Airport Security Jobs

    An airportsecurity job is an exciting career option for those who are ready for anadventurous life. One who seeks to enter the arena of airport security should be capable of handling criticalsituations and managing posts and positions demanding immense responsibility.

    The posts ofsecurity personnel in different countries have different names. However the hierarchical structure is more or lessthe same. For example, let us consider the structure of the TransportationSecurity Administration (TSA) of theUSA. These posts are categorizedinto “Airport Security Operations” and “Airport Security and Management Staff”.Let us understand the role of these different personnel or posts in maintainingairport security.
Airport Security Operations
    The personnel in this category are directlyinvolved in the security operations at the airport. The Transportation SecurityAdministration or TSA recruitment comprisesof the following posts to carry out the “Airport Security Operations”.

Schedulingoperations officer: The task assigned to the SchedulingOperations Officer is to assist in the screening operations at the airport. Heis also responsible for implementing and enhancing the security and screeningactivities.

    Aviationregulatory inspector: Inspecting and ensuring the smooth runningof security operations at the airports. He checks whether the ongoingoperations comply with the security regulations, policies, etc.

    Dangerous goodsand cargo security inspector: The duty serving this post solves theproblems arising in the transportation of dangerous goods.

    Transportationsecurity manager: He acts as a screening manager and manages thecheckpoints at the airports. His duty is to prevent any dangerous object fromentering the air carrier. He also communicates regularly with the supervisorsso as to find loopholes in thescreening process.

    Supervisorytransportation security officer: He supervises and guides thesecurity personnel conducting screening operations for passengers.

Lead transportationsecurity officer: The prime function of Lead Transportation Securityofficer is to distribute and balance the workload among the employees. He mayalso be assigned the task of training new recruits.

    Transportationsecurity officer: The concerned personnel holding this post guides theemployees carrying out the screening operation, communicates with thesupervisors to discover any weakness in the screening operation.

Airport Security andManagement Staff
   The airport security managementincludes the following personnel.  

Federal securitydirector: The most important task assigned to this post is torespond quickly in the time of crisis. His regular activities include overseeing the routine operations ofthe security system, constantly improving it and supervising the lawenforcement activities.

 Assistant federal security director --- regulatoryinspection: The main job of this post is to monitor the functioningof the system and to ensure that it runs smoothly.

    Customersupport and quality improvement manager: As the namesuggests, the personnel holding this post has to answer and solve customerqueries.

Managementanalyst: He briefs the Assistant FSD about the daily operationscarried out at the airport. Analysis of the operations, planning to implementnew tasks, etc. is his responsibilities.

A job inthe airport security systems is a bright career option in today’s times. Thekind of responsibilities assigned to airport security personnel makes it aninteresting as well as a risky job. The bottom line is that you need to bephysically and mentally strong to enter this field of airport security.

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New Wordsand Expressions

arena [ə'ri:nə]                       n.舞台,界

immense [i'mens]                   adj. 巨大的

hierarchical [haiə'rɑ:kikəl]          adj. 分等级的

comprise [kəm'praiz]               v. 包含, 由……组成

implement ['implimənt]             v. 贯彻

enhance [in'hɑ:ns]                 v. 提高, 增强

loophole ['lu:phəul]                               n. 漏洞

oversee [əuvə'si:]                   v. 监视

 

 

Task 1 Go through the text and complete thefollowing table with the information of the text.

                       

Positions	Responsibilities
Scheduling operations officer	1.      Assist in the ____________ ____________at  the airport.   2.      He is also responsible for ____________ and____________ the security and screening activities.
Dangerous goods and cargo security  inspector	3.      Solve the  problems arising in the ___________ of __________ ___________.
Lead transportation security officer	4.      _____________and__________ the workload  among the employees.   5.      Train ______ ______________.
Assistant federal security director ---  regulatory inspection	6.      _________ the  functioning of the system and _________ that it runs ___________.
Management analyst	7.      Brief the  Assistant FSD about the ______ __________ carried out at the airport.   8.      __________ of the  operations, planning to _______________ ______, etc. is his responsibilities.

 

Task 2 Talk about the following questionsafter reading the material and do some expended discussion.

1. What kind of person qualifies toenter the arena of airport security?

2. Suppose you are going to enter the arenaof airport security after graduation from college, what’s your desiredposition?

 

 

Learn more professional terms for your further study.

domestic flight                        国内航班

international flight                     国际航班

passenger in transit ['trænzit]               过境旅客

diplomatic [diplə'mætik] passport          外交护照

form a queue                               排队

identity [ai'dentəti] card                身份证

expire [ik'spaiə]                     v. 到期

accord [ə'kɔ:d] with                    和……一致

line up                                                       排队

speed up                             加速

escalator ['eskəleitə]                 n. 自动扶梯，滚梯