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Companion Guide
CBP Airport Technical Design Standard

Finding 6: Improve Egress from CBP

The dynamic for changing CBP processes over the past 20 years focused on system by system, or process by process, but there was not a continuous end-to-end view until recently.  Accelerating primary processing was the main focus; when this was solved, there was clarity on issues related to baggage claim.  With improvements to baggage delivery times, bottleneck congestion occurs with increasing frequency at the egress from CBP.  Tests were conducted in 2015-16 to find alternatives for egress from CBP.

Airport Applicability

- Any volume of passengers - Single level facilities - Mostly business/carry-on only travelers - Facilitated bag connections

References

ATDS (2012) - Section 2.7 specifies the passenger process flow from arrival to egress.  Specifically figure 2-4 and 2-5 illustrate the egress flow ATDS (2016 - 90% Draft) - Section 2.6 idescribes overview of FIS layout and passenger flows; specifically diagrams 2-1 and 2-2 illustrate the egress separated for different types of passengers - Section 5.4.13 explains the exit process for all passengers - Code ATD-01-03; ATD-01-08; ATD-01-10 in Chapter 5
FINDINGS
© National Safe Skies Alliance Authored by InterVISTAS Consulting
Companion Guide
CBP Airport Technical Design Standard

Finding 6: Improve Egress from

CBP

The dynamic for changing CBP processes over the past 20 years is focused on system by system, or process by process, but there is not a continuous end-to-end view until recently.  Accelerating primary processing was the main focus; when this was solved there was clarity on issues related to baggage claim.  With improvements to baggage delivery times, bottleneck congestion occurs with increasing frequency at the egress from CBP.  Tests are underway in 2015-16 to find alternates for egress from CBP.
Avoid bottleneck or design that funnels passengers at egress. Ensure it is wide enough to allow for modified egress options
Consider differentiating baggage carousels by risk level, similar to the trial at Miami.  Higher risk flights with canine units and additional roving officers should be located away from the egres
Avoid designs of a narrow exit from the area, and ensure enough floor-to- ceiling height to enable future facial biometric cameras to be installed