General Security Awareness Training (GSAT)

The General Security Awareness Training course is a mandatory requirement for anyone needing to be issued with a full pass permitting unescorted access to the Restricted Zone (RZ), excluding persons who are in receipt of directed training (and refresher training as required).

Course content includes:

• The threat to aviation
• Aims of the terrorist
• Why civil aviation?
• Objectives and organisations of aviation security
• Restricted Zone (RZ) protection and access control
• Prohibited articles
• The trainee’s role in aviation security
• Recognising suspicious items
• What makes you suspicious?
• Actions on discovering prohibited or suspicious articles.      

Assessment by: Written test

Qualification: General Security Awareness Training certificate, accredited by the DfT

Duration: Three hours

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