The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has completed the training of 121 aviation security (AvSec) officers.
The AvSec officers, drawn from the airports in Abuja, Maiduguri, Yola, Jos, Gombe, Dutse, Sokoto, Zaria, Kaduna, Kebbi, Makurdi and Katsina were taken through the mandatory six weeks STP 123 Basic Course, which was both intellectual and physical.
Some of the topics taken during the course included an overview of legislation, access control, people and vehicles, airport emergency (basic fire prevention), screening procedures, X-ray image interpretation, effective communication, protection of parked aircraft, cargo and mail security, first aid training amongst others.
A statement by FAAN’s general manager, corporate affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, said, in agreement with the requirements of the National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme (NCASTP), the trainees all attained the 70 per cent pass-mark before graduating.
