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    Vb0 Narrlc Dcsskcr-_afckct, Flrcntbr

    Fak`lt Oalms, Ndlci Nbgpklamnc Biilncr

    Irbg0 Jatdy A. Oukkcr, Lmspcntbr Ecmcrak

    Fatc0 ^cptcgocr >8, ?816

    ^uo`cnt0 Ilmak _cpbrt bm tdc Xrberag Cvakuatlbm bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps Vralmlme bi Bvcrscas^taii (LE-16-85-C)

    Vramsglttcf ibr ybur lmibrgatlbm ls bur ilmak rcpbrt bm tdc Xrberag Cvakuatlbm bi tdc Xcanc

    Nbrps Vralmlme bi Bvcrscas ^taii.

    Gamaecgcmt nbmnurrcf wltd ?> rcnbggcmfatlbms amf flf mbt nbmnur wltd twb.1Akk

    rcnbggcmfatlbms wlkk rcgalm bpcm pcmflme nbmilrgatlbm irbg tdc ndlci nbgpklamnc biilncr tdat

    tdc fbnugcmtatlbm lfcmtlilcf lm gamaecgcmts rcspbmsc das occm rcnclvcf. Lm lts rcspbmsc,

    gamaecgcmt fcsnrlocf antlbms lt ls tajlme br lmtcmfs tb tajc tb affrcss tdc lssucs tdat prbgptcfcand bi bur rcnbggcmfatlbms. Uc wlsd tb mbtc tdat lm nkbslme rcnbggcmfatlbms, wc arc mbt

    ncrtliylme tdat tdc aecmny das tajcm tdcsc antlbms br tdat wc davc rcvlcwcf tdclr ciicnt.

    Ncrtliylme nbgpklamnc amf vcrliylme ciicntlvcmcss arc gamaecgcmts rcspbmslolkltlcs.

    Bur nbggcmts, wdlnd arc lm tdc rcpbrt as Appcmflx E, affrcss tdcsc gattcrs.?Xkcasc rcspbmf

    wltd fbnugcmtatlbm tb nkbsc tdc bpcm rcnbggcmfatlbms lm annbrfamnc wltd tdc fcafklmcs

    lmnkufcf lm tdc aecmnys rcspbmsc.

    \bu gay affrcss qucstlbms rcearflme ibkkbw-up br fbnugcmtatlbm tb Asslstamt Lmspcntbr Ecmcrakibr Cvakuatlbm @lg BJccicat ?8?.9>.pcancnbrps.ebv/BLEBLE _cpbrts

    Bmklmc _cpbrtlme VbbkBLEHpcancnbrps.ebv

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    Earry ^tamocrry, Fcputy Assbnlatc Flrcntbr, Gamaecgcmt

    Fbrlmc Amfrcws, Ndlci Lmibrgatlbm Biilncr

    Jcrl Kbwry, _celbmak Flrcntbr, Curbpc, Gcfltcrramcam, amf Asla Bpcratlbms

    Flnj Fay, _celbmak Flrcntbr, Airlna BpcratlbmsJcm \agasdlta, _celbmak Flrcntbr, Lmtcr-Agcrlna amf tdc Xanliln Bpcratlbms

    @bscpd Dcpp, Ndlci Ilmamnlak BiilncrFavlf Jlme, Flrcntbr bi Nlvlk _ledts amf Flvcrslty

    Garlc GnKcbf, Flrcntbr, Biilnc bi Ekboak Dcaktd amf DLYXauk @ume, Assbnlatc Flrcntbr, Biilnc bi Dcaktd ^crvlncs

    Jckklc Erccmc, Flrcntbr, Biilnc bi Ylntlg Afvbnany

    ^bmla ^tlmcs Fcrcmbmnburt, Flrcntbr, Bvcrscas Xrberagglme amf Vralmlme ^uppbrt

    ^arad Gbrecmtdau, Flrcntbr, Xcanc Nbrps _cspbmsc

    Xatrlnla Oarjkc, Fcputy Ndlci Nbgpklamnc Biilncr

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    Xcanc NbrpsBiilnc bi Lmspcntbr Ecmcrak

    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas ^taii

    LE-16-85-C

    ^cptcgocr ?816

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii l

    CTCNSVLYC ^SGGA_\

    OANJE_BSMF

    Bmc bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps stratceln bo`cntlvcs ibr ilsnak ycars (I\s) ?816 tb ?814 ls tb nuktlvatc a

    dled-pcribrglme kcarmlme breamlzatlbm oy lmvcstlme lm prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt ibr staii.Xrcvlbus aecmny asscssgcmts amf Biilnc bi Lmspcntbr Ecmcrak (BLE) rcpbrts davc mbtcf tdcndakkcmecs bi trylme tb tralm staii wdb wbrj arbumf tdc wbrkf. At tdc tlgc bi bur amakysls,apprbxlgatcky 53 pcrncmt bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps wbrjibrnc was oascf bvcrscas. Bi tdbsc, cledtpcrncmt wcrc fcslematcf Smltcf ^tatcs flrcnt dlrcs (S^FDs) wdlkc tdc rcgalmlme staii waspcrsbmak scrvlncs nbmtrantbrs (X^Ns) amf ibrclem scrvlnc matlbmaks (I^Ms). Ultd tdc passaec bitdc Jatc Xuzcy Xcanc Nbrps Ybkumtccr Xrbtcntlbm Ant bi ?811 (Jatc Xuzcy Ant), X^Nrcspbmslolkltlcs davc occm cxpamfcf tb lmnkufc lmdcrcmtky ebvcrmgcmtak iumntlbms, lmnkuflmesupcrvlsbry rbkcs. As a rcsukt bi tdc ndamec, icfcrakky gamfatcf tralmlmes prcvlbusky fccgcf mbtappklnaokc ibr X^Ns mccfcf tb oc rccxaglmcf oy tdc aecmny.

    BO@CNVLYCVdls cvakuatlbms bo`cntlvc was tb asscss tdc aecmnys prbvlslbm amf gamaecgcmt bi tralmlme ibrakk bvcrscas staii. Vb andlcvc tdls, wc lfcmtlilcf gamfatbry tralmlme rcqulrcgcmts amf attcgptcftb fcsnrloc tdc tralmlme prberags avalkaokc tb bvcrscas staii. Uc aksb rcvlcwcf tdc way tdcaecmny gamaecs staii tralmlme, dbw lt tranjs amf gcasurcs tralmlme ciicntlvcmcss, amf dbw ltgamaecs tdc tralmlme oufect.

    _C^SKV^ LM O_LCI

    Vdc tralmlme bi bvcrscas staii at tdc Xcanc Nbrps ls lmnbmslstcmt amf varlcs ercatky fcpcmflme bmbmcs pbsltlbm amf pbst. Bvcrscas staii lm sbgc pbsltlbms rcnclvcs nbmslstcmt, bmeblme tralmlme,cspcnlakky ibr S FD pbsltlbms br tdbsc tdat affrcss Ybkumtccr dcaktd amf saicty. Ibr btdcr staii,

    tralmlme ls lmnbmslstcmt amf bm-tdc-`bo tralmlme ls nbggbm.

    Vdc aecmny kanjs a stamfarflzcf lmltlak tralmlme prberag ibr mcw bvcrscas staii. Aktdbued tdcaecmny puts slemlilnamt ciibrt lmtb lts Bvcrscas ^taii Vralmlme (B^V) prberag, annbrflme tb burfata, bmky 14 pcrncmt bi nurrcmt bvcrscas staii (amf mlmc pcrncmt bi DNMs) dlrcf octwccm ?884amf ?81> daf attcmfcf lt. Ibr staii mbt attcmflme B^V, rcspbmslolklty ibr lmltlak tralmlme iakks tbpbsts, wdlnd rcnclvc klttkc tb mb eulfamnc bm wdat mcw staii mccfs tb jmbw wdcm ocelmmlme apbsltlbm. Iurtdcrgbrc, wltdbut a stamfarf lmtrbfuntbry tralmlme prberag, tdc Xcanc Nbrps ls mbtcmsurlme tdat bvcrscas staii das a oasc kcvck bi umfcrstamflme bi tdc aecmny amf icfcrak kaws amfrceukatlbms.

    Vdc aecmny mccfs a ncmtrak biilnc tb fcvckbp, gamaec, amf nbbrflmatc tdc tralmlme bi bvcrscasstaii: fcvckbp a kcarmlme stratcey: amf cmsurc tdat akk cgpkbyccs arc tralmcf bm gamfatbry amf`bo-csscmtlak tbplns. Vdc kanj bi a rcnbemlzcf biilnc br a scmlbr biilnlak tb bvcrscc amf nbbrflmatctralmlme das afvcrscky aiicntcf tdc aecmnys tralmlme stratcey, partlnukarky c-kcarmlme: tdc mugocrbi tralmlme prantltlbmcrs tdrbuedbut tdc aecmny: dbw tdc tralmlme oufect ls gamaecf: amf tdcaecmnys aolklty tb gcct icfcrak tralmlme gamfatcs. Lt was mcarky lgpbsslokc lm bur cvakuatlbm tblfcmtliy amf rcscarnd akk bi tdc tralmlmes prbvlfcf at tdc aecmny lm karec part ocnausc tdcrc ls mbncmtraklzcf gamaecgcmt bi tdc aecmnys tralmlme iumntlbm.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ll

    Fcspltc tdc iant tdat DNMs gajc up bvcr

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii

    VAOKC BI NBMVCMV^

    CTCNSVLYC ^SGGA_\.....................................................................................................................l

    OANJE_BSMF AMF CYAKSAVLBM BO@CNVLYC^.............................................................................1

    ^CNVLBM A0AMAK\^L^ BI ^XCNLILN V_ALMLME^............................................................................3

    ^CNVLBM O0LFCMVLILNAVLBM BI ^\^VCGLN L^^SC^.....................................................................?9

    KL^V BI _CNBGGCMFAVLBM .......................................................................................................6>

    AXXCMFLT A0BO@CNVLYC,^NBXC,AMF GCVDBFBKBE\.............................................................63

    AXXCMFLT O0LMVC_YLCU^ NBMFSNVCF......................................................................................65

    AXXCMFLT N0KL^V BI AN_BM\G^................................................................................................6

    AXXCMFLT E0BLENBGGCMV^ ....................................................................................................9?

    AXXCMFLT D0X_BE_AG CYAKSAVLBM NBGXKCVLBM AMF BLENBMVANV...............................96

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 1

    Ileurc 10 Bvcrscas ^taii

    Gajcup

    ?,861

    14?

    Bvcrscas X^Ns amf I^Ms

    Bvcrscas S^FDs

    ^burnc0 Cgpkbycc ^uggary Vramsglttak0

    Aprlk 1, ?816

    OANJE_BSMF AMF CYAKSAVLBM BO@CNVLYC^

    Lm tdc iakk bi ?81>, tdc Xcanc Nbrps rckcascf lts stratceln pkam ibr I\s ?816 tb ?814, wdlndlmnkufcf 11 stratceln bo`cntlvcs tdat wlkk scrvc as tdc rbafgap ibr afvamnlme tdc aecmnys

    glsslbm. Bmc bi tdbsc stratceln bo`cntlvcs ls tb nuktlvatc a dled-pcribrglme kcarmlmebreamlzatlbm oy lmvcstlme lm prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt ibr staii, lgprbvlme staii rctcmtlbm, amfstrcmetdcmlme lmstltutlbmak gcgbry. Annbrflme tb tdc stratceln pkam, tdc ilvc-ycar rukc, wdlndklglts tdc ga`brlty bi Agcrlnam staii tb ilvc ycar appblmtgcmts, das prbfuncf slemlilnamt dugamnapltak amf jmbwkcfec gamaecgcmt ndakkcmecs.?Lm brfcr tb bvcrnbgc tdcsc ndakkcmecs, tdcaecmny das lfcmtlilcf twb pcribrgamnc ebaks0 lmnrcasc tdc pcrncmtaec bi staii satlsilcf wltd tdctralmlme tdcy rcnclvc tb 9? pcrncmt oy I\ ?814 amf lmnrcasc tdc avcraec tcmurc bi S^FD staii.

    BYC_^CA^ ^VAII GAJCSX

    As bi Aprlk 1, ?816, apprbxlgatcky ?,??> pcbpkc, br 53pcrncmt bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps wbrjibrnc, wcrc oascf bvcrscas.

    Bi tdbsc ?,??> pcbpkc, 14? (cledt pcrncmt) wcrc fcslematcfS^FDs.>Bvcrscas S^FDs arc akk Agcrlnam nltlzcms amftyplnakky ilkk tdc tdrcc gbst scmlbr pbsltlbms at a pbst0 nbumtryflrcntbr (NF), flrcntbr bi prberagglme amf tralmlme (FXV),amf flrcntbr bi gamaecgcmt amf bpcratlbms (FGB).

    Lm affltlbm, tdcrc arc scvcrak S^FD pbsltlbms bvcrscas tdatnbvcr guktlpkc pbsts. Vdcrc arc 18 bvcrscas Xcanc Nbrpssaicty amf scnurlty biilncrs (XN^^Bs) wdb scrvc as scnurltyafvlsbrs ibr guktlpkc pbsts lm a rcelbm. Airlna aksb das twbS^FDs wdb scrvc bvcrscas as prberagglme amf tralmlme

    rcelbmak afvlsbrs.

    Vdc rcgalmlme ?,861 bvcrscas staii gcgocrs wcrc cltdcr X^Ns br I^Ms. X^Ns amf I^Ms(dcrcaitcr rcicrrcf tb nbkkcntlvcky as DNMs cxncpt lm nascs wdcm tdc flstlmntlbm aiicnts tralmlmercqulrcgcmts) arc prlgarlky nltlzcms bi tdc dbst nbumtry, out a icw gay oc Agcrlnam nltlzcms brnltlzcms bi a tdlrf nbumtry.

    Xrlbr tb ?811, tdc Xcanc Nbrps Ant statcf tdat a X^N was mbt nbmslfcrcf am cgpkbycc bi tdc S.^.ebvcrmgcmt ibr amy purpbsc. Dbwcvcr, tdc Jatc Xuzcy Ant agcmfcf tdc Xcanc Nbrps Ant sb tdata X^N gay oc fccgcf am cgpkbycc bi tdc S.^. ebvcrmgcmt ibr amy purpbsc cxncpt amy kawafglmlstcrcf oy tdc Biilnc bi Xcrsbmmck Gamaecgcmt (BXG). As a rcsukt bi tdls agcmfgcmt,

    tdc Xcanc Nbrps rcvlscf lts pbklnlcs amf prbncfurcs tb trcat X^Ns as cgpkbyccs ibr mcarky akkpurpbscs. Ibr cxagpkc, X^Ns arc suo`cnt tb tdc sagc futlcs amf rcspbmslolkltlcs as flrcnt dlrccgpkbyccs amf rcnclvc nbgparaokc akkbwamncs amf ocmcilts. Gbrc nrunlakky, X^Ns arc mbw

    ?Lm 1Vdls naknukatlbm fbcs mbt lmnkufc sdbrt tcrg X^Ns sund as kameuaec amf nrbss nukturak ianlkltatbrs.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?

    autdbrlzcf tb pcribrg lmdcrcmtky ebvcrmgcmtak iumntlbms0 tdcy nam supcrvlsc btdcr X^Ns:pcribrg nasdlcr amf btdcr ilmamnlak gamaecgcmt futlcs: amf scrvc as rcnclvlme biilncrs,nbmtrantlme biilncrs (NBs), amf prbpcrty biilncrs. As ibr I^Ms, tdcy arc appblmtcf umfcr ^cntlbm5(a) bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps Ant, tdc sagc oasln autdbrlty ibr tdc appblmtgcmt bi Xcanc Nbrpscgpkbyccs. Annbrflmeky, I^Ms arc icfcrak cgpkbyccs ibr akk purpbscs.

    X_CYLBS^ A^^C^^GCMV^ BI ^VAII V_ALMLME

    ^taii tralmlme das occm am arca bi ibnus ibr tdc Xcanc Nbrps ibr at kcast scvcrak ycars. Vdc aecmnydas prbfuncf guktlpkc asscssgcmts tdat affrcsscf staii tralmlme mccfs amf tralmlme nbmncrms davcoccm ralscf lm guktlpkc BLE rcpbrts.

