The Tribune

BAHAMIAN law enforcement officials have got their wings - after completing a US Government funded aviation security training course.

The graduation ceremony for the Quality Control in Civil Aviation Security (QCCAS) Training course was held at British Colonial Hilton Hotel last Friday.

Training was provided by the US Government through the US Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

The one-week course focused on how to develop and implement an aviation security quality control programme designed to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

Using lectures, discussion, and extensive group exercises, it introduced participants to quality control programme development, coordination, and implementation.

Participants were provided with the primary ICAO standards for compliance verification measures, and they examined the elements and uses of each measure.

In group exercises they determined when it is appropriate to use a particular measure for effective and efficient quality control.

Course topics included human rights, trends in terrorism, ICAO security concepts, personnel qualifications and training.

Surveys, audits, inspections, and tests, and other aspects of compliance activities were used to check results.

At the end of the course, participants were able to understand the regulations and requirements that constitute an acceptable quality control programme, identify deficiencies in existing aviation security quality control programs, conduct surveys, audits, inspections, and tests, and develop an aviation quality control plan consistent with ICAO standards.