Guard — Air
Airport duty
Take what you learned in Guard — Land to an airport: know the areas, check passes and gates, stay safe airside, support the terminal, protect cargo and aircraft within your limits, and report in the airport's way.
Readiness, not a licence. This course builds knowledge and readiness and ends with a Record of Completion. It is not a government certification and does not by itself grant any licence, authority or regulatory approval.
This is a knowledge course. It is not AVSEC training and is not recognised by any aviation security authority.
Do the Guard — Land courses (Parts 1–3) first. This is a short add-on course. It builds on what that course teaches and does not repeat it.
What you'll learn
- Say why aviation security is different and who does what
- Read the airport map: landside, airside and restricted areas
- Check airport passes, visitors and escorts, and run a staff or vehicle gate
- Know your supporting part in screening and its limits
- Work safely airside: jet blast, loose objects and right of way
- Know the groups of prohibited items and what to do: do not touch, keep people back, report
- Guard cargo, catering, aircraft and the perimeter within your limits
- Play your part in an airport emergency and report it the right way
Who it's for
- Guards posted at airports
- Guards who finished Guard — Land (Parts 1–3)
- Agencies that supply guards to airports
No prior training needed for the first lesson. Read it free to judge the level.
Syllabus
The airport and its gatesFREE PREVIEW5 lessons · 1h 10m
- Unit A1 · Why Aviation Security Is Different · 14m · builds on Introduction to Physical Security: Foundations (Guard — Land, Part 1)
- Unit A2 · The Airport Map: Landside, Airside and Restricted Areas · 13m · builds on Access Control & Surveillance Systems (Part 1): Access Control (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A3 · Airport Passes, Visitors and Escorting · 15m · builds on unit 10A: Gate, Visitor and Material Control (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A4 · Staff Gates and Vehicle Gates into Restricted Areas · 15m · builds on unit 10A: Gate, Visitor and Material Control (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A5 · Screening: Your Supporting Part and Its Limits · 13m · builds on unit 3A: Screening and Searching People, Bags and Vehicles (Guard — Land, Part 1)
Airside and terminal2 lessons · 30m
- Unit A6 · Airside Safety: Aprons, Aircraft and FOD · 15m · builds on unit 2E: Health and Safety on Your Post (Guard — Land, Part 1)
- Unit A7 · Terminal and Landside Duty · 15m · builds on unit 5C: Crowds and Queues on Duty (Guard — Land, Part 1)
Items, threats and people3 lessons · 37m
- Unit A17 · Prohibited and Dangerous Items: Know the Groups, Know What to Do · 13m · builds on unit 7A: Suspicious Items, Bomb Threats and Hostile Watching (Guard — Land, Part 2)
- Unit A8 · Unattended Items, Threat Calls and Finds at the Gate · 12m · builds on unit 7A: Suspicious Items, Bomb Threats and Hostile Watching (Guard — Land, Part 2)
- Unit A9 · Disruptive and Distressed Passengers · 12m · builds on unit 14B: Managing Conflict (Guard — Land, Part 3)
Cargo, aircraft and insider risk4 lessons · 1h 4m
- Unit A10 · Cargo, Mail and Warehouse Security · 16m · builds on unit 10A: Gate, Visitor and Material Control (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A11 · Catering, Stores and What Goes on Board · 11m · builds on unit 10A: Gate, Visitor and Material Control (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A12 · Guarding Aircraft and the Airport Perimeter · 19m · builds on Perimeter Security (Guard — Land, Part 2)
- Unit A13 · Insider Threat, Staying Alert and Security Culture · 18m · builds on unit 4A: Protecting Site Information (Guard — Land, Part 1)
Emergencies and reporting3 lessons · 35m
- Unit A14 · Drones, Lasers and Other Hazards Near the Airport · 11m · builds on unit 11B: Drones Near Your Site (Guard — Land, Part 3)
- Unit A15 · Airport Emergencies and Your Role · 13m · builds on Emergency Response and Crisis Management (Guard — Land, Part 2)
- Unit A16 · Reporting at an Airport · 11m · builds on unit 5A: First on Scene: Notes, Evidence and Witnesses (Guard — Land, Part 1)
Final assessment pass 70%
What this means where you work
The skills are the same everywhere. The legal and licensing rules differ by country, so each course carries a country card that follows your edition.
Who wrote this
VSVSV training faculty
Written by the VSVSV training team from its own lesson scripts and guidebooks, rewritten in plain international English. Points of law and country rules were checked against official sources, and each country note shows the date it was checked.
Your Record of Completion
Guarding.Tech · Record of Completion
Guard — Air
This records completion of training. It is not a licence or government certification.
A. Learner
completed the course and passed the final assessment.
Record number 0000 0000 0000 0000 · Verify at guarding.tech/verify