    Lm ?884, tdc Flrcntbrs Biilnc rcqucstcf tdat amLmtcrmak Gamaecgcmt Asscssgcmt (LGA) ocnbmfuntcf tb fctcrglmc dbw wckk tdc biilnc biBvcrscas Xrberagglme amf Vralmlme ^uppbrt(BXAV^) iumntlbms amf strunturcs aklemcf wltdprberagglme amf tralmlme mccfs lm tdc ilckf. 6Annbrflme tb tdc LGA tcag, tdcrc was a ecmcrak aerccgcmt agbmest staii at dcafquartcrs amf lmtdc ilckf tdat tdc aecmny das umfcrvakucf amf umfcr-lmvcstcf lm prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt ibr ltscmtlrc staii, out partlnukarky ibr DNM staii. ^cvcrak bi tdc LGAs rcnbggcmfatlbms lmnkufc

    1. Breamlzc amf staii a umlt tasjcf wltd fcvckbplme amf nbmtlmubusky upfatlme a jmbwkcfec oasctdat lmibrgs staii prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt bptlbms ocelmmlme lmltlakky wltd bur jcy tcndmlnakscntbrs amf nbrc Xcanc Nbrps ouslmcss prantlncs.

    ?. Cxpamf c-kcarmlme nburscwarc uslme jmbwkcfec asscts as rcqucstcf oy pbsts.>. Vasj tdc mcw kcarmlme amf prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt flvlslbm tbKcvcraec ilckf jmbwkcfec

    as a nrltlnak rcsburnc amf strcagklmc lmibrgatlbm sdarlme anrbss rcelbms amf scntbrs.

    Lm ?88< Nbmercss rcqulrcf tdc Xcanc Nbrps tb prbfunc a nbgprcdcmslvc asscssgcmt rcpbrt bi tdc

    aecmnys bpcratlbms, lmnkuflme tralmlme ibr staii. Vdc asscssgcmt gafc tdrcc rcnbggcmfatlbmsrckatcf tb lgprbvlme staii tralmlme0

    1. _cnbggcmfatlbm YLLL-90 Vdc asscssgcmt tcag rcnbggcmfs tdat tdc Biilnc bi BvcrscasXrberagglme amf Vralmlme ^uppbrt rcfcilmc tdc nbmtlmuug bi kcarmlme tb gajc lt slgpkcr,gbrc ibnuscf, amf afaptaokc.

    ?. _cnbggcmfatlbm YLLL-50 Vdc asscssgcmt tcag rcnbggcmfs0a. Nbgpkctlbm bi tdc twb nburscs umfcr fcvckbpgcmt amf nbmtlmuc ciibrts tb klncmsc br

    usc akrcafy fcvckbpcf bmklmc nburscs lm kcafcrsdlp, gamaecgcmt, amf nbggumlnatlbmsjlkks as a way bi prbvlflme lggcflatc anncss tb fcvckbpgcmt ibr bvcrscas staii.

    o. Affltlbmakky a nbmncrtcf ciibrt wlkk mccf tb oc gafc tb cstaoklsd a nukturc bi kcarmlme,

    sb tdat bvcrscas staii ls gbtlvatcf amf rcwarfcf ibr nbgpkctlme nburscs amf ls elvcmtlgc furlme wbrjlme dburs tb fb sb.n. Udcm bvcrscas staii ls nbgibrtaokc wltd uslme bmklmc nburscs ibr fcvckbpgcmt, tdcm lt

    gay oc usciuk tb nbmtlmuc tdc fcvckbpgcmt bi affltlbmak lm-dbusc fcslemcf c-nburscs.

    >. _cnbggcmfatlbm YLLL-40 Vdc asscssgcmt tcag rcnbggcmfs tdat0

    6At tdc tlgc bi tdc LGA asscssgcmt BXAV^ was nakkcf tdc Ncmtcr ibr Ilckf Asslstamnc amf Appklcf _cscarnd.

    A ?884 LGA rcpbrtcf tdat tdc aecmny das

    a kbme dlstbry bi umfcr-lmvcstlme lm tdc

    prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt DNMs.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii >

    a. Vdc Biilnc bi Bvcrscas Xrberagglme amf Vralmlme ^uppbrt fcvckbp a oasln brlcmtatlbmibr akk bvcrscas staii.

    o. Xbsts fcvckbp tralmlme pkams ibr nurrcmt amf mcw staii gcgocrs.

    Lm a spccnd tb Nbmercss, ibrgcr Flrcntbr Aarbm Ulkklags ammbumncf dls apprbvak bi akkrcnbggcmfatlbms amf nbgglttcf tdc Xcanc Nbrps tb tdclr lgpkcgcmtatlbm. Am lgpkcgcmtatlbm

    gatrlx was fcvckbpcf amf tdc tdrcc rcnbggcmfatlbms flsnusscf aobvc wcrc tb oc nbgpkctcf oyI\ ?81?. Dbwcvcr, tdc aecmny stbppcf tranjlme prbercss bi tdc rcnbggcmfatlbms amf wc nbukfmbt vcrliy tdat tdc tdrcc klstcf aobvc daf occm lgpkcgcmtcf.

    Lm affltlbm tb tdcsc twb aecmny-wlfc asscssgcmts, BLE das prbfuncf guktlpkc cvakuatlbms amfauflts tdat lmnkufcf rcnbggcmfatlbms flrcntcf at staii tralmlme. Lm I\ ?81?, BLE prbfuncf_cnurrlme Lssucs0 BLE Xbst Auflts amf Cvakuatlbms Ilsnak \cars ?88 cand rcelbm, lm nbm`umntlbm wltd tdc Biilnc bi tdc NdlciIlmamnlak Biilncr (BNIB), dckf twb wckk-rcnclvcf nasdlcr nbmicrcmncs. Lm ?81>, BXAV^

    breamlzcf rcelbm-spbmsbrcf nbmicrcmncs bm gbmltbrlme amf cvakuatlbm.

    Vralmcrs aksb travck tb pbsts tb tralm amf gcmtbr sbgc br akk bi tdc staii. ^bgc XN^^Bs, ibrcxagpkc, gay prbvlfc tralmlmes tb staii bm tbplns ramelme irbg cgcrecmny prcparcfmcss tb sltc

    3XN^^Bs fb mbt attcmf B^V.

    9Vdc aecmny ndamecf tdc tltkc bi tdc saicty amf scnurlty nbbrflmatbr tb saicty amf scnurlty gamaecr.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 6

    fcvckbpgcmt furlme tdclr vlslts tb cand pbst. XN^^Bs aksb scrvc as tcndmlnak tralmcrs amfgcmtbrs tb tdc ^^Gs. Btdcr cxagpkcs bi tralmcrs travcklme tb pbsts lmnkufc tdc rcelbmak LVspcnlaklsts wdb tralm amf gcmtbr mcw LV spcnlaklsts, tdc rbvlme XNGB wdb bvcrsccs mcwXNGBs cfunatlbm amf tralmlme, amf BXAV^ tralmlme spcnlaklsts wdb fcklvcr tralmlmes bmmugcrbus tbplns.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps aksb prbvlfcs bmklmc tralmlmes tdrbued scvcrak fliicrcmt pkatibrgs. XNS scrvcsas tdc aecmnys KG^ ibr lts cgpkbyccs. Kaumndcf lm ?818, XNS was lmtcmfcf tb prbvlfc anncsstb a wlfc varlcty bi Xcanc Nbrps amf mbm-Xcanc Nbrps tralmlme amf staii fcvckbpgcmt antlvltlcs,wltd vlrtuakky akk nbmtcmt bm ZtdcW bmc-stbp tralmlme/prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt sltc bpcm tbamybmc lmtcrcstcf lm ealmlme mcw sjlkks. Affltlbmak bmklmc tralmlmes arc ibumf butslfc XNS lmfliicrcmt arcas bi tdc lmtramct. Kymfa.nbg ls ambtdcr vlrtuak pkatibrg avalkaokc tb akk Xcanc Nbrpsstaii amf biicrs gamy tralmlmes bm tbplns ramelme irbg bmklmc garjctlme tb Xdbtbsdbp.

    Ilmakky, tdc aecmny wlkk bnnaslbmakky tralm bvcrscas staii tdrbued staii cxndamecs amfgcmtbrsdlps. Vdc aecmny fbcs mbt davc a ibrgak staii cxndamec amf gcmtbrlme prberag sb tdcsctcmf tb oc gamaecf oy tdc rcelbms bm a nasc-oy-nasc oasls.

    CYAKSAVLBM BO@CNVLYC^

    Vdc bo`cntlvc bi tdc cvakuatlbm was tb asscss tdc aecmnys prbvlslbm amf gamaecgcmt bi tralmlmeibr akk bvcrscas staii. Vb andlcvc tdat, wc lfcmtlilcf gamfatbry tralmlme rcqulrcgcmts amfattcgptcf tb fcsnrloc tdc tralmlme prberags avalkaokc tb bvcrscas staii. Uc aksb rcvlcwcf tdcway tdc aecmny gamaecs staii tralmlme, dbw lt tranjs amf gcasurcs tralmlme ciicntlvcmcss, amfdbw lt gamaecs tdc tralmlme oufect.

    Aktdbued tdc cvakuatlbm umnbvcrcf sbgc pbsltlvc ckcgcmts bi tdc tralmlme prberag, tdcrc ls rbbgibr lgprbvcgcmt. Uc ibumf tdc aecmny ls ndakkcmecf lm prbvlflme tdc sagc kcvck bi quakltytralmlmes tb DNMs tdat tdcy fb ibr S^FDs. Udlkc tdc cvakuatlbm umnbvcrcf lssucs wltd spcnlilntralmlmes tdat nam oc qulnjky rcgcflcf tb gcct icfcrak tralmlme rceukatlbms br gajc sdbrt-tcrglgprbvcgcmts (scc ^cntlbm A0 Amakysls bi ^pcnliln Vralmlmes), ilxlme tdc umfcrkylme nauscs tdatnrcatc kastlme ndamec wlkk tajc gbrc ciibrt (scc ^cntlbm O0 Lfcmtlilnatlbm bi ^ystcgln Lssucs).

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 3

    ^CNVLBM A0AMAK\^L^ BI ^XCNLILN V_ALMLME^

    VDC ^VAVC BI V_ALMLME LMLVLAVLYC^ AV VDC XCANC NB_X^

    Vdrbued bur rcvlcw, wc fctcrglmcf tdat tdcrc arc gamy arcas wdcrc tdc aecmny ls puttlme a kbt bi

    rcsburncs lmtb tralmlme. Lm iant, tdcrc arc sb gamy fliicrcmt tralmlmes prbvlfcf oy fliicrcmt biilncstdat wc strueekcf tb annuratcky lfcmtliy akk bi tdcg. Udlkc lt was nkcar tdat tdc Xcanc Nbrpsprbvlfcs mugcrbus tralmlme bppbrtumltlcs, lt was gbrc fliilnukt tb fctcrglmc wdctdcr tdcsctralmlme cvcmts arc ciicntlvc lm elvlme staii tdc sjlkks amf jmbwkcfec tdcy mccf tb pcribrg tdclr`bos. Aktdbued tdc aecmny nbmfunts prc- amf pbst-tcsts ibr sbgc tralmlmes, sund as tdc ammuakNGCs ibr XNGBs, btdcrs fb klttkc gbrc tdam nbmfunt a satlsiantlbm survcy. Mcvcrtdckcss, tdcrc lsa vlcw agbme sbgc staii tdat tralmlme bppbrtumltlcs davc lmnrcascf lm rcncmt ycars.

    Lm affltlbm tb tdc ibrgak tralmlme cvcmts amf bmklmc nburscs, sbgc bi wdlnd wlkk oc rcvlcwcf katcrlm tdls scntlbm, bvcrscas staii survcycf as part bi tdls cvakuatlbm lfcmtlilcf staii cxndamecsoctwccm pbsts as am lgpbrtamt amf vakuaokc ibrg bi tralmlme.5^urvcy nbggcmts rcikcnt tdc

    usciukmcss bi tdcsc staii cxndamecs as wckk as tdc lmtcrcst lm akkbwlme gbrc staii tb partlnlpatc lma staii cxndamec0

    Vdc staii cxndamecs arc vcry lgpbrtamt ibr staii. Vdcy dckp wltd jccplme staii gbtlvatcf,rccmcrelzlme tdcg, dckplme tdcg scc mcw ways bi fblme tdlmes amf ocnbglme gbrc apprcnlatlvc biwdat wbrjs.

    ZAW staii cxndamec prberag wbukf aksb ocZaW dckpiuk tralmlme. Udcrc L nam kcarm amf sdarc gysjlkks amf cxpcrlcmnc wltd tdc staii irbg btdcr pbsts.

    Li L was tb cvcm davc ZaW staii cxndamec wltd btdcr mcledobrlme nbumtrlcs tb ilmf but dbw tdcydamfkc tdc staii tdcy arc supcrvlslme, lt wbukf dckp a ercat fcak.

    Fcspltc tdc avalkaolklty bi guktlpkc ibrgak tralmlme bppbrtumltlcs, gamy bvcrscas staii statcf tdatbm-tdc-`bo tralmlme ls vcry nbggbm amf ls bitcm tdc prlgary ibrg bi tralmlme. Aktdbued bm-tdc-`bo tralmlme ls sbgctlgcs fcklvcrcf tdrbued pkammcf sdafbwlme amf gcmtbrlme cxpcrlcmncs, gbstbi tdc tlgc tdcsc tralmlme bppbrtumltlcs arc af dbn, kcaflme tb lmnbmslstcmnlcs amf varlaolkltyanrbss pbsltlbms, pbsts, amf tlgc. Gbst staii rcpbrtcf tdat tdcy arc cvcmtuakky aokc tb kcarmcvcrytdlme tdcy mccf tb jmbw tb fb tdclr `bos, out tdls apprband tb kcarmlme ls mbt tdc gbstciilnlcmt amf kcavcs rbbg ibr eaps. ^taii nbggcmts rcikcnt sbgc bi tdc ndakkcmecs bi rckylme tbbgund bm bm-tdc-`bo tralmlme0

    Z^taiiW kcarms cvcrytdlme bm tdc `bo amf tdus tdc quaklty ls rcklamt bm tdclr AXNF ZAssbnlatc XcancNbrps FlrcntbrW amf AXNFs davcm't rcnclvcf tralmlme bm dbw tb nband amf gcmtbr.

    Uc davc daf tb kcarm bm tdc `bo, snrcw up amf gajc lt up as wc eb akbme. Mbt fblme tdls rledtaiicnts nbggumlnatlbm amf gbrakc

    Uc arc aobut tb dlrc a mcw jcy pbsltlbm amf ilmflme tdc t lgc tb prbvlfc bm tdc bo tralmlme lseblme tb oc tbued.

    5Uc survcycf bvcrscas staii tb botalm tdclr vlcws bm tralmlme. Qubtcs amf survcy pcrncmtaecs lm tdc rcpbrt rcikcnt

    iccfoanj eatdcrcf irbg tdls survcy. cc tdc Bo`cntlvc, nbpc, amf Gctdbfbkbey scntlbm ibr gbrc lmibrgatlbm.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 9

    Am lgpbrtamt gcssaec tdat wc dcarf rcpcatcfky irbg bvcrscas staii ls tdc kanj bi tlgc tbpartlnlpatc lm tralmlme fuc tb dled wbrjkbafs amf btdcr `bo fcgamfs. Aktdbued staii ls usuakkyaokc tb attcmf Xcanc Nbrps nbmicrcmncs amf tralmlmes dckf butslfc tdc biilnc, lt ls fliilnukt, li mbtlgpbsslokc, ibr tdcg tb ilmf tlgc ibr bmklmc nburscs amf btdcr tralmlmes tdat arc mbt gamfatbry.^taii nbggcmts rcikcnt tdc ndakkcmecs tdcy ianc0

    Bur wbrjkbaf ls sb ercat tdat prberagglme staii wbrjs bvcr 38 dburs pcr wccj amf fbcsm't davctlgc tb tdlmj aobut btdcr prbicsslbmak tralmlme bppbrtumltlcs, kct akbmc tajc tlgc tb partlnlpatc.

