FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4

1. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 Module 4, Core Topics 7 and 8: • Transportation Security Administration (TSA) • Security-Related Special-Use Airspace

2. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 Module 4, Core Topics 7 and 8: • Transportation Security Administration (TSA) • Security-Related Special-Use Airspace

3. Core Topic 7: TSA Objectives: • Learn which airman certificates and training are of interest to the TSA • Review and understand requirements for citizenship documentation and record-keeping • Review TSA training requirements for certain flight and/or ground instructors Are all of your students registered at FAASafety.gov?

4. TSA’s Roles and Responsibilities • Outlined in 49 CFR 1552 (September 20, 2004): Flight Training for Aliens and Other Designated Individuals, Security Awareness Training for Flight School Employees • Establishes standards relating to the security threat assessment process that TSA conducts to determine whether such individuals are a threat to aviation or national security, and thus are prohibited from receiving flight training.

5. Alien Flight Student Program • Mission: • To ensure that foreign students seeking training at flight schools regulated by the FAA do not pose a threat to aviation or national security. • Also prohibits flight schools regulated by the FAA from providing flight training to a foreign student unless the Secretary of Homeland Security first determines that the student does not pose a threat to aviation or national security.

6. TSA’s Roles and Responsibilities • Establishes requirements for fight schools and instructors: • Initial approval as provider of flight training to aliens • Initial and recurrent training for instructors • Record keeping for flight schools and instructors

7. Information at TSA • www.tsa.gov

9. US Citizens and Nationals • U.S. Citizens and Nationals are exempt from the TSA security threat assessment. • Flight students must provide a flight school with one of the following proofs of U.S. citizenship: • Valid, unexpired U.S. passport; or • Certified birth certificate and government-issued photo ID; or • U.S. naturalization certificate with raised seal and government-issued photo ID; or • Certificate of U.S. citizenship with raised seal and government-issued photo ID

10. US Citizens and Nationals • Federal or military employees • Employer's official proof of U.S. citizenship and federal- or military-issued photo ID, pursuant to a contract between the federal agency and the flight school. • Note: Federal or military employees who are non-U.S. citizens are not exempt from TSA requirements.

11. CFIs: Recording Keeping • An instructor must keep for five years a copy of the documents that are used to prove U.S. citizenship or make an endorsement in both the instructor's logbook, or other record used by the instructor to record flight student endorsements. • An instructor and/or the employer of an instructor must provide a copy of the endorsed logbooks or documents to the TSA upon request .

12. CFIs: Recording Keeping • CFI must endorse the student's logbook with the following: • I certify that [insert student's name] has presented me a [insert type of document presented, such as a U.S. birth certificate or U.S. passport, and the relevant control or sequential number on the document, if any] establishing that [he or she] is a U.S. citizen or national in accordance with 49 CFR 1552.3(h). [Insert date and instructor's signature and CFI number.]

13. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • Alien:Any person not a citizen or national of the United States. • Also refers to resident aliens (green-card holders) and visa holders in the United States

14. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • For aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds, rules apply to flight training for: • Recreational pilot certificate • Sport pilot certificate • Private pilot certificate • Instrument rating • Multiengine rating • Training for each pilot certificate or rating requires a separate training request.

15. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • Recurrent training is exempt for aircraft with a MTOW of 12,500 pounds and less and may include: • Flight reviews • Aircraft checkouts • Instrument proficiency checks • Other checks whose purpose is to review rules, maneuvers, or procedures or to demonstrate a pilot's existing skills • Training in airships, balloons, and gliders is exempt from TSA security threat assessment.

16. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • Prior to obtaining flight training, non-U.S. citizens must apply online through the AFSP Web site and provide: • Fingerprints • Biographical information • Security documents, including passport copies • Specific information about desired training events. • TSA does not accept documents via regular US mail.

17. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • An application fee of $130 for the background check is required. • Flight schools must also submit a digital photo taken of the candidate on the day the student reports for training to verify the student’s identity. • Detailed procedures are on the TSA Web site.

18. TSA Alien Flight Student Program • Candidateshttps://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov • Providershttps://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov/fsindex.html • AFSP Help Desk Phone: (571) 227-4544 • AFSP email: AFSP.help@dhs.gov

19. Flight School Record-Keeping • The flight training provider must keep a record of the following for five years for each alien candidate: • The photograph of the candidate. • A copy of the approval sent by the TSA confirming the candidate's eligibility for flight training. • Candidate's full name, gender, and date of birth. • Candidate's ID number created by the TSA. • Copy of candidate's valid, unexpired passport and visa

20. Flight School Record-Keeping • Records for alien students (cont.) • Copy of all previous passports and visas held by the candidate and all the information necessary to obtain a passport and visa. • Candidate's country of birth, current country or countries of citizenship, and each previous country of citizenship, if any. • Candidate's requested dates, type, and location of training.

21. Flight School Record-Keeping • Records for alien students (cont.) • Candidate's current U.S. pilot certificate and certificate number (if any). • Candidate's current address and phone number and each address for the previous five years. • Copy of receipt confirming that the $130 was paid (printable from TSA Web site after candidate makes payment). • For DoD endorsees, a copy of the required written statement and picture ID.

