U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
Monday, March 4, 2002
Contact: 202-366-5580
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Screener Employment Eligibility Requirements
Under the TSA, all newly hired screeners
must:
·
Possess a high school diploma or
general education diploma or have one year of any type of work experience that
demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position.
·
Be a U.S. Citizen.
·
Pass a background and security
investigation, including a criminal records check, in accordance with Federal
law and standards established by the Transportation Security Administration.
·
Possess certain basic aptitudes
and physical abilities as measured through a medical examination.
These include color perception, visual and aural acuity, physical
coordination, and motor skills, that satisfy the following standards:
o
Be able
to distinguish objects on the screening equipment monitor at the appropriate
imaging standard as specified by the Transportation Security Administration;
o
Be able to distinguish each color
displayed on every type of screening equipment and explain what each color
signifies;
o
Be able to hear and respond to the
spoken voice and to audible alarms generated by screening equipment in an active
checkpoint environment;
o
Be able efficiently and thoroughly
to manipulate and handle baggage, containers, and other objects subject to
security processing; and
o
Have sufficient dexterity and
capability thoroughly to conduct hand-metal detector and pat-down search
procedures over an individual’s entire body.
·
Be able to read, speak, and write
English well enough to:
o
Carry out written and oral
instructions regarding the proper performance of screening duties;
o
Read English language
identification media, credentials, airline tickets, and labels on items normally
encountered in the screening process;
o
Provide direction to and
understand and answer questions from English-speaking individuals undergoing
screening; and
o
Write incident reports and
statements and log entries into security records in the English language.
·
After tentative selection for a
position be subject to a pre-employment or pre-appointment drug-screening test.
Persons occupying screener positions will be subject to random drug
and/or alcohol testing.
·
Pass a Federal
Civil Aviation Security Screener Aptitude test.
The test will measure:
o
Aptitude necessary to
conduct screening;
o
Ability to deal
effectively with the public; and
o
English proficiency.
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