    L pcrsbmakky mcvcr ect tdc tlgc tb cvcm kbbj at bmklmc tralmlme. Udcm a tralmlme ls gamfatbry, tdcmL fb lt out L wlsd wc daf lt lm bur XN Xbklnlcs tb tajc tdc ilrst ? wccjs bi bmc's cgpkbygcmt tb fbtralmlme.

    Smtlk Xcanc Nbrps starts staiilme pbsts apprbprlatcky amf ilkklme vanamt pbsltlbms wltdlm arcasbmaokc tlgc iragc (1-> gbmtds, mbt 9 gbmtds tb bvcr a ycar) tdcm wc nam tdlmj aobut tralmlme.Out ibr mbw, mb bmc das tlgc ibr lt, amf tdcrc ls ncrtalmky mb oufect ibr lt.

    L wbukf kbvc tb fb sbgc bi tdc tralmlmes tdat arc biicrcf bm-klmc oy XN out ilmf tdat L slgpky fbmbt davc tdc tlgc. Lt's lmtcrcstlme tdat wc ilmf tdc tlgc wdcm tdc tralmlme ls but bi tdc biilnc out tbfb lt wdlkc at tdc biilnc ls lgpbsslokc! Lmmbvatlvc ways tb cmnburaec staii tb fb tdcsc bm-klmctralmlmes wlkk dckp...kljc scmflme sgakk erbups tb a vcmuc ibr ? fays tb nbgpkctc a partlnukar nbursc

    oy tdcgsckvcs. L icck wc arcm't tajlme afvamtaec bi wdat's avalkaokc.

    Vdls ndakkcmec ls lgpbrtamt ibr Xcanc Nbrps scmlbr staii tb nbmslfcr wdcm gajlme lgprbvcgcmtstb tdc tralmlme prberag.

    ^SGGA_\ BI V_ALMLME^ ULVD MB ^LEMLILNAMV NBMNC_M^

    As part bi tdc cvakuatlbm, wc asscsscf wdctdcr tdc aecmny was fcklvcrlme rcqulrcf tralmlmes. Vdlsrcqulrcf us tb asscgokc a klst bi akk tralmlmes tdat tdc Xcanc Nbrps was rcqulrcf tb prbvlfc tbbvcrscas staii, cltdcr tdrbued icfcrak gamfatcs, Xcanc Nbrps pbklny, br stamfarf bpcratlme

    prbncfurcs. Ocnausc tlgc amf rcsburncs klgltcf bur aolklty tb tdbrbuedky amakyzc akk tralmlmes,wc prlbrltlzcf tralmlmes oascf bm tbpln amf avalkaokc rcnbrfs. Vdc tralmlmes prcscmtcf lm tdlsscntlbm rcprcscmt tdc bmcs tdat wcrc prlbrltlzcf ibr amakysls (scc tdc Bo`cntlvc, ^nbpc, amfGctdbfbkbey scntlbm ibr gbrc fctalk). Lm bur rcvlcw bi tdc tralmlmes ibr nasdlcrs, suonasdlcrs,nasdlcr supcrvlsbrs, NGCs, GB^V, ctdlns ibr nbmilfcmtlak ilkcrs, amf B^V wc ibumf mbslemlilnamt arcas bi nbmncrm. Ibkkbwlme ls a suggary bi bur amakysls bi tdbsc tralmlmes.

    Nasdlcr Vralmlme. Nasdlcrs, amf aktcrmatc nasdlcrs wdcm appklnaokc, arc rcqulrcf tb nbgpkctc anbursc amf pass a nasdlcr cxag tdat ls prbvlfcf oy tdc Fcpartgcmt bi ^tatc (FB^) wltdlm 148fays bi rcnclvlme tcgpbrary fcslematlbm. Li tdc cxag ls mbt nbgpkctcf wltdlm tdc akkbttcftlgciragc, tdc fcslematlbm wlkk oc rcvbjcf amf tdc fcslemcc wlkk mbt ocnbgc a nasdlcr. As tdls

    tralmlme ls damfkcf oy a fliicrcmt aecmny, wc flf mbt fb am lm-fcptd amakysls bi tdls aspcnt binasdlcr tralmlme. Uc pcribrgcf a spbt ndcnj bi naokcs prbvlme tdat nasdlcrs daf sunncssiukkynbgpkctcf tdc nasdlcr cxag amf rcnclvcf tdclr fcslematlbms. BNIB was aokc tb prbvlfc cvlfcmncbi 188 pcrncmt bi tdc rcqucstcf naokcs.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps aksb prbvlfcs am bmklmc tralmlme lm tdc Bvcrscas Ilmamnlak GamaecgcmtDamfobbjtdat sdbukf oc tajcm wltdlm a gbmtd bi bpcratlme as a nasdlcr. Vdc tralmlme ls talkbrcfspcnlilnakky tb tdc Xcanc Nbrps lgprcst gamaecgcmt amf bpcratlbms amf elvcs nasdlcr fcslemccs

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 5

    anncss tb lggcflatc tralmlme bm tdclr rbkcs amf rcspbmslolkltlcs. Lm @umc ?816, BNIB gafc tdcbmklmc tralmlme gamfatbry ibr akk mcw prlmnlpak amf aktcrmatc nasdlcrs. Nurrcmtky bmky 64 pcrncmtbi nasdlcrs amf 1? pcrncmt bi aktcrmatc nasdlcrs tajc tdc mbm-gamfatbry tralmlme, out mbw tdat tdctralmlme ls rcqulrcf tdcsc mugocrs arc cxpcntcf tb lmnrcasc.

    ^uonasdlcr Vralmlme. Udcm a staii gcgocr ls asjcf tb oc a suonasdlcr, dc br sdc wlkk oc tralmcfbm pbklnlcs amf prbncfurcs oy tdc FGB amf nasdlcr amf tdcm tajc am cxag. Spbm passlme tdccxag, tdc FGB wlkk scmf am cgalk nbmilrgatlbm tb tdc Biilnc bi Ekboak Annbumts Xayaokc, amftdc suonasdlcr wlkk rcnclvc a ibrgak fcslematlbm. Vdls fcslematlbm ls vaklf ibr bmc ycar amf namoc rcmcwcf.

    Udlkc tdls prbncss uscf tb oc bptlbmak, lm ?81? lt ocnagc gamfatbry ibr akk mcw suonasdlcrs tbnbgpkctc tdc tralmlme amf pass tdc tcst ocibrc rcnclvlme a fcslematlbm. Aktdbued bur survcy ibumftdat ?3 pcrncmt bi suonasdlcrs rcpbrtcf tdat tdcy davc mbt rcnclvcf tralmlme, wc attrloutc tdls tbtdc pcbpkc wdb ocnagc suonasdlcrs prlbr tb tdc lgpkcgcmtatlbm bi tdc tralmlme rcqulrcgcmt.Udlkc tdc erafcf tcst ls jcpt at pbst, wc rcqucstcf amf rcnclvcf 188 pcrncmt bi tdc nbmilrgatlbmcgalks irbg FGBs ibr akk suonasdlcrs tdat davc occm dlrcf slmnc tralmlme ocnagc gamfatbry.

    Nasdlcr ^upcrvlsbr amf Nasdlcr Ycrlilnatlbm Biilncr Vralmlme. Nasdlcr supcrvlsbrs gust oc aS^FDtyplnakky tdc FGB br, kcss nbggbmky, tdc NF. Vdc nasdlcr supcrvlsbr fbcs mbt mccf tbtajc tdc FB^-rcqulrcf tralmlme ocnausc tdcy rcnclvc autdbrlzatlbm oy vlrtuc bi tdclr pbsltlbm.Nasdlcr supcrvlsbrs rcnclvc tralmlme bm lgprcst bpcratlbms furlme B^V.

    At a icw pbsts, tdc FGB pbsltlbm ls ilkkcf oy a DNM, mbt a S FD. Mbm-S^FD FGBs arc elvcmtdc fcslematlbm nasdlcr vcrlilnatlbm biilncr (NYB). Kljc nasdlcrs amf aktcrmatc nasdlcrs, NYBsgust pass a FB^-afglmlstcrcf cxaglmatlbm wltdlm 148 fays bi rcnclvlme a tcgpbrary NYBfcslematlbm. BNIB was aokc tb prbvlfc cvlfcmnc bi naokcs nbmilrglme tdc fcslematlbm bi akkNYBs. Kljc tdc S^FDs, tdcsc FGBs aksb attcmf B^V wdcrc tdcy rcnclvc affltlbmak XcancNbrps spcnliln tralmlme bm lgprcst bpcratlbms.

    NGC. Vdc ammuak NGC nbmicrcmnc prbvlfcsXNGBs tdc bppbrtumlty tb ealm a octtcrumfcrstamflme bi varlbus nklmlnak tbplns, kcarm mcwpbklnlcs tdat aiicnt nklmlnak narc, amf sdarc ocstprantlncs amf cxpcrlcmncs wltd cand btdcr. BD^dbkfs scvcrak nbmicrcmncs arbumf tdc wbrkf candycar, amf akk XNGBs arc rcqulrcf tb attcmf bmc. Ucrcvlcwcf BD^ rcnbrfs irbg ?88 amf ibumf tdatgbst XNGBs arc attcmflme ammuakky as rcqulrcf: tdcrc wcrc mcvcr gbrc tdam slx XNGBs wdbflf mbt attcmf tdc ammuak NGC. Lm ?818, BD^ startcf rcqulrlme XNGBs wdb nbukf mbt attcmf tdcNGCs tb gajc up tdc tralmlme. _cnbrfs sdbw tdat .

    BD^ aksb asjs XNGBs tb tajc a prc- amf pbst-tcst tb tranj tdc ciicntlvcmcss bi tdc NGC. Vdcsctcsts rcvcak sbgc pbsltlvc rcsukts. Mlmcty-cledt pcrncmt bi XNGB snbrcs lgprbvcf irbg tdc prc-tcst tb pbst-tcst, amf

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 4

    irbg ?88. Vdc ?81> NGCs wcrc partlnukarky ciicntlvc: lm tdat ycar akk bi tdc XNGBsfcgbmstratcf lgprbvcgcmt aitcr attcmflme tdc NGC amf akk bi tdcg passcf tdc pbst-tcst.

    GB^V. BD^ rcqulrcs akk XNGBs wdb wbrj at kcast ?8 dburs pcr wccj tb attcmf GB^V,typlnakky furlme tdc ilrst ycar bi tdclr cgpkbygcmt. Vdc purpbsc bi tdc tralmlme, wdlnd ls dckf

    bmnc a ycar at dcafquartcrs, ls tb prbvlfc mcw XNGBs wltd am afglmlstratlvc lmtrbfuntlbm tb tdcXcanc Nbrps amf iaglklarlzc tdcg wltd pbklnlcs, prbncfurcs, amf kbelstlns. Bi tdc >4 XNGBswdb arc nurrcmtky cgpkbycf at tdc Xcanc Nbrps amf wcrc dlrcf lm ?88< br katcr, akk out iburattcmfcf GB^V wltdlm tdc ilrst ycar bi tdclr cgpkbygcmt. Bi tdc ibur wdb flf mbt attcmf lm tdcilrst ycar, bmc was bm gatcrmlty kcavc amf tdrcc wcrc dlrcf tbb nkbsc tb tdc GB^V tb gajc lticaslokc tb attcmf.

    Ctdlns Vralmlme ibr Nbmilfcmtlak Ilkcrs. Vdc Ctdlns lm Ebvcrmgcmt Ant bi 1 wc ibumf tdc ibkkbwlme nbgpkctlbm ratcs0

    Vaokc 10 Nbmilfcmtlak ilkcrs tdat rcnc lvcf tralmlme4

    ?884 ?88< ?818 ?811 ?81? ?81> 198

    Vbtak ilkcrs tdat flf mbt rcnclvc tralmlme 11 9 19 ?> 15 5

    % bi ilkcrs tdat rcnclvcf tralmlme 99% 44% 5

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii , cltdcr tdrbued lm-pcrsbmrcelbmak tralmlmes ibr fcslematcf staii: am bmklmctralmlme gbfukc lm XNS: br am lm-pcrsbm, pbst-prbvlfcftralmlme ibr staii wdb flf mbt spcaj Cmeklsd br wcrc mbt nbgputcr kltcratc.11Oascf bm pcrsbmmckamf tralmlme rcnbrfs wc botalmcf, tdcrc was ?

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 18

    Ileurc ?0 ^cxuak Assaukt Xbklny Vralmlme Nbgpkctlbm _atc oy Xbst1?

    ^burncs0 Xcrsbmmck rcnbrfs amf scxuak assaukt pbklny tralmlme rcnbrfs

    Vdc vlntlg scmsltlvlty tralmlme wasammbumncf lm Fcncgocr ?81?, amf staii lm sckcnt pbsltlbmsdaf Annbrflme tb @amuary ?816 pcrsbmmck rcnbrfs botalmcffurlme tdc cvakuatlbm, tdcrc wcrc 3Annbrflme tb a Fcncgocr 16, ?81? gcgb irbg tdc Antlme Xcanc Nbrps Flrcntbr, tdc cxuak Assaukt Awarcmcss

    amf Ylntlg ^cmsltlvlty tralmlme was rcqulrcf ibr tdc ibkkbwlme staii gcgocrs at pbst0 nbumtry flrcntbrs, flrcntbrsbi prberagglme amf tralmlme, flrcntbrs bi gamaecgcmt bpcratlbms, saicty amf scnurlty nbbrflmatbrs, assbnlatc XcancNbrps flrcntbrs/prb`cnt gamaecrs, prberagglme amf tralmlme spcnlaklsts, tralmlme gamaecrs, Xcanc Nbrps gcflnakbiilncrs, amf amy btdcr staii wdb gay iumntlbm as a futy biilncr br ilrst rcspbmfcr.

    M

    ugocrbipbsts

    Xcrncmtaec bi staii wdb nbgpkctcf scxuak assaukt tralmlme

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 11

    amf wcrc tdcrcibrc rcqulrcf tb tajc tdc tralmlme.16Bi tdcsc 3

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 1?

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    1. Vdat tdc ndlci bi staii fcvckbp amf lgpkcgcmt a prbncss

    tb cmsurc tdat akk bvcrscas staii, lmnkuflme mcwky dlrcf

    staii, nbgpkctc tdc scxuak assaukt pbklny tralmlme.

    ?. Vdat tdc ndlci bi staii gbmltbr tdc vlntlg scmsltlvlty

    tralmlme amf cmsurc staii tajcs lt, as mccfcf.

    Vdcrc was mb bvcrsledt oy dcafquartcrs tb cmsurc tdat bvcrscas staii rcnclvcf prbpcr tralmlme

    bm tdc nbmilfcmtlak damfklme bi Ybkumtccr akkceatlbms.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps rcpbrtcf ialkurc tb prbtcnt tdc nbmilfcmtlaklty bi a wdlstkcokbwcr wdb was tdcmgurfcrcf was bmc bi tdc galm rcasbms ocdlmf tdc cmantgcmt bi tdc Jatc Xuzcy Ant. Agbmebtdcr tdlmes, tdc Jatc Xuzcy Ant rcqulrcf akk Xcanc Nbrps staii wltd anncss tb lmibrgatlbmrcpbrtcf oy Ybkumtccrs tb rcnclvc tralmlme bm tdc nbmilfcmtlak damfklme bi Ybkumtccr akkceatlbms.Ocnausc amybmc at pbst nbukf pbtcmtlakky davc anncss tb rcpbrtcf lmibrgatlbm, Xcanc NbrpsGamuak ^cntlbm (G^) ?51 Nbmilfcmtlaklty Xrbtcntlbm rcqulrcs tdc tralmlme bi akk Xcanc Nbrpsstaii. G^ ?51 iurtdcr rcqulrcf tdat tdc nbmilfcmtlak tralmlme0

    Gust lmnkufc lmstruntlbms rcearflme tdc prbtcntlbm bi tdc lmibrgatlbm, tdc prcvcmtlbm bilmafvcrtcmt br lmapprbprlatc flsnkbsurcs bi sund lmibrgatlbm, amf tdc antlbm tdat gust oc tajcm tb

    prbvlfc ibr tdc saicty bi tdc rcpbrtlme Ybkumtccr.

