Section 1544.201

49 CFR Ch. XII (10-1-18 Edition)

Subpart C - Operations

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Section 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 operator must use the measures in its security program to prevent or deter the
carriage of any weapon, explosive, or
incendiary on or about each individual-s person or accessible property before boarding an aircraft or entering a
sterile area.
(b) Screening of individuals and accessible property. Except as provided in its
security program, each aircraft operator must ensure that each individual
entering a sterile area at each preboard
screening checkpoint for which it is responsible, and all accessible property
under that individual-s control, are inspected for weapons, explosives, and incendiaries as provided in Section 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 consent to a search or inspection of his or
her person in accordance with the system 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 provided in SectionSection 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 individual-s person or accessible property
when onboard an aircraft.
(e) Staffing. Each aircraft operator
must staff its security screening checkpoints with supervisory and non-supervisory personnel in accordance with
the standards specified in its security
program.
Section 1544.202 Persons and property onboard an all-cargo aircraft.
Each aircraft operator operating
under a full all-cargo program, or a
twelve-five program in an all-cargo operation, must apply the security measures in its security program for persons
who board the aircraft for transpor-

tation, and for their property, to prevent or deter the carriage of any unauthorized persons, and any unauthorized
weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and
other destructive devices, items, or
substances.
[71 FR 30510, May 26, 2006]

Section 1544.203 Acceptance and screening of
checked baggage.
(a) Preventing or deterring the carriage
of any explosive or incendiary. Each aircraft 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 aircraft in checked baggage.
(b) Acceptance. Each aircraft operator
must ensure that checked baggage carried in the aircraft is received by its
authorized aircraft operator representative.
(c) Screening of checked baggage. Except as provided in its security program, each aircraft operator must ensure that all checked baggage is inspected for explosives and incendiaries
before loading it on its aircraft, in accordance with Section 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 aircraft, in a manner that:
(1) Prevents the unauthorized carriage 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 property if the individual does not consent
to a search or inspection of that
checked baggage or property in accordance with the system prescribed by
this part.
(f) Firearms in checked baggage. No
aircraft operator may knowingly permit any person to transport in checked
baggage:
(1) Any loaded firearm(s).
(2) Any unloaded firearm(s) unless - 
(i) The passenger declares to the aircraft operator, either orally or in writing before checking the baggage that

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