I-TSA, noma i-Transportation Security Administration, yinhlangano kahulumeni esebenza ukuvikela izinhlelo zokuthutha zesizwe. Yakha ngokushesha ngemva kokuhlaselwa kukaSeptemba 11 ngo-2001, i-TSA iyingxenye yoMnyango Wezokuphepha Komhlaba, isebenzisa abantu abangaphezu kuka-50 000 ukugcina imigwaqo emikhulu yase-US, izitimela, amabhasi, izinhlelo zokuhamba ngezinyawo, izikhumulo zezindiza nezindawo zezindiza eziphephile.
Isitatimende somsebenzi we-TSA "ukuvikela izinhlelo zokuthutha zesizwe ukuqinisekisa inkululeko yokuhamba kubantu abathengiselana," futhi wenza kanjalo ngokumisa ama-TSA agents e-hubs ezinkulu zokuhamba njengezikhumulo zezindiza kanye nama-depot wesitimela.
Lapho uhamba ngezindawo zokuhlola ezokuphepha eziteshini zezindiza noma emazweni aphesheya wezitimela zingase zibukeke njengengozi, lokhu kuhlolwe njalo kuhloswe ukugcina abaseMelika bephephile ekuhlaselweni kwamaphekula, izinsongo zebhomu, kanye nemithwalo eyingozi. Ukwazi ukuthi ungaxhumana kanjani nama-TSA agents kanye nokuthi yini ongayilindela uma uhlola indawo yokuphepha, khona-ke, kuzokwenza kakhulu ukugijima kwakho okulandelayo nalezi zikhulu.
Okudingayo Ukudlula i-TSA Checkpoints
Abahambi njalo bayazi ukuthi ukuhamba ngesiphakamiso sokuPhathwa kwezokuThutha kwezokuThutha kudinga i -ID yesithombe esinikezwe nguhulumeni kanye nesiphakamiso sokubhuka esivumelekile. Njengamanje, i-TSA yamukela izinhlobo ezingu-14 ze-ID yezithombe zokudlula phakathi kwekhasi lokuhlola, kufaka phakathi amalayisense amalayisense , ama- passports , amakhadi ahambahambayo athembekile, namakhadi ahlala njalo-kodwa izimvume zokushayela zesikhashana azamukeli.
Uma ulahlekelwa i-ID yakho yesithombe noma itholakala ngenkathi uhamba, abahambi bangase bakwazi ukuhamba ngesimo sokuhlola se-TSA ngokugcwalisa ifomu lokuhlonza futhi banikeze ulwazi olwengeziwe lomuntu siqu oluzokhishwa ukuze luhambe.
Kodwa-ke, labo bahambayo abaqedile ngale ndlela enye bangase babe ngaphansi kokuhlolwa okungeziwe endaweni yokuhlola. Uma ubunikazi bomhambi abukwazi ukuqinisekiswa, ngeke bakwazi ukudlula indawo yokuhlola.
Amandla we-TSA Agents
Wonke umuntu ohambahambayo uyazi ukuthi ukuPhathwa kwezokuPhepha kwezokuThutha ngokuyinhloko kunomthwalo wokuphepha ezindizeni zezindiza ngaphesheya kwe-United States; Kodwa-ke, ezikhungweni zezindiza ezingu-18 zaseMelika, i-TSA inquma ukuhlolwa kwabagibeli ezinkampanini zangasese njengeSivumelwano Sokuphepha Kwezokuphepha eSan Francisco International Airport.
Khumbula ukuthi ama-TSA agents akuzona iziphathimandla zomthetho futhi abanalo igunya lokubopha, kodwa bangakwazi ukuthatha isinyathelo esithile ngokumelene nabagibeli abangalawuleki noma labo abaphule imiyalelo ye-TSA yokuhamba emakhaya nasemhlabeni wonke kubandakanya ukubiza abaphathi bezomthetho noma ngisho Ama-FBI ama-agent okubopha abo abaphethe izinto ezingavunyelwe .
Ummeli we-TSA angabuza abahambi ukuthi bayeke futhi balinde isikhulu sezomthetho ukuze sifinyelele kusayithi, futhi bangaphinde benze ezinye usesho endaweni ephephile yezindiza zezindiza, kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa kwamashekhe okungahleliwe ngenkathi egibela indiza nokuhlolwa kokuphuza endaweni yokuhlola.
Abahambi abathola izinto ezilahlekile noma ezebiwe emithwalweni yabo , noma banokuxhumana okungajabulisi nama-agent evikelekile, bangafaka isikhalazo ku-ejenti elibhekene nokuhlola nokugibela abagibeli. I-TSA inikeza uhlu lolwazi lokuthintana kuzo zonke izinkampani kwiwebhusayithi yabo. Esimweni esinzima kakhulu, wonke umuntu ohamba naye angathintana nomphathi wezokuphepha wezindiza noma umqondisi wezokuphepha wezempi ngezikhalazo zabo.
Ukukhetha Ukuphuma Kwezingxenye Zomzimba
Kusukela ngo-2007, isithwebuli esigcwele umzimba saqala ukwesezela izitho zensimbi kanye nokwehliswa kwamathuluzi e-TSA kuwo wonke ama-United States (nasezikhungweni zezindiza emhlabeni jikelele), abagibeli abacindezelayo kodwa bekhuphula kakhulu ukuqhutshwa kokusebenza.
Ukuphathwa kwezokuThutha kwezokuThutha manje kusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokucabanga bokuthuthuka ukuvula amaphesenti angu-99 abahambi ezweni lonke nsuku zonke, kodwa akudingeki ukuthi uphumelele kulezi zithwebuli uma ungafuni futhi ungakhetha ukukhetha okunye ukuhlola.
Esikhundleni sokudlula emishini yemishini yokuskena, abahambi bangacela ukuthi i-TSA yenza ezinye izinketho zokuhlola , okungenzeka ukuthi zibe ngesimo se-body full body kanye nesilingo somcibisholo wensimbi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abahambi bangabhalisela uhlelo lokuhamba oluthembekile , njenge-TSA PreCheck noma i-Global Entry, ukuthola inombolo yokuhamba ethembekile futhi uhambe endaweni yokuhlola ngaphandle kokuhlolwa okungeziwe.
Ubukhosi obuphezulu be-TSA Officers
Izambatho zezokuThutha zezokuPhepha kwezokuThutha zinezigqoko ze-epaulet emikhondeni ekhombisa ukuthi isikhundla se-agent-enye yehlombe yehlombe ibonisa isikhulu sezokuThutha (TSO), imivimbo emibili ichaza i-TSO, kanti imigqa emithathu ichaza umphathi we-TSO.
Umholi nomphathi we-TSO banezinsiza ezengeziwe zokubhekana nokukhathazeka kwabagibeli abangatholi izimpendulo ezifanele kuma-TSO avamile, ngakho-ke uma unenkinga yenye ye-TSO endaweni yokuhlola, cela ukukhuluma nomholi noma umphathi. Uma lokhu kungasebenzi, abahambi bangaphinde bacele isinqumo se-TSO noma isenzo phambi kweMenenja yokuPhepha kwezokuThutha noma uMsizi we-Federal Security Director esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Ngokuqonda ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kwezokuThutha kwezokuThutha, abahambi bangakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuhamba okuhamba phambili kuzo zonke izinyathelo zesipiliyoni sabo sezindiza. Kodwa-ke, iseluleko esihle kakhulu sokuthola ukuphepha ngokukhululekile ukulandela imithetho nokuphatha ama-TSA ama agent ngendlela ehloniphekile nangomusa.