The Management of aviation security.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Managing the security function; The aims, organisation and characteristics of civil aviation; The philosophy of aviation security; The nature of the threat; Organising for security; Allocation of roles and responsibilities in the airport security programme; Security measures airside; Security measures landside; The security screening of persons and goods; The airline security organisation; The airport security unit (ASU); Identity card systems; The management of a hijack incident; The management of bomb threat warnings; Security management techniques: the security programme; Security management techniques: the conduct of an airport security survey; Security management techniques: the security manager as a consultant; Security management techniques: the use of computers by security; Security managment techniques: the security research and development programme; The security management of very high security flights; Security charges: who pays; Training