CTD 2692 Aircraft Counter Measures Flashcards
What is the common strategy?
negotiated response is not an option
control flight desk at all costs
use the aircraft as WMD
What are the 4 threat levels?
Level 1 = verbal
Level 2 = physical
Level 3 = life threatening
Level 4 = door (attack on flight deck)
What is the Special Aircraft Jurisdiction (SAJ)?
doors closed to doors opened
What is the ATSA and Federal Good Samaritan Law?
ATSA = liability protection
Federal Good Samaritan = Scope
Mission Statement for taking action during act of air piracy?
Security of flight deck
Integrity of aircraft
Don’t allow aircraft to be steerable WMD
Principle of taking action during act of air piracy?
Understand the mission
Act decisively
Use speed, surprise, and use of force as required
What is the definition of aircraft piracy?
a person exercising control over an aircraft by force, violence, or intimidation, with wrongful intent while in the SAJ of the US
What is the POD? How long to get there?
Position of Dominance
Back towards the flight deck door
3-5 seconds
How long should it take the aircraft to land after an act of air piracy?
20 minutes
If FAM is onboard what should you not do if they activate?
Move towards them unless given directions
What are exigent circumstances onboard the aircraft?
Fire, Bang, Boom
If there is a bomb or IED on board where should the bomb be placed?
The LRBL (least risk bomb location)
Myth v Fact
Weapon discharge inside a pressurized AC will create a giant rupture
Weapon discharge could cause major failure of aircraft controls
Major hull rupture means there will be no air to breathe
Cockpit door is bullet proof and impenetrable
Safest direction to discharge a firearm is down
Fact
Single round will cause minimum damage
redundant/back up systems
Time of useful consciousness (30 sec at 30,000ft)
Door is bullet resistant, simply one safety layer
Directly sideways to short of directly overhead
