Maricopa Community Colleges  AIR190   20046-20046 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/27/04

AIR190  20046-20046

LEC

2 Credit(s)

2 Period(s)

Standard Airline Security

Overview of airline security procedures. Includes responsibilities of security screeners and supervisors. Also covers procedures to conduct passenger, baggage and cargo security screening, requirements for security notifications, and contacting law enforcement officials. Procedures for various security concerns including bomb threats and hijacking as well as screening technologies for detecting and tracing explosives included. Prerequisites: None.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

AIR190  20046-20046

Standard Airline Security

 

1.

Summarize the responsibilities of airline security screeners. (I)

2.

Explain various security exceptions. (I)

3.

Describe signage requirements for security notification. (II)

4.

Use screening equipment. (III)

5.

Explain procedures for securing the airplanes. (IV)

6.

List requirements for identifying personnel. (V)

7.

Summarize security procedures for domestic flights and international flights. (VI, VII)

8.

Describe procedures for accepting cargo. (VIII)

9.

Identify and describe procedures for handling security concerns. (IX)

10.

Explain the process for training, testing and certifying various screening and security coordinators. (X)

11.

Determine when law enforcement support is required. (XI)

12.

Summarize the process for detecting and tracing explosives. (XII)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

AIR190  20046-20046

Standard Airline Security

 

 

I. Security Screening

A. Overview

B. Responsibilities

C. Staffing and Supervision

1. Checkpoints

2. Category I Airports

3. Category II Airports

4. Category III Airports

5. Category IV Airports

6. Category X Airports

7. Alternate Staffing Options

D. Supervisors

1. Screening Duties

2. Uniforms

3. Equipment Usage

E. People

F. Carry-On Items

1. Declarations of Weapons

2. Explosives Detection

3. Weapons Detection

G. Checked Baggage

1. Undeclared Weapons Detection

2. Explosives Detection

H. Denying Access into Sterile Area

I. Exceptions

1. Authorized Firearm

2. Nonpassenger Law Enforcement Officers

3. Airline Employees

4. Diplomatic Immunity

5. Private Screenings

6. Handicapped Persons Screening

7. Classified Materials

8. Persons Carrying Classified Materials

9. Medical Containers

10. Lifesaving Containers

11. Evidentiary Containers

12. Scientific Items

13. Crematory Containers

14. Religious Articles

15. Duty-Free Merchandise/Items

16. Chartered Flights

17. Escorted Persons

18. Sterile Area Access

19. Deported Persons

J. Background Checks

II. Security Notifications

A. Overview

B. Signage

1. Screening Checkpoints

2. Radiation Exposure Advisory

3. Baggage Requirements

C. Requirements Outside the United States

III. Screening

A. Overview

B. Plans

C. Equipment

1. Usage

2. Testing

D. Sterile Areas

IV. Airplane Security

A. Overview

B. Access to Airplanes

C. Tampering With an Airplane

D. Unauthorized Access to Airplane

E. Suspicious Item Discovered

F. Airplane Searches

G. Personnel Requirements

V. Securing Areas of Airports

A. Overview

B. Areas/Facilities

C. Personnel Identification Requirements

D. Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Training Requirements

VI. Security for Domestic Flights

A. Overview

B. Accepting Checked Baggage

C. Screening Checked Baggage

D. Prescreening Passengers

E. Identity Check on Passengers

F. Clearance Procedures

G. Profiler Training Requirements

VII. Security for International Flights

A. Overview

B. Accepting Checked Baggage

C. Prescreening Passengers

D. Identity Check on Passengers

E. Clearance Procedures

F. Profilers Training Requirements

G. Matching Passengers to Baggage

H. Unaccompanied Checked Baggage

VIII. Cargo

A. Overview

B. General Requirements for Acceptance

C. Accepted on Behalf of Another Air Carrier

D. Accepted Directly From an Indirect Air Carrier

E. Accepted Directly From a Known Shipper

F. Accepted Directly From an Unknown Shipper

G. Screening Procedures

H. Other Air Carriers

1. With Security Programs

2. Without Security Programs

I. Access

J. Ground Movement

K. Documentation

L. Notification Procedures

IX. Security Concerns

A. Overview

B. Bomb Threats

C. Hijacking

D. Threats

X. Screening and Security Coordinator Functions

A. Personnel Overview

B. General Functions

C. Standard Functions

D. Security Personnel

1. Training

2. Testing

3. Certification

4. Continued Employment Determination

E. Checkpoint Security Supervisors

1. Selection

2. Training

3. Testing

4. Certification

5. Continued Employment Determination

F. Checkpoint Screeners-in-Charge

1. Selection

2. Training

3. Testing

4. Certification

5. Continued Employment Determination

G. Air Carrier

1. Testing

2. Auditing

H. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tests

I. Ground Security Coordinator (GSC)

J. Inflight Security Coordinator (ISC)

K. Crewmember Training

XI. Law Enforcement Support

A. Overview

B. Procedures

C. Response

XII. Screening Technologies

A. Overview

B. Tracing Explosives

1. Device-Implementing Procedures

2. Training

3. Documentation

4. Inspection Process

5. Alarm Resolution Protocol

C. Explosives Detection

1. Implementation Procedures

2. Operational Procedures

3. Training and Retraining

4. Resolution Procedures

5. Cargo Requirements

 

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