSystemwhereacomputer
automaticallydetectsexplosivematerialsandoperatorsreviewthreatimagestodetermineifabaggageshouldundergomorechecks(uptofivelevelsofchecks).
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K9dogsconductingchecksonpassengerbaggageatChangiAirport'sapronarea.TheseK9dogsaretrainedtosniffoutdrugsandexplosives.PHOTO:SyedAbubakarAlsree
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K9dogstrainedinexplosivesanddrugsdetectionwouldalsoconstantlymaketheirrounds,sniffingforsuspiciouscontents.
TheAirportOperationsCentreisthenervecentreofChangiAirportwherekeyentitiesinvolvedinaircraftmovement,passengersandbaggagemovement,security,lawandorder
policingamalgamate.
Thiscentraloperationscentreallowsinteragencycooperationforoptimalaviationsecurity.
Securitypersonnelarenottheonlyonesinvolvedintheairportssecurity.
Theairportcommunitycleaners,cashiers,retailstaffandcounterstaffareapartofthePolicesThreatOrientedPassengerScreeningIntegratedSystem(TOPSIS).
TheyaretrainedtobethePoliceseyesandearsonthegroundandwillkeepalookoutforsuspiciouspassengersloiteringaroundtheairportspremises.
InthewakeoftheMH370incident,thePoliceandICAaremonitoringthesituationcloselyandseekthepatientunderstandingoftravellersastheygothroughvariouschecks
conductedtoensureasafeandsecuretravelforeveryone.
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