Introduction

• Role of the national civil aviation security quality control programme within aviation security
• Annex 17 Standards for aviation security audit, inspection, survey and test requirements
• Importance of the State’s Aviation Security Oversight System

Definitions and monitoring activities contained in a National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control programme

• Audit, inspection, survey and testing with regards to aviation security
• Monitoring activities contained in a national civil aviation security quality control programme

Inspector Profile

• Required skills and authority
• Communication skills
• Particularities of teamwork
• Ways to manage difficult situations during an inspection
  

Inspection methodology

• Conduct of an inspection
• Inspection report
• Documents to be used when conducting an inspection

Inspection techniques

• Appropriate questioning 
• Paraphrasing
• Master assessment
• Traps specific to the inspection approach

Preparation techniques for an inspection

• Steps in preparing for an inspection
• Tools used in preparing, conducting and documenting an inspection
• Pre-inspection meeting
  

Covert test and investigations

• Importance of covert test and their characteristics
• Legal basis for aviation security covert test
• Scope of covert test
• Elements related to the aviation security investigations

Inspection exercise at the airport and drafting interim findings report