New Delhi: Don't wait for the dumb and Dumber sequel because it's already playing at an airport near you. Many of those responsible for securing Delhi's swank Indira Gandhi International Airport have flunked a basic test of aviation security.
In other words, the armed man in uniform who gives you and your ID the once-over at the airport entry is more likely than not to have failed the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security's AVSEC (aviation security) test, a basic examination for feet-onthe-ground operations.
It's not a test of rocket science. Or even aircraft science, for that matter. Examinees are asked questions that quite reasonably cover aviation security (see accompanying box). As with anything to do with civil aviation in India, the really depressing stuff is in the details. The last AVSEC test that was held at Delhi in June saw 34 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials appear as examinees. Five passed. Among the failures was an inspector-rank official. And it's not the CISF alone. The personnel deployed for security duties by many airlines are no better informed or able.
05/07/14 Ankur Sharma/India Today
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In other words, the armed man in uniform who gives you and your ID the once-over at the airport entry is more likely than not to have failed the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security's AVSEC (aviation security) test, a basic examination for feet-onthe-ground operations.
It's not a test of rocket science. Or even aircraft science, for that matter. Examinees are asked questions that quite reasonably cover aviation security (see accompanying box). As with anything to do with civil aviation in India, the really depressing stuff is in the details. The last AVSEC test that was held at Delhi in June saw 34 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials appear as examinees. Five passed. Among the failures was an inspector-rank official. And it's not the CISF alone. The personnel deployed for security duties by many airlines are no better informed or able.
05/07/14 Ankur Sharma/India Today
