QuestionsQuestions (OTS TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATION NO. 003-2006 CASS)
It is issued pursuant to Sections 3.4.3 and 3.4.2 in Amendment 10 of ICAO Annex 17, as a Transportation Security Regulation to govern the criteria for appointment as CASS-OTS airport security screener, to enforce standards under the National Civil Aviation Security Program (NCASP).
The applicant must be at least 21 years old and not more than 35 years old at the time of application for employment.
It states a minimum height of 5'2" for female and 5'4" for male.
The applicant must have passed the required physical, medical, and neuro-psychiatric examinations in a designated government hospital.
Applicants must have at least 72 academic college units or have attained at least 2nd-year college equivalent, accredited by CHED and TESDA.
Applicants must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
Applicants must have no pending criminal or administrative case.
Applicants must have color perception sufficient to use color X-ray equipment and check passes with color codes (and must not be color blind).
Disqualified are: (a) former government employees removed for cause; (b) applicants who have relatives within the 4th degree of consanguinity applying at the same time; (c) those convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; (d) non-resident alien in the Philippines; (e) those within the 4th degree of consanguinity/affinity of the head of office, appointing authority, recommending officer, and immediate supervisor; and (f) others as ordered by the OTS Administrator.
The scoring includes: Educational requirement (20 pts), Special Qualification (20 pts), Civil Service eligibility (20 pts), Age (20 pts), Personality (10 pts), and Qualifying Exam (10 pts), totaling 100 points.
Professional = 20 points; Sub-Professional = 18 points.
Age scores decrease by bracket: 21–25 = 20 pts; above 25–26 = 19 pts; above 26–27 = 18 pts; above 27–28 = 17 pts; above 28–29 = 16 pts; above 29–30 = 15 pts; above 30–31 = 14 pts; above 31–32 = 13 pts; above 32–33 = 12 pts; above 33–34 = 11 pts; above 34–35 = 10 pts.
Degree holder = 20 points; 4th year undergraduate = 15 points; 3rd year undergraduate = 14 points; 2nd year undergraduate = 13 points.
Computer education = 20; System analyst = 20; Electronics Engr. = 20; Programmer = 19; Analyst = 18; Operator = 17; Steno-typist = 15; stenographer = 8; typist = 7.
They must submit: (1) the duly accomplished OTS application form #A-11-06 (personal data sheet) in triplicate; (2) original birth certificate, diplomas, citations, transcript of records, NBI clearance from previous offices duly authenticated, ID pictures (2 copies 1x1 and 2 copies 2x2), and other requirements as prescribed.
Applicants undergo personal interview by the Personnel Selection Board; before final acceptance they must pass complete background investigation including national and local agency checks (NAC & LAC), receive a probational appointment for six months, and complete and pass on-the-job training while still on probation as required by NCASP aviation security training packages (STP) before formal appointment.
Priority goes in this order (provided they meet Rule II qualifications): (1) orphans of deceased former NACAHT/NCCAS employees; (2) orphans of deceased PNP-ASG personnel; and (3) orphans of deceased OTS personnel.
It takes effect immediately after publication in a newspaper of general circulation. It must be liberally construed to promote its civil aviation security objectives.
OTS through the Administrator may enforce the rules in inspection, investigation, evaluation, assessment, and audit of activities, and may prescribe other requirements to meet evolving challenges in transport security administration.