Pursuant to Sections 3.1.1; 3.4.4; 3.4.6; and 3.4.7 in the Amendment 10 of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 17, a Transportation Security Regulation on Civil Aviation Security Service (CASS) training, quality control and testing standards are hereto established to address and sustain the effective implementation of the National Civil Aviation Security Program (NCASP) and its supporting documents.


RULE I
Title, Basis, and Definition Of Terms


SECTION 1. Title- This shall be known as œTHE OTS-CASS RULES & REGULATIONS ON TRAINING, QUALITY CONTROL & TESTING .

SECTION 2. Basis- To implement the œNational Civil Aviation Security Program  (NCASP)  in compliance with the provisions of Annex 17 of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a Quality Control System (QCS) is hereby established to translate plans and procedures promoting the continuing improvement and corrective activities (monitoring, survey, inspection and audit), thus establishing uniform, consistent and sustained performance in the implementation of the NCASP. The QCS will promote Training Program (National Civil Aviation Security Training Program, NCASTP), Quality Control Program (National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Program, NCASQCP) and Testing Program (National Testing Protocol) that will insure the uniform, consistent and sustained performance of civil aviation security measures and practices.

SECTION 3. Definition of terms

3.1	Audit- A methodically planned review to determine how security activities are regularly conducted in compliance with the established procedures & standards.
3.2	Inspection- An examination of the implementation of relevant œNational Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP)  requirements by an airline, airport, or other entity involved in security.
3.3	Monitoring- The uninterrupted physical observation of the performance of airport security duties made by inspectors to ascertain their uniform, consistent and sustained security job performances.
3.4	Security Survey- An evaluation of security needs including the identification of security vulnerabilities that would be exploited to carry out an act of lawful interference, and the recommendations for corrective actions.
3.5	Violation- Failure to perform duties and obligations in accordance with the prescribed directives, procedures, programs, standards operating procedures, memorandums and the like.
3.6	Deficiency- Failure to undertake security measures required of the situation/demand at hand.
3.7	Preventive Action- refers to the activities undertaken by Office for Transportation Security (OTS) quality control inspectors/auditors (monitoring, inspection, survey and audit) to insure uniform, consistent and sustained performance of airport security duties.
3.8	Corrective Action- refers to the activities undertaken by airport level inspectors/ auditors and the managers/supervisors of each airport security related office to insure uniform, consistent and sustained performance of airport security duties in order to be self-correcting.
3.9	Security Test- A covert or overt trial of an aviation security measure which simulates an attempt to commit an unlawful act.

RULE II
Training, Quality Control, Testing

SECTION 4. Training:

4.1	Airport is a vital installation of high-activity. Security demands that all airport security related personnel be appropriately trained.
4.2	No airport personnel performing security functions shall be deployed without appropriate aviation security training from OTS accredited training institutions pursuant to ICAO STP 123/04.
4.3	The appropriate initial pre-deployment training course for each are:
4.3.1 Armed security personnel	-	Basic Aviation Security
		Course (AVSEC, STP 123/04)
4.3.2 Screeners	-	Aviation Security Screeners Course
		ASSC, STP 123/004)
4.3.3 Airline, Cargo, Catering,	-	AVSEC Awareness Seminar
Ground Handling, Janitorial
4.3.4 Airport-based office personnel with access to airside	-	. AVSEC Awareness Seminar

4.4

4.4.1 Airport Security Supervisor

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AVSEC Supervisor (STP

23/025/SUPERV)

4.4.2 Airport Security Inspector

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AVSEC Management

(STP 123/026/MAN)

4.4.3 Airport Security Manager

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AVSEC Crisis Management

(STP123/027/CRIMAN)

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AVSEC Cargo (STP

123/028/CARGO)

4.5

AVSEC Recurrency-training shall be attended by security personnel accumulating maximum point demerits in order to re-acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies required of their position.

4.6

The maximum authorized absence of only one day equivalent to 8 hrs shall be allowed in each basic, intermediate and advance course. Complete attendance in the 8-hour Security Awareness Course for all airport personnel performing security-related functions is mandatory and will be one of the bases for issuance of access pass effective July 2006. Certified Aviation Security Training Institute shall submit After Completion Report for each AVSEC course concluded to enable OTS to evaluate and issue a certification for this purpose.

4.7

There shall be two types of certifications that OTS shall issue: one institutional and individual. Institutional certificate is issued to compliant airport security-related agencies. Individual certification is issued to personnel of airport security-related agencies. These certifications may be revoked by OTS for cause (repeated accumulation of maximum demerit point; major breach of security measures, others)

4.8

Aviation Security Provider (ASP), Aviation Security Training Center (ASTC) and private security training institutions as civil aviation security training institutions shall be certified by OTS before offering and undertaking civil aviation security training. Accreditation in this regard is undertaken by submitting to OTS for evaluation the following requirements: a - Company name and profile; b - License to operate; c - Security Program/ Training Module; d - Information Sheets/training certificates of Certified aviation security instructors; e - Certified list of aviation security books, instruction material and facilities; f - certified information sheets of participants.

4.9

Certifications of individual civil aviation worker shall be based on the guideline/criteria (shown below) to be observed by OTS Certification Board. The Board shall be composed of two personnel from CASS-OTS, one from CATC, and one from PNP-ASG. The board shall be chaired by the OTS Administrator.

4.10

Airport Screener requirements: a) Agility (25%) - Coordination of hands, feet & eyes while performing AVSEC duties; b) Proficiency (25%) - Speed in performing duties without assistance; c) Physical Fitness (25%) - Dexterity/agility in the performance of duties; d) Competence (25%) - Mastery of civil aviation security procedures.

4.11

Instructors requirements: a) Competence (30%) - Mastery of the subject matter and display of self-confidence during demonstration teaching; b) Voice Projection (10%) - Appropriate loudness of voice; c) Personality (20%) - Presentable/appropriate attire; d) Visual Aids (30%) - Use of teaching aids; e) Previous Teaching Experiences (10%) -

4.12

AVSEC Personnel requirements: a) Training certificates; b) SOI/PDS; c) Competency test

4.13

Follow up evaluation shall be conducted on training institutes issued institutional certification. Their training needs shall be assessed in accordance to ICAO prescribed training courses. Similarly, instructors issued individual certification shall be evaluated every two years.