Izikhulu ezine-Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ngoLwesine zigqamise i-Passenger Screening Canines (PSCs) yale nhlangano, okuwumthombo oyinhloko osetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha nokugcina abagibeli bephephile futhi bevikelekile lapho besuka e-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
Ama-PSC aqeqeshelwe ukubona iziqhumane nezinto eziqhumayo endaweni ematasa yezinto zokuhamba. Basebenza nesibambi sokusesha abahambi kanye nempahla yabo endaweni yokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha futhi basize ngokusebenza kahle nokusebenza kahle kwemisebenzi yokuhlola ye-TSA.
"Amaqembu ethu e-canine adlala indima ebalulekile futhi ebonakalayo emisebenzini yethu yezokuphepha e-SJC," kusho uJoseph Rodrigues, uMqondisi Wezokuphepha we-TSA Federal ku-SJC. "Izihambi ezisuka e-SJC azijabuleli nje kuphela ukubona izinja zisebenza endaweni yokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha, kodwa ziyazuza kulolu hlaka olungeziwe lokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza."
“AmaCanine awungqimba olubalulekile ezinhlelweni zezokuphepha nezinsizakalo zamakhasimende ze-SJC futhi siyaziqhenya ngokugqamisa umsebenzi obalulekile wona nabaphathi bawo abawenza nsuku zonke ekukhonzeni abahambi nabasebenzi bethu,” kusho uMqondisi Wezindiza uJohn Aitken. "I-TSA kanye noMnyango Wamaphoyisa waseSan Jose bathumela izinja ezisebenzayo ukuze zengezelele ekuhlolweni kwabagibeli nemithwalo yabo, impahla yendiza, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izikhungo zethu azinazo izinto ezingavunyelwe. Abagibeli bayakujabulela ukubona izinja zisebenza njengoba zithola izinga elithuthukisiwe lokuphepha njengoba ziya futhi zibuya ezindizeni zazo.”
Abagibeli abasuka e-SJC noma ngasiphi isikhathi bangalindela ukubona amaqembu e-PSC esebenza eduze kwabahambi. Amaqembu akwazi ukuzulazula phakathi kwamaqembu amakhulu abantu ukuze akhombe umthombo wephunga eliqhumayo, ngisho noma umthombo uhamba futhi ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi umthombo uyalandelelwa. Isiphathi se-PSC siqeqeshelwe ukufunda ukushintsha kwenja yayo lapho sibonisa ukuthi kutholwe iphunga eliqhumayo.
Uma inja ixwayisa umphathi wayo ngokuba khona kwephunga eliqhumayo, i-TSA ilandela inqubo emisiwe yokuxazulula i-alamu. Ukusetshenziswa kwalawa ma-canines aqeqeshwe kakhulu kuyithuluzi eliphumelelayo ekuvimbeni nasekutholeni ukwethulwa kweziqhumane ezinhlelweni zokuthutha zesizwe.
Ngenxa yokuthi iziqhumane zaziwa njengeziyingozi kakhulu ohlelweni lwezindiza, ama-PSC ahlolwa njalo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi agcina izinga eliphezulu lokusebenza ngempumelelo. Lokhu kuqeqeshwa okuqhubekayo kuvumela wonke amaqembu ukuba abe yinsiza ethembekile yokuthola usongo lokuqhuma, ukugcina ukujwayela okufanele ngaphakathi kwesikhumulo sezindiza, kanye nokunciphisa iziphazamiso ezingaba khona endaweni ematasa yezokuthutha.
Njengamanje, i-TSA inamaqembu e-PSC angaphezu kwama-320 asebenza kakhulu ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezweni lonke. Lawa maqembu aphinde aqeqeshelwe ukusebenza ezindaweni ezingezona ezokuthutha ngamabhanoyi. Nakuba ama-PSC ethanda ukusebenzelana nabanye, ayizinja ezisebenzayo futhi akufanele afuywe noma adliwe yinoma ubani ngaphandle kwabaphathi bawo.
