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§ 1544.231 

operator may not assign that indi-
vidual to flightcrew duties in oper-
ations identified in paragraph (a). 

(j) 

Aircraft operator responsibility. 

The 

aircraft operator must—(1) Designate a 
direct employee to maintain, control, 
and, as appropriate, destroy criminal 
records. 

(2) Designate an individual(s) to 

maintain the CHRC results. 

(3) Designate an individual(s) at ap-

propriate locations to receive notifica-
tion from individuals of their intent to 
seek correction of their FBI criminal 
record. 

(k) 

Compliance date. 

Each aircraft op-

erator must comply with this section 
for each flightcrew member described 
in paragraph (a) of this section not 
later than December 6, 2002. 

[67 FR 8209, Feb. 22, 2002] 

§ 1544.231

Airport-approved and exclu-

sive area personnel identification 
systems. 

(a) Each aircraft operator must es-

tablish and carry out a personnel iden-
tification system for identification 
media that are airport-approved, or 
identification media that are issued for 
use in an exclusive area. The system 
must include the following: 

(1) Personnel identification media 

that— 

(i) Convey a full face image, full 

name, employer, and identification 
number of the individual to whom the 
identification medium is issued; 

(ii) Indicate clearly the scope of the 

individual’s access and movement 
privileges; 

(iii) Indicate clearly an expiration 

date; and 

(iv) Are of sufficient size and appear-

ance as to be readily observable for 
challenge purposes. 

(2) Procedures to ensure that each in-

dividual in the secured area or SIDA 
continuously displays the identifica-
tion medium issued to that individual 
on the outermost garment above waist 
level, or is under escort. 

(3) Procedures to ensure account-

ability through the following: 

(i) Retrieving expired identification 

media. 

(ii) Reporting lost or stolen identi-

fication media. 

(iii) Securing unissued identification 

media stock and supplies. 

(iv) Auditing the system at a min-

imum of once a year, or sooner, as nec-
essary to ensure the integrity and ac-
countability of all identification 
media. 

(v) As specified in the aircraft oper-

ator security program, revalidate the 
identification system or reissue identi-
fication media if a portion of all issued, 
unexpired identification media are 
lost, stolen, or unretrieved, including 
identification media that are combined 
with access media. 

(vi) Ensure that only one identifica-

tion medium is issued to an individual 
at a time. A replacement identification 
medium may only be issued if an indi-
vidual declares in writing that the me-
dium has been lost or stolen. 

(b) The aircraft operator may request 

approval of a temporary identification 
media system that meets the standards 
in § 1542.211(b) of this chapter, or may 
arrange with the airport to use tem-
porary airport identification media in 
accordance with that section. 

(c) Each aircraft operator must sub-

mit a plan to carry out this section to 
TSA no later than May 13, 2002. Each 
aircraft operator must fully implement 
its plan no later than November 14, 
2003. 

§ 1544.233

Security coordinators and 

crewmembers, training. 

(a) No aircraft operator may use any 

individual as a Ground Security Coor-
dinator unless, within the preceding 12- 
calendar months, that individual has 
satisfactorily completed the security 
training as specified in the aircraft op-
erator’s security program. 

(b) No aircraft operator may use any 

individual as an in-flight security coor-
dinator or crewmember on any domes-
tic or international flight unless, with-
in the preceding 12-calendar months or 
within the time period specified in an 
Advanced Qualifications Program ap-
proved under SFAR 58 in 14 CFR part 
121, that individual has satisfactorily 
completed the security training re-
quired by 14 CFR 121.417(b)(3)(v) or 
135.331(b)(3)(v), and as specified in the 
aircraft operator’s security program. 

(c) With respect to training con-

ducted under this section, whenever an 

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