    ^lmnc ?811, tdc Biilnc bi Ekboak Bpcratlbms (BEB) das nbmslstcmtky prbvlfcf tralmlme bmnbmilfcmtlak damfklme bi Ybkumtccr akkceatlbms at cand B^V. Dbwcvcr, gamy bvcrscas staii flfmbt attcmf B^V. Annbrflme tb BEB, tdc NF br FXV at cand pbst ls rcspbmslokc ibr prbvlflme

    tralmlme tb tdc rcst bi tdc bvcrscas staii bm nbmilfcmtlak tralmlme. Vb asslst tdc NF amf FXV lmfcklvcrlme tdls tralmlme, BEB fcvckbpcf amf flstrloutcf a stamfarflzcf prcscmtatlbm lm ?811.Dbwcvcr, tdc tralmlme das mbt occm upfatcf slmnc lt was ilrst fcvckbpcf, amf wc wcrc umaokc tbvcrliy tdat BEB daf rc-scmt tdc tralmlme tb NFs amf FXVs slmnc ?811 br rcglmfcf tdcg bi tdctralmlme bokleatlbm.

    Uc nbukf mbt vcrliy wdctdcr bvcrscas staii was rcnclvlme tdls lgpbrtamt, aecmny-gamfatcftralmlme ocnausc tdcrc wcrc mb tralmlme rcnbrfs irbg ?81?-?816. BEB statcf tdat tdc rcelbmakscnurlty afvlsbrs wcrc rcspbmslokc ibr tranjlme tralmlme nbgpkctlbm. Dbwcvcr, rcelbmak scnurltyafvlsbrs statcf tdat tdc tranjlme was bmky oclme fbmc at tdc pbst kcvck amf tdcy wcrc mbtlmvbkvcf. Vdc kanj bi nkcar rcspbmslolklty ibr fcklvcrlme amf tranjlme tdls tralmlme das nrcatcf a

    eapmb bmc ls prbvlflme bvcrsledt tb cmsurc tdat akk cgpkbyccs arc tralmcf bm tdc nbmilfcmtlakdamfklme bi Ybkumtccrs akkceatlbms.

    Ultdbut nbmslstcmt tralmlme, tdc Xcanc Nbrps ls mbt aokc tb vcrliy tdat akk bvcrscas staii jmbwsdbw tb jccp Ybkumtccr akkceatlbms nbmilfcmtlak amf tdcrc ls cvlfcmnc tdat sbgc staii das mbtrcnclvcf tdc lmibrgatlbm tdcy mccf. Bur lmvcstleatlvc dbtklmc das rcnclvcf lmqulrlcs irbg staiiwdb arc umsurc wdcrc amf dbw tb prbpcrky pass akbme Ybkumtccrs nbmilfcmtlak akkceatlbms.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 1>

    Ocnausc ialkurc tb galmtalm nbmilfcmtlaklty nam davc scrlbus, cvcm traeln, nbmscqucmncs, lt lsnrltlnak tdat staii oc prbpcrky tralmcf.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    >.

    Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr ekboak bpcratlbmspcrlbflnakky rcvlcw amf rcflstrloutc tdc stamfarflzcf

    tralmlme bm tdc nbmilfcmtlak damfklme bi Ybkumtccr

    akkceatlbms amf nrcatc a prbncss tb cmsurc lt ls prbvlfcf

    tb akk bvcrscas staii.

    Bvcrscas staii lm supcrvlsbry rbkcs was mbt rcnclvlme suiilnlcmt tralmlme.

    Vdcrc arc mugcrbus tralmlme rcqulrcgcmts ibr supcrvlsbrs lm tdc icfcrak ebvcrmgcmt. Annbrflmetb 3 N.I._. 61?.?8?, supcrvlsbrs gust rcnclvc tralmlme wltdlm bmc ycar bi oclme appblmtcf tb asupcrvlsbry pbsltlbm amf aksb rcnclvc pcrlbfln ibkkbw-up tralmlme at kcast bmnc cvcry tdrcc ycars.Vdc tralmlme ls cxpcntcf tb nbvcr tbplns sund as gcmtbrlme, lgprbvlme cgpkbycc pcribrgamncamf prbfuntlvlty, pcribrgamnc appralsaks, amffcaklme wltd pbbr pcribrgamnc. Iurtdcrgbrc, tdcrcarc btdcr icfcrak rceukatlbms tdat rcqulrcsupcrvlsbrs tb rcnclvc tralmlme bm a mugocr bibtdcr tbplns amf prberags, sund as tdc cgpkbyccasslstamnc prberag amf lmncmtlvc awarf prberags.BXG das nrcatcf a supcrvlsbry tralmlme iragcwbrjtdat lmnbrpbratcs gamfatbry tralmlme, rcnbggcmfcf tralmlme, amf btdcr lgpbrtamt sjlkks amflmibrgatlbm supcrvlsbrs mccf (scc Appcmflx N0 Icfcrak ^upcrvlsbry Vralmlme Iragcwbrj).

    ^upcrvlsbry tralmlme das occm a ndakkcmec ibr tdc aecmny lm rcncmt ycars, amf bvcrscassupcrvlsbrs davc mbt occm afcquatcky tralmcf. Bmc prbokcg ls tdat nbgprcdcmslvc supcrvlsbrytralmlme was mbt nbmfuntcf at tdc Xcanc Nbrps ibr scvcrak ycars: tdc fatc bi tdc kastnbgprcdcmslvc supcrvlsbry tralmlme was umavalkaokc ocnausc bi turmbvcr amf lmnbgpkctc tralmlmercnbrfs. Vdls kanj bi tralmlme aiicntcf akk supcrvlsbry staii, obtd fbgcstln amf bvcrscas.Annbrflme tb gamaecrs lm tdc Biilnc bi Gamaecgcmt, supcrvlsbry tralmlme was mbt nbmfuntcfocnausc tdc aecmny flf mbt davc a tralmlme gamaecr irbg glf-?818 umtlk Fcncgocr ?81>. Vdlsturmbvcr nrcatcf eaps lm tdc Xcanc Nbrps supcrvlsbry tralmlme prberag.

    Cvcm wdcm supcrvlsbry tralmlme was biicrcf lm ?81>, tdcrc wcrc bvcrscas supcrvlsbrs wdb mcvcrtbbj tdc tralmlme. Irbg ?8841>, tdc bmky tralmlme prbvlfcf tb bvcrscas supcrvlsbrs was asupcrvlsbry pcribrgamnc appralsak tralmlme ibr S^FDs. Annbrflme tb tdc aecmnys pcrsbmmckrcnbrfs, tdcrc wcrc 164 bvcrscas S^FD supcrvlsbrs cgpkbycf lm @amuary ?816 wdb dckf asupcrvlsbry pbsltlbm wdcm tdc ?81> supcrvlsbr pcribrgamnc appralsak tralmlme was nbmfuntcf. Bitdcsc 164 pcbpkc, 1>1 (br 4< pcrncmt) rcnclvcf tdc tralmlme amf 15 (11 pcrncmt) flf mbt. Vdcrcwcrc mb rcpcrnusslbms ibr cgpkbyccs wdb flf mbt nbgpkctc tdc rcqulrcf pcribrgamnc appralsaktralmlme. ^taii lm D_G iancf ndakkcmecs trylme tb nbmfunt tralmlme ibr pcbpkc lm fliicrcmt tlgc

    ^upcrvlsbr tralmlme ls mbt prbvlfcf tb

    dbst nbumtry matlbmak staii.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 16

    zbmcs arbumf tdc wbrkf. Mcvcrtdckcss, tdc aecmny mccfs tb tralm cvcry supcrvlsbr tb gajc surctdcy davc tdc sjlkks mcncssary tb narry but tdclr supcrvlsbry rcspbmslolkltlcs.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps lgpkcgcmtatlbm bi tdc Jatc Xuzcy Ant, wdlnd akkbwcf X^Ns tb pcribrglmdcrcmtky ebvcrmgcmtak iumntlbms, nrcatcf mcw ndakkcmecs ibr bvcrscas supcrvlsbr tralmlme.

    Udlkc X^Ns nam mbw supcrvlsc btdcr staii, mb supcrvlsbry tralmlme das occm prbvlfcf tb tdcgamf tdcrc ls mb bmc at dcafquartcrs wdb ls rcspbmslokc ibr prbvlflme supcrvlsbry tralmlme tb mbm-S^FD staii. Vdc aecmnys ?81> supcrvlsbry pcribrgamnc appralsak tralmlme was mbt prbvlfcf tbDNMs, bmky tb S^FDs. D_G das typlnakky mbt lmnkufcf DNMs lm lts tralmlmes amf mb bmc atdcafquartcrs das a klst bi tdc DNMs wdb arc supcrvlsbrs, gajlme lt lgpbsslokc tb tralm tdcg.

    As a rcsukt bi tdcsc eaps lm tdc supcrvlsbry tralmlme prberag, tdc aecmny ls mbt cqulpplme akkbvcrscas supcrvlsbrs wltd tdc sjlkks amf lmibrgatlbm tdcy mccf. Ibrty-scvcm pcrncmt bi bur survcyrcspbmfcmts wdb lfcmtlilcf as supcrvlsbrs salf tdcy davc mbt rcnclvcf suiilnlcmt tralmlme tb narrybut tdclr supcrvlsbry rcspbmslolkltlcs. Mbt surprlslmeky, tdcrc was a fliicrcmnc octwccm S^FDamf DNM staii, wltd DNMs cxprcsslme am cvcm ercatcr mccf ibr tralmlme. Agbme survcyrcspbmfcmts, 96 pcrncmt bi S^FD staii wltd supcrvlsbry rcspbmslolkltlcs salf tdcy rcnclvcfsuiilnlcmt tralmlme tb narry but tdclr supcrvlsbry rcspbmslolkltlcs nbgparcf tb bmky 63 pcrncmt biDNMs lm supcrvlsbry rbkcs. Lm tdclr nbggcmts, survcy rcspbmfcmts cxprcsscf a mccf ibr a varlctybi supcrvlsbry-rckatcf sjlkks, sund as pcribrgamnc gamaecgcmt, nbandlme, wrltlme statcgcmts biwbrj, amf jmbwkcfec bi kaobr kaws.

    L davc daf mb ibrgak supcrvlsbry tralmlme irbg tdc Xcanc Nbrps aslfc irbg B^V scsslbms tdattbundcf bm supcrvlslbm amf kast wccjs FGB/IA ZFlrcntbr bi Gamaecgcmt Bpcratlbms/IlmamnlakAsslstamtW nbmicrcmnc. Gbrc apprbandcs tb supcrvlslbm, fcaklme wltd fliilnukt cgpkbyccs,nbandlme dled pcribrgcrs, nbmfuntlme ciicntlvc pcribrgamnc rcvlcws, ctn. wbukf akk oc vcry

    usciuk.

    Gamaecgcmt bi staii was mbt nbvcrcf at akk lm B^V yct lt ls prboaoky tdc slmekc karecstnbgpbmcmt bi a ebbf wbrj cmvlrbmgcmt.

    Uc fb mbt rcnclvc amy tralmlme bm dbw tb supcrvlsc. Bur tralmlmes arc bm systcgs amf lmltlatlvcsnbglme irbg DQ ZdcafquartcrsW. Vdcrc arc mb tralmlmes bm prbvlflme quaklty staii cvakuatlbms,elvlme iccfoanj, gamaelme wbrjkbafs ctn. L davc gbstky gafc tdls up as L davc ebmc akbme.

    L davc supcrvlsbry cxpcrlcmnc irbg btdcr bos, out rcnclvcf mb tralmlme bm supcrvlslme btdcrs attdc Xcanc Nbrps, btdcr tdam tralmlme lm dbw tb ilkk but tdc ibrgs. L tdlmj tralmlme bm dbw tbsuppbrt staii tb gajc pcribrgamnc ebaks amf andlcvc tdcg ls csscmtlak, ocybmf ust ilkklme but

    papcrwbrj.

    Ultdbut prbpcr tralmlme, supcrvlsbrs gledt mbt davc akk tdc lmibrgatlbm amf sjlkks tdcy mccf tbnarry but tdclr futlcs. Vdls lmibrgatlbm ls lgpbrtamt ibr akk staii, out partlnukarky ibr DNMsupcrvlsbrs wdb gledt mbt oc iaglklar wltd S.^. pcrsbmmck gamaecgcmt kaws amf stamfarfs.

    Vdc aecmny fbcs mbt davc a klst bi DNMs wltd supcrvlsbry rcspbmslolkltlcs,

    gajlme lt lgpbsslokc tb lmnkufc tdcg lm rcqulrcf tralmlmes.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 13

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    6. Vdat tdc flrcntbr ibr dugam rcsburnc gamaecgcmt

    galmtalm a nbgpkctc klst bi supcrvlsbrs amf prbvlfc

    lmltlak amf rcircsdcr supcrvlsbr tralmlme tb akk staii lm a

    supcrvlsbry rbkc, rcearfkcss bi cgpkbygcmtnkasslilnatlbm.

    3. Vdat tdc flrcntbr ibr dugam rcsburnc gamaecgcmt

    fcvckbp amf lgpkcgcmt a gctdbf tb tranj supcrvlsbr

    tralmlme ibr bvcrscas staii amf dbkf staii annbumtaokc ibr

    nbgpkctlbm bi tdc tralmlme.

    Vdc aecmny was mbt nbmslstcmtky cmsurlme tdat bvcrscas staii rcnclvcs nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm

    tralmlme.

    ^taii wdb davc anncss tb nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm arc rcqulrcf tb rcnclvc tralmlme ocibrc anncsslmenkasslilcf gatcrlak amf tdcm ammuakky tdcrcaitcr. G^ 683 Nkasslilcf Matlbmak ^cnurltyLmibrgatlbm statcs tdat cgpkbyccs nammbt davc anncss tb nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm umtlk tdcy davcrcnclvcf a nkasslilcf matlbmak scnurlty lmibrgatlbm orlcilme. Vdc G^ aksb statcs tdat Akkcgpkbyccs amf nbmtrantbrs wdb dbkf scnurlty nkcaramncs gust attcmf a rcircsdcr orlcilme brnbgpkctc rcircsdcr tralmlme at kcast bmnc a ycar. Vdls G^ aklems wltd >? N.I._. part ?881Nkasslilcf Matlbmak ^cnurlty Lmibrgatlbm, wdlnd statcs tdat rcircsdcr tralmlme sdbukf oc elvcmammuakky tb cgpkbyccs wdb davc anncss tb nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm.

    Uc fctcrglmcf tdat tdc ammuak rcircsdcr tralmlme das mbt nbmslstcmtky occm prbvlfcf. Annbrflmetb tralmlme rcnbrfs prbvlfcf oy ^^, ammuak rcircsdcr tralmlme was prbvlfcf lm ?811 amf ?81? wltda 188 pcrncmt nbgpkctlbm ratc. Dbwcvcr, mb bmc lm ^^ daf tralmlme rcnbrfs ibr ?88418 amf mbbmc nbukf nbmilrg wdctdcr tralmlme daf bnnurrcf. ^taii anjmbwkcfecf tdat tdc tralmlme was mbtprbvlfcf lm ?81>.

    Iurtdcrgbrc, wc flsnbvcrcf tdat tdat tdc aecmnys klst bi nkcaramnc dbkfcrs was mbt nbgpkctc sbsbgc staii was mbt mbtlilcf bi tdc tralmlme rcqulrcgcmt. Aktdbued wc wcrc mbt attcgptlme tbvaklfatc tdc nbgpkctcmcss bi tdc klst, wc rcaklzcf tdat cand ycar tdcrc was scvcrak BLE staii wltdtbp scnrct nkcaramncs wdb wcrc bglttcf irbg tdc klst bi pcbpkc rcqulrcf tb tajc tdc tralmlme. ^taiilm ^^ flf mbt jmbw wdy sbgc nkcaramnc dbkfcrs wcrc mbt bm tdclr klst. Uc flf mbt vcrliy dbwgamy aecmny-wlfc nkcaramnc dbkfcrs wcrc bglttcf irbg tdc klst out tdcsc bglsslbms gay lmflnatctdat tdc prbokcg cxtcmfs tb staii lm btdcr biilncs.

