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Security Issues
Aviation
Term | Definition |
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Homeland Security Act | established in 2003 |
Department of Homeland Security | -Manage security intelligence and invention strategies -oversees the Transport Security Administration |
Transport Security Administration | -Federal Marshal Program -Training and Certification of federal flight deck officers -Crew member self-defence training program |
Transport Security Administration | -Armed security officers program -Office of training and development |
NORAD - US northern command center | Central collection and coordination |
FBI | -has jurisdiction of aviation accidents |
Homeland Security Act | -To prevent terrorist attacks in US , reduce country's vulnerability to terrorism and assist in recovery after an attack. -combines 22 agencies |
ICAO (international civil aviation organization) | -December 7, 1944 -Located in Montreal, Canada -US assigned department is Homeland Security Act |
ICAO | Recommended each nation should have a national government organization charged with providing internal national security. |
Airport Security Program ASP | -Every page of the program has a stamp on the bottom of it. -The foundation of the whole security system |
Homeland Security and Homeland Defense | Security: deals with people in the US causing possible problems. Defense: to keep us from being attacked from other forces outside the country |
Tokyo Convention | -1963 -Allowed pilots in command to take reasonable measures to protect those onboard. -addressed how countries should handle a hijacked aircraft. |
AOSC | Aircraft Operator Security Coordinator |
Four fundamental failures in US aviation security | -imagination -policy -capabilities -management |
9/11 commission | included investigation of facts and circumstances |
Mission of aviaiton | to prevent or deter hijackings or attacks form occurring. |
Terminal Areas | "front of the house or public area" |
Anti-hijacking act of 1971 | -punishment of hijackers by death or penalty of like in prison. -maximum five years in prison if hijackers surrenders. |
Airport security improvement act 1990 | -passed in response to PSA flight 1771 and Pan Am Flight 103 -This is to help the insider threat. |
Anti-hijacking of 1974 | -in response to numerous hijackings and bombings, Us congress enacted the Anit-hijacking of 1974 -authorized president to suspend air service to foreign nations |
Shoe Bomber | -December 22, 2001 -Richard reid -Explosive in shoe -American Airlines Flight 63 |
Point of Terrorist Attacks | designed in hope that counties or societies will overreact. |
Modern Technologies and low tech weapons | |
9/11 | Resulted in a daily losses of 190$ billion to the aviaiton industry. |
9/11 commission report | -overconfident Us officials and security practioners -dissemination of intelligence information from federal egencies was our ability not to share information. -security system: Seriously flawed |
One big change since 9/11 | aircraft operators incurred the cost of newly mandated reinforced cockpit doors. |