Description
Protect the secure air-cargo supply chain by ensuring that personnel understand how to recognise, prevent and report aviation-security threats.
This online Aviation Security Awareness course is specifically designed for cargo and ground-handling personnel working within the aviation environment. It provides a practical overview of potential aviation-security threats, their possible impact and the security measures applied to protect cargo, aircraft, airports, personnel and operations.
The course addresses general aviation-security practices at airports, as well as relevant security procedures followed on the ground and during aircraft operations.
Course duration: Approximately 4 hours
Delivery method: Online
Pass mark: 80%
Certification: Certificate issued upon successful completion
Course Aim
The aim of this course is to provide aviation cargo and ground personnel with the knowledge required to:
- Understand the purpose and importance of aviation security.
- Recognise potential threats and acts of unlawful interference.
- Understand their security responsibilities within the air-cargo supply chain.
- Identify suspicious persons, cargo, packages, objects, activities and circumstances.
- Protect cargo, mail, stores, supplies, aircraft and restricted operational areas.
- Prevent unauthorised access, interference and tampering.
- Respond appropriately to security incidents and suspected breaches.
- Follow the organisation’s reporting and escalation procedures.
What You Will Learn
The course provides an overview of:
- General aviation-security principles.
- The aviation threat environment.
- Acts of unlawful interference.
- Security awareness within the air-cargo supply chain.
- Responsibilities of cargo and ground-handling personnel.
- Access control and restricted-area security.
- Protection of cargo, mail, stores and supplies.
- Recognition of suspicious cargo, packages and behaviour.
- Prevention and identification of tampering or unauthorised interference.
- Cargo acceptance and secure-handling principles.
- Maintaining the security status of cargo.
- Security procedures relating to aircraft and airport operations.
- Incident reporting, escalation and emergency response.
- The importance of security culture and personal vigilance.
Who Should Complete This Course?
This course is suitable for personnel involved in handling, processing, protecting or transporting air cargo, including:
- Cargo acceptance personnel.
- Cargo agents and freight-forwarding personnel.
- Regulated-agent personnel.
- Known-consignor personnel.
- Ground-handling personnel.
- Warehouse and cargo-storage personnel.
- Ramp and aircraft-loading personnel.
- Drivers transporting air cargo.
- Screening-support personnel.
- Courier and logistics personnel working within the aviation environment.
- Supervisors and managers responsible for cargo-security compliance.
- Other personnel requiring aviation-security awareness under Part 109 or their organisation’s approved security procedures.
Assessment and Certification
The course consists of online learning material, knowledge checks and a formal final examination.
Learners must achieve a minimum pass mark of 80% to complete the course successfully. Upon successful completion, learners will receive an Aviation Security Awareness Cargo Certificate.
Important Technical Requirements
This course requires the Google Chrome web browser, a functioning webcam and a microphone. The final examination is proctored in accordance with SACAA requirements.
Please complete the final examination using a desktop or laptop computer, as the required Google Chrome extensions are not supported on mobile phones or tablets.
Before attempting the final examination, please ensure that:
- Google Chrome is installed on your computer.
- Your webcam and microphone are enabled and functioning correctly.
- You have a stable internet connection.
- You are completing the examination on a desktop or laptop computer.
