Deck 7: Security

Question 1

Protecting the aviation system from intentional wrongdoing and criminal behaviour is called:

A) Safety
B) Security
C) Maintenance
D) Ground school
E) Precautions

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following factors is considered when assessing risk?

A) Severity
B) Current precautionary measures
C) Likelihood of occurrence
D) A & B
E) A & C

Answer 2

A & C

Question 3

Which of these statements is correct?

A) The Air India and Lockerbie tragedies are examples of hijacking that show what can happen when the pilots refuse to comply with an order
B) ICAO's 1980 Extraordinary Session created Annex 17, which requires States to create a Civil Aviation Security Programme
C) Hijacking was a relatively minor problem until events of the 1990s caused it to become a major issue in the spotlight
D) Original anti-hijacking strategies were developed in response to an increase in hijacking events in the 1960s and 1970s
E) None of these are correct

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Common until the end of the 20^th century, hijackers would attempt to have their hijacked plane fly to countries such as Cuba because:

A) Cuba would agree to harbour and protect the criminals and not extradite them
B) Cuba had long runways to help inexperienced pilots land
C) Cuba had an agreement with ICAO to not hand over hijackers
D) The United States would allow Cuba to hold these hijackers on the condition they never leave Cuba
E) All the statements are correct

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a requirement for Aviation Security under Annex 17?

A) Items left behind by passengers must be removed from aircraft before the next departure
B) Cockpit doors must be reinforced to prevent unauthorized people from accessing flight controls
C) Security Restricted Areas must be established at airports
D) Entry to airside areas of airports must be controlled and restricted to flight personnel only
E) Enhanced security methods will be used to assess high-risk cargo and mail

Question 6

Where are IEDs generally concealed?

A) Body cavities
B) Electronics
C) Printer cartridges
D) A & B
E) All of these options are correct

Question 7

When it comes to security at airports, which statement is true?

A) If baggage appears suspicious in the secondary screening, a primary screening is executed
B) During the Pre-Board Passenger Screening, it is uncommon for passengers to have to go through a WTMD
C) A Baggage Reconciliation System is used to match passengers with their lost luggage
D) Time is an important variable in the checking of cargo, baggage, and persons
E) Some passengers may choose or be asked to undergo a physical pat down in lieu of presenting travel documents

Question 8

Full Body Scanner Imaging Technology

A) Is controversial for many reasons
B) Has helped to catch criminals in aviation
C) have been described as 'digital strip searches'
D) have been regarded as a privacy violation (even as child pornography)
E) All of the statements are correct

Question 9

Drug smuggling is a(n)

A) Act of unlawful interference against civil aviation
B) Criminal act
C) Aviation piracy
D) Unlawful act
E) B,C,D

Question 10

Airport security can be enforced through

A) HBS
B) PPS
C) Service desks
D) Building design
E) None of these options are correct

Question 11

Which of these persons would be considered a disruptive passenger?

A) A woman who presses the attendant button four times in the flight for extra water
B) A passenger who refuses to wear a seatbelt
C) A passenger who physically assaults another passenger in an air rage incident
D) B & C
E) A, B & C

Question 12

Generally, the two categories of terrorism in aviation are:

A) Shootings and bombings
B) Hijackings and shootings
C) Hijackings and bombings
D) National and international
E) Acceptable and unacceptable

Question 13

According to the ACI Guidelines for landside security

A) Airports should incorporate blast proof walls and shatter proof glass
B) Airports should reduce the number of visible garbage bins
C) Airports should remind passengers to report suspicious behaviour or baggage
D) Only A & C are correct
E) All of these

Question 14

Before 9/11, what was the common strategy taught to pilot to deal with hijackers?

A) Protect the cockpit at all costs
B) Land the plane at all costs
C) Accommodate, negotiate and do not escalate
D) Accommodate, Intimidate and Evade
E) Take evasive maneuvers

Question 15

As a reaction to 9/11, what is the new common strategy for hijackings?

A) Accommodate
B) Defend the cockpit at all costs
C) Negotiate
D) Do not escalate
E) All of these strategies are valid

Question 16

Which of these statements is not correct in relations to the facts around 9/11

A) All four terrorist groups successfully completed their intended missions
B) Aviation security was not prepared to deal with the situation presented on the day
C) All flights in North America were grounded except for emergency services
D) 2,973 people died in the attacks on the World Trade Center
E) Aviation Security did not anticipate that hijackers would know how to fly airplanes and turn off transponders

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT an impact of 9/11?

A) The 9/11 Commission report suggested that aviation must creatively envision what future terrorist attacks could look like and prepare accordingly
B) The aviation industry struggled due to falling revenue and received no government assistance
C) ICAO made changes to Annex 17 to include increased sharing of international threat analysis and improvements in in-flight security
D) The Freedom Tower was eventually erected to replace the World Trade Center, with an accompanying memorial and museum dedicated to the victims of the tragedy
E) These were all impacts of 9/11

Question 18

When dealing with criminality on a commercial flight

A) Passengers are legally required to hold down and restrain any other unruly passenger
B) The pilot is in-charge and responsible for having executed whatever appropriate measures are seen fit to protect the aircraft and its passengers.
C) The pilot must physically deal with any problem himself
D) Flight attendants are given primary authority over dealing with any criminal activity on a flight
E) All of the above statements are correct

Question 19

Which of these persons would be considered a disruptive passenger?

