Rostov Airport Customs

Today Rostov Airport Customs is a multifunctional service with modern technologies which enable to make the process of registration effective.

The Airport Customs deals with clearance and control of goods transported across the Customs border by air. It is to register planes, passengers, members of the crew, cargo, luggage, international and diplomatic mail, etc.

The use of the dual-channel system improves the flow of passenger traffic. The simplified Customs control is another move towards improving the flow of passengers.

Rostov Airport is the third airport in Russia to enter into the anti-drug alliance with Customs after Moscow and St. Petersburg. More flights and a greater number of passengers require increased vigilance by all parties and greater awareness of the potential for drug smuggling.

Security and control procedures are regularly reviewed to minimize unauthorized access to airport premises equipment and cargo shipment.

Exercise 17. Find the English equivalents to the following word- combinations (from Text 4):

система двойного коридора; регистрация членов экипажа; многофункциональная служба; упрощенная процедура таможенного контроля; союз с таможней в борьбе против наркотиков; растущая бдительность; осознание потенциальных угроз со стороны контрабандистов; несанкционированный доступ к помещениям аэропорта.

Exercise 18. Translate the following into Russian.

The challenge of fulfiling the responsibility in the face of increasing workloads, expansive border areas, complex international relationships, and changing smuggling threats dictates that Customs be in the vanguard of law enforcement techniques and strategies.

Exercise 19. Study the following scheme. Get ready to speak on the structure of the Southern Customs Administration: