GRADED A+| 2024/2025 UPDATE
Who is the Airport Operator? - ✔ANSWER Massport-Massachusetts Port Authority (MPA).
Massport's Department of Aviation Security is the primary contact for security abd
communicates with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Who is responsible for challenging individuals not showing a SIDA badge in the SIDA area? -
✔ANSWER Every badge employee at Logan
Who should you challenge in the SIDA area? - ✔ANSWER Anyone not displaying a valid SIDA
badge
Anyone displaying a TVP and is without an escort
Anyone exhibiting unusual behavior
What is the first step to take when you approach a badge reader to gain access through a door?
- ✔ANSWER Place your badge directly in front of the badge reader
What are your 2 main responsibilities when going through a secure door? - ✔ANSWER To
make sure you are the only person who enters theough the door Ensure the door closes
securely behind you
What is Piggybacking? - ✔ANSWER When one individual enters their PIN code into a
keypad, opens the door and allows others with a Massport SIDA badge to pass through
How long can you hold a door open before the door will alarm? - ✔ANSWER No more than
20 seconds
, What is your respondibility after putting a door in an over-ride mode? - ✔ANSWER To stay
at the door until the time runs out or until the door is securely closed and out of the over-ride
mode
What happens 5 minutes before the over-ride time runs out? - ✔ANSWER A short alarm
will sound warning you the time is running out
What would you do if you walked by a door and the alarm was ringing? - ✔ANSWER Call
Massport Operations, Key Base Department (or have someone else call)
Stand by the door until the State Police arrive
What are the first 3 steps to take if you set off a door alarm in error? - ✔ANSWER Securely
close the door
Stop the alarm by using your SIDA badge
Call Massport Keybase from the door and get instructions from them
Name 2 of the many types of badges generated at the Massport Badge Office at Logan? -
✔ANSWER SIDA Badge-(Security Identification Display Area)-Allows access into the SIDA
areas via company specific doors
PSID Badge-(Public Side Identification)-No access into the SIDA area allowed. All work must be
dine before the security checkpoints
TVP-(Temporary Visitor Pass)-Person must be under escort at all times beyond the security
checkpoints and can be in the same areas as the escort and use the same doors as the escort
Name 2 of the important phine numbers in the back of your badge - ✔ANSWER Massport
ops/door alarms
State police main number
Massport medical emergency