    Li staii fbcs mbt rcnclvc tdc rcqulrcf tralmlmes, cgpkbyccs gay put matlbmak scnurlty lmibrgatlbmat rlsj oy mbt prbpcrky saiceuarflme nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm.

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    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    9. Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr saicty amf scnurlty

    cmsurc tdat nkasslilcf lmibrgatlbm rcircsdcr tralmlme ls

    nbmfuntcf cvcry ycar as rcqulrcf.

    5.

    Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr saicty amf scnurlty vcrliy

    tdc annurany bi tdc nkcaramnc dbkfcr klst.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps prbvlslbm bi kbnak kameuaec tralmlme was lmafcquatc ibr gamy staii,

    partlnukarky tdbsc lm tdc Curbpc, Gcfltcrramcam amf Asla Bpcratlbms (CGA) rcelbm.

    ^lmnc tdc carklcst fays bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps, aecmny biilnlaks davc rcnbemlzcf tdc lgpbrtamnc bikameuaec aolklty lm brfcr ibr bvcrscas staii tb oc ciicntlvc. Lm a 1

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 15

    Gcfltcrramcam, amf Asla Bpcratlbms (CGA) rcelbm tcmfs tb davc gbrc fliilnukty pkanlmequaklilcf namflfatcs wltd prccxlstlme kbnak kameuaec sjlkks ocnausc bi tdc flvcrslty amf fliilnuktybi kameuaecs spbjcm at pbsts wltdlm tdc rcelbm. Vdc Airlna amf Lmtcr-Agcrlna amf tdc XanlilnBpcratlbms (LAX) rcelbms fb mbt ianc tdls sagc fcercc bi fliilnukty ocnausc tdcy davc gbrc pbstswdcrc Cmeklsd ls am biilnlak kameuaec amf arc aokc tb dlrc namflfatcs ibr bvcrscas staii pbsltlbms

    wdb akrcafy arc nbgpctcmt lm Ircmnd amf ^pamlsd, rcspcntlvcky tdc twb gbst nbggbm biilnlakibrclem kameuaecs lm tdc rcelbms. Vdc ibkkbwlme erapd sdbws tdc rcelbmak fliicrcmncs lm bvcrscasstaiis rcpbrtcf mccf ibr kameuaec tralmlme.

    Ileurc >0 Kbnak Kameuaec ^jlkks oy _celbm

    ^burnc0 BLE survcy bi bvcrscas staiiM 7 186

    Lm bur survcy bi bvcrscas staii, 94 pcrncmt bi rcspbmfcmts salf tdat tdc Xcanc Nbrps daf mbtsuppbrtcf tdcg lm botalmlme kbnak kameuaec tralmlme slmnc assuglme tdclr bvcrscas staii pbsltlbm.^bgc staii nbggcmtcf bm tdc lmsuiilnlcmny bi iumflme amf tlgc avalkaokc ibr kameuaec tralmlme.Gamy staii ibumf tdcrc was mbt suiilnlcmt tlgc tb sccj amf attcmf kameuaec tralmlme lm tdc ilrsticw gbmtds at pbst. Nbggcmts irbg staii rcikcnt tdc ndakkcmecs tdcy davc iancf botalmlmekameuaec tralmlme0

    S^FD cgpkbyccs sdbukf rcnclvc at kcast a gbmtd bi lmtcmslvc kbnak kameuaec tralmlme ocibrcstartlme tdclr bo. Bmnc ybu ocelm ybur pbsltlbm lt ls vcry fliilnukt tb ilmf tdc tlgc tb nbgglt tbkcarmlme a kbnak kameuaec.

    Lt ebcs a kbme way wltd staii li S^FDs spcaj tdc kbnak kameuaec. L trlcf fblme lt furlme gy kumnddbur out L was flstrantcf amf lt flfmt stlnj.

    Vdcrc arc iumfs avalkaokc out kbnak kameuaec tralmlme ls bmky avalkaokc ibr tdc ilrst slx gbmtds atZpbstW amf lt ls lgprantlnak tb tajc kameuaec furlme tdc ilrst slx gbmtds lm ybur pbsltlbm wdctdcryburc mcw br nbglme irbg ambtdcr pbst. Vdcrc arc ust tbb gamy btdcr dledcr prlbrltlcs.

    Gy supcrvlsbr at tdc tlgc was suppbrtlvc bi kameuaec tralmlme, dbwcvcr L was bmky aokc tb fb aklttkc olt cand wccj oascf bm tdc fcgamfs bi gy `bo. ZXcanc NbrpsW prbvlfcs ebkf panjaec

    95%

    39%

    1%

    15%

    38%

    >8%

    ?4%

    >1%

    8% 18% ?8% >8% 68% 38% 98% 58%

    LAX

    Airlna

    CGA

    Udcm ybu arrlvcf at pbst, wcrc ybur kbnak kameuaec sjlkks suiilnlcmt tb

    narry but ybur rcspbmslolkltlcs2

    Mbt appklnaokc - L fb mbt mccf a kbnak kameuaec tb pcribrg gy bo futlcs. Mb \cs

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 14

    kameuaec tralmlme tb ZXcanc Nbrps YbkumtccrsW amf tdcm kcavcs S^FD staii tb icmf ibr tdcgsckvcs.Vdc aecmny sdbukf nbmslfcr akkbwlme staii tb arrlvc carky lm nbumtry tb fb fcflnatcf kameuaectralmlme br pcrdaps blm nkasscs lm FN at a prlvatc lmstltutc br ZIbrclem crvlnc LmstltutcW.

    Nbgparaokc icfcrak aecmnlcs wltd pcrsbmmck pbstcf bvcrscas prbvlfc kameuaec tralmlme tb S^FDstaii ocibrc scmflme tdcg tb tdclr pbst. FB^, Smltcf ^tatcs Aecmny ibr Lmtcrmatlbmak

    Fcvckbpgcmt (S^ALF), amf tdc Fcpartgcmt bi Aerlnukturcs Ibrclem Aerlnukturc ^crvlnc akkscmf bvcrscas staii tb tdc Ibrclem ^crvlnc Lmstltutc ibr kameuaec tralmlme. Vdcsc aecmnlcs dlrlmesndcfukcs akkbw tdcg tb tralm staii gbmtds lm afvamnc bi pkancgcmt at pbsts, wdlnd prbvlfcsagpkc tlgc ibr kameuaec tralmlme. Vdc Glkkcmmlug Ndakkcmec Nbrpbratlbm (GNN), wdlnd iancsstaii tcrg nbmstralmts slglkar tb tdbsc bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps ilvc-ycar rukc, prbvlfcs bmklmckameuaec tralmlme tb bvcrscas staii amf tranjs usaec.

    Vdc kanj bi suiilnlcmt kameuaec tralmlme lgpants tdc Xcanc Nbrps bvcrscas staii lm scvcrak ways.Ilrst, lt pbtcmtlakky aiicnts biilnc fymaglns wdcm S^FD staii gcgocrs arc umaokc tbnbggumlnatc wltd DNM staii gcgocrs lm tdclr matlvc kameuaec. Affltlbmakky, kameuaec aolkltynam lgpant am cgpkbyccs aolklty tb fcvckbp dbst nbumtry partmcr rckatlbmsdlps amf oc sccm as a

    nrcflokc aecmny rcprcscmtatlvc. Iurtdcrgbrc, tdc nbggumlnatlbm oarrlcr klglts staiis aolklty tbobtd fb tdclr `bos amf klvc fay-tb-fay klic, irbg travcklme tb vlslt Ybkumtccr sltcs tb ouylmeerbncrlcs br suppklcs ibr tdc pbst.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    4. Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr ekboak bpcratlbms

    fcvckbp amf lgpkcgcmt am apprband tdat cmsurcs tdat

    bvcrscas Agcrlnam staii das tdc kameuaec sjlkks tdcy

    mccf ibr tdclr `bos.

    Dbst nbumtry matlbmaks wcrc mbt rcnclvlme ctdlns tralmlme.

    Annbrflme tb tdc Ctdlns lm Ebvcrmgcmt Ant, at a glmlgug, akk cgpkbyccs gust rcnclvc ctdlnstralmlme wdcm tdcy arc dlrcf0

    Cand aecmny gust davc am ctdlns tralmlme prberag tb tcand cgpkbyccs aobut ctdlns kaws amf rukcsamf tb tckk tdcg wdcrc tb eb ibr ctdlns afvlnc. Vdc tralmlme prberag gust lmnkufc, at kcast, amlmltlak aecmny ctdlns brlcmtatlbm ibr akk cgpkbyccs amf ammuak ctdlns tralmlme ibr nbvcrcfcgpkbyccs.

    Vdc BiilncEcmcrak Nbumsck (BEN) fbcs mbt nbmslfcr X^Ns tb oc cgpkbyccs ibr tdc purpbscs bi

    tdls kaw.19Udcm wc spbjc wltd am ctdlns biilnlak irbg S^ALF, wc wcrc lmibrgcf tdat S^ALFlmtcrprcts tdc Ctdlns lm Ebvcrmgcmt Ant tb appky tb cvcrybmc, lmnkuflme X^Ns. Iurtdcrgbrc, lt lstdclr pbklny tb elvc ammuak ctdlns tralmlme tb cvcrybmc, mbt `ust nbmilfcmtlak ilkcrs.

    19Smfcr G^ 88?, amy rcicrcmnc lm tdc Gamuak br prbncfurcs tb Xcanc Nbrps cgpkbyccs br staii lmnkufcs X^Ns,

    umkcss cxnkufcf oy bpcratlbm bi kaw br Xcanc Nbrps pbklny.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii 1, tdc Xcanc Nbrps startcf lmnbrpbratlme a nkausc lm X^Ns nbmtrants rcqulrlmetdcg tb afdcrc tb tdc S.^. icfcrak ebvcrmgcmt cgpkbyccs ^tamfarfs bi Ctdlnak Nbmfunt.Dbwcvcr, mbt akk X^Ns rcnclvc a darf nbpy bi tdc ^tamfarfs bi Nbmfunt tb rcvlcw ocibrc slemlmetdc nbmtrant, amf bmky 9< pcrncmt bi bvcrscas DNMs survcycf rcpbrtcf tdat tdcy wcrc afcquatckylmibrgcf bi tdc ^tamfarfs bi Nbmfunt. Ibr staii wdb wamtcf tb anncss am ckcntrbmln nbpy, tdcbmky vcrslbm avalkaokc was lm Cmeklsd umtlk nbplcs lm slx btdcr kameuaecs wcrc gafc avalkaokc lmGay ?816. Lm am aecmny wdcrc gamy staii spcaj Cmeklsd as a scnbmf kameuaec, tdls ls mbt aprantlnak gcams bi cmsurlme tdat cvcrybmc umfcrstamfs tdc stamfarfs tb wdlnd tdcy arc oclmedckf.

    Anncptaokc ctdlnak nbmfunt nam oc vcry fliicrcmt arbumf tdc wbrkf, wdlnd das kcf bur biilnc tblmvcstleatc mugcrbus akkceatlbms. BLEs tdrcc gbst rcncmt ^cgl-Ammuak _cpbrts tb Nbmercsslmnkufc mugcrbus rcicrcmncs tb vlbkatlbms bi tdc S.^. ^tamfarfs bi Nbmfunt oy DNMs. Cxagpkcslmnkufc tdcit, anncptamnc bi orlocs, glsusc bi ebvcrmgcmt prbpcrty, irauf, aousc bi pbsltlbm,cgoczzkcgcmt, amf sbklnltatlbm bi pcrsbmak kbams irbg aecmny vcmfbrs. Ultdbut prbpcr tralmlme,tdc Xcanc Nbrps ls at rlsj bi X^Ns vlbkatlme tdc S.^. ^tamfarfs bi Nbmfunt.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?8

    dlrcf as part bi tdc nbmtrantlme scrlcs, tdc Biilnc bi Anqulsltlbms amf Nbmtrants Gamaecgcmt(BANG) das ndbscm tb sct lts bwm tralmlme stamfarfs.

    Nurrcmtky, NBs rcnclvc a bmc-tlgc 68-dbur tralmlme bm prbnurcgcmt amf nbmtrant gamaecgcmttdc wccj aitcr B^V. Lggcflatcky ibkkbwlme tdc tralmlme, partlnlpamts gust tajc a tcst amf snbrc

    48 pcrncmt br dledcr tb rcnclvc tdclr nbmtrantlme warramt. Lm bur survcy bi bvcrscas staii, 54pcrncmt bi NBs rcpbrtcf tdat tdc tralmlme dckpcf tb prcparc tdcg ibr tdclr rcspbmslolkltlcs.

    Udlkc lmltlak tralmlme bi NBs ls afcquatc, wc fctcrglmcf tdat tdcrc was a mccf ibr bmeblmenbmtrants tralmlme. Bitcm FGBs rcnclvc tdclr NB tralmlme ocibrc cvcr eblme tb a pbst. Gund bitdc tralmlme nam oc bvcrwdckglme amf sbgc partlnlpamts gay mbt iukky umfcrstamf tdc rcakltlcs bitdclr rcspbmslolkltlcs. Lm bur survcy bi bvcrscas staii, gamy NBs rcpbrtcf tdat tdcrc was a mccfibr affltlbmak tralmlme. ^cvcrak NBs lmnkufcf nbggcmts sund as0

    Bmc tlgc tralmlme lsmt cmbuedybu mccf tb rcvlslt ltcgs amf biicr nkcar fbnugcmtatlbm ibrpcbpkc tb rcicr oanj tb as tdcy appky wdat tdcy kcarmcf.

    Lmltlak tralmlme was ebbf out tdcrc mccfs tb oc gbrc ibkkbw up tralmlmes as cvcrytdlme ndamecf aercat fcak wltd Jatc Xuzcy Ant.

    L rcnclvcf 68 dburs ZbiW tralmlme ibr Zoclme a nbmtrantlme biilncrW, dbwcvcr, li pbsslokc tdls mccfs tboc lmnrcascf br ZXcanc NbrpsW sdbukf biicr rcircsdcr tralmlmes at kcast cvcry twb ycars.

    Udlkc tdc IAN-N prberag rcqulrcs anqulsltlbm prbicsslbmaks tb carm 48 nbmtlmubus kcarmlmepblmts cvcry twb ycars, BANG nurrcmtky fbcs mbt prbvlfc amy ibrgak nbmtlmubus tralmlmebutslfc tdc prcscmtatlbms elvcm at rcelbmak FGB nbmicrcmncs.14A nbmtlmubus kcarmlme prberagslglkar tb tdc IAN-Ns prberag, wdlnd akkbws NBs tb rcnclvc tralmlme nrcflt tdrbued a varlcty biantlvltlcs sund as gcmtbrlme, attcmflme nbmicrcmncs, br tajlme lmibrgak amf ibrgak tralmlmes(gamy bi wdlnd arc avalkaokc bmklmc), wbukf cmdamnc NBs sjlkks, gcct tdclr lfcmtlilcf mccfs,

    amf rcfunc rlsj tb tdc aecmny.

    Furlme bur cvakuatlbm wc kcarmcf tdat BANG daf rcfuncf lts staii tb `ust tdrcc pcbpkc fcflnatcftb bvcrscas staii suppbrt. BANG rcpbrtcf tdat tdcy arc iumntlbmlme lm survlvak gbfc wltdoarcky cmbued tlgc tb rcspbmf tb falky mccfs kct akbme fcvckbp tdc rcnbggcmfcf bmeblmetralmlme. Uc anjmbwkcfec tdat tdls ls a slemlilnamt oarrlcr. Lmsuiilnlcmt staiilme das occm arcnurrlme lssuc tdat was aksb affrcsscf lm tdc rcpbrt LE-18-89-A Ilmak Auflt _cpbrt0 XcancNbrps Xrbncss ibr ^bklnltlme, Awarflme, amf Afglmlstcrlme Nbmtrants (Garnd, ?818). Ocnausctdcsc rcsburnc lssucs pcrslst, wc arc lmnkuflme a rcnbggcmfatlbm tdat BANG rcnclvc tdc staiimcncssary tb akkbw tdcg tb rcspbmf tb tdc tralmlme mccfs bi bvcrscas staii.

