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49 CFR Ch. XII (10–1–18 Edition) 

§ 1544.201 

Subpart C—Operations 

§ 1544.201

Acceptance and screening of 

individuals and accessible property. 

(a) 

Preventing or deterring the carriage 

of any explosive, incendiary, or deadly or 
dangerous weapon. 

Each aircraft oper-

ator must use the measures in its secu-
rity program to prevent or deter the 
carriage of any weapon, explosive, or 
incendiary on or about each individ-
ual’s person or accessible property be-
fore boarding an aircraft or entering a 
sterile area. 

(b) 

Screening of individuals and acces-

sible property. 

Except as provided in its 

security program, each aircraft oper-
ator must ensure that each individual 
entering a sterile area at each preboard 
screening checkpoint for which it is re-
sponsible, and all accessible property 
under that individual’s control, are in-
spected for weapons, explosives, and in-
cendiaries as provided in § 1544.207. 

(c) 

Refusal to transport. 

Each aircraft 

operator must deny entry into a sterile 
area and must refuse to transport— 

(1) Any individual who does not con-

sent to a search or inspection of his or 
her person in accordance with the sys-
tem prescribed in this part; and 

(2) Any property of any individual or 

other person who does not consent to a 
search or inspection of that property in 
accordance with the system prescribed 
by this part. 

(d) 

Prohibitions on carrying a weapon, 

explosive, or incendiary. 

Except as pro-

vided in §§ 1544.219, 1544.221, and 1544.223, 
no aircraft operator may permit any 
individual to have a weapon, explosive, 
or incendiary, on or about the individ-
ual’s person or accessible property 
when onboard an aircraft. 

(e) 

Staffing. 

Each aircraft operator 

must staff its security screening check-
points with supervisory and non-super-
visory personnel in accordance with 
the standards specified in its security 
program. 

§ 1544.202

Persons and property on-

board an all-cargo aircraft. 

Each aircraft operator operating 

under a full all-cargo program, or a 
twelve-five program in an all-cargo op-
eration, must apply the security meas-
ures in its security program for persons 
who board the aircraft for transpor-

tation, and for their property, to pre-
vent or deter the carriage of any unau-
thorized persons, and any unauthorized 
weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and 
other destructive devices, items, or 
substances. 

[71 FR 30510, May 26, 2006] 

§ 1544.203

Acceptance and screening of 

checked baggage. 

(a) 

Preventing or deterring the carriage 

of any explosive or incendiary. 

Each air-

craft operator must use the procedures, 
facilities, and equipment described in 
its security program to prevent or 
deter the carriage of any unauthorized 
explosive or incendiary onboard air-
craft in checked baggage. 

(b) 

Acceptance. 

Each aircraft operator 

must ensure that checked baggage car-
ried in the aircraft is received by its 
authorized aircraft operator represent-
ative. 

(c) 

Screening of checked baggage. 

Ex-

cept as provided in its security pro-
gram, each aircraft operator must en-
sure that all checked baggage is in-
spected for explosives and incendiaries 
before loading it on its aircraft, in ac-
cordance with § 1544.207. 

(d) 

Control. 

Each aircraft operator 

must use the procedures in its security 
program to control checked baggage 
that it accepts for transport on an air-
craft, in a manner that: 

(1) Prevents the unauthorized car-

riage of any explosive or incendiary 
aboard the aircraft. 

(2) Prevents access by persons other 

than an aircraft operator employee or 
its agent. 

(e) 

Refusal to transport. 

Each aircraft 

operator must refuse to transport any 
individual’s checked baggage or prop-
erty if the individual does not consent 
to a search or inspection of that 
checked baggage or property in accord-
ance with the system prescribed by 
this part. 

(f) 

Firearms in checked baggage. 

No 

aircraft operator may knowingly per-
mit any person to transport in checked 
baggage: 

(1) Any loaded firearm(s). 
(2) Any unloaded firearm(s) unless— 
(i) The passenger declares to the air-

craft operator, either orally or in writ-
ing before checking the baggage that 

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