Aircraft Countermeasures

Question 1

What are the 4 Threat Levels in the Common Stratagy?

Answer 1

1. Verbal
2. Physical
3. Life Threatening
4. Attack on Flight Deck

Question 2

Special Federal criminal jurisdiction exists concerning crimes committed on board an aircraft in flight from when until when?

Answer 2

From the moment all external doors are closed, through the moment when one external door is opened to allow passengers to leave the aircraft

Question 3

What is a scoping statute only?

Answer 3

the Good Samaritan Act

Question 4

what has specific limitation on liability available to anyone, including an armed LEO, who attempts to thwart an act of aircraft piracy or act of criminal violence aboard an aircraft in flight?

Answer 4

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) Protection

Question 5

What is the Aircraft Countermeasures Tactical Principles mission statement?

Answer 5

1. Ensure the security of the flight deck and the integrity of the aircraft
2. Do not allow the aircraft to be used as a steerable weapon of mass destruction

Question 6

Who is required on board a commercial aircraft to know the identity and seat location of all other armed personnel on board, to include FFDOs in the flight deck or “dead-heading” in the passenger cabin?

Answer 6

Law Enforcement Officers

Question 7

If cabin crew request LEO assistance what LE factors should the LEO exercise?

Answer 7

1. Reasonable suspicion
2. Probable cause
3. totality of the circumstaces

Question 8

Where is the Position of Dominance (POD) on an aircraft?

Answer 8

the foreword most part of the cabin

Question 9

What are the primary tactical objectives in the event of an act of piracy or crime of viloence?

Answer 9

1. Establish POD

2. Securing the flight deck

Question 10

How long can it take for a emergency landing anywhere in the continental United States?

Answer 10

20 minutes

Question 11

What is the primary mission of Federal Air Marshals team ?

Answer 11

1. to ensure the security of the flight deck

2. protect the integrity of the aircraft

Question 12

What are examples of exigent circumstances?

Answer 12

1. active gun fire
2. explosive device
3. a fire that effects the integrity of the aircraft

Question 13

what have engineers and explosive experts identified for each type of commercial aircraft that is currently available?

Answer 13

Least Risk Bomb Locations (LRBL)

Question 14

Where is the LRBL normally located?

Answer 14

at the emergency exit at the rear of the aircraft

Question 15

How many rows should be cleared out from the LRBL?

Answer 15

5-7

Question 16

What is the safest angle to discharge a firearm at on an aircraft?

Answer 16

90 degrees, directly at window level to shortly overhead, to send the round away from most vital aircraft systems