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Security and Driver Training for New and Renewal SIDA, AOA and AMA Badge Holders

Training is required before the following badges can be issued:

• SIDA (red badge) - SIDA training required every 24 months
• AOA (blue badge) - SIDA and AOA training required every 24 months
• AMA (blue badge with AMA designation) - SIDA and AOA training required every 24 months; AMA training required every 12 months

Important Reminder - Recurrent training is required before your badge can be renewed.

Class Descriptions | Who Needs What? | Training Class Schedule | Contact Us | ESL - SIDA and AOA Class Preparation |

Class Descriptions

Course	What Should I Bring with Me?	Course Materials	What's Covered?
SIDA Only (Security Identification Display Area) Required for all airport personnel who will be working in restricted areas.	New Employees: Must present proof of fingerprinting and a government-issued photo ID. Renewals: Must present current badge.	Security Violations Handbook (97 KB, PDF)	Badge types, rules and responsibilities. Do's and don'ts of access system. Your role in keeping the airport safe and secure.
SIDA/AOA Combined Includes both SIDA and AOA (Air Operations Area) Training SIDA is required for all airport personnel who will be working in restricted areas. AOA is required for driving on the ramp or non-movement area of the airfield.	New Employees: Must present proof of fingerprinting and a valid driver's license. Renewals: Must present current badge and a valid driver's license.	AOA Driving Training Workbook (1 MB, PDF)	Badge types, rules and responsibilities. Do's and don'ts of access systems. Your role in keeping the airport safe. Basic airfield terms and definitions. Procedures/regulations for driving on the AOA. Driving in low visibility and inclement weather. Layout of airfield surfaces.
AOA Only (Air Operations Area) Driver Training, Non-Movement Area Does not include SIDA training. Sign up for this course only when changing from red to blue badge.	Employees Upgrading to Driving Badge Must present badge application showing approval for badge type upgrade and a valid driver's license.	AOA Driving Training Workbook (1 MB, PDF)	Basic airfield terms and definitions. Procedures/regulations for driving on the AOA. Driving in low visibility and inclement weather. Layout of airfield surfaces.
AMA Only (Air Movement Area) Driver Training Program Class Prerequisite : SIDA/AOA Combined For personnel needing access to runways, taxiways and/or who have a need to contact the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower or the ramp tower (Who Needs AMA Training? (31 KB, PDF) Required for: • Employees who are due to retake the AMA training in order to meet the 12-month recurrent AMA training requirement, but who are not yet due to retake SIDA and AOA training, which must be taken every 24 months. • Employees upgrading from an AOA badge to an AMA badge. For more information see Who Needs AMA Training?	Annual Recurrent Training: Must present current badge and a valid driver's license.   Employees Upgrading to AMA Badge: Must present badge application showing approval for badge type upgrade and a valid driver's license.	AMA Drivers Training Study Guide (7 MB PDF) AMA Cheat Sheet (11 KB PDF)	Procedures/regulations for operating on the AMA. Radio communications. Driving in low visibility and inclement weather. Preventing runway incursions. Navigational aids, pavement markings. airfield signs.
SIDA / AOA / AMA Combined (includes SIDA, AOA, and AMA Training For personnel needing access to runways, taxiways and/or who have a need to contact the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower or the ramp tower. (Who Needs AMA Training? 31 KB, PDF) Required for: • New employees requiring an AMA badge • Current employees whose AMA badge is expiring and who are due to retake the SIDA and AOA training. For more information see Who Needs AMA Training?	New Employees: Must present proof of fingerprinting and a valid driver's license. Renewals: Must present current badge and a valid driver's license.	AMA Drivers Training Study Guide (7 MB PDF) AMA Cheat Sheet (11 KB PDF)	See SIDA/AOA Combined and AMA Only courses for descriptions of what is covered in this combined class.

Upgrade to new badge type requires completed badge application and appropriate photo ID.

Who Needs What?

• If you are getting a red SIDA badge, please sign up for a SIDA Only class to complete your badge training requirement.
• If you are getting a blue AOA badge, please sign up for a SIDA/AOA Combined class to complete your badge training requirement.
• If you are getting a blue badge with AMA designation, please sign up for AMA Only or SIDA/AOA/AMA Combined to complete your badge training requirement. Like SIDA and AOA badges, AMA badges used to expire every two years. But in January 2009, the transition to AMA badges with a one-year expiration period began. Current AMA badge holders are required to obtain a one-year badge when it is naturally time for them to renew their current badge (for this reason it will take until the end of 2011 to transition all AMA badges to one-year badges). Regardless of whether an AMA badge holder still has a two-year badge or whether they have obtained a one-year badge, they must complete AMA training every 12 calendar months. In addition, every 24 calendar months AMA badge holders must complete SIDA and AOA training. So this means:
  • If it has been 12 calendar months since your last AMA training but 12 or less calendar months since your last SIDA/AOA training, then you need to sign up for the AMA Only class.
  • If it has been 12 calendar months since your last AMA training but more than 12 calendar months since your last SIDA/AOA training, then you need to sign up for the SIDA/AOA/AMA Combined class.

If you have additional questions about which class you need or don't remember when you last completed SIDA/AOA training, please contact the SIDA/AOA Training Center via phone at (206)787-6862 or via e-mail at cahoon.d@portseattle.org or goedken.a@portseattle.org.

New SIDA/AOA/AMA Training Class Schedule as of February 2010

Walk-ins will be accommodated as space permits. Students arriving 15 or more minutes late will be treated as walk-ins and accommodated as space allows.

Schedule	Start Times for Classes
	SIDA Only	SIDA/AOA Combined	AOA Only	AMA Only	SIDA / AOA/ AMA Combined
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays	8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm	8am, 10am, 1pm	9am, 11am, 2pm	8am, 10am, 1 pm	10am
Tuesdays	10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm	10am, 1pm, 3pm	11am, 2pm, 4pm	10am, 1pm, 3pm	10am, 1pm
Fridays	6am, 7am, 8am, 9am	6am, 8am	7am, 9am	6am, 8 am	6am

Click here for calendar view and zoom in for details (38 KB, PDF).

Contact Us

If you are unable to register yourself or your employees for classes, or need further information about SIDA/AOA/AMA training, please contact the Port of Seattle Training Department.

Phone: (206) 787-6862

E-mail: Darlesa Cahoon (cahoon.d@portseattle.org)
Alison Goedken (goedken.a@portseattle.org).

ESL - SIDA and AOA Class Preparation

Classes for employees who speak English as a second language are available for new and current employees. To refer employees to this free two-hour test prep class, call (206) 835-7501.

More information on ESL Prep (24 KB PDF)