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Viewing cable 08ANKARA252, TURKEY: TSA MOVES FORWARD ON PROVIDING SECURITY TRAINING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08ANKARA252 2008-02-11 14:31 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara 
VZCZCXRO4944
PP RUEHDA
DE RUEHAK #0252 0421431
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 111431Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5194
INFO RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 2687
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 3866
RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 8677
RHMFIUU/TSA HQ WASHINGTON DC
RUEHBS/FAA BRUSSELS BE
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 000252 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ATHENS PLEASE PASS TSA FOR DAN FURLONG 
TSA FOR AA OGS BILL GACHES 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O.12356:N/A 
TAGS: PTER EAIR TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: TSA MOVES FORWARD ON PROVIDING SECURITY TRAINING 
FOR DGCA 
 
 
This message is Sensitive-But-Unclassified.  Please protect 
accordingly. 
 
1. (SBU) During a January 22 meeting, Embassy Athens Transportation 
Security Administration (TSA) Representative Daniel Furlong and 
Turkish Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) Deputy 
Director General for Security Haydar Yalcin discussed various 
training programs previously requested by the DGCA from TSA.  Yalcin 
said that the 2006 ICAO Universal Security Audit Program (USAP) 
initial assessment and the 2007 ICAO USAP follow-up visit identified 
the development of a screener certification standard as an open item 
requiring corrective action.  Yalcin's office must develop an Action 
Plan to respond to the ICAO report and would like to include a 
statement that TSA is providing assistance in this area.  To help 
develop Turkey's screener certification standard, Yalcin asked if it 
would be possible for DGCA to review TSA's screener certification 
standard.  Furlong explained that this document could only be 
released with the permission of TSA Administrator Kip Hawley. 
 
2. (SBU) The DGCA also requested assistance from TSA on the 
following subjects: 
 -- Crisis Management Program Development 
 -- Passenger Screening Technologies Data (Millimeter Wave) 
 -- Passenger Screening Protocol (TSA SOP) 
 -- Hold Baggage Screening Protocol (TSA SOP) 
 -- Passenger Screening Checkpoint Equipment Daily Operational Test 
Calibration Standard and Methodology 
 -- Screener Certification Standard and Methodology 
 
3. (SBU) At Yalcin's request, we are submitting DGCA's request to 
review TSA's screener certification standard to TSA headquarters for 
consideration. 
 
WILSON