A) A woman who presses the attendant button four times in the flight for extra water
B) A passenger who refuses to wear a seatbelt
C) A passenger who physically assaults another passenger in an air rage incident
D) B & C
E) A, B & C

Question 20

A Male passenger inappropriately touches a flight attendant without permission on a flight. According to ICAO, this is what level of disruptive passenger?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Question 21

Criminal activity in aviation, for profit, is called:

A) Aviation assault
B) Aviation piracy
C) Aviation smuggling
D) Smart, if you can get away with it
E) None of the above

Question 22

The two most trafficked illegal drugs are:

A) Cocaine and Marijuana
B) Heroin and marijuana
C) Marijuana and ecstasy
D) Heroin and cocaine
E) Uppers and downers

Question 23

In United States, if law enforcement is unable to stop repeated drug trafficking by the same pilots and aircraft, what is the FAA required to do?

A) Invalidate pilot's license of anyone convicted of violating controlled substance laws
B) Revoke the registration of any aircraft used to transport controlled substances
C) Sentence the pilot to 10 years of jail time
D) A & C
E) A & B

Question 24

What is common of drug smugglers flying illegal and undocumented flights?

A) They fly low and at night, causing a risk to other flights
B) They will often fly large cargo planes to maximize the number of drugs they can transport at once
C) They are most likely to be flying military aircraft
D) Smugglers are surprisingly considerate of aviation safety in order to ensure their shipments are not damaged
E) All of these

Question 25

It is recommended that charter flight operations take which of the following recommendations into account to ensure they do not get caught up in drug smuggling.

A) Question cash payments
B) Question customers not concerned with getting receipts
C) Question customers wanting aircraft larger than their needs require
D) Question customers wanting to load planes in remote areas of the airport
E) All of these

Question 26

Which of these is true?

A) Human trafficking is consensual; human smuggling is not
B) Human trafficking is non-consensual; human smuggling is consensual
C) Human trafficking is uncommon, human smuggling is common
D) Human smuggling is uncommon, human trafficking is uncommon
E) There is nothing that aviation professionals can do to help end either practice

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a sign to look for when watching out for human trafficking on a commercial flight?

A) Victims will not have arranged their own travel
B) Responses to questions may seem scripted and unnatural
C) Victims may show sign of emotional or physical abuse
D) Traffickers will encourage victims to answer questions
E) All of these are signs to watch out for

Question 28

Which of the following technologies is being used in helping the fight against trafficking

A) Facial recognition
B) Blockchain technologies
C) E-learning tools
D) A & B
E) All of these technologies are being used

Question 29

What does GASeP stand for?

A) General Aviation Safety Proposal
B) General Aviation Security Plan
C) Geneva Amendment to Security Proposal
D) Global Aviation Security Plan
E) Global Aviation Safety Project

Question 30

It is the responsibility of USAP to

A) Ensure State compliance with Annex 17
B) Report all SSeC findings to ICAO
C) Receive and review reports from CAAs regarding member State's security
D) Reduce human trafficking
E) These are all responsibilities of USAP

Question 31

How many passengers can WTMDs process per hour?

A) 300
B) 1200
C) 600
D) 800
E) 150

Question 32

If an item is deemed suspicious and selected for a secondary hands-on search, which of the following technologies will be used to determine whether the item is a safety threat?

A) CMS
B) ATR
C) XRD
D) WMTD
E) All of these technologies will be employed

Question 33

Profiling in aviation screening

A) Could lead to calls of racism
B) Is used now in the form of predictive profiling
C) Creates ethical and moral issues
D) Is a strategy to increase security of aviation in some countries
E) All of the statements are correct

Question 34

The Air India and Lockerbie tragedies

A) Killed over 400 people and led to improvements in aviation security
B) Led to lessons that (indirectly) made aviation more likely to experience what happened on 9/11
C) Led ICAO to adopt rules regarding luggage matching up with passengers
D) All three statements are correct
E) None of these

Question 35

One lesson we can learn from the case of Farouk Abdulmutallab is:

A) Aviation security must be focused on past actions, as they are the most likely predictor of future actions, which is what led to Farouk Abdulmutallab's capture in Iraq
B) Aviation security must continually attempt to anticipate new threats and means of attack from terrorism
C) Aviation security threats can happen in the landside of airport operations just as easily as in the airside
D) Pilots need to ensure they are not fatigued before taking on a flight
E) Farouk's role in the Air India bombing showed aviation why baggage should be tracked alongside passengers

Question 36

As a result of the Lockerbie tragedy, international aviation security was reshaped in several important ways in the following ways. Which security initiative(s) could be related to this tragedy?

A) Requirements were created for the marking of plastic explosives
B) Screening systems for detection of trace explosives were modernized
C) A global requirement was established for 100 per cent hold baggage screening
D) Passenger-baggage reconciliation systems were developed
E) All of these

Question 37

In the Bombing of Air India 182, rapid decompression of the cabin occurred before the crash. Which of these is (are) the possible consequence(s) of rapid decompression?

A) Hypoxia
B) Aircraft separation into pieces
C) Pilots initiate a rapid descent
D) A & B
E) None of these

Question 38

In the Lockerbie tragedy, investigation of the cockpit wreckage showed that all switches and oxygen masks were located consistent with the cruise portion of flight. Which of these could be the explanation of this statement?

A) The pilots did not abide by sterile cockpit rule
B) The pilots followed the emergency procedure in time
C) The pilots had no time to react to the emergency
D) The pilots decided it wasn't a real emergency
E) None of these