Flight School Security Awareness Training for Aircraft and Simulators

October 26, 2004
Scenarios - Introduction to Scenarios

In life, we often find ourselves in situations causing us to take immediate action to counter the effects of actions imposed upon us by others. Sometimes the situations are critical. These can vary in form from an inconsiderate driver on a highway whose control of an automobile forces us to make a defensive driving maneuver or it could be an event in which a person in a restaurant suddenly passes out because of an airway obstruction causing us to take immediate, life-saving actions.

As you can see by the two examples, any action you take would have to be immediate and above all else, the most appropriate response for the given situation. This is an important factor considering that for the two examples, there are many actions a person could take to resolve the problem.

The same is also true in how an employee of a flight school or flight training center responds to persons and/or their actions that appear to be suspicious, irregular, illegal, odd, or just out-of-place. Therefore, it is important that you remember your first response should be immediate and appropriate given the situation.

The following exercises provide you with images of activities and accompanying scenarios that may or may not require you to take action. Because there are many possible solutions to any given scenario, we have limited the response options to: No action necessary; Question the individual; Inform a supervisor; and Contact local law enforcement.

For each scenario, you will be asked to determine what should be your first response and/or action. The response you choose should be based on the information provided.

Do not read into the scenario or the image provided. Whatever your response, the feedback provided will tell you which response is considered the most appropriate for the scenario.

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