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Guidance: Explosive detection systems for cabin baggage (EDSCB)

Department For Transport

August 3
15:08 2023

Explosive detection systems for cabin baggage (EDSCB) in open document format

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Explosive detection systems for cabin baggage (EDSCB) in Excel format

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Listing of the approved explosive detection systems for cabin baggage (EDSCB) approved by the Department for Transport for use in aviation security.

The approved EDSCB analyses cabin bags and trays for the presence of explosive material.

This listing has a 3 tier standard approval. The first standard, C1, is approved for use in airports.

The remaining standards, C2 and C3, will require special approval from us before being used.

Published 16 May 2019
Last updated 3 August 2023 +show all updates
  1. Addition of C1+ and C2+ configurations.

  2. Minor corrections to Smiths Detection entries to remain consistent with ECAC common evaluation process.

  3. New document has the following changes:- Several lines combined to be consistent with ECAC Common Evaluation Process list of approved equipment

  4. 1 updated equipment configuration added to the list from Nuctech.

  5. 7 updated equipment configurations added to the list from Nuctech.

  6. List updated with 4 new equipment configurations added from Nuctech, 3 new equipment configurations added from Rapiscan, 2 new equipment configurations added from Smiths Detection and 5 updated equipment configurations added from Smiths Detection. Formatting has been set to mirror ECAC descriptors.

  7. 3 new equipment configurations added to the list from Analogic, and updated entries from IDSS Holdings Inc., Leidos, Nuctech, Rapiscan and Smiths Detection.

  8. Updated with: 3 new equipment configurations added to the list from IDSS Holdings Inc; 2 new equipment configurations added to the list from Nuctech; 1 new equipment configurations added to the list from Smiths Detection; 11 updated en

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