Master Set 1 ACE Security Exam
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What is TSA's document main that guiding document for an ASC? - ✔✔49 CFR 1542 -
Airport Security Program Guide
What is Opt Out (i.e. the Screening Partnership Program?) - ✔✔Airport chooses to use
private contractor instead of TSA
Who contracts the screeners in the ops-out program? - ✔✔TSA
PreCheck is the manifestation of what ATSA required program? - ✔✔Risked Based
Screening - Trusted Traveler
What is Secure Flight? - ✔✔No-Fly and Selectee list Terrorist screening databse
Accounts for 77% of all flights
Contributes over $100 billion annually
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,Employs over 630,000 people
Business aviation provides rapid response in disasters
Flight training provides most airline pilots - ✔✔Why is General Aviation important to
the US?
What is TWIC and why don't ASC's support it? - ✔✔Transportation Worker
Identification Credential
Aviation integration is difficult
FBI allowed suspected terrorist to maintain TWIC cards
What happened to the 911 system for aircraft? - ✔✔TSA decided not to pursue
Equipment in the cockpit didn't make sense
Other research for home run override
What is ICAO's role? What are their "regulations" called? What is their guidance called?
- ✔✔Part of United Nations and developed Standards and Recommended Practices
SARPS
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,Why was TSA moved under the Dept., of Homeland Security? - ✔✔22 Federal Agencies
were combined to protect the US from man made and natural disasters
What is the IDSR now called and what significant security measure did they recently
recommend? - ✔✔AVSC - Employee Inspections (Less Screening for employees) -
Checkpoint Screening
What does the TSL do? - ✔✔Test explosives
What does the TSIF do? - ✔✔TSA Systems Integration Testing Facility - Testing inline
baggage facility
Related to airports and air carriers, what is the authority of the Federal Security
Director? - ✔✔Approves Security Programs and amendments to ASP
Screening
Regulatory Compliance
What are the limitations of the Transportation Security Officer? - ✔✔Screens
passengers, carry-on bags and checked bags
Travel document check
What is the authority and primary job function of the Transportation Security
Inspector? - ✔✔Inspects security programs
Airports and Aircraft Operators
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, Cargo and Surface
What does a TSSE (bomb appraisal officer) do and what are their limitations? -
✔✔Assess suspicious items
Respond to checkpoints
Train TSOs in dentifrice new types of IEDs
What the role of the Field Intelligence Officer? - ✔✔Facilitates exchange of intelligence
information with federal law enforcement personnel
Provide intelligence and support to the FSD
Work with Joint Terrorism Task Force
What the recent history of the Canine Explosives Detection Program? - ✔✔Initially a
legacy program where a law infocement officer was teamed with a dog
Now it is a TSA program using TSA personell
What are the primary job duties of the ASC? - ✔✔Writes, enforces the Airport Security
Program
Access control and Credentialing
Ensures law enforcement response
24/7 point of contact with TSA
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is TSA's document main that guiding document for an ASC? - ✔✔49 CFR 1542 -
Airport Security Program Guide
What is Opt Out (i.e. the Screening Partnership Program?) - ✔✔Airport chooses to use
private contractor instead of TSA
Who contracts the screeners in the ops-out program? - ✔✔TSA
PreCheck is the manifestation of what ATSA required program? - ✔✔Risked Based
Screening - Trusted Traveler
What is Secure Flight? - ✔✔No-Fly and Selectee list Terrorist screening databse
Accounts for 77% of all flights
Contributes over $100 billion annually
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 1
,Employs over 630,000 people
Business aviation provides rapid response in disasters
Flight training provides most airline pilots - ✔✔Why is General Aviation important to
the US?
What is TWIC and why don't ASC's support it? - ✔✔Transportation Worker
Identification Credential
Aviation integration is difficult
FBI allowed suspected terrorist to maintain TWIC cards
What happened to the 911 system for aircraft? - ✔✔TSA decided not to pursue
Equipment in the cockpit didn't make sense
Other research for home run override
What is ICAO's role? What are their "regulations" called? What is their guidance called?
- ✔✔Part of United Nations and developed Standards and Recommended Practices
SARPS
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,Why was TSA moved under the Dept., of Homeland Security? - ✔✔22 Federal Agencies
were combined to protect the US from man made and natural disasters
What is the IDSR now called and what significant security measure did they recently
recommend? - ✔✔AVSC - Employee Inspections (Less Screening for employees) -
Checkpoint Screening
What does the TSL do? - ✔✔Test explosives
What does the TSIF do? - ✔✔TSA Systems Integration Testing Facility - Testing inline
baggage facility
Related to airports and air carriers, what is the authority of the Federal Security
Director? - ✔✔Approves Security Programs and amendments to ASP
Screening
Regulatory Compliance
What are the limitations of the Transportation Security Officer? - ✔✔Screens
passengers, carry-on bags and checked bags
Travel document check
What is the authority and primary job function of the Transportation Security
Inspector? - ✔✔Inspects security programs
Airports and Aircraft Operators
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, Cargo and Surface
What does a TSSE (bomb appraisal officer) do and what are their limitations? -
✔✔Assess suspicious items
Respond to checkpoints
Train TSOs in dentifrice new types of IEDs
What the role of the Field Intelligence Officer? - ✔✔Facilitates exchange of intelligence
information with federal law enforcement personnel
Provide intelligence and support to the FSD
Work with Joint Terrorism Task Force
What the recent history of the Canine Explosives Detection Program? - ✔✔Initially a
legacy program where a law infocement officer was teamed with a dog
Now it is a TSA program using TSA personell
What are the primary job duties of the ASC? - ✔✔Writes, enforces the Airport Security
Program
Access control and Credentialing
Ensures law enforcement response
24/7 point of contact with TSA
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