[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR108.103]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (Continued)
 
PART 108--AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B--Security Program
 
Sec. 108.103  Form, content, and availability.

    (a) General requirements. Each security program shall:
    (1) Provide for the safety of persons and property traveling on 
flights provided by the aircraft operator against acts of criminal 
violence and air piracy, and the introduction of explosives, 
incendiaries, or deadly or dangerous weapons aboard an aircraft.
    (2) Be in writing and signed by the aircraft operator or any person 
delegated authority in this matter.
    (3) Be approved by the Administrator.
    (b) Availability. Each aircraft operator having a security program 
shall:
    (1) Maintain an original copy of the security program at its 
corporate office.
    (2) Have accessible a complete copy, or the pertinent portions of 
its security program, or appropriate implementing instructions, at each 
airport served. An electronic version of the program is adequate.
    (3) Make a copy of the security program available for inspection 
upon request of the Administrator.
    (4) Restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of 
information contained in the security program to persons with a need-to-
know as described in part 191 of this chapter.
    (5) Refer requests for such information by other persons to the 
Administrator.
    (c) Content. The security program shall include, as specified for 
that aircraft operator in Sec. 108.101, the following:
    (1) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to perform screening functions specified in Sec. 108.201 regarding 
persons and their accessible property.
    (2) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 108.203 regarding the 
acceptance and screening of checked baggage.
    (3) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 108.205 regarding the 
acceptance and screening of cargo.
    (4) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to

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comply with the requirements of Sec. 108.207 regarding the use of metal 
detection devices.
    (5) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 108.209 regarding the use 
of x-ray systems.
    (6) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 108.211 regarding the use 
of explosives detection systems.
    (7) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.213 regarding standards for screening personnel.
    (8) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.215 regarding the responsibilities of security coordinators. 
The names of the Aircraft Operator Security Coordinator (AOSC) and any 
alternate, and the means for contacting the AOSC(s) on a 24-hour basis, 
as provided in Sec. 108.215.
    (9) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.217 regarding the requirements for law enforcement personnel.
    (10) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.219 regarding carriage of accessible weapons.
    (11) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.221 regarding carriage of prisoners under the control of armed 
law enforcement officers.
    (12) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.223 regarding transportation of Federal Air Marshals.
    (13) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to perform the aircraft and facilities control function specified 
in Sec. 108.225.
    (14) The specific locations where the air carrier has entered into 
an exclusive area agreement under Sec. 108.227.
    (15) The procedures used to comply with the applicable requirements 
of Sec. 108.229 regarding employment history investigations.
    (16) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.231 regarding personnel identification systems.
    (17) The procedures and syllabi used to accomplish the training 
required under Sec. 108.233.
    (18) The procedures and syllabi used to accomplish the training 
required under Sec. 108.235.
    (19) An aviation security contingency plan as specified under 
Sec. 108.301.
    (20) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of 
Sec. 108.303 regarding bomb and air piracy threats.