Section 1544.225

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(c) Each Federal Air Marshal must be
carried on a first priority basis and
without charge while on duty, including positioning and repositioning
flights. When a Federal Air Marshal is
assigned to a scheduled flight that is
canceled for any reason, the aircraft
operator must carry that Federal Air
Marshal without charge on another
flight as designated by TSA.
(d) Each aircraft operator must assign the specific seat requested by a
Federal Air Marshal who is on duty
status. If another LEO is assigned to
that seat or requests that seat, the aircraft operator must inform the Federal
Air Marshal. The Federal Air Marshal
will coordinate seat assignments with
the other LEO.
(e) The Federal Air Marshal identifies himself or herself to the aircraft
operator by presenting credentials that
include a clear, full-face picture, the
signature of the Federal Air Marshal,
and the signature of the FAA Administrator. A badge, shield, or similar device may not be used or accepted as the
sole means of identification.
(f) The requirements of Section 1544.219(a) do
not apply for a Federal Air Marshal on
duty status.
(g) Each aircraft operator must restrict any information concerning the
presence, seating, names, and purpose
of Federal Air Marshals at any station
or on any flight to those persons with
an operational need to know.
(h) Law enforcement officers authorized to carry a weapon during a flight
will be contacted directly by a Federal
Air Marshal who is on that same flight.
Section 1544.225 Security of aircraft and facilities.
Each aircraft operator must use the
procedures included, and the facilities
and equipment described, in its security program to perform the following
control functions with respect to each
aircraft operation:
(a) Prevent unauthorized access to
areas controlled by the aircraft operator under an exclusive area agreement
in accordance with Section 1542.111 of this
chapter.
(b) Prevent unauthorized access to
each aircraft.
(c) Conduct a security inspection of
each aircraft before placing it into pas-

senger operations if access has not
been controlled in accordance with the
aircraft operator security program and
as otherwise required in the security
program.
(d) When operating under a full program or a full all-cargo program, prevent unauthorized access to the operational area of the aircraft while loading or unloading cargo.
[67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 71
FR 30510, May 26, 2006]

Section 1544.227 Exclusive area agreement.
(a) An aircraft operator that has entered into an exclusive area agreement
with an airport operator, under
Section 1542.111 of this chapter must carry out
that exclusive area agreement.
(b) The aircraft operator must list in
its security program the locations at
which it has entered into exclusive
area agreements with an airport operator.
(c) The aircraft operator must provide the exclusive area agreement to
TSA upon request.
(d) Any exclusive area agreements in
effect on November 14, 2001, must meet
the requirements of this section and
Section 1542.111 of this chapter no later than
November 14, 2002.
Section 1544.228 Access to cargo and cargo
screening: Security threat assessments for cargo personnel in the
United States.
This section applies in the United
States to each aircraft operator operating under a full program under
Section 1544.101(a) or a full all-cargo program
under Section 1544.101(h).
(a) Before an aircraft operator authorizes and before an individual performs a function described in paragraph (b) of this section - 
(1) Each individual must successfully
complete a security threat assessment
or comparable security threat assessment described in part 1540 subpart C
of this chapter; and
(2) Each aircraft operator must complete the requirements in part 1540 subpart C.
(b) The security threat assessment
required in paragraph (a) of this section applies to the following:
(1)
Each
individual
who
has
unescorted access to cargo and access

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