RYANAIR SECURITY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔What are the the responsibilities for IAA? - ✔✔- Inspections and audits of airports,
air carriers, cargo and companies.
- Monitoring compliance of security programmes, training materials and management of
instructors.
✔✔What is the purpose of IAA inspectors? - ✔✔- Conduct regular audits, inspections
and tests
- Carry proof of identity
- Provide reports to the Ryanair security officer
- Provide reports to the EU-commission
✔✔What are the responsibilities for the Airport Security Officer? - ✔✔- Ensure security
policy is implemented at the airport
- Maintains the security programme
- Communicates with appropriate authority
- Reports to the airport manager
✔✔What are the responsibilities for the Airport security community? - ✔✔- Forum at
each airport for local security matters.
- Communication with appropriate authority
- Monitor implementation of airport security rules
✔✔What are the responsibilities of Airport security programme? - ✔✔- Details airport
security policy and procedures
- Must be approved by appropriate authority
✔✔Who is Ryanair's security manager and what are her responsibilities? - ✔✔- Carol
Sharkey
- Ensures that security policy is implemented
- Maintains the security programme
- Communicates with IAA and DOT
- Member of NCASC
✔✔What is the Ryanair security programme? - ✔✔- Complies with NCASP
- Complies with more stringent measures in force in EU member states (as applicable)
- Specifies RYR security policy and procedures
- Approved by IAA
✔✔What is access control? - ✔✔Only people with a legitimate reason to be there are
guaranteed access.
, ✔✔What is screening? - ✔✔Only items that have been appropriately screened are
allowed into restricted areas.
✔✔Airside: - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance.
- Access restriction.
✔✔Landside: - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- No access restriction (unless required)
✔✔SRA (Security Restricted Area): - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- Access control
- Random screening
✔✔Critical part of SRA - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- Access control
- 100% screening
✔✔What shall security restricted areas include? - ✔✔a) A part of an airport to which
screened departing passengers have access; and
b) A part of an airport which screened departing hold baggage may pass or in which it
may be held, unless it concerns secured baggage; and
c) A part of an airport designated for the parking of aircraft to be boarded or loaded
✔✔What shall critical parts of SRA include? - ✔✔a) All parts of an airport to which
screened departing passengers have access; and
b) All parts of an airport though which screened departing baggage may pass or in
which it may be held, unless it concerns secured baggage.
✔✔At least how many persons are in hold of an airport identification card at an airport
with critical parts of SRA? - ✔✔60
✔✔What must AIC/CIS holders must do? - ✔✔- Undergo background check
- Complete a security training
- Wear AIC/CIS in a visible place (cover onboard)
- Immediately report loss or theft of AIC/CIC
- Present AIC/CIS to control authority on request
✔✔How do we prevent prohibited articles from entering critical parts of SRA? - ✔✔-
Passengers, their cabin and check-in bags are 100% screened
- Staff vehicles, crew bags and staff belongings are also 100% screened/examined
✔✔What are the three lists of prohibited articles? - ✔✔- Persons other than passengers
(least restricted) 1-A
- Passengers and cabin baggage (most restricted) 4-C
- Hold baggage 5-B
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 ALL GRADED A+
✔✔What are the the responsibilities for IAA? - ✔✔- Inspections and audits of airports,
air carriers, cargo and companies.
- Monitoring compliance of security programmes, training materials and management of
instructors.
✔✔What is the purpose of IAA inspectors? - ✔✔- Conduct regular audits, inspections
and tests
- Carry proof of identity
- Provide reports to the Ryanair security officer
- Provide reports to the EU-commission
✔✔What are the responsibilities for the Airport Security Officer? - ✔✔- Ensure security
policy is implemented at the airport
- Maintains the security programme
- Communicates with appropriate authority
- Reports to the airport manager
✔✔What are the responsibilities for the Airport security community? - ✔✔- Forum at
each airport for local security matters.
- Communication with appropriate authority
- Monitor implementation of airport security rules
✔✔What are the responsibilities of Airport security programme? - ✔✔- Details airport
security policy and procedures
- Must be approved by appropriate authority
✔✔Who is Ryanair's security manager and what are her responsibilities? - ✔✔- Carol
Sharkey
- Ensures that security policy is implemented
- Maintains the security programme
- Communicates with IAA and DOT
- Member of NCASC
✔✔What is the Ryanair security programme? - ✔✔- Complies with NCASP
- Complies with more stringent measures in force in EU member states (as applicable)
- Specifies RYR security policy and procedures
- Approved by IAA
✔✔What is access control? - ✔✔Only people with a legitimate reason to be there are
guaranteed access.
, ✔✔What is screening? - ✔✔Only items that have been appropriately screened are
allowed into restricted areas.
✔✔Airside: - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance.
- Access restriction.
✔✔Landside: - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- No access restriction (unless required)
✔✔SRA (Security Restricted Area): - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- Access control
- Random screening
✔✔Critical part of SRA - ✔✔- Patrols and surveillance
- Access control
- 100% screening
✔✔What shall security restricted areas include? - ✔✔a) A part of an airport to which
screened departing passengers have access; and
b) A part of an airport which screened departing hold baggage may pass or in which it
may be held, unless it concerns secured baggage; and
c) A part of an airport designated for the parking of aircraft to be boarded or loaded
✔✔What shall critical parts of SRA include? - ✔✔a) All parts of an airport to which
screened departing passengers have access; and
b) All parts of an airport though which screened departing baggage may pass or in
which it may be held, unless it concerns secured baggage.
✔✔At least how many persons are in hold of an airport identification card at an airport
with critical parts of SRA? - ✔✔60
✔✔What must AIC/CIS holders must do? - ✔✔- Undergo background check
- Complete a security training
- Wear AIC/CIS in a visible place (cover onboard)
- Immediately report loss or theft of AIC/CIC
- Present AIC/CIS to control authority on request
✔✔How do we prevent prohibited articles from entering critical parts of SRA? - ✔✔-
Passengers, their cabin and check-in bags are 100% screened
- Staff vehicles, crew bags and staff belongings are also 100% screened/examined
✔✔What are the three lists of prohibited articles? - ✔✔- Persons other than passengers
(least restricted) 1-A
- Passengers and cabin baggage (most restricted) 4-C
- Hold baggage 5-B
