X-Ray
Items to distinguish at the AT X-Ray.
Flat Objects, Footwear, Electronics, LGAs, Crew Member LGAs, Masses, Threat Categories, TIP, Bounding Box.
ETD detects explosive material as small as one-___ of a gram.
Billionth
Two types of explosive material
Fuel (Gas) and Oxidizer (Air)
What are three types of alarms at the AIT Machine?
1. Non-Sensitive Body Area Alarm, 2. Buttock and Groin Alarm without SAB, 3. Buttock and Groin Alarm with SAB.
What is TSA's Mission Statement
Protect the nation's transportation systems, to ensure freedom of movement, for people and commerce.
What are the three threat categories on AT X-Ray?
1. No Threat, 2. Possible Threat, 3. Obvious Threat.
Number of swabs for ETD Screening of passenger's hands (Demonstrate swipe pattern).
Four swipes per hand, 8 swabs total.
What three occurrences initiate explosives?
Heat, Friction, Shock.
List examples of where the front of the hands will be used during the Pat-Down Screening Procedure.
Head, Collar, Underarms and Arms, Back, Sides, Torso, Waistline, Legs, Feet.
Identify the three P's for Protective Positions. (Multiple Choice)
a. Presence/Positioning/Preservation
b. Place/Positioning/Prop
c. Proximity/Positioning/Protection
d. Proximity/Preservation/Protection
Two limitations of the AT X-Ray machine.
1. Not designed to detect guns, knives and other prohibited items. 2. May not detect objects placed directly on the belt that are 2 inches thick or less.
What type of table is used to conduct ETD Screening Procedures.
Non-Porous
Indicate and define the four states that an explosive may take.
Solid, Liquid, Powder, and Granular.
Identify six instances when Pat-Downs are conducted.
1. Selectee Screening, 2. Resolve AIT Alarms, 3. Passenger Opt-Out of AIT, 4. Passenger has bulky clothing or clothing that creates unusual contour, 5. AIT Machine are inoperable, 6. TDC or TSO Representative referral.
What is TSA's Vision Statement?
An agile security agency embodied by a professional workforce, that engages its partners and the American people to outmatch a dynamic threat.
Identify two types of orientation on the AT X-Ray machine.
Standard Orientation.
Non-Standard Orientation.
Number of swabs for ETD Screening of Gloves (Demonstrate swab pattern).
Six swabs per glove, 12 swabs total.
What is the meaning of the acronym, P.I.E.S?
Power Source, Initiator, Explosive, Switch
Identify the requirements for an eligible individual to use the AIT machine.
1. Able to hold proper stance for 3-4 seconds, 2. Able to fully divest.
Identify the categories and the level of awareness of the Cooper Color Code System.
1. White-Unaware, 2. Yellow-Situationally Aware, 3. Orange-Alert, 4. Red-Ready to take action; Alarm.
List examples of Possible Threats that an AT X-Ray Operator is searching for.
Mass, knives, guns/gun parts, oversized electronics, oversized LGAs.
Name three indicators of an ETD alarm.
1. Red Screen, 2, Audible Alarm, 3. Printed record of information related to the alarm.
What are the three methods of concealment and how are they executed?
1. Mimicry-Molded to appear as something innocent (Chocolate Bunny), 2. Concealment-Packed to hide its identity, 3. Shielding-Hidden behind a denser item to evade detection.
Describe the TSO's responsibilities when the following items: non-prohibited items, non-asterisk prohibited items, and asterisk prohibited items are discovered during the Pat-Down Screening Procedure.
Non-prohibited: 1. Advise passenger to divest item, 2. set item aside, 3. re-pat divested area, 4. visually and physically inspect item or send through X-Ray Screening.
Non-asterisk prohibited: Repeat steps 1-3, 4. provide five disposition advisements.
Asterisk prohibited: Contact STSO
What are TSA's Core Values?
Integrity, Respect, Commitment