| Title | Safe Passage Data Analysis: Interim Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33533 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Nadler, Eric; Mengert, Peter |
| Source | 20p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19930400 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The purpose of this report is to describe quantitatively the costs and benefits of screener proficiency evaluation and reporting systems (SPEARS) equipment, particularly computer-based instruction (CBI) systems, compared to current methods of training, selection, operational certification, operational evaluation and recurrent training. Part of this effort involves statistical analysis of data derived from actual screeners performing simulated screening on one CBI system,the Public Computer Systems, Inc. (PCSI) Safe Passage System (TM). PCSI agreed to cooperate with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on this study following an FAA announcement in the Commerce Business Daily. All data was analyzed from each of five major domestic airline sites equipped with Safe Passage. In all, these data represent results from 1465 screeners on more than 1.5 million decisions to pass, inspect or hold X-rayed baggage images. Preliminary results not only suggest a low percentage of critical errors on Safe Passage images, but also suggest that there is room for improvement in several image categories including: Explosives, Knives, Other Sharp Objects, and Suspicious Innocent. These categories showed less than 80% accuracy. The results also suggest that CBI can be effective in accomplishing the needed improvements, establishing performance near orabove 90% for all image categories. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5864 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5864 |
| TRT Terms | Baggage; Baggage screening; X rays; Security; Airports |
| General Subjects | Safe passage; Data analysis; Aviation; CBI |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FA3T5-PM-93-3 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33500/33533/33533.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |