AVSC 3110 - AVIATION SECURITY QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What was lacking between the FAA and the U.S. military agencies throughout the entire
9-11 attack sequence? - Answers - Communication
Which recommendation for addressing weaknesses in aviation security includes the
implementation of inline EDS systems? - Answers - Examine human factors issues at
screening checkpoints
Which flawed area of aviation security includes allowing knives with blades less than
four inches onto commercial aircraft? - Answers - Checkpoint screening
Who presides over the security regulations pertaining to airport and aircraft operations?
- Answers - U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Which recommendation for addressing weaknesses in aviation security includes the
CAPPS program? - Answers - Enhance passenger prescreening
In an attempt to help mitigate the impact of security concerns on cost, which program
was designed to accommodate frequent airline travelers with a personal identity system
enabling rapid passage through airport screening? - Answers - Registered Traveler
program
Commercial service airports are required to meet a variety of standards related to
airfield safety inspections, emergency response, wildlife management, and public
protection. What are these set of standards called? - Answers - Title 14 CFR Part 139
What program now requires all flight students to show proof of citizenship in the United
States and legal aliens to have their fingerprints taken and their names checked against
known terrorist watch lists? - Answers - Alien Flight Training program
Which of the following are true about Common Strategy - Answers - Its fundamental
concept has changed post 9-11
It now encourages more active resistance against terrorists
It was considered the final layer of aviation security pre 9-11
Which screening process of hijackers was marginal when analyzed on closed-circuit
video? - Answers - Hand wand
, Hijackings constitute about what percent of air terror attacks? - Answers - 90%
Which of the following came as a result of the high rate of hijackings during 1968 and
1973? - Answers - Use of metal detectors
Hijacker profile
Which major ICAO convention made hijacking a distinct offense and defined the
unlawful seizure of an aircraft? - Answers - Hague Convention
Which event led to the passing of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001?
- Answers - 9/11
Which of the following were established in the Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act of
1996? - Answers - Aiports must conduct vulnerability assessments
Fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for all screeners and all airport and
airline employees with access to secure areas are required
Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
A security consortium consisting of airport security and law enforcement personnel,
FAA, FBI, and other airport stakeholders
Which security principle was developed at the ICAO Convention in 1944? - Answers -
Aircraft in distress
Lockerbie and the bombing of Air India Flight 182 and Pan Am Flight 103 resulted in the
passage of which legislation? - Answers - Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990
Which legislation mandates passenger and carry-on baggage screening, and came as a
result of an increase in hijackings? - Answers - Anti-hijacking Act of 1974
Which event caused Canada to make checked bag screening a standard practice? -
Answers - Air India Flight 182
What was installed in planes because of parachute hijackings? - Answers - Cooper
Vane
Which of the following are strategies for proactively preventing a security breach when
any off-airport security issue arises? - Answers - Keep appraised of current and
developing threats
Increase surveillance of the airport perimeter
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What was lacking between the FAA and the U.S. military agencies throughout the entire
9-11 attack sequence? - Answers - Communication
Which recommendation for addressing weaknesses in aviation security includes the
implementation of inline EDS systems? - Answers - Examine human factors issues at
screening checkpoints
Which flawed area of aviation security includes allowing knives with blades less than
four inches onto commercial aircraft? - Answers - Checkpoint screening
Who presides over the security regulations pertaining to airport and aircraft operations?
- Answers - U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Which recommendation for addressing weaknesses in aviation security includes the
CAPPS program? - Answers - Enhance passenger prescreening
In an attempt to help mitigate the impact of security concerns on cost, which program
was designed to accommodate frequent airline travelers with a personal identity system
enabling rapid passage through airport screening? - Answers - Registered Traveler
program
Commercial service airports are required to meet a variety of standards related to
airfield safety inspections, emergency response, wildlife management, and public
protection. What are these set of standards called? - Answers - Title 14 CFR Part 139
What program now requires all flight students to show proof of citizenship in the United
States and legal aliens to have their fingerprints taken and their names checked against
known terrorist watch lists? - Answers - Alien Flight Training program
Which of the following are true about Common Strategy - Answers - Its fundamental
concept has changed post 9-11
It now encourages more active resistance against terrorists
It was considered the final layer of aviation security pre 9-11
Which screening process of hijackers was marginal when analyzed on closed-circuit
video? - Answers - Hand wand
, Hijackings constitute about what percent of air terror attacks? - Answers - 90%
Which of the following came as a result of the high rate of hijackings during 1968 and
1973? - Answers - Use of metal detectors
Hijacker profile
Which major ICAO convention made hijacking a distinct offense and defined the
unlawful seizure of an aircraft? - Answers - Hague Convention
Which event led to the passing of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001?
- Answers - 9/11
Which of the following were established in the Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act of
1996? - Answers - Aiports must conduct vulnerability assessments
Fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for all screeners and all airport and
airline employees with access to secure areas are required
Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
A security consortium consisting of airport security and law enforcement personnel,
FAA, FBI, and other airport stakeholders
Which security principle was developed at the ICAO Convention in 1944? - Answers -
Aircraft in distress
Lockerbie and the bombing of Air India Flight 182 and Pan Am Flight 103 resulted in the
passage of which legislation? - Answers - Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990
Which legislation mandates passenger and carry-on baggage screening, and came as a
result of an increase in hijackings? - Answers - Anti-hijacking Act of 1974
Which event caused Canada to make checked bag screening a standard practice? -
Answers - Air India Flight 182
What was installed in planes because of parachute hijackings? - Answers - Cooper
Vane
Which of the following are strategies for proactively preventing a security breach when
any off-airport security issue arises? - Answers - Keep appraised of current and
developing threats
Increase surveillance of the airport perimeter
