OM-A Aviation Security Flashcards
What to do in an event of unlawful interference on board an aircraft?
Phone ICC/send ACARS, complete ASR if safety of flight was endagered, CSR if needed and police report completed when required
What are the levels of bomb threats? When will the company tell you?
Red: always. Amber: on stand. Green: no further action required.
What are the actions for a red bomb alert?
In flight: QRH checklist. Declare emergency.
Taxi in: park somewhere away from terminal.
On stand: disembark all pax and crew with bags in a controlled way, giving security problem as reason. Only use slides in case of extreme emergency. Pax should stay seperated from other pax. Search when all clear is given by police.
What to do when a threatening message is received in flight?
Confirm search was carried out. Contact ICC; if unable to contact continue as ‘green’ unless further notes are found. Preserve the message.
What is the least risk bomb location?
Door 2R
What are the actions for a hijack?
Squawk 7500, inform ATC, secure flightdeck. Fasten seatbelt sign on, brief cc by phone and find somewhere safe to land.
What are the classifications for disruptive pax?
Level 1: verbally abusive.
Level 2: physically abusive
Level 3: life threatening, weapons/trying to open door
Level 4: attempt or actual breach of flightdeck door, including violence directed to door
What do we need for a positive ID of disruptive pax?
Name, passport/ID number and date of birth
What are the actions for a disruptive pax after departure?
Level 3 and 4: flightdeck door stays closed. Do not go out there to help. Consider police and diverting if unsafe to continue.
For what disruption levels do we call the police?
2, 3 and 4 always. 1 is up to you.
When do we security search an aircraft, departure from an EU member state/CH/NO/Iceland.
For arrivals from EU, CH, NO, Iceland, UK, Jersey, IOM, Montenegro BEG and TLV: search only when cold. Any other arrivals: search prior to departure.
When do we security search with departure from UK, Jersey, IOM.
Search prior to departure for all except when arriving from UK, Jersey, IOM.
When do we always do a security search?
On a cold aircraft, all flights departing TLV, if plane was accessible in non-critical part of the airport, whenever crew have reason to believe security may have been compromised (100 percent life jacket search is required)
When do we search diverted flights?
Depends on previous departure location and the location diverted to: see OM-A.
What are the baggage policies?
If no show: bag has to be offloaded. If it is a family travelling together (married) and bag is under someone elses name: good reason why the person doesn’t travel commander may accept the bag. If pool of people and unsure which bag belongs to who: pax must identify their bag.
