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49 CFR Ch. XII (10–1–18 Edition) 

§ 1552.25 

(B) Unusual questions or interest re-

garding aircraft capabilities; 

(C) Aeronautical knowledge incon-

sistent with the client or customer’s 
existing airman credentialing; and 

(D) Sudden termination of the client 

or customer’s instruction. 

(iii) Behavior by other on-site per-

sons that may be considered sus-
picious, including, but not limited to: 

(A) Loitering on the flight school 

grounds for extended periods of time; 
and 

(B) Entering ‘‘authorized access 

only’’ areas without permission. 

(iv) Circumstances regarding aircraft 

that may be considered suspicious, in-
cluding, but not limited to: 

(A) Unusual modifications to air-

craft, such as the strengthening of 
landing gear, changes to the tail num-
ber, or stripping of the aircraft of seat-
ing or equipment; 

(B) Damage to propeller locks or 

other parts of an aircraft that is incon-
sistent with the pilot training or air-
craft flight log; and 

(C) Dangerous or hazardous cargo 

loaded into an aircraft. 

(v) Appropriate responses for the em-

ployee to specific situations, including: 

(A) Taking no action, if a situation 

does not warrant action; 

(B) Questioning an individual, if his 

or her behavior may be considered sus-
picious; 

(C) Informing a supervisor, if a situa-

tion or an individual’s behavior war-
rants further investigation; 

(D) Calling the TSA General Aviation 

Hotline; or 

(E) Calling local law enforcement, if 

a situation or an individual’s behavior 
could pose an immediate threat. 

(vi) Any other information relevant 

to security measures or procedures at 
the flight school, including applicable 
information in the TSA Information 
Publication ‘‘Security Guidelines for 
General Aviation Airports’’. 

(d) 

Recurrent security awareness train-

ing program. 

(1) A flight school must 

ensure that each flight school em-
ployee receives recurrent security 
awareness training each year in the 
same month as the month the flight 
school employee received initial secu-
rity awareness training in accordance 
with this subpart. 

(2) At a minimum, a recurrent secu-

rity awareness training program must 
contain information regarding— 

(i) Any new security measures or pro-

cedures implemented by the flight 
school; 

(ii) Any security incidents at the 

flight school, and any lessons learned 
as a result of such incidents; 

(iii) Any new threats posed by or in-

cidents involving general aviation air-
craft contained on the TSA Web site; 
and 

(iv) Any new TSA guidelines or rec-

ommendations concerning the security 
of general aviation aircraft, airports, 
or flight schools. 

§ 1552.25

Documentation, record-

keeping, and inspection. 

(a) 

Documentation. 

A flight school 

must issue a document to each flight 
school employee each time the flight 
school employee receives initial or re-
current security awareness training in 
accordance with this subpart. The doc-
ument must— 

(1) Contain the flight school employ-

ee’s name and a distinct identification 
number. 

(2) Indicate the date on which the 

flight school employee received the se-
curity awareness training. 

(3) Contain the name of the instruc-

tor who conducted the training, if any. 

(4) Contain a statement certifying 

that the flight school employee re-
ceived the security awareness training. 

(5) Indicate the type of training re-

ceived, initial or recurrent. 

(6) Contain a statement certifying 

that the alternative training program 
used by the flight school meets the cri-
teria in 49 CFR 1552.23(c), if the flight 
school uses an alternative training pro-
gram to comply with this subpart. 

(7) Be signed by the flight school em-

ployee and an authorized official of the 
flight school. 

(b) 

Recordkeeping requirements. 

flight school must establish and main-
tain the following records for one year 
after an individual no longer is a flight 
school employee: 

(1) A copy of the document required 

by paragraph (a) of this section for the 
initial and each recurrent security 
awareness training conducted for each 

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