CCSP TSA Regulations & Compliance Requirements 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: TSA regulations require that cargo screened under the CCSP be transported to the aircraft operator using which type of conveyance?
- Any licensed commercial trucking carrier
- A tamper-evident or secured conveyance to maintain chain of custody (Correct answer)
- A TSA-operated armored vehicle
- A conveyance operated exclusively by the aircraft operator
Correct answer: A tamper-evident or secured conveyance to maintain chain of custody
Screened cargo must be transported in a tamper-evident or otherwise secured conveyance to preserve the chain of custody until it reaches the aircraft operator.
Question 2: Under TSA's CCSP framework, what action must a facility take if it loses its CCSF certification?
- Continue operations for 30 days under a provisional waiver
- Immediately cease screening activities and notify the aircraft operator (Correct answer)
- Transfer all pending cargo to another CCSF within 48 hours
- Request an emergency hearing before the TSA Administrator
Correct answer: Immediately cease screening activities and notify the aircraft operator
A facility that loses CCSF certification must immediately stop screening cargo and must notify relevant aircraft operators of its non-certified status.
Question 3: Which TSA document outlines the specific approved screening methods that a CCSF is authorized to use?
- The CCSF's TSA-approved security program (Correct answer)
- The FAA Advisory Circular AC 108-1
- The IATA Cargo Security Manual
- The facility's ISO compliance certificate
Correct answer: The CCSF's TSA-approved security program
Each CCSF operates under a TSA-approved security program that specifies which screening methods the facility is authorized to deploy.
Question 4: When must a CCSF report a security incident involving cargo to TSA?
- Within 4 hours of discovery (Correct answer)
- Within 24 hours of discovery
- Within 72 hours of discovery
- At the next scheduled quarterly report
Correct answer: Within 4 hours of discovery
TSA regulations require CCSFs to report significant security incidents, including discovered prohibited items in cargo, within 4 hours of discovery.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of the TSA's 'Known Shipper' program in relation to air cargo security?
- To certify freight forwarders as primary cargo screeners
- To identify shippers with a history of consistent, verifiable shipment behavior who pose lower risk (Correct answer)
- To grant shippers immunity from cargo screening requirements
- To provide shippers with a government-issued cargo security badge
Correct answer: To identify shippers with a history of consistent, verifiable shipment behavior who pose lower risk
The Known Shipper program identifies businesses with established shipping histories and verifiable identities as lower-risk, allowing for risk-based cargo screening decisions.
Question 6: Under TSA regulations, which of the following individuals is NOT required to undergo a Security Threat Assessment (STA) at a CCSF?
- An employee who physically screens cargo
- A maintenance worker who has unescorted access to screened cargo areas
- A delivery driver who drops off unscreened cargo at the facility's receiving dock (Correct answer)
- A supervisor who oversees the screening operation
Correct answer: A delivery driver who drops off unscreened cargo at the facility's receiving dock
Delivery drivers who only access the receiving dock (unscreened cargo areas) and do not enter secured screening areas are generally not required to hold an STA.
Question 7: TSA regulations prohibit a CCSF from accepting cargo from which type of entity without additional verification?
- A publicly traded corporation
- An unknown shipper with no established account (Correct answer)
- A foreign-based freight forwarder
- A small business with fewer than 10 employees
Correct answer: An unknown shipper with no established account
Cargo from unknown shippers — those without a verifiable identity or shipping history — requires additional scrutiny or must be treated as higher-risk under TSA rules.
CCSP TSA Regulations & Compliance Requirements 3
TSA regulations require that cargo screened under the CCSP be transported to the aircraft operator using which type of conveyance?