CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Rufus Ferdinand Deputy Chief Operations Officer (DCOO) Securing our Region s Borders ICAO TRIP: Making Air Travel more Secure and Efficient TOWARDS BETTER TRAVELLER IDENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED BORDER CONTROL INTEGRITY Date 1
CARICOM IMPACS SUB AGENCIES Joint Regional Communications Centre (JRCC) Regional Intelligence Fusion Centre (RIFC) Advanced Targeting Intelligence and Information Sharing Operational Support Enhanced Border Security Training CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime & Security (IMPACS) Policy & Strategy Formulation Oversight, Coordination, Implementation Capacity Building Strategic Assessment Threat Assessment Intelligence Sharing Capacity Building
JOINT REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE (JRCC) Established by Inter-Government Agreement (2006) Data Centre Central Repository 24/7 Operations Legacy Advance Passenger Information system (APIS) Advance Cargo Information System (ACIS)
WHAT IS CARICOM APIS CARICOM Advance Passenger System (APIS) is an electronic data interchange System established for the collection, processing and analyzing of passenger and crew data to facilitate travel and to target high risk travellers.
CARICOM APIS BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES Enhance Border Security Ensure the safety of our Region Screening of Aviation & Maritime Crew & Passenger Data Querying API Data against Watch List Databases Facilitate Legitimate Travel Due Diligence Checks (e-visas, Work Permits, CIP Applicants) Statistical Purposes
CARICOM APIS PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATES LEGACY SYSTEM Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago APIS EXPANSION (Regional) Bahamas Belize Haiti Montserrat Suriname APIS EXPANSION (Extra- Regional) British Overseas Territories French Territories Dutch Caribbean Countries
CARICOM APIS LEGISLATION APIS Legislation (2006) Submission after departure (15 Minutes) Specific Exemptions Tonnage and Size Inbound Submissions Penalty/Fines APIS Model Legislation (2015) Submission Prior to Departure (40 Minutes) Additional Data Elements (PNR) Removal of Exemptions (Tonnage) Inbound & Outbound Submissions Penalty/Fines
CARICOM API SYSTEM APIS Legacy System (2006) Semi- Automated System Limited Analysis Un-scalable Applications Multiple Databases Enhanced Targeting System Modular in Nature Rule Based Assessments/Analysis Generation of Specific Queries for targeting and assessing Risk Scalable Applications Specific Trends and Patterns Consolidated Databases
CARICOM INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CARICOM INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Benefits Shared Infrastructure and Cost Expert Identification of Actionable Information Faster Coordination of Information and Intelligence Operational Efficiency Technological and Space Enhancement
CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) PROCESS 1 Visa Info and/or API collected 2 Screening of API or Validation of Visas 3 Hit information to Agencies 4 Passenger Landed/ Not Landed/ or Other* Passenger checks in API collected JRCC Barbados Watchlists (CAWS, InterPol, UN) & CARICOM Databases Access Granted or Denied Aircraft, Ships, Yachts RIFC Trinidad Border Security & Law Enforcement agencies Other* in Member States 1. Land individual and recommend detention for further action by Immigration and or Law Enforcement 2. Land individual and request Law Enforcement to monitor (surveillance) 3. Land individual and alert Law Enforcement 4. Arrest, detain and repatriate.
CARICOM APIS DATA ELEMENTS APIS Legislation Schedule 1 (a) Data relating to flights Flight Identification Scheduled Departure Date Scheduled Departure Time Scheduled Arrival Date Scheduled Arrival Time Last Place/Port of Call of Aircraft Place/Port of Aircraft Initial Arrival Subsequent Place/Port of Call within the country Number of Passengers
ADVANCE PASSENGER INFORMATION (API) APIS Legislation Schedule 1 (b) API messages submitted for processing passengers consist of the following data elements: Full name (as it appears on the MRTD) Date of birth MRTD number State or organization issuing the MRTD MRTD expiry date Nationality Sex Data relating to the flight containing inter alia, flight number, arrival/departure date and time and airport of origin and destination
CARICOM BATCH API TRANSMISSION TIMINGS AND FREQUENCY APIS Legislation (2006) APIS Model Legislation (2015) FREQUENCY Commercial Carriers No later than 15 minutes after departure Private Carriers No later than 30 Minutes before departure Commercial/Private Carriers 40 minutes Prior to Departure Private Carriers 40 minutes Prior to Departure Single transmission required, or resubmission if changes are made to the file
CARICOM BATCH API MESSAGE AND MODE OF TRANSMISSION
REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES Carriers Processed Passengers & Crew Screened 233851 238321 257518 178707 33488719 45602530 46683254 31072517 2014 2015 2016 2017 Year Carriers Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 YEAR YEAR PASSENGERS
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES Cont d Hits Flagged Against Stolen & Lost Travel Documents 3000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2000 1000 SLTDs 0 741 914 980 640 YEAR
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL SUPPROT LAW ENFORCEMENT & BORDER SECURITY AGENCIES Travel History: LEAs Security Vetting: LEAs Joint Interdiction Exercises Joint Intelligence Coordination Sanction Monitoring: Analytical Support Enhanced Due Diligence: LEAs
Crime and Security Strategies CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy 2013 The Strategy identifies and prioritises the common security risks and threats which CARICOM is facing, and likely to face in the future. CARICOM Cyber Security Strategy 2016 Hacking, Virus Dissemination, Cyber Terrorism, Denial of Service CARICOM Counter Terrorism Strategy 2017 In response to UNSC Resolutions 2178 (2014) & 2309 (2016). Threat poses by FTFs to our Region, Disrupting Terrorist Activities, Effective Response & Recovery, Challenging Violent Extremists
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES Non-Compliance by Carriers Late Submissions Quality of Submissions Erroneous Submissions Enforcement Issues
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO CARRIERS Testing Trouble shooting with developers/users/service providers Technical Support & Guidance
WAY FORWARD
GLOBAL APIS NETWORK GLOBAL APIS Network Asia Africa Australia Europe North America South America
AUTOMATION, TECHNOLOGIES & INITIATIVES Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders Automated Border Control Systems (e-gates, Interactive Kiosks) Intelligence & Risk Base Targeting Expansion of APIS Program to Third States Greater Collaboration between CARICOM and Regional/International Agencies Regional Membership to PKD System Implementation of the Advance Cargo Information System (ACIS)
Thank You!!! Rufus Ferdinand Deputy Chief Operations Officer Joint Regional Communications Centre (JRCC) Tel (246) 826 2354 Email: r.ferdinand@impacsjrcc.org Date 26