Course content
This course covers the following topics:
- What is security risk management?
- The benefits of applying security risk management at an airport.
- Defining the terms ‘risk’ and ‘threat’.
- Typical threat categories.
- Major threat actors who may pose a threat to civil aviation.
- Information needed to conduct a risk assessment.
- The ACI risk assessment methodology.
- What are threat scenarios?
- Key elements of a threat scenario.
- Key considerations when assessing the likelihood of a threat scenario occurring.
- Assigning a likelihood rating.
- Methods for evaluating the reliability of information and intelligence received.
- Conducting a consequence assessment.
- The use of consequence matrices.
- Conducting a vulnerability assessment.
- Types of mitigating measures.
- Identifying vulnerabilities.
- The use of risk matrices to define the risk level.
- Key considerations when implementing additional mitigating measures.
- The need for ongoing review and revision of risk assessments.
- Documentation requirements.
- Sharing risk assessment results with key stakeholders.











