WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration on Mondaystiffened its hiring, training and performance standards for airlineand airport security personnel, including those who screen passengersand luggage for weapons and explosives.
The new rules are required under aviation safety legislationpassed by Congress last year.
For the screeners, who make up the largest group of full-timeaviation security employees, the rules will require either a highschool degree, a General Equivalency Diploma or other education andexperience judged to be adequate for the job.
Other entry-level requirements include the ability to speak,read and write English, good eyesight and hearing, good colorperception and physical dexterity.
In addition to receiving initial training, the screeners will berequired to take recurring and specialized training sessions. Ascreener who fails an operational test will have to undergo remedialtraining before he or she can resume screening. A security officialwill be required to make an annual evaluation of each screener'sabilities, skills and performance.
Employers will be required to limit the time a screener can workat an X-ray screening station to make sure fatigue does not diminishthe screener's alertness, the FAA said.
Tim Neale, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, saidthe airline industry group had recommended such rules.
The FAA also will require each airport to establish a securitytraining program for employees who need airport-issued identificationcards that authorize access to security areas.
New employees will have to complete the program before they geta card. Employees already on the job will have to complete it duringthe next two years.
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