Security Exam

Question 1

What is the HOT Principle?

Answer 1

1. Is it Hidden?
2. Is it Obviously suspicious?
3. Is the item NOT Typical of that area?

Question 2

Pre-Flight check for the SAAP?

Answer 2

Present (Satchel) 

Seal Intact

Question 3

Locations of the SAAP on the 186, 180 & 180 ALT?

Answer 3

186 Pax - L2
180 & 180 ALT - R2

Question 4

Where is the least risk bomb location on the A320/ A321 Aircraft?

Answer 4

R2

Question 5

What are the 5 things you need to communicate to the Flight Deck during the search process?

Answer 5

• Exact Smell
• Colour
• Size
• Description
• Location

Question 6

What are the 4 Levels of the Counter Threat Response Model?

Answer 6

Level 1 - Verbal Abuse
Level 2 - Physical Assault
Level 3 - Life Threatening
Level 4 - Attack on Flight Deck

Question 7

What are the 3 D’s in the Counter Threat Response Model?

Answer 7

1. Determine
2. Defuse
3. Defend

Question 8

What are the actions for Cabin Crew during Level 3 (Life Threatening)

Answer 8

• Evacuation or escape.
• Use all available resources – ABPs.
• Use necessary force to repel and subdue the threat.
• Evasion and separation.
• Hostage survival techniques – delay tactics.

Question 9

What are the actions for the Cabin Crew during Level 4 (Attack on Flight Deck) ?

Answer 9

• Evacuation or escape.
• Use all available resources – ABPs.
• Use necessary force to repel and subdue the threat.

Question 10

During a Hijacking, what communication would you need to report?

Answer 10

• Description of weapon(s)
• Description of explosive device(s)
• Physical description of the hijacker(s), including
  behaviour
• Seat number
• Joining port
• Name, etc.

Question 11

Can you open the Flight Deck door during a
FD Lockdown?

Answer 11

Only if the risk of not doing so is greater then the risk of opening and closing the flight deck door

Question 12

How often do you check on a passenger once you have restrained them?

Answer 12

Every 10 minutes

Question 13

What must you not do once a passenger is restrained?

Answer 13

• Neck restraints and/or gagging of the offender.
• Striking the offender when compliance has been achieved.
• Using unnecessary force against an offender when there is no resistance.
• Using tape to ‘hog tie’ an offender in place of flexi-cuffs and infant seat belts.
• Leaving an offender prone on the floor when the flexi-cuffs have been applied.

Question 14

What are the Pre-Flight checks for the Restraint Kit?

Answer 14

• Present
• Seal Intact

Question 15

What are the contents in the Restraint Kit?

Answer 15

• 6 Flexi Cuffs
• 1 Cutter
• 1 Instruction Card

Question 16

When should you take the Flexi-cuffs off a passenger once you have restrained them?

Answer 16

Only in a life threatening situation

Question 17

What is Stockhome Syndrome?

Answer 17

When someone starts feeling sympathetic for their kidnapper

Question 18

What’s contents are in the SAAP kit?

Answer 18

• 14 laminated search cards
• 1 search manager guide
• 2 Dental type mirrors
• 1 Large plastic sheet with an attached 2 metre long red tail

Question 19

How would you build a bomb platform?

Answer 19

1. Hard baggage (70cm)
2. Wet blankets (30cm)
3. Plastic sheet
4. Suspicious article - red marker tail visible
5. Wet blankets (30cm)
6. Soft items (rest of area)