Aviation Transport Safety and Security

Paper Code: 
DBTM 606 A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. to learn about the importance of Safety and Security in Air Transportation, the study of which is of vital importance to Aviation Students, where they will be learning about the techniques and methodologies used in protecting passengers, crew, baggage , cargo, mail, ground personnel, aircraft and property of Airports.

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DBTM 605 A

Aviation Transport Safety and Security

CO 220 Describe the Importance of Air Transportation Safety and Security.

CO 221 Appraise the Terrorism, hazard and risk associated with safety and security.

CO 222 Appraise the Hijacking risk associated with safety and security.

CO 223 Appraise the Legislations and Regulations for safety & security.

CO 224 Analyze the Technological Improvements on Aviation Safety and Security

 

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Importance of Air Transportation Safety and Security-Airport- Airways.
• Protecting Public Transportation
• Screening- Personnel‘s and Baggage‘s – Metal Detectors-X ray Inspections, Passive and Active Millimeters-Trace- Detection Techniques.
• The way on Drug and Explosives.

12.00
Unit II: 

Terrorism
• Terrorism – Introduction- Causes of Terrorism
• Rival claim of pales tine- Palestine Liberation Organization
• Nuclear Terrorism
• Aircraft as Missiles
• 9/11 Terrorist Act and its Consequences
• Biological &Chemical Warfare
• Steps to Combat Terrorism

12.00
Unit III: 

Hijacking
• Hijacking – Security measures- Airport Security Programmed a Steps taken to Contend with Hijacking- Cockpit doors- Sky Marshal Program me
• Public Law about Hijacking
• Air Transportation Security Act of 2001
• Crimes against Humanity
• The Tokyo Convention and Summit

12.00
Unit IV: 

Legislations and Regulations
• ICAO/ECAC
• Transportation security administration – International aviation safety assessment program.
• Legislation after 9 Sep 2001

12.00
Unit V: 

Technological Improvements on Aviation Safety and Security
• Technological Improvements on Aviation Safety and Security
• Introduction- Microwave Holographic Imaging
• Body or Fire Security Scanner • -New Generation of video Security Systems
• Biosimmer – Biometric Systems

Essential Readings: 

1. Aviation and Airport Security – Kathleen M. Sweet –Pearson Education Inc.

References: 

1. Aviation in Crisis – Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne – Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2. Aviation Safety Programs – Richard H. Wood – Jeppesen Sanderson Inc

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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