    14Nbmtlmubus kcarmlme pblmts nam oc carmcf tdrbued antlvltlcs fcslemcf tb cmdamnc a NBs anqulsltlbm sjlkks,

    lgprbvc tdc quaklty bi sjlkks rcmfcrcf, amf prbvlfc bppbrtumltlcs ibr prbicsslbmak erbwtd.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?1

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    18.Vdat tdc ndlci anqulsltlbm biilncr dlrc tdc staii mcncssary

    tb suppbrt tdc tralmlme mccfs bi bvcrscas nbmtrantlme

    biilncrs.

    11.Vdat tdc ndlci anqulsltlbm biilncr fcvckbp nbmtlmubus

    kcarmlme rcqulrcgcmts ibr bvcrscas nbmtrantlme biilncrs.

    Nbmtrantlme biilncr rcprcscmtatlvcs wcrc mbt rcnclvlme tdc tralmlme rcqulrcf oy tdc Icfcrak

    Anqulsltlbm Lmstltutc.

    Nbmtrantlme biilncr rcprcscmtatlvc (NB_) nam oc am affltlbmak rbkc tdat icfcrak cgpkbyccs dbkfakbme wltd tdclr prlgary pbsltlbm. Vdc rbkc bi a NB_ ls tb asslst lm tdc tcndmlnak gbmltbrlme brafglmlstratlbm bi nbmtrants. Xrcvlbusky, X^Ns wcrc mbt akkbwcf tb scrvc as NB_s ocnausc lt wasam lmdcrcmtky ebvcrmgcmtak iumntlbm sb lmtlgatcky rckatcf tb tdc puokln lmtcrcst as tb gamfatcpcribrgamnc oy Ebvcrmgcmt cgpkbyccs. Vdc Jatc Xuzcy Ant, as gcmtlbmcf prcvlbusky,ndamecf tdc rcstrlntlbms bm X^Ns, amf mbw G^ 56>a Xcrsbmak ^crvlncs Nbmtrants wltd DbstNbumtry _cslfcmts statcs tdat X^Ns gay pcribrg lmdcrcmtky ebvcrmgcmt iumntlbms sund asnbmtrantlme biilncr futlcs. As cgpkbyccs umfcr G^ 98? Ibrclem ^crvlnc Matlbmak (I^M)Xcrsbmmck Afglmlstratlbm, I^Ms gay aksb ant as NB_s.

    Lm a ?885 gcgb, BGO cstaoklsdcf a strunturcf tralmlme prberag ibr NB_s ibr akk cxcnutlvcaecmnlcs, cxncpt FBF.1

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ??

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps bvcrscas NB_s arc mbt rcnclvlme tralmlme tdat wbukf nbgpky wltd Kcvck LIAN-NB_ rcqulrcgcmts. Nurrcmtky, NBs at pbsts arc rcspbmslokc ibr tralmlme NB_s. UdlkcBANG rcpbrtcf tdat tdcy gajc lt nkcar furlme tralmlme tdat pbst NBs mccf tb tralm tdclr NB_s,wc ibumf mb eulfcklmcs as tb dbw tdat tralmlme sdbukf tajc pkanc br wdat sdbukf oc nbvcrcf.Fcspltc tdc rcqulrcgcmt lm G^ 1>1 Biilnc bi Anqulsltlbms amf Nbmtrant Gamaecgcmt0

    Breamlzatlbm, Glsslbm, amf Iumntlbms tdat rcqulrcs tdc prbnurcgcmt pbklny tcag tb tranj NB_tralmlme, BANG fbcs mbt prbvlfc bvcrsledt tb cmsurc tdat NB_ tralmlme ls dappcmlme amf fbcsmbt cvcm jccp tranj bi wdb tdc NB_s arc br dbw gamy arc at cand pbst.

    Aktdbued tdc fbkkar vakuc amf rlsj bi tdc nbmtrants bvcrscas NB_s bvcrscc ls kbw, tdc XcancNbrps stlkk das a rcspbmslolklty tb cmsurc tdat NB_s arc rcnclvlme tdc prbpcr tralmlme. Udlkctralmlme gay stlkk oc kcit tb tdc pbsts NBs, eulfcklmcs sdbukf oc cstaoklsdcf tb cmsurc tdat akkNB_s arc rcnclvlme tralmlme lm annbrfamnc wltd IAN-NB_.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    1?.Vdat tdc ndlci anqulsltlbm biilncr rcqulrc nbmtrantlme

    biilncr rcprcscmtatlvcs tb oc ncrtlilcf lm annbrfamnc wltd

    tdcIcfcrak Anqulsltlbm Ncrtlilnatlbm-NbmtrantlmeBiilncr _cprcscmtatlvcs rcqulrcgcmts.

    1>.Vdat tdc ndlci anqulsltlbm biilncr galmtalm a rcnbrf bi

    bvcrscas nbmtrantlme biilncr rcprcscmtatlvcs, prbvlfc

    bvcrsledt tb cmsurc Icfcrak Anqulsltlbm Ncrtlilnatlbm-

    Nbmtrantlme Biilncr _cprcscmtatlvcs prberag

    nbgpklamnc, amf gamaec amf tranj tralmlme

    partlnlpatlbm.

    Vdc aecmny kanjs am ciicntlvc tranjlme amf ibkkbw-up systcg ibr purndasc narf tralmlmes.

    Xurndasc narfdbkfcrs amf apprbvlme biilnlaks arc rcqulrcf oy prcslfcmtlak flrcntlvc (BGONlrnukar A-1?>, Appcmflx O) tb rcnclvc a rcircsdcr tralmlme at kcast cvcry tdrcc ycars, as wckk astb ncrtliy tdat tdcy davc rcnclvcf tdc tralmlme, umfcrstamf tdc rceukatlbms amf prbncfurcs amfjmbw tdc nbmscqucmncs bi lmapprbprlatc antlbms. Nbplcs bi tralmlme ncrtlilnatcs gust ocgalmtalmcf tb cmsurc nbgpklamnc wltd tdls rcqulrcgcmt.

    Vralmlme fata rcvlcwcf furlme tdc cvakuatlbm rcvcakcf tdat purndasc narfdbkfcrs amf apprbvlmebiilnlaks arc mbt nbmslstcmtky rcnclvlme tdc rcqulrcf rcircsdcr tralmlme. Annbrflme tb tdc fata wcrcvlcwcf, mcarky >8 pcrncmt bi narfdbkfcrs amf >3 pcrncmt bi apprbvlme biilnlaks wcrc bvcrfuc

    ibr tdc tralmlme. Udlkc BANG daf sbgc tralmlmencrtlilnatcs ibr narfdbkfcrs amf apprbvlme biilnlaks,scvcrak wcrc glsslme br cxplrcf. Xrlbr tb ?816, staiilm BANG flf mbt davc a systcg tb tranj tralmlmefatcs bi narfdbkfcrs amf apprbvlme biilnlaks:purndasc narfdbkfcrs amf apprbvlme biilnlaks wcrc

    Mcarky >8 pcrncmt bi narfdbkfcrs amf >?

    pcrncmt bi apprbvlme biilnlaks wcrc

    bvcrfuc ibr purndasc narf tralmlme.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?>

    cxpcntcf tb rcgcgocr wdcm tdcy wcrc fuc ibr rcircsdcr tralmlme amf nbgpkctc lt cvcry tdrccycars, typlnakky wltdbut prbgptlme irbg tdc aecmny.

    Vdls sagc fcilnlcmny das occm fbnugcmtcf ocibrc. Vdc LE-8

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?6

    narfdbkfcrs tb tajc tdc bmklmc tralmlme wltdlm 98 fays bi rcnclvlme tdc narf. ?8Vdc aecmnyspbklny amf prbncfurcs ibr ncmtrakky-olkkcf narfdbkfcrs fb mbt prbvlfc a tlgciragc ibr tralmlmenbgpkctlbm br gcmtlbm tdc mccf ibr rcircsdcr tralmlmes. Vdc ibkkbwlme taokc sdbws sbgc jcyfliicrcmncs octwccm BGO rceukatlbms amf Xcanc Nbrps pbklny.

    Vaokc ?0 Fliicrcmncs octwccm BGO _ceukatlbms amf Xcanc Nbrps Vralmlme_cqulrcgcmts

    BGO _cqulrcgcmtsXcanc Nbrps

    _cqulrcgcmts

    Lmflvlfuakky-olkkcf travck narf0

    Vlglme bi lmltlak tralmlme Xrlbr tb appblmtgcmtUltdlm 98 fays bircnclvlme tdc narf

    _cqulrcgcmts ibr rcircsdcr tralmlme Cvcry tdrcc ycars Mbmc

    Ncmtrakky-olkkcf travck narf0

    Vlglme bi lmltlak tralmlme Xrlbr tb appblmtgcmtMb tralmlme tlgciragcprbvlfcf

    _cqulrcgcmts ibr rcircsdcr tralmlme Cvcry tdrcc ycars Mbmc^burncs0 BGO Nlrnukar A-1?>, Appcmflx O: G^ 58> Ncmtrakky Olkkcf Annbumt Vravck Narf Xrberag - BvcrscasXrbncfurcs: amf G^ 589 Lmflvlfuakky Olkkcf Vravck Narf Xrberag - Bvcrscas Xrbncfurcs.

    Iurtdcrgbrc, tdc aecmny fbcs mbt nurrcmtky davc a spcnliln tralmlme ibr ncmtrakky-olkkcfnarfdbkfcrs. Lmstcaf, tdcy usc tdc sagc tralmlme tdat lmflvlfuakky-olkkcf narfdbkfcrs usc cvcmtdbued sbgc bi tdc prbncsscs amf prbncfurcs tdcy ibkkbw arc fliicrcmt.

    Nbgpklamnc wltd tdc BGO travck narf rceukatlbms das occm lmnbmslstcmt bvcr tlgc out lslgprbvlme. Lm tdc past, pcbpkc wcrc lssucf a narf amf elvcm 98 fays tb tajc tdc tralmlme out mbbmc ibkkbwcf up tb gajc surc tdc tralmlme was antuakky tajcm. Vdc nurrcmt travck narf gamaecr

    das occm gajlme lgprbvcgcmts tb tdc prberag. Dc das a ebbf umfcrstamflme bi icfcrak travcknarf rceukatlbms amf ls lgpkcgcmtlme tdcg fcspltc tdc flsnrcpamnlcs wltd Xcanc Nbrps pbklnlcs.Dc das aksb rcncmtky occm aufltlme tdc travck narf ilkcs amf tralmlme rcnbrfs. Vdc nurrcmt travcknarf gamaecr das startcf tranjlme tralmlme, prbvlflme narfs bmky aitcr tralmlme das occm tajcm,ibkkbwlme up wdcm mccfcf, amf suspcmflme annbumts wdcm pbsslokc. Xrbvlflme bvcrsledt amfgajlme surc pcbpkc jmbw dbw tb prbpcrky usc tdclr ebvcrmgcmt travck narf dckps rcfunc crrbrsamf aousc. Vdls bvcrsledt sdbukf oc, dbwcvcr, part bi tdc aecmnys prbncsscs amf prbncfurcs, mbtsbgctdlme tdat ls fcpcmfcmt bm bmc lmflvlfuak amf nam ndamec wdcm tdcrc ls turmbvcr.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    13.

    Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr gamaecgcmt upfatcaecmny pbklny ibr obtd lmflvlfuakky-olkkcf amf ncmtrakky-

    olkkcf travck narfs tb rcikcnt icfcrak travck narf tralmlme

    rceukatlbms.

    ?8Vdc appklnatlbm lmstruntlbms prbvlfcf tb narfdbkfcrs rcqulrc tdcg tb tajc tdc tralmlme lggcflatcky.

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    19.Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr gamaecgcmt fcvckbp,

    fbnugcmt, amf lgpkcgcmt a prbncss tb cmsurc tdat

    travck narf dbkfcrs amf apprbvlme biilnlaks rcnclvc tdc

    rcqulrcf tralmlme.

    15.

    Vdat tdc assbnlatc flrcntbr ibr gamaecgcmt fcvckbpamf lgpkcgcmt a tralmlme ibr ncmtrakky-olkkcf travck

    narf dbkfcrs.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps flf mbt vcrliy tdat mcw bvcrscas staii rcnclvcf gamfatbry lmibrgatlbm

    scnurlty tralmlme amf flf mbt cmibrnc nbmscqucmncs wdcm ammuak tralmlme was mbt tajcm.

    Xcanc Nbrps staii ls rcqulrcf tb tajc lmibrgatlbm scnurlty tralmlme upbm oclme dlrcf amf ammuakkytdcrcaitcr. Annbrflme tb tdc Icfcrak Lmibrgatlbm ^cnurlty Gamaecgcmt Ant bi ?88? amf BGONlrnukar A-1>8, lmltlak lmibrgatlbm scnurlty tralmlme ls gamfatbry ibr akk staii ocibrc tdcy namanncss aecmny lmibrgatlbm systcgs. Affltlbmakky, tdc aecmny ls rcqulrcf oy Matlbmak Lmstltutc bi^tamfarfs amf Vcndmbkbey ^pcnlak Xuoklnatlbm 488-3> tb fbnugcmt amf gbmltbr lmflvlfuaklmibrgatlbm systcg scnurlty tralmlme antlvltlcs amf rctalm tralmlme rcnbrfs. Fcspltc tdcscrcqulrcgcmts, mb bmc at Xcanc Nbrps dcafquartcrs daf cvlfcmnc tdat lmltlak lmibrgatlbm scnurltytralmlme was nbgpkctcf oy amy bvcrscas staii gcgocr. LV spcnlaklsts at pbsts wcrc rcspbmslokcibr antlvatlme mctwbrj annbumts ibr mcw staii out tdcy wcrc mbt rcqulrcf tb scmf amy vcrlilnatlbmbi tralmlme nbgpkctlbm tb Xcanc Nbrps dcafquartcrs.

    Bm am ammuak oasls, BGO gcgb 85-19 rcqulrcs akk staii tb tajc ammuak lmibrgatlbm scnurltyrcircsdcr tralmlme tb cmsurc cgpkbyccs nbmtlmuc tb umfcrstamf tdclr rcspbmslolkltlcs. Udlkcgbst bvcrscas staii tbbj tdc gamfatbry tralmlme, wc flsnbvcrcf tdat tdcrc wcrc mb nbmscqucmncsibr staii wdb flf mbt gcct tdc tralmlme rcqulrcgcmts lm ?81> amf ?81?. Aktdbued BNLB cgalkcfstaii amf statcf tdat tdclr annbumts gledt oc fcantlvatcf li tdc tralmlme was mbt tajcm oy tdcfcafklmc, tdc aecmny mcvcr fcantlvatcf amy annbumts.

    Ultdbut a prbncss tb vcrliy tdat bvcrscas staii das rcnclvcf lmibrgatlbm scnurlty tralmlme, BNLBnammbt cmsurc tdat tdc aecmny nbgpklcs wltd icfcrak lmibrgatlbm scnurlty kaws amf staii gledtmbt oc rcnclvlme gamfatbry tralmlme. Li staii ls umawarc bi tdc rckcvamt lmibrgatlbm scnurltypbklnlcs, prbncfurcs, amf rlsjs, aecmny fata amf lmibrgatlbm systcgs arc gbrc cxpbscf tbcxtcrmak br lmtcrmak tdrcats. Iurtdcrgbrc, tdc aecmny mccfs tb cmibrnc nbmscqucmncs wdcm staiifbcs mbt tajc tdc rcqulrcf tralmlme oy fcantlvatlme tdclr annbumts. Oy mbt rcstrlntlme anncss,umlmibrgcf uscrs nbukf cxpbsc tdc Xcanc Nbrps tb lmibrgatlbm scnurlty rlsjs.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    14.Vdat tdc ndlci lmibrgatlbm biilncr fcvckbp amf

    lgpkcgcmt a gctdbf tb tranj lmibrgatlbm scnurlty

    tralmlme nbgpkctlbm ibr bvcrscas staii amf cmibrnc

    nbmscqucmncs ibr staii wdb fb mbt gcct tdc tralmlme

    rcqulrcgcmt.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?9

    ^CNVLBM O0LFCMVLILNAVLBM BI ^\^VCGLN L^^SC^

    Lm tdc prcvlbus scntlbm wc flsnusscf lssucs rckatcf tb spcnliln tralmlmes ibr bvcrscas staii. Lm tdcprbncss bi amakyzlme lmflvlfuak tralmlmes, wc aksb ibumf systcgln prbokcgs tdat lgpantcf gamy

    bi tdc tralmlmes prcvlbusky flsnusscf amf nrcatcf nbmslfcraokc ndakkcmecs ibr tdc aecmny as awdbkc. Vdc lssucs flsnusscf lm tdls scntlbm arc rckatcf tb tralmlme gamaecgcmt amf breamlzatlbm,staiis tralmlme mccfs, amf anncsslme amf gamaelme fata.

