Development and validation of a test of X-ray screener readiness

Advances in the threat against civil aviation have made it imperative that all security screening personnel have mastered critical knowledge, skills, and abilities for their position at the checkpoint. To accurately assess the level of screener mastery, the FAA plans to field a valid, reliable, and non-biased test for initial screener training: the Screener Readiness Test (SRT). This new approach is consistent with the newly released certification of screening companies that is delineated in a recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.