CATEGORY A6 - INITIAL

Course structure: the programme consists of:

• Theoretical training: 5 hours + 1 hour of cyber security
• Practical training: at least 2 hours

Exam and certification: at the end there is a theory test of at least 10 questions, conducted by the certified instructor. To pass the course, the error rate must not exceed 20%.

Category A6 does not involve an ENAC certification procedure.

Certificate: an initial training certificate is issued.

• Knowledge of previous acts of unlawful interference, terrorist acts and current threats
• Legal obligations relating to aircraft security searches, including elements that contribute to establishing a robust security culture
• Configuration of the aircraft types to be searched
• Identification of prohibited articles and of how they can be concealed
• Ability to carry out aircraft security searches to a standard sufficient to detect concealed prohibited articles
• Response to the detection of suspicious or prohibited articles
• Aviation security regulatory framework and access control procedures
• Airport identification cards
• Knowledge of elements of cyber security (point 11.2.8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1998)

To ensure that staff understand their role and responsibilities in relation to aircraft security searches and apply standardised control methods to detect prohibited articles and other signs of unlawful interference.