Law Summary
Qualifications for Appointment as OTS Airport Security Screener
- Age requirement: between 21 and 35 years old at the time of application.
- Minimum height: 5'2" for females; 5'4" for males.
- Must pass physical, medical, and neuro-psychiatric examinations at a designated government hospital.
- Educational attainment of at least 72 academic units or 2nd-year college equivalent accredited by CHED or TESDA.
- No prior convictions involving moral turpitude.
- No pending criminal or administrative cases.
- Sufficient color perception to use color x-ray equipment and verify color-coded passes (not color blind).
Grounds for Disqualification
- Former government employees removed for cause.
- Relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity applying simultaneously.
- Convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude.
- Non-resident aliens.
- Relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity of key appointing authorities or supervisors.
- Other disqualifications as ordered by the OTS administrator.
Selection Criteria and Point Allocation
- Education: up to 20 points depending on the level of attainment.
- Special qualifications: up to 20 points for related technical skills (e.g., computer education, programming).
- Civil Service eligibility: 20 points for professional eligibility, 18 for sub-professional.
- Age: up to 20 points with highest points for ages 21-25, decreasing incrementally up to age 35.
- Personality: 10 points divided between poise/bearing and interview ability.
- Qualifying exam: 10 points.
Application and Appointment Procedures
- Submission of OTS application form A-11-06 in triplicate.
- Presentation of original birth certificate, diplomas, transcripts, NBI clearance authenticated by issuing agency, ID pictures, and other documents as required.
- Personal interview by the Personnel Selection Board.
- Passing of comprehensive background investigations including national and local agency checks.
- Six-month probationary appointment.
- Completion and passing of on-the-job training including sanctioned aviation security training mandated by NCASP before formal appointment.
- Priority hiring given to orphans of deceased former NACAHT/NCCAS employees, PNP-ASG personnel, and OTS personnel, provided qualifications are met.
Construction and Enforcement
- Rules are to be liberally construed to further civil aviation security objectives.
- OTS Administrator reserves the right to inspect, investigate, evaluate, assess, and prescribe additional requirements to meet evolving transport security needs.
Separability Clause
- If any provision is declared invalid, other provisions remain unaffected and fully enforceable.
Effectivity Clause
- The regulation takes effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.