How do they match: Transportation Security Screeners

  • Bag Checker
  • Baggage Security Checker

  • Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.
  • Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment.
  • Inspect checked baggage for signs of tampering.
  • Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.
  • Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment.
  • View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems.

  • Record information about suspicious objects.