The Procedure of Regulated Agent in Air Cargo Security as Per European Union Standards

Abstract

The research objectives were 1) to compare the regulated agent for third country regulated agent standard for air cargo shipped into the European Union territory and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) regulations No. 33 section 2 and 2) to propose the procedure of regulated agent in air cargo security complying with EU standards. This research used a qualitative research method by collecting data from related documents about third-country regulated agent standards for air cargo shipped into EU territory and the CAAT regulations No.33 section 2, including in-depth interviews from 6 persons who are involved in air cargo security operations; and 2 persons who are issuing policies, regulations and supervising regulated agent operators of air cargo security regulations. The findings showed 1) the third country regulated agent for air cargo shipped into EU territory as per the CAAT regulations No.33 section 2, and 2) the researchers had proposed the procedure of regulated agent in air cargo security under EU standards, consisting of 4 steps: 1) preparation 2) preparing and documents submitted to authority 3) aviation authority inspection and 4) regulated agent endorsement, which is a certified of the regulated agent in air cargo security.