22. Flight Instructors • All active flight instructors must complete the TSA Initial Security Awareness Training prior to giving flight or ground instruction • Ground instructors and administrative personnel who come into direct contact with flight students must also complete this training • Training is available via online course at TSA Web site – search for “Security Awareness Training”

24. Security Training: Examples • Suspicious behaviors and actions • Sudden termination of the customer’s instruction • Loitering • Unusual questions or interest regarding aircraft capabilities

25. AOPA's Security Resources • Online courses • Brochures • Videos • TSA Guidelines

26. AOPA Security Resources • Alien Flight Training Rule Information • Subject Report: General Aviation Security • Subject Report: TSA Background Checks for Training in Aircraft Over 12,500 Pounds • Issue Brief: Key GA Provisions of Aviation Security Law

27. AOPA Security Resources • Issue Brief: Aviation Security • Regulatory Brief: FAA and TSA security direct final rules • Regulatory Brief: FAA security-enhanced pilot certificates

29. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 TSA Questions? Comments? Ideas? Quiz time

30. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 1. A Flight School must ensure that; • Each student receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each student and instructor receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each person operating on the airport receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each flight school employee receives initial and recurrent security awareness training.

31. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 1. A Flight School must ensure that • Each student and instructor receives initial and recurrent security Each student receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • awareness training. • Each person operating on the airport receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each flight school employee receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. d. Each flight school employee – TSR 1552

32. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 1. A Flight School must ensure that; • Each student receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each student and instructor receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each person operating on the airport receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each flight school employee receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. 2. Which of the following is not considered behavior that may be suspicious? • Refusal to pay for instruction received. • Unusual questions or interest regarding aircraft capabilities. • Sudden termination of the customer’s instruction. • Loitering

33. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 1. A Flight School must ensure that • Each student and instructor receives initial and recurrent security Each student receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • awareness training. • Each person operating on the airport receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. • Each flight school employee receives initial and recurrent security awareness training. d. Each flight school employee – TSR 1552 2. Which of the following is not considered behavior that may be suspicious? • Refusal to pay for instruction received. • Unusual questions or interest regarding aircraft capabilities. • Sudden termination of the customer’s instruction. • Loitering a. Refusal to pay – TSR 1552

34. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 3. Which types of flight training are exempt from TSA Security Threat Assessment? 4. Initial Flight Schools Security Awareness (FSSA) training for flight instructors, or flight school employees hired after January 18, 2005 must be completed within a specified period of time. And FSSA retraining must be completed during the month of hire every year thereafter. The specified period of time is: • 30 days • 60 days • 90 days • 120 days Answers follow

35. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 3. Which types of flight training are exempt from TSA Security Threat Assessment? Airships, Balloons, and gliders – TSA exemption under 49 U.S.C. 114(r)

36. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 3. Which types of flight training are exempt from TSA Security Threat Assessment? 4. Initial Flight Schools Security Awareness (FSSA) training for flight instructors, or flight school employees hired after January 18, 2005 must be completed within a specified period of time. And FSSA retraining must be completed during the month of hire every year thereafter. The specified period of time is: • 30 days • 60 days • 90 days • 120 days Answers follow

37. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 3. Which types of flight training are exempt from TSA Security Threat Assessment? Airships, Balloons, and gliders – TSA exemption under 49 U.S.C. 114(r) 4. Initial Flight Schools Security Awareness (FSSA) training for flight instructors, or flight school employees hired after January 18, 2005, must be completed within a specified period of time. And, FSSA retraining must be completed during the month of hire every year thereafter. The specified period of time is: a. 30 days b. 60 days c. 90 days d. 120 days b. 60 days – FSSA on-line training or CD can be also obtained at www.tsa.gov

38. FAASTeam CFI Workshop #4 Take a Break!

39. Core Topic 8: Security-Related Special Use Airspace Objectives: • Review significant changes in airspace that resulted from the events of 9/11. • Understand and be able to guide students through the intricacies of airspace regulations. • Provide students with the knowledge required to ensure that they do not enter restricted areas without the proper authorization. • Review training resources available to pilots and instructors.

40. Content • Definition and examples of TFRs, FRZs, and ADIZs. • Identification of the various types of restricted airspace found on aeronautical charts, in NOTAMS, and from other available sources. • Methods used to identify acceptable procedures for entry into restricted airspace.

41. Content • The potential consequences of a restricted airspace violation. • Methods and procedures of suspected hostile aircraft interception. • Appropriate current statistics, guidance, and best practice information related to national or local operations and equipment.

42. NSA, TFR, FRZ, ADIZ • NSA: National Security Area • TFR: Temporary Flight Restrictions • FRZ: Flight Restricted Zone • ADIZ: Air Defense Identification Zone

43. National Security Areas • AIM 3-5-7: …Airspace of defined vertical and lateral dimensions established at locations where there is a requirement for increased security and safety of ground facilities. • Pilots are requested to voluntarily avoid flying through the depicted NSA. • When it is necessary to provide a greater level of security and safety, flight in NSAs may be temporarily prohibited by regulation under the provisions of 14 CFR Section 99.7.

47. TFRs • Established for: • VIPs • Security and hazards (e.g., natural disasters and relief efforts) • Sports and special events • Airshows • Not depicted on charts

48. TFRs • Often not so “temporary” • May pop up at any time • Must check NOTAMs before every flight • Size, shape, altitudes, and other details vary • Resources are available to help you visualize and understand restrictions