Transportation Security Administration, DHS
1544.228 Access to cargo and cargo screening: Security threat assessments for
cargo personnel in the United States.
1544.229 Fingerprint-based criminal history
records checks (CHRC): Unescorted access authority, authority to perform
screening functions, and authority to
perform checked baggage or cargo functions.
1544.230 Fingerprint-based criminal history
records checks (CHRC): Flightcrew members.
1544.231 Airport-approved and exclusive area
personnel identification systems.
1544.233 Security coordinators and crewmembers, training.
1544.235 Training and knowledge for individuals with security-related duties.
1544.237 Flight deck privileges.
1544.239 Known shipper program.

Subpart D - Threat and Threat Response
1544.301
1544.303
1544.305
tion

Contingency plan.
Bomb or air piracy threats.
Security Directives and InformaCirculars.

Subpart E - Screener Qualifications When
the Aircraft Operator Performs Screening
1544.401 Applicability of this subpart.
1544.403 [Reserved]
1544.405 Qualifications of screening personnel.
1544.407 Training, testing, and knowledge of
individuals who perform screening functions.
1544.409 Integrity of screener tests.
1544.411 Continuing qualifications of screening personnel.
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 44901-
44905, 44907, 44913-44914, 44916-44918, 44932,
44935-44936, 44942, 46105.
SOURCE: 67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, unless
otherwise noted.

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Subpart A - General
Section 1544.1 Applicability of this part.
(a) This part prescribes aviation security rules governing the following:
(1) The operations of aircraft operators holding operating certificates
under 14 CFR part 119 for scheduled
passenger operations, public charter
passenger operations, private charter
passenger operations; the operations of
aircraft operators holding operating
certificates under 14 CFR part 119 operating aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or
more; and other aircraft operators

Section 1544.3

adopting and obtaining approval of an
aircraft operator security program.
(2) Each law enforcement officer flying armed aboard an aircraft operated
by an aircraft operator described in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) Each aircraft operator that receives a Security Directive or Information Circular and each person who receives information from a Security Directive or Information Circular issued
by TSA.
(b) As used in this part,  - aircraft operator -  means an aircraft operator
subject to this part as described in
Section 1544.101.
[67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 67
FR 8209, Feb. 22, 2002]

Section 1544.3

TSA inspection authority.

(a) Each aircraft operator must allow
TSA, at any time or place, to make
any inspections or tests, including
copying records, to determine compliance of an airport operator, aircraft operator, foreign air carrier, indirect air
carrier, or other airport tenants with - 
(1) This subchapter and any security
program under this subchapter, and
part 1520 of this chapter; and
(2) 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII, as amended.
(b) At the request of TSA, each aircraft operator must provide evidence of
compliance with this part and its security program, including copies of
records.
(c) TSA may enter and be present
within secured areas, AOAs, SIDAs,
and other areas where security measures required by TSA are carried out,
without access media or identification
media issued or approved by an airport
operator or aircraft operator, in order
to inspect or test compliance, or perform other such duties as TSA may direct.
(d) At the request of TSA and the
completion of SIDA training as required in a security program, each aircraft operator must promptly issue to
TSA personnel access and identification media to provide TSA personnel
with unescorted access to, and movement within, areas controlled by the

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