AVOP Airside Permit Responsibilities and Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which authority is responsible for issuing AVOPs at a US airport?
- The FAA regional office
- The airport authority or airport operator (Correct answer)
- The individual airline company
- The TSA field office
Correct answer: The airport authority or airport operator
AVOPs are issued by the airport authority or airport operator, who sets the training requirements, testing standards, and permit conditions.
Question 2: What should an AVOP holder do if they observe a coworker violating airside rules?
- Ignore it if the coworker is more senior
- Report the violation to airport operations or a supervisor (Correct answer)
- Confront the coworker aggressively on the airside
- Wait to see if the behavior continues before reporting
Correct answer: Report the violation to airport operations or a supervisor
Safety violations must be reported to airport operations or a supervisor, as all airside workers share responsibility for maintaining a safe environment.
Question 3: If an AVOP holder is involved in a vehicle accident on the airside, what is their immediate obligation?
- Continue working and file a report at the end of the shift
- Stop, secure the scene, and report the incident immediately to airport operations (Correct answer)
- Only report if there is injury to a person
- Report within 24 hours using the standard incident form
Correct answer: Stop, secure the scene, and report the incident immediately to airport operations
Any airside vehicle accident must be reported immediately to airport operations; delaying or failing to report is a permit violation.
Question 4: What condition can result in an automatic suspension of an AVOP?
- Taking approved leave from your position
- Being found under the influence of alcohol or drugs while operating airside (Correct answer)
- Requesting a different shift assignment
- Failing a non-essential skills refresher
Correct answer: Being found under the influence of alcohol or drugs while operating airside
Operating airside while impaired by alcohol or drugs is a zero-tolerance violation that results in immediate AVOP suspension and possible criminal charges.
Question 5: An AVOP typically restricts the holder to specific areas of the airside. What term describes these authorized areas?
- Clearance zones
- Defined movement areas listed on the permit or associated access badge (Correct answer)
- Open access corridors
- Unrestricted flight paths
Correct answer: Defined movement areas listed on the permit or associated access badge
An AVOP typically specifies or is paired with an access control system that defines which movement areas the holder is authorized to access.
Question 6: If you are unsure whether you are authorized to enter a specific airside area, what should you do?
- Enter the area and proceed cautiously
- Check your access badge and if still unsure, contact operations before entering (Correct answer)
- Follow another vehicle that appears to be entering the area
- Enter and document the entry for review later
Correct answer: Check your access badge and if still unsure, contact operations before entering
If in doubt about authorization to enter an area, you must verify with operations before proceeding — unauthorized entry is a serious safety and security violation.
AVOP Airside Permit Responsibilities and Compliance 2
Which authority is responsible for issuing AVOPs at a US airport?