Amaphrofayili amanye ama-canines asebenzayo e-TSA asekela imisebenzi yezokuphepha e-Mineta San Jose International Airport
UBlek uyi-German Shorthaired Pointer eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala futhi ubesebenza e-SJC nomphathi wakhe u-Sasha kusukela ngo-2016. Ndawonye, bayakujabulela ukusebenzela ukuvikela abahambi abasuka e-SJC, kodwa bathole nethuba lokusekela imicimbi eminingi ekhethekile ngaphandle kwe-SJC. endaweni ye-Bay. Lapho u-Blek eya ekhaya ebusuku nomphathi wakhe, babingelelwa Iloli le-TSA eselathatha umhlalaphansi lokubona iziqhumane. Umsebenzi wangemva kwamahora awuntandokazi ka-Blek uzama ukuthola iloli, ingxube ye-Vizsla yaseHungary kanye ne-Labrador Retriever, ukuze idlale naye egcekeni elingemuva.
I-Xxylon: Ngemva kokusebenza kwezinye izikhumulo zezindiza ogwini olusentshonalanga, u-Xxylon nomphathi wakhe u-Danilo bajabulele ukusebenza e-SJC. U-Xxylon uyi-Labrador kashokoledi eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ebone (futhi yahogela) kakhulu emsebenzini wayo wezinja. Waqala ukusebenza e-Anchorage, e-Alaska, njengenja yamaphoyisa ngaphambi kokuthuthela e-Seattle lapho ayeyingxenye yeqembu le-canine cargo. Ngentwasahlobo ka-2017, wafika e-SJC lapho esebenza khona njenge-Passenger Screening Canine (PSC). Eqanjwe ngokuthi “X-man,” unomsebenzi omuhle kakhulu futhi abavakashi bangazwakala njalo bephawula ukuthi u-X-man “muhle” kangakanani.
UBhange uneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala uLabrador Retriever omnyama othando lwakhe ngomsebenzi wakhe kanye nomphathi uRhena olethe leli qembu amathuba amaningi. Ngaphezu kokusebenza njalo e-SJC, baphinde basekela ukusebenza kokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha kwe-TSA ku-Super Bowl 50, i-New Orleans Jazz Festival, kanye nomdlalo webhola likanobhutshuzwayo we-NCAA Bowl Championship Series ka-2016 e-Glendale, Ariz. Ungakwazi ukubona iBhange lizulazula emuva ngenjabulo Itheminali izama ukuyenga umphathi wayo emdlalweni wokudonselana ngemva kokuphuma emsebenzini okuyimpumelelo.
UJim uyi-Labrador Retriever ephuzi eneminyaka emine. Yena nomphathi wakhe uScott bayiqembu elisha le-PSC e-SJC. Basheshe bathandeka kubahambi ngenxa yokusebenzisana kwabo okuhle kakhulu kanye nokuba khona kukaJim okuzolile nokudlalayo. Uma u-Jim engasebenzi kanzima efuna iziqhumane, angatholakala edlala umdlalo omuhle wokubamba noma ezelula ukuze alale elangeni.
U-Torro uyi-German Shorthaired Pointer eneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala obelokhu enombambi wakhe u-Nick kusukela ngo-2014. Ngemva kokuqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuba isilwane esibona ukuqhuma kwesilwane esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-San Francisco International, u-Torro wathuthela ku-SJC ngo-2015 ukuze asize ukwethula uhlelo lwe-PSC lapha. U-Torro no-Nick basebenze kwezinye izindawo ezikude nesikhumulo sezindiza ezihlanganisa i-Alcatraz ne-Berkeley Marina. Ngemva kosuku olude emsebenzini, uTorro uthanda ukuphumula, alale esofeni futhi adle imvuthuluka phansi. Nakuba esekhaya, uTorro ubheke ngabomvu ukuza emsebenzini usuku ngalunye elungele ukuhlola amakhono akhe okubona iziqhumane.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Canines are an important layer in SJC's security and customer service programs and we're proud to highlight the important work they and their handlers do every day in serving our travelers and employees,” said Director of Aviation John Aitken.
- They work with a handler searching travelers and their belongings in the security checkpoint and assist with the efficiency and effectiveness of TSA's screening operations.
- The teams capably navigate among large groups of people to pinpoint the source of an explosive odor, even if the source is mobile and often without the source being aware it is being tracked.
