SPēD SAPPC: PHYSEC/ This Study Set Supplements
CDSE Certification Preparatory Tools (Cpts) For the
Security Asset Protection Professional Certification
(SAPPC). Content Covers Physical Security and Is
Based on The Candidate Handbook, Cpts & CDSE
Course Student Guides/ 83 Q&A.
A formal, recorded assessment of an installation's overall security program -
Answer: Physical security survey
A formal, recorded compliance of physical procedures and measures implemented
by a unit or activity to protect its assets - Answer: Physical security inspection
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,Who makes the determination of when physical security surveys and inspections
are required? - Answer: DoD Component Commanders
Based on threat levels, commanders or directors are responsible for enhancing
access control measure to their installations and facilities. - Answer: The reason
access control measures are contingent on threat levels
The process to ensure only authorized personnel and materials enter and exit
from an installation or facility by identifying, verifying, and authenticating. -
Answer: Visitor identification control methods used to effectively control access to
facilities
1. GSA-approved storage containers
2. Vaults (including modular vaults)
3. Open storage area (secure rooms, to include SCIFs and bulk storage areas) -
Answer: Three different types of approved classified material storage areas.
1. Constructed of metal
2. Hung on non-removable hinge pins or with interlocking leaves.
3. Equipped with a GSA-approved combination lock.
4. Emergency egress hardware (deadbolt or metal bar extending across width of
door). - Answer: Construction requirements for vault doors
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, When designing a new multi-story government Special Access Program Facility
(SAPF), the architect provided identical drawings for two three-story buildings to
the security officer. One drawing is for a building on the installation to be occupied
only by contracting Company X. The other is for the command headquarters
building on the installation. The design reveals floor-to-ceiling windows on the
second floor for the main conference rooms and front office staff. The drawings
indicate a parking lot adjacent to the building separated by a four-foot-wide,
handicap-accessible sidewalk. The architect placed emergency exits and stairwells
at each end of the building with door hardware on the exterior to facilitate
access/egress. The floor plans show interior office and conference room doors
with GSA-approved locks and connectivity to the building access control badge
system. The front door drawings indicate a large safety g - Answer: B. It must be in
an area designated as a Restricted Area
True or False. Hinge pins that are located on the exterior side of emergency exit
doors in the SAPF must be spot welded or have set screws installed to prevent
removal of the door. - Answer: True
Which of the following man-made barriers could be an appropriate measure to
impede vehicle passage between the parking lot and the building?
A. Bollard or chain link fence
B. Berm or moat
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CDSE Certification Preparatory Tools (Cpts) For the
Security Asset Protection Professional Certification
(SAPPC). Content Covers Physical Security and Is
Based on The Candidate Handbook, Cpts & CDSE
Course Student Guides/ 83 Q&A.
A formal, recorded assessment of an installation's overall security program -
Answer: Physical security survey
A formal, recorded compliance of physical procedures and measures implemented
by a unit or activity to protect its assets - Answer: Physical security inspection
Page 1 of 16
,Who makes the determination of when physical security surveys and inspections
are required? - Answer: DoD Component Commanders
Based on threat levels, commanders or directors are responsible for enhancing
access control measure to their installations and facilities. - Answer: The reason
access control measures are contingent on threat levels
The process to ensure only authorized personnel and materials enter and exit
from an installation or facility by identifying, verifying, and authenticating. -
Answer: Visitor identification control methods used to effectively control access to
facilities
1. GSA-approved storage containers
2. Vaults (including modular vaults)
3. Open storage area (secure rooms, to include SCIFs and bulk storage areas) -
Answer: Three different types of approved classified material storage areas.
1. Constructed of metal
2. Hung on non-removable hinge pins or with interlocking leaves.
3. Equipped with a GSA-approved combination lock.
4. Emergency egress hardware (deadbolt or metal bar extending across width of
door). - Answer: Construction requirements for vault doors
Page 2 of 16
, When designing a new multi-story government Special Access Program Facility
(SAPF), the architect provided identical drawings for two three-story buildings to
the security officer. One drawing is for a building on the installation to be occupied
only by contracting Company X. The other is for the command headquarters
building on the installation. The design reveals floor-to-ceiling windows on the
second floor for the main conference rooms and front office staff. The drawings
indicate a parking lot adjacent to the building separated by a four-foot-wide,
handicap-accessible sidewalk. The architect placed emergency exits and stairwells
at each end of the building with door hardware on the exterior to facilitate
access/egress. The floor plans show interior office and conference room doors
with GSA-approved locks and connectivity to the building access control badge
system. The front door drawings indicate a large safety g - Answer: B. It must be in
an area designated as a Restricted Area
True or False. Hinge pins that are located on the exterior side of emergency exit
doors in the SAPF must be spot welded or have set screws installed to prevent
removal of the door. - Answer: True
Which of the following man-made barriers could be an appropriate measure to
impede vehicle passage between the parking lot and the building?
A. Bollard or chain link fence
B. Berm or moat
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