Officers and departments often need to use air travel on official business as a quick and cost effective way to travel. According to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, (TSA) federal regulation states that a law enforcement officer must meet the following criteria to fly armed:
- Be employed as a federal law enforcement officer, whether or not on official travel, and armed in accordance with an agency-wide policy.
- Be a federal law enforcement officer or a full-time municipal, county, state, tribal or territorial law enforcement officer who is a direct government agency employee.
- Be sworn and commissioned to enforce criminal or immigration statutes.
- Be authorized by the employing agency to have the weapon in connection with assigned duties.
- Have completed the TSA Law Enforcement Officer Flying Armed Training Course.
In an effort to assist Ohio law enforcement in this area, OPOTA is offering
Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed. This course meets the requirements of the TSA for officers who are required to fly armed and are providing protective escort, hazardous surveillance operations, and prisoner escort or for a law enforcement officer on official travel required to report to another location armed and prepared for duty.
Jan. 24, 2017 ǀ 9:30 a.m. – noon
OPOTA Main Campus
1650 St. Rt. 56 SW
London, OH
Cost: Free
http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Ohio-Peace-Officer-Training-Academy/Course-Catalog/Course-Search.aspx?searchtext=flying&searchmode=anyword