Module Four

In-Flight Security Threats

BSC’A’ – Module 4 1
Apr 2015
Module Objectives
 Identify Potential In-Flight Threats
 Handle deportees and unruly passengers
 Define and classify prohibited items
 Recognize such items, including when they are
disguised, dismantled or camouflaged

BSC’A’ – Module 4 2
Apr 2015
In-Flight Threats
 Deportees
 Unruly Passengers
 Hijacking
 Physical Aircraft Seizure
 Sabotage
 Stowaway

BSC’A’ – Module 4 3
Apr 2015
Deportees CAM C 10/ 1. 10 Page 29

Deportees are people who are forced to travel out

of a country against their will. They could be:
A. - Ordinary people who, because of incomplete
travel documents are refused entry to a Country,
B. - People who have been denied a residence permit,
or whose permit have expired or who were staying
illegally in a country ,
C. – Custody ( Ch. 10 p.30 ) People who have been
subject to a judicial decision for deportation to
preserve public order. 4
BSC’A’ – Module 4
Apr 2015
Refusal of Carriage
S.M 4.5 CAM C 10 / 1. 10. 1 p. 29

MEA represented by Pilot-In-Command, or

Sales/Station Manager or Duty Station Manager may
refuse carriage of any passenger whenever :

 He/she is refusing to abide by safety rules,

 Handcuffed or menaced prisoners,
 Under influence of alcohol, drugs or narcotics,
Not holding proper documentation to countries
which impose fines or other stringent measures .
BSC’A’ – Module 4 5
Apr 2015
Unruly Passenger CAM Ch 10 /1. 8 Page 14

Unruly Passenger is a passenger who fails to

respect the rules of conduct at an airport or
on board an A/C or to follow the
instructions of the Airport Staff or Crew
members and thereby disturbs the good
order and discipline at an Airport or on
board the A/C.
Unruly & Cell.VOB
BSC’A’ – Module 4 7
Apr 2015
Handling of Unruly Passengers
 Details for handling Unruly Passengers are
available in MEA Security Manual 14.9
 Details for Restraining Unruly Passengers are
available in MEA Security Manual Appendix F.
& in CAM C 10 / 1.9 Page 21……..
 Following 9/11 Aircrew are to deal with more
vigilance with Unruly Passengers since they may be
part of a team and their action could be to distract
Crew in order to allow Cockpit intrusion .

BSC’A’ – Module 4 8
Apr 2015
 UNRULY ???.....
Comments ??????

ICELANDIC

To - NY La Guardia

( 04 Jan. 2013 )

Any COMMENTS ???

CAM Chap 10 P.22)

BSC’A’ – Module 4 9
Apr 2015
Hijacking
 Hijacking is an act of aggression in which the
aggressor forces the commander to
relinquish part or all of his authority by
assuming command over the airplane
 Following 9/11 the primary objective of
Aircrew is to bar hijacker access to Cockpit .
 Identifying potential weapons and suspected
Hijacker or Saboteur can result in saving
flights (e.g. Richard REID case [ Jamaica ]) .
BSC’A’ – Module 4 10
Apr 2015
 Shoe bomb
 AA Flt 63 Paris – USA
December 2001 :

 Crew alerted by burning

smell & suspect behavior,
discovered the Plot,
 Crew and Passengers ,

subdued the Perpetrator

(Richard REID Jamaica )
BSC’A’ – Module 4 11
Apr 2015
Physical Aircraft Seizure
 When a hijacker forces the Commander to
relinquish his authority regarding the
actual physical control of the Airplane .
 e.g. : ANA flight 1998
 Following 9/11 such act, if successful, may
result in aircraft destruction .
 Barring cockpit access in case of hijacking
is vital .
BSC’A’ – Module 4 12
Apr 2015
Classification of Prohibited Items
 WEAPONS: Articles primarily designed to kill,
injure, immobilize or incapacitate
 DANGEROUS ARTICLES: Items used to
threaten safety of passengers or aircraft
 EXPLOSIVES: Any item that can be triggered
to explode
 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES: Includes
acids, corrosives and radio-active materials

BSC’A’ – Module 4 14
Apr 2015
Sharp /Dismantled /Disguised Objects

BSC’A’ – Module 4 15
Apr 2015
Baseball Bats , Golf Clubs &
Hockey

BSC’A’ – Module 4 16
Apr 2015
Hand Grenades : Real &/or False

BSC’A’ – Module 4 17
Apr 2015
REAL or TOYS

BSC’A’ – Module 4 18
Apr 2015
Explosives Essential Elements
 Power Source (batteries, heat and mechanical or
chemical reaction)
 Initiator (detonator, cord or blasting cap)
 Explosive charge (dynamite, TNT, sheet or
plastic, liquid and gun powder)
 Could be set to start at a certain barometric pressure,
decreasing or increasing, time, remote control, etc…

BSC’A’ – Module 4 19
Apr 2015
 Bomb Schematic

STARTER + EXPLOSIVE

TIMER
or BATTERY
Pressure Switch

BSC’A’ – Module 4 20
Apr 2015
Plastic Charges
SEMTEX C - 4

BSC’A’ – Module 4 23
Apr 2015
Any DIFFERENCE ???

BSC’A’ – Module 4 24
Apr 2015
Explosive Usable Items

BSC’A’ – Module 4 25
Apr 2015
Concealed Weapons -1

BSC’A’ – Module 4 26
Apr 2015
Concealed Weapons - 2

BSC’A’ – Module 4 27
Apr 2015
Concealed Weapons - 3

BSC’A’ – Module 4 28
Apr 2015
BSC’A’ – Module 4 29
Apr 2015
Liquid Restriction in CABIN

Max. 100 ml

CAPACITY & Qty

BSC’A’ – Module 4 30
Apr 2015
LAG Bottle.wmv
Module Summary
You can now:
 Identify potential in-flight Threat .
 Handle Deportees and Unruly Passengers .
 Describe and classify prohibited items .
 Recognize offensive weapons, improvised explosive
devices( IED) and dangerous objects .
 Identify places and means of concealment for all of
the above and for dangerous substances .
BSC’A’ – Module 4 31
Apr 2015