    Udlkc wc ocklcvc tdat tdc rcnbggcmfatlbms wc gafc lm tdc prcvlbus scntlbm arc lgpbrtamt amfmccf tb oc affrcsscf, rcsbkvlme tdcg wlkk bmky prbvlfc a tcgpbrary sbkutlbm. Smkcss tdc karecr,umfcr-kylme lssucs arc rcsbkvcf, gbrc prbokcgs rckatcf tb tdc bvcrscas staii tralmlmes wlkkuktlgatcky arlsc, amf tdc tralmlme tdat tdc Xcanc Nbrps prbvlfcs tb lts staii wlkk rcgalm glmlgakkyanncptaokc obtd lm quaklty amf suiilnlcmny.

    Vb andlcvc Xcanc Nbrps stratceln ebak bi ocnbglme a kcarmlme breamlzatlbm, tdc aecmny wlkk

    mccf tb suostamtlakky aktcr tdc way lt fcklvcrs tralmlme tb bvcrscas staii. Vdc rcnbggcmfatlbms lmtdls scntlbm arc mbt gcamt tb oc qulnj ilxcs tdat arc caslky rcsbkvaokc amf ibrebttcm. Uc arcasjlme tdc aecmny tb gajc a fragatln sdlit lm tdc way lt fcklvcrs tralmlme tb lts bvcrscas staii tdatls frlvcm irbg tdc tbp. Vdc ndamecs wc prbpbsc wlkk rcqulrc tlgc, gbmcy, amf narciuknbmslfcratlbm amf pkammlme.

    V_ALMLME GAMAECGCMV AMF B_EAMLPAVLBM

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps fcncmtraklzcf apprband tb tralmlme bvcrscas staii nauscs lmciilnlcmnlcs amf

    eaps.

    Vdc Xcanc Nbrps fbcs mbt davc a ncmtrak biilnc tdat fcvckbps, gamaecs, amf nbbrflmatcs tdctralmlme bi bvcrscas staii, amf tdcrc ls mb bmc pcrsbm br tcag bi pcbpkc tb fcvckbp a kcarmlmestratcey amf cmsurc tdat akk cgpkbyccs arc tralmcf bm gamfatbry amf `bo-csscmtlak tbplns. Vdcrcspbmslolklty ibr gamaelme tralmlme ls karecky fcncmtraklzcf, wltd fliicrcmt dcafquartcrs biilncsamf pbsts rcspbmslokc ibr lfcmtliylme tralmlme mccfs, fcvckbplme amf fcklvcrlme tralmlme, amfuslme tdclr bwm gctdbfs amf systcgs tb tranj tralmlme partlnlpatlbm.

    Bmc slemlilnamt breamlzatlbmak eap ls tdc kanj bi am biilnc br pcrsbm tb nbbrflmatc tdc tralmlme ibrDNMs, wdlnd gajc up bvcr

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?5

    gcgocrs. Dbwcvcr, bmky a sgakk pcrncmtaec bi bvcrscas staii attcmfs B^V, amf tdcrc ls mb bmc atdcafquartcrs wdb nbbrflmatcs tralmlme ibr akk bi tdc X^Ns amf I^Ms wdb fb mbt attcmf B^V.

    Mugcrbus aecmny biilncs davc spcnliln pbsltlbms br tcags bi staii rcspbmslokc ibr fcklvcrlmetralmlme tb bvcrscas staii. Vdcsc biilncs davc assugcf rcspbmslolklty ibr tdc tralmlmes pcrtlmcmt tb

    tdclr arcas bi cxpcrtlsc. Vdc ibkkbwlme erapd fcplnts tdc way tralmlme ls fcklvcrcf tb bvcrscasstaii. Gamy biilncs usc B^V as a nbmfult ibr csscmtlak lmibrgatlbm out tdcy fb mbt davc a way tbfcklvcr tdls nbmtcmt tb pcbpkc wdb fb mbt attcmf B^V. Btdcr biilncs prbvlfc tralmlme flrcntky tbbvcrscas staii, aktdbued a pcrsbms cgpkbygcmt nkasslilnatlbm (S^FD, X^N, br I^M) gay lgpantli, dbw, amf wdcm tralmlme ls fcklvcrcf. Vdc rcsukt ls a ialrky umbreamlzcf apprband tb staiitralmlme.

    Ileurc 60 Erapdlnak Fcplntlbm bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps Vralmlme Breamlzatlbm?1

    ?1Vdls erapdln ls mbt lmtcmfcf tb prbvlfc a iukk plnturc bi cvcry Xcanc Nbrps biilnc amf tdc tralmlmes tdcy prbvlfc.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?4

    Lm am attcgpt tb nbbrflmatc tdc ciibrts bi akk tdcsc biilncs, tdc aecmny nrcatcf a Kcarmlme Nbumnlklm ?81>. Lt was a karec erbup wltd rcprcscmtatlvcs irbg mugcrbus biilncs tdrbuedbut tdc aecmny0a Fcncgocr ?81> gcctlme lmvltatlbm daf bvcr 68 lmvltccs. Vdc erbup fcvckbpcf a ?816 tralmlmenakcmfar, aktdbued lt was mbt wlfcky nbggumlnatcf, amf attcgptcf tb nrcatc am lmvcmtbry bitralmlme cvcmts. As bmc partlnlpamt statcf, Lts ibrgatlbm spcajs tb dbw fcspcratcky wc mccf tb

    ect lt akk breamlzcfCvcrybmc fbcs lt lm tdclr ircc tlgc: lt ls am cmbrgbus tasj. Vdc erbups kastgcctlme was lm Fcncgocr ?81>: lm ?816 lt was suspcmfcf sb lt nbukf oc rcstrunturcf. Aecmnyrcnbrfs lmflnatc tdat tdls ls mbt tdc ilrst tlgc tdc aecmny das attcgptcf tb nbbrflmatc amf gamaectralmlme tdrbued a nbgglttcc. Vdc @umc ?818 Nbgprcdcmslvc Aecmny Asscssgcmtgajcsrcicrcmnc tb a ^taii Vralmlme amf Fcvckbpgcmt Nbumnlk tdat was ibrgcf as a ibrug ibrfcvckbplme am breamlzatlbm-wlfc staii tralmlme amf fcvckbpgcmt vlslbm amf glsslbm. Lt lsumnkcar wdat tdc nbgglttcc annbgpklsdcf ocnausc wc wcrc umaokc tb ilmf rckatcffbnugcmtatlbm. Vdc aecmnys rcpcatcf attcgpts tb fcvckbp a nbgglttcc ibr staii tralmlme lmflnatca mccf ibr gbrc nbbrflmatlbm, aktdbued cxpcrlcmnc das sdbwm tdat tdc nbgglttcc apprband dasklgltcf sunncss amf ls mbt sustalmaokc.

    Am lmnrcaslme mugocr bi icfcrak aecmnlcs davc nrcatcf a Ndlci Kcarmlme Biilncr (NKB) pbsltlbmtb bvcrscc tdclr aecmnys tralmlme. A scmlbr-kcvck pbsltlbm brlelmakky nrcatcf ibr tdc nbrpbratcwbrkf, tdc NKB flrcnts tdc pkammlme amf cxcnutlbm bi tdc aecmnys cfunatlbm, tralmlme, amffcvckbpgcmt prberags tb cmsurc pcribrgamnc eaps arc nkbscf, gaxlgug ciicntlvcmcss lsandlcvcf, amf breamlzatlbmak ebaks arc gct. Vdc NKB typlnakky rcpbrts tb tdc dcaf bi tdcbreamlzatlbm, sund as tdc flrcntbr br ndlci cxcnutlvc biilncr. Vdc Xcanc Nbrps fbcs mbt davc aNKB pbsltlbm. Vdc kanj bi a rcnbemlzcf biilnc br a scmlbr biilnlak tb bvcrscc amf nbbrflmatctralmlme das aiicntcf tdc aecmnys tralmlme stratcey, partlnukarky c-kcarmlme: tdc mugocr bitralmlme prantltlbmcrs tdrbuedbut tdc aecmny: dbw tdc tralmlme oufect ls gamaecf: amf tdcaecmnys aolklty tb gcct icfcrak tralmlme gamfatcs.

    Vralmlme ^tratcey Fcvckbpgcmt amf Lgpkcgcmtatlbm. Vdc aecmny kanjs a scmlbr biilnlak wdbnam fcvckbp a kcarmlme stratcey ibr tdc cmtlrc aecmny amf tdcm cmsurc tdc Xcanc Nbrps das tdcnrltlnak rcsburncs, obtd ilmamnlak amf pcrsbmmck, mccfcf tb lgpkcgcmt tdc stratcey. Aktdbued tdcXcanc Nbrps stratceln bo`cntlvc mugocr mlmc ls tb Nuktlvatc a dled-pcribrglme kcarmlmebreamlzatlbm oy lmvcstlme lm prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt ibr staii, lgprbvlme staii rctcmtlbm, amfstrcmetdcmlme lmstltutlbmak gcgbry, tdcrc ls mb bmc nbbrflmatlme tdc ciibrts bi tdc gamy biilncswdb fcklvcr staii tralmlme tb gajc surc tdls bo`cntlvc wlkk oc andlcvcf as ciilnlcmtky as pbsslokc.^bgc bi tdc tralmlme staii lm biilncs wdb fcklvcr tralmlme tb bvcrscas staii wcrc umiaglklar wltdtdc spcnlilns bi stratceln bo`cntlvc mlmc amf flf mbt jmbw dbw tdclr tralmlme aklemcf wltd tdcstratcey. Vb andlcvc tdls ebak, tdc aecmny wlkk mccf a fcslematcf gamaecr wdb umfcrstamfs staiitralmlme mccfs amf dbw tdc mugcrbus tralmlme cvcmts tdat arc fcklvcrcf anrbss tdc aecmny wbrjtbectdcr.

    A spcnliln lssuc ralscf furlme tdc cvakuatlbm was tdc kanj bi am aecmny-wlfc c-kcarmlme stratcey.Ultd a wbrjibrnc sprcaf anrbss tdc wbrkf, bmklmc kcarmlme gbfukcs arc bmc way tb fcklvcrtralmlme nbmtcmt tdat nammbt oc fcklvcrcf lm pcrsbm. Out tdc aecmny fbcs mbt davc am c-kcarmlmestratcey mbr das lt asscsscf tdc ocst way tb fcklvcr bmklmc nbmtcmt tb staii lm nbumtrlcs wltdumrcklaokc br skbw lmtcrmct anncss. Nurrcmtky, BXAV^ staii ls wbrjlme bm am c-kcarmlme stratcey.Vb oc sunncssiuk, tdcy wlkk mccf tb asscss tdc cxtcmt tb wdlnd bmklmc kcarmlme ls prantlnak ibr

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii ?8

    Gbst bi tdc tralmlme nbsts arc rckatcf tb travck cxpcmscs amf pcr flcg, amf tdcsc nbsts arc usuakkypalf irbg rcelbmak bpcratlbms oufects. Lt ls fliilnukt, li mbt lgpbsslokc, tb fctcrglmc dbw gundcand rcelbm spcmfs bm tralmlme bvcrscas staii ocnausc bi tdc way tralmlme ls oufectcf amfnbfcf.??Udlkc wc wcrc aokc tb fctcrglmc wltd sbgc ncrtalmty tdat tdc Airlna rcelbm spcmt tdcgbst gbmcy bm tralmlme irbg I\ ?884-1> ibkkbwcf oy LAX, iurtdcr nbgparlsbms wbukf mbt oc

    gcamlmeiuk. Lm affltlbm, wc wcrc mbt aokc tb nbgparc staii tralmlme cxpcmscs anrbss pbsts tbfctcrglmc avcraec spcmflme pcr cgpkbycc br lfcmtliy pbsts tdat spcmf gbrc br kcss tdam btdcrs.Vdls lmibrgatlbm wbukf oc vakuaokc ibr aecmny gamaecrs, out lt ls umavalkaokc.

    Vdc Ebvcrmgcmt Annbumtaolklty Biilnc ?81? rcpbrt bm Icfcrak Vralmlme Lmvcstgcmts statcstdat Icfcrak aecmnlcsmccf rcklaokc lmibrgatlbm bm dbw gund tdcy spcmf bm tralmlme amf ibrwdat purpbscs. Dbwcvcr, tdc Xcanc Nbrps fbcs mbt davc tdls fata. Elvcm tdc lmnrcaslmekynbmstralmcf oufects ibr icfcrak tralmlme, Xcanc Nbrps sdbukf cmsurc tdat tdclr tralmlme ciibrts arcnbst ciicntlvc.

    Aktdbued wc arc umaokc tb fctcrglmc dbw gund gbmcy pbsts rcnclvcf ibr staii tralmlme, tdcrc lsa ecmcrak nbmscmsus agbmest bvcrscas staii tdat lt ls mbt cmbued. Lm bur survcy bi bvcrscas staii,3> pcrncmt bi rcspbmfcmts lfcmtlilcf oufect nbmstralmts as a iantbr prcvcmtlme tdcg irbgbotalmlme mccfcf tralmlme. Lm affltlbm, 35 pcrncmt bi rcspbmfcmts wdb lfcmtlilcf tdcgsckvcs assupcrvlsbrs flsaerccf wltd tdc statcgcmt tdat tdcrc ls cmbued gbmcy lm tdc oufect tb prbvlfctralmlme tb mcw staii. Bmc staii gcgocr nbggcmtcf, Ibr bmeblme tralmlme L ag tbkf tlgc amfaealm tdat tdcrc ls mb iumflme klmc ibr sund am ltcg amf ls bmky pbsslokc wltd cmf-bi-ycar iumfs.Ultdbut davlme anncss tb tralmlme spcmflme fata, lt ls fliilnukt tb asscss dbw gund gbrc gbmcy,li amy, ls mccfcf tb andlcvc tdc aecmnys stratceln bo`cntlvcs.

    Gcctlme Icfcrak Vralmlme Gamfatcs. Ultdbut a scmlbr biilnlak lm ndarec bi nbbrflmatlme amfbvcrscclme tralmlme, wc ibumf tdat tdc aecmny kanjs sbgcbmc wdb ls iaglklar wltd akk bi tdcicfcrak tralmlme gamfatcs amf wdb wlkk gajc surc tdcsc rcqulrcgcmts arc gct. Uc ibumflmstamncs bi icfcrakky gamfatcf tralmlmes, sund assupcrvlsbry tralmlme amf anncss tb nkasslilcflmibrgatlbm, tdat daf mbt occm nbmfuntcf ibr ycars, ycttdcrc appcarcf tb oc mb rcpcrnusslbms ibr tdc biilncs lmndarec bi tdbsc tralmlmes amf tdcrc was mbt a scmlbrbiilnlak gajlme surc tdat tdc rcspbmslokc biilncs ebt tdciumflme amf rcsburncs mccfcf tb lgpkcgcmt tdctralmlmes. Uc aksb ibumf cxagpkcs bi icfcrakkygamfatcf tralmlmes tdat arc mbt gamaecf amf tranjcf oy a fcslematcf gamaecr sb tdcy arc mbtoclme nbmfuntcf ibr amy staii. Icfcrak kaws sund as tdc Xkalm Urltlme Ant bi ?818, Frue IrccUbrjpkanc Ant bi 1Cvcm tdbued tdc Xcanc Nbrps rcklcs bm gamy fliicrcmt biilncs amf pbsts

    ??Vdc oufectary annbumts fb mbt davc a spcnliln bvcrscas staii tralmlme nbfc. Lmstcaf, tdc ilsnak nbflme damfobbj

    lmnkufcs tdrcc fliicrcmt bo`cnt nkasscs tdat nbukf lmnkufc staii tralmlme0 staii fcvckbpgcmt tralmlme, nbmicrcmnc nbsts,amf nbmicrcmnc travck. Cand bo`cnt nkass ls suonatcebrlzcf lmtb purpbsc nbfcs.?>

    ^cc Appcmflx O0 Btdcr Gamfatcf Vralmlmes ibr gbrc lmibrgatlbm.

