Guidance

Security scanners (SSc) for aviation security

Approved security scanners for screening people at airports.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
19 August 2013
Last updated
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Security scanners (SSc) approved by Department for Transport for use in aviation security. The SSc are used to screen passengers at airports to ensure they are not carrying prohibited items.

Published 19 August 2013
Last updated 13 November 2023 + show all updates

  1. List updated to reflect latest ECAC approvals.

  2. Addition of 3 Rhode and Schwarz configurations.

  3. Updates to Rhode and Schwarz configurations to remain consistent with ECAC CEP. One equipment configuration added from SHENMUTEK and one configuration removed from Smiths Detection.

  4. - 1 new equipment configuration added to the list from Smiths Detection. - 1 new equipment configuration added to the list from CEIA. - 1 new equipment configuration added to the list from Leidos. - 10 updated equipment configurations added to the list from Rohde & Schwarz.

  5. List updated with one new equipment configuration added from CEIA, one added from Leidos, one added from Rohde & Schwarz and one updated equipment configuration added from Nuctech. Standard 1 equipment removed because no longer approved for use in the UK: AvSec policy.

  6. New entry from CEIA plus updated equipment configuration added from Nutech.

  7. Rebrand of L3 Technologies, Inc to Leidos, as well as new configurations from Leidos, Nuctech and Smiths Detection. Updated guidance on the introduction of Standard 2.1.

  8. Equipment alterations and additions for L3 Technologies plus , Inc, additions were added Rohde & Schwarz and Smiths Detection as well.

  9. New equipment configurations added from L3 Technologies, Inc and Nuctech.

  10. New equipment added for Smiths Detection, L3 Technologies, Nuctech plus Rhodes & Schwarz.

  11. Equipment configurations added for L3 Technologies, Inc, Rohde & Schwarz and Nuctech.

  12. New equipment added from L3 Technologies, Inc and Rohde & Schwarz.

  13. Approved security scanners list updated.

  14. List of approved security scanners for screening people at airports.

  15. List of approved security scanners updated.

  16. New security screening equipment for security scanners (SSc) updated.

  17. Updated with new equipment approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference.

  18. New equipment approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) on 28 July 2015.

  19. Updated with new aviation security equipment recently approved for operation use by DfT and the European Civil Aviation Conference.

  20. First published.

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