Protection of Civil Aviation Aircraft Involved in the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Against Acts of Unlawful Interference and Emergency Situation Prevention

The paper raises the issue of protection of civil aviation aircraft involved in the carriage of goods against acts of unlawful interference. The importance of protection of aircraft that are potentially dangerous transport infrastructure objects due to the carriage of biological bacteriological), chemical, nuclear (radioactive) components as goods either legally or illegally reveals a real threat of emergency situation in the case of unlawful interference in the use of explosive and incendiary devices. This paper addresses the development and approval procedure scheme of the List of potential threats of acts of unlawful interference in transport activities to implement preventive measures for population and environment protection against the threat of biological (bacteriological),chemical, nuclear (radioactive) terrorism. The mechanism of security level distribution by the authorized bodies of the Russian Federation for vehicles security, aircraft operators and procedures of civil aviation classification have been studied as well. In conclusion, recommendations are presented for the review and redevelopment of security levels taking into account the international, national, and regional situation on a regular basis. It is recommended to add new types of threats to the List of potential threats of acts of unlawful interference in transport activities timely; inform heads of airports and airlines about the new types of threats; and add quantitative indicators of the possible ecological damage connected with carriage of biological (bacteriological), chemical, nuclear (radioactive) components by civil aviation aircraft to the legislative acts of the Russian Federation.