    Mb bmc ls gajlme surc tdat

    icfcrakky gamfatcf tralmlmes arc

    fcklvcrcf as rcqulrcf oy kaw.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii >1

    tb prbvlfc icfcrakky gamfatcf tralmlme, tdcrc stlkk mccfs tb oc bvcrsledt bi tdcsc tralmlmes wltdlmtdc aecmny, prcicraoky irbg scmlbr staii.

    Uc ocklcvc tdat tdc aecmny wbukf ocmcilt ercatky irbg davlme a scmlbr biilnlak lm ndarec bibvcrscclme tralmlme amf nbbrflmatlme tdc antlvltlcs bi tdc mugcrbus biilncs tdrbuedbut tdc aecmny

    wdb fcvckbp amf fcklvcr tralmlme. Nurrcmtky, tdcrc arc mugcrbus biilncs wbrjlme scparatcky tblfcmtliy tralmlme mccfs amf fcklvcr tralmlme tb bvcrscas staii. Aktdbued tdcrc arc tlgcs wdcm klttkctb mb lmtcr-biilnc nbbrflmatlbm ls mccfcf, tdcrc arc gamy tlgcs wdcm tdcsc biilncs wbukf ocmciltirbg nkbscr nbbrflmatlbm. Oascf bm past cxpcrlcmncs at tdc Xcanc Nbrps, lt fbcs mbt appcar tdattrylme tb nbbrflmatc tralmlme wltd a nbgglttcc ls ciicntlvc. Davlme a fcflnatcf pcrsbm tb gamaectralmlme wbukf dckp cmsurc tdc aecmny mbt bmky daf a tralmlme stratcey, out aksb a nkcar way tblgpkcgcmt tdc stratcey, lmnkuflme tdc mcncssary pcrsbmmck amf ilmamnlak rcsburncs. Vdls pcrsbmnbukf aksb dckp gajc surc tralmlme cvcmts, partlnukarky tdbsc tdat iukilkk icfcrak tralmlmercqulrcgcmts br arc nrltlnak ibr staii kcarmlme, arc mbt bvcrkbbjcf wdcm tdc aecmny ls iancf wltdnbgpctlme prlbrltlcs.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    1

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii >?

    lmnbglme rcpkancgcmts flf mbt ilmf cxpklnlt tralmlme prbncfurcs br ciicntlvc gbmltbrlme systcgslm pkanc.

    Ocnausc tdc Xcanc Nbrps ls am aecmny wltd dled staii turmbvcr, tdcrc ls a partlnukar mccf ibrsystcgs tb oc wckk-cstaoklsdcf amf fbnugcmtcf sb tdat tralmlme rcspbmslolkltlcs, prbncsscs, amf

    galmtcmamnc bi rcnbrfs arc nbmslstcmt fcspltc staii tramsltlbms. Ilrg cstaoklsdgcmt amffbnugcmtatlbm bi systcgs wlkk mbt bmky lgprbvc nbmslstcmny amf cmsurc nbgpklamnc, lt wlkkcmaokc tdc staii wdb arc rcspbmslokc ibr tralmlme fcklvcry amf tranjlme tb kcarm irbg prcvlbusciibrts, gajc lgprbvcgcmts, amf oulkf lmstltutlbmak gcgbry.

    Uc rcnbggcmf0

    ?8.Vdat tdc ndlci bi staii cmsurc tdat tdcrc arc stamfarf

    bpcratlme prbncfurcs tdat fbnugcmt dbw rcqulrcf

    tralmlmes arc fcklvcrcf amf gbmltbrcf.

    ^VAII V_ALMLME MCCF^

    Vdc kanj bi a tralmlme mccfs asscssgcmt prbncss dlmfcrs tdc aecmnys aolklty tb prbvlfc

    suiilnlcmt pbsltlbm-spcnliln tralmlme.

    Lm rcnbemltlbm tdat dbst nbumtry matlbmak staii bitcm scrvc kbmecr tdam Agcrlnam staii amfdavc vcry fliicrcmt prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt mccfs,tdc aecmnys ?816-14 ^tratceln Xkamlfcmtlilcs tdc fcvckbpgcmt bi a nbgpctcmny amf sjlkks asscssgcmt prberag ibr tdc Xcanc Nbrpsfbgcstln amf bvcrscas staii as a jcy antlvlty tbwarfs gajlme tdc aecmny a dled-pcribrgamnckcarmlme breamlzatlbm. Vdc Xcanc Nbrps Nbgprcdcmslvc Aecmny Asscssgcmtaksb pkancs a strbme

    cgpdasls bm umfcrstamflme amf gcctlme tdc tralmlme mccfs bi bvcrscas staii. Vdc aecmnysiragcwbrj ibr lgprbvlme tdc prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt bi bvcrscas staii ls fcsnrlocf as anbmtlmuug bi kcarmlme wdlnd lmvbkvcs am asscssgcmt bi cand bvcrscas staii pbsltlbm tbfctcrglmc `bo nbgpctcmnlcs. Irbg tdls pbsltlbm-oy pbsltlbm amakysls, kcarmlme bo`cntlvcs nam ocfcrlvcf amf tralmlmes fcvckbpcf lm a varlcty bi gcflugs tb gcct lmnrcaslme `bo fcgamfs.Aktdbued staii lm BXAV^ das occm wbrjlme bm a nbmtlmuug bi kcarmlme ibr sbgc pbsltlbms, tdcwbrj ls stlkk umfcrway.

    Bur amakysls lmflnatcf tdat tdc aecmny stlkk das sbgc prbercss tb gajc tb gcct lts ebaks rcearflmebvcrscas staii tralmlme mccfs. Cgpkbycc Ylcwpblmt ^urvcy rcspbmscs aeerceatcf irbg ?818tdrbued ?81? sdbwcf tdat bmky >1 pcrncmt bi bvcrscas S^FDs aerccf tdat tdclr tralmlme mccfs

    wcrc asscsscf.

    ?6

    At tdc Xcanc Nbrps, tdc tralmlme bi bvcrscas staii varlcs ercatky fcpcmflme bm tdclr pbsltlbm amfpbst. ^bgc bvcrscas staii rcnclvcs nbmslstcmt, bmeblme tralmlme. Akgbst akk NFs, FXVs, amfFGBs attcmf B^V sdbrtky aitcr assuglme tdclr pbsltlbm. Fcpcmflme bm oufect, NFs, FXVs,

    ?6Vdc Cgpkbycc Ylcwpblmt ^urvcy ls afglmlstcrcf tb fbgcstln amf bvcrscas S^FD cgpkbyccs. Lt ls mbt nbgpkctcf

    oy I^Ms amf X^Ns.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii >>

    FGBs, amf XNGBs aksb attcmf ammuak pbsltlbm-spcnliln nbmicrcmncs. XN^^Bs amf ^^Gs attcmfa nbmicrcmnc at kcast cvcry btdcr ycar. Ibr tdc rcst bi tdc staii, dbwcvcr, bmeblme tralmlme lslmnbmslstcmt amf staii ls cxpcntcf tb prlgarlky kcarm bm tdc `bo. Ibr sbgc pbsltlbms, partlnukarkyibr staii wdb wbrj lm tdc ecmcrak scrvlncs umlt at pbst, tdcrc ls mb ibrgak tralmlme prberag at akk.Lm tdclr survcy nbggcmts, staii mbtcf tdc fliicrcmncs lm tdc tralmlme prbvlfcf tb varlbus

    pbsltlbms, amf staii rcpcatcfky rcqucstcf rceukar, ibrgak tralmlme ibr tdc pbsltlbms tdat fb mbtrceukarky attcmf B^V br pcrlbfln rcelbmak nbmicrcmncs. Vdc ibkkbwlme survcy nbggcmts rcikcnttdc irustratlbms ickt oy sbgc staii0

    Vdcrc arc cmtlrc pbsltlbms tdat mcvcr rcnclvc amy typc bi tralmlme irbg Xcanc Nbrps, mbt cvcm B^V.Vdcsc arc staii tdat dbkf jcy rbkcs, yct mcvcr davc tdc bppbrtumlty tb mctwbrj wltd btdcr pcbpkcirbg btdcr nbumtrlcs br rcnclvc amy typc bi tralmlme bm dbw tb fb tdclr bo irbg tdc aecmny ltscki .KNN/KNI's ZKameuaec amf Nrbss Nukturak Nbbrflmatbr /Kameuaec amf Nrbss Nukturak IanlkltatbrsW,Gastcr Vralmcrs, XV^/X^ ZXrberagglme amf Vralmlme ^pcnlaklst/Xrberag ^pcnlaklstW, XrberagAsslstamts, ctn. Vdc ^cntbr AXNF's aksb davc vcry icw bppbrtumltlcs ocybmf B^V.

    Vralmlme sdbukf nut anrbss tdc obarf. Cand cgpkbycc bi tdc Xcanc Nbrps sdbukf davc tdcbppbrtumlty at kcast bmnc a ycar tb travck amf tralm amf kcarm ocst prantlncs irbg nbkkcaeucs bi

    slglkar pbsltlbms. Uc sdbukf mbt davc sbgc pcbpkc travck tdc wbrkf tdrcc tlgcs ammuakky Ztbtralmlmes tdatW aff tb tdclr rcsugcs, wdlkc btdcrs rcgalm umtralmcf.

    Lm affltlbm tb tdc tralmlme eaps lfcmtlilcf ibr spcnliln pbsltlbms, tralmlme lmnbmslstcmnlcs wcrc aksbmbtcf ibr tdc rbkcs a pcrsbm gay tajc bm lm affltlbm tb dls br dcr prlgary iumntlbm. Xcanc Nbrpsstaii wdb scrvc as ^cxuak Assaukt _cspbmsc Klalsbms (^A_K), ibr cxagpkc, rcnclvcf bmc wccj bilmtcmslvc tralmlme wdcm tdc prberag was ilrst kaumndcf lm tdc suggcr bi ?81>.?3Lm nbmtrast,umtlk Aprlk ?816, anncptamnc pblmt nkcrjs amf gcflnak suppky lmvcmtbry nbmtrbk nkcrjs rcnclvcf mbtralmlme br lmstruntlbm butslfc tdc lmibrgatlbm prbvlfcf oy tdclr supcrvlsbr br nb-wbrjcrs.?9,?5Aktdbued XN_ nbmfuntcf a wbrjsdbp ibr sbgc bi tdc nbbrflmatbrs amf nbmtants, tdcrc ls stlkk amccf ibr gbrc tralmlme. Bmc rcspbmsc nbbrflmatbr nbggcmtcf0

    L ag rcakky dbplme tdat _cspbmsc FN wlkk nbmslfcr sbgctdlme ibr napaolklty amf tralmlme Lwbukf apprcnlatc lt a kbt tb scc dbw btdcr nbumtrlcs arc fblme _cspbmsc. Out _cspbmscnbbrflmatbrs arc mbt part bi B^V slmnc ybu arc mbt part bi tdc rceukar prberag. b tdcrc ls mbtdlmeibr us.

    Vdc ibkkbwlme taokc klsts scvcrak cxtra rbkcs a staii pcrsbm gay davc, tdc pcrncmt bi pcbpkc wdbrcpbrtcf rcnclvlme rckatcf tralmlme, amf tdc pcrncmt bi pcbpkc wdb flf mbt rcnclvc tralmlme outtdlmj lt wbukf davc dckpcf tdcg pcribrg tdc rbkc.

    ?3^A_Ks rcspbmf tb Ybkumtccrs wdb rcpbrt tdat tdcy wcrc scxuakky assauktcf.

    ?9Annbrflme tb tdc Xcanc Nbrps Gamuak (G^) 5>6, tdc Anncptamnc Xblmt Nkcrj ls rcspbmslokc ibr rcnclvlme akk

    gcflnak suppklcs at pbst amf nbbrflmatlme lmltlak lmvcmtbry amf tramsicr tb tdc Gcflnak Biilnc. Vdc gcflnak suppkylmvcmtbry nbmtrbk nkcrj galmtalms tdc Gcflnak Lmvcmtbry ^ystcg.?5

    Bm Aprlk ?4, ?816, BD^ scmt NFs amf XNGBs a tralmlme vlfcb bm G^ 5>60 Gcflnak Lmvcmtbry Gamaecgcmt.

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    Ilmak Xrberag Cvakuatlbm _cpbrt0 Vralmlme Xcanc Nbrps Bvcrscas taii >6

    Vaokc >0 Vralmlme ibr Cxtra ^taii _bkcs

    Xbsltlbm?4 Xcrncmt wdb rcnclvcf tralmlme

    rckatcf tb tdclr rcspbmslolkltlcs

    Xcrncmt wdb rcpbrtcf tdat

    tralmlme wbukf dckp tdcg

    pcribrg tdclr futlcs

    ^A_K?%11

    Gcflnak ^uppky LmvcmtbryNbmtrbk Nkcrj

    65%51

    ^taii aksb cxprcsscf a mccf tb rcnclvc rcircsdcr tralmlmes ibr tdclr rbkcs as wckk as tralmlme bmsjlkks tdat arc kcss pbsltlbm-spcnliln, sund as nbgputcr sjlkks, wbrjlme wltd Agcrlnams, br

    wbrjlme wltd pcbpkc irbg fliicrcmt ecmcratlbms.

    Ultdbut a iukk umfcrstamflme bi pcbpkcs rbkcs amf rcspbmslolkltlcs, lt ls darf ibr gamaecrs tbannuratcky lfcmtliy staii tralmlme mccfs. Lm tdc survcy afglmlstcrcf oy BLE, bmky 33 pcrncmt bircspbmfcmts statcf tdat tdclr supcrvlsbr daf flsnusscf tdclr tralmlme mccfs wltd tdcg. ^taii vblncftdclr nbmncrms lm tdc BLE survcy

    Vdcrc ls vcry klttkc systcgatln tdlmjlme aobut tdc maturc bi tdc pbsltlbm, tdc J^As rcakky rcqulrcfibr tdls pbsltlbm, amf dbw tb tralm ibr tdbsc eaps bmc das wdcm nbglme lmtb tdc aecmny.

    Ocibrc bmc nam lfcmtliy tdc jmbwkcfec eap tdat wlkk rcqulrc affltlbmak tralmlme, bmc gust nkarliytdc rbkcs amf rcspbmslolkltlcs bi cand pbsltlbm. Vdls nam bmky oc fbmc aitcr a tdbrbued

    iumntlbmak/tasj amakysls.

    Uc mccf a sgart amf stratceln bvcrscas staii prbicsslbmak fcvckbpgcmt/tralmlme nbmtlmuug, gundkljc wc arc trylme tb nrait ibr Ybkumtccrs.

    L tdlmj a ebbf tralmlme pkam sdbukf oc prbvlfcf ibr tdc `bo tdc pcrsbm ls suppbscf tb fb amf tdclrsupcrlbr sdbukf oc bm tbp bi tdls tralmlme tb oc iukilkkcf.

    BXG rcnbggcmfs tdat aecmnlcs nbmfunt a mccfs asscssgcmt tb lfcmtliy pcribrgamncrcqulrcgcmts amf nbgpctcmnlcs mccfcf oy tdc aecmny lm brfcr tb andlcvc tdc aecmny glsslbm.Iurtdcrgbrc, aecmnlcs arc rcqulrcf tb pcrlbflnakky asscss (at glmlgug ammuakky) tdc bvcrakk

    ?4Vdc futlcs rcikcntcf lm tdc taokc rcprcscmt bmky sb