Modules: Day 1
Terrorism, a review of past events:
- Review details of past and recent terrorism events
- Highlight threats to aviation security including PBS, HBS and NPS risks.
- Review the impacts airline screening, origins for procedures such as full bag and passenger search, removal of shoes and the LAGs restrictions.
Hand Held Metal Detector (HHMD):
- Review of the Garrett super scanner, its potential limitations and features.
- Testing procedures before shift, after battery replacement and before “wanding” each passenger.
- Basic pattern to ensure full coverage of the passenger.
- Alarm resolution.
- Threat detection.
- Special Screening Situations (ie Pacemakers)
- Local Emergency procedures.
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 2 hours
Physical Search of Person (PSOP):
- Understanding the limitations of PSOP.
- When you need a witness, when the passenger needs a witness.
- Private vs Public.
- Basic pattern to ensure full coverage of the passenger. (Sensitive versus excluded areas)
- Alarm resolution.
- Threat detection.
- Special Screening Situations (ie Pacemakers)
- Local Emergency procedures.
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 2 hours
Modules Day 2:
Physical Search of Carry-on Baggage:
- Opening questions (is this your bag, sharp or fragile items etc)
- Basic pattern to ensure full coverage of the bag.
- 100% bag search requirement due to lack of EDT or XRAY.
- Alarm resolution.
- Threat detection.
- Special Screening Situations
- Review of the posted CATSA Items list
- Permitted vs Non-Permitted vs Prohibited (illegal)
- LAG restrictions review
- Local Emergency procedures.
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 2 hours
Physical Search of Hold-Baggage:
- Opening questions (is this your bag, sharp or fragile items etc)
- Basic pattern to ensure full coverage of the bag.
- 100% bag search requirement due to lack of EDT or XRAY.
- Alarm resolution.
- Threat detection.
- Special Screening Situations
- Review of the posted CATSA Items list
- Permitted vs Non-Permitted vs Prohibited (illegal)
- LAG restrictions review
- Dangerous goods review
- Local Emergency procedures.
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 2 hours
Hand Held Metal Detector (HHMD):
- Review pattern
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 1 hours
Physical Search of Person (PSOP):
- Review pattern
- Hands on practice with instructor coaching – 1 hours
The training provided is "private” and is not considered to satisfy Transport Canada's Designation Standards for Screening Officers (DSSO) and the duties they must perform.
Certificate will indicated success/unsuccessful completion of basic hand held metal detection techniques, bag search techniques and physical search of person techniques
Assessments:
Written assessment:
- Multiple choice. Minimum 20 questions.
- Must obtain 85% or greater to move on to practical assessment
Practical Assessment: Must obtain 100% to be successful, trainers may require supervision for a set period of time based on applicants performance.
HHMD- The following items are placed on a model
- 1 Permitted
- 1 Non-permitted
- 1 concealed (Prohibited) item.
The applicant is to perform the full pattern of HHMD/PSOP, resolve all alarms as they occur and locate the concealed item
PSOP - The following items are placed on a model
- 1 Permitted
- 1 Non-permitted
- 1 concealed (Prohibited) item.
The applicant is to perform the full pattern of HHMD/PSOP, resolve all alarms as they occur and locate the concealed item.
PSOB – The following items are placed on a model
- 1 Permitted
- 1 Non-permitted
- 1 concealed (Prohibited) item.
- Answer verbal questions correctly on the correct procedures for Dangerous goods items on carry-on versus checked.
The applicant is to perform the full pattern of HHMD/PSOP, resolve all alarms as they occur and locate the concealed item.