UNIT 2: AVIATION

SECURITY

Lesson Objectives
Discuss

potential security risks and the impact

on aviation businesses

Describe
Identify

how to respond to security breaches

the main roles of aviation regulatory

bodies in relation to maintaining security at
airports.

1.1 What could be the

potential security risk to both
staff and passengers?
Weapons

e.g. knife

or a gun
Improvised

explosive
devices (IED) liquid
bomb hoax at London
Heathrow
Delays, cancellations,

Sharpe
items-of airline and
reputation
airport
needles or scissors

1.1What could be the

potential security risk to both
staff and passengers?
Hijack of the
aircraft either
on the ground
or in the air

http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks

1.1What could be the

potential security risk to both
staff and passengers?
Unattended
baggage on an
aircraft or at the
airport

How to
respond to
these safety
breaches?

Group Activity

unauthorised
access to
Security
breaches
restricted zones known or

unknown
Issues

with ID pass e.g.

stolen or forged ID

Inappropriate

responses to
security questions at
check-in

Carriage

of restricted
items identified at
screening (in hold
baggage)

Responses
Removal

of restricted items if the

item is a level 4 bag- OCS will question
the passenger

Use

of CCTV footage

Use

of security questions to ALL

passengers

Arrest

passenger or staff

Emergency

procedure for specific

security breaches unattended baggage
inform Airport Authority, corner off the
area, contact Special Branch Police and
inspect the baggage.

Security Questions
Could

anyone have
interfered with your
baggage since you
packed it?
Have you been given
anything to take on
Annotate boarding
board
your
flight?
and
the passenger
has to go through
extra screening.

Personal Responsibility Airport Staff

Ground staff have to follow company procedures and be aware of the risks:

Check-in staff observe passengers behaviour and ask ALL

passengers the security questions
1.

2. Security check passengers boarding card to be granted

access to the departure lounge, screen all passengers and their
baggage, be vigilant and if in doubt ask a colleague
3. Boarding staff must check the boarding card against the
passport
4. Cabin crew check passengers boarding cards as they board
the aircraft, seat checks on board TOB is correct

Passengers Compliance
with rules

Read

information posted
on airlines website
regarding the
restrictions of items

Do

not leave baggage

unattended under any
circumstance

1.4 Role of aviation regulatory

bodies
In pairs, research one of the following aviation
regulatory bodies to explain their role in maintaining
security. You are then required to create a slide/s on
PowerPoint to present back to the class.

1.

International Civil Aviation Organisation

(ICAO)

2.

European Aviation Safety Agency

3.

Department for Transport (DfT)

4.

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Time
constraint
(EASA)

Lets
discuss

Assignment Launch