[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 8]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1544.103]

[Page 325-326]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1544_AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SECURITY: AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL 
OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B_Security Program
 
Sec. 1544.103  Form, content, and availability.

    (a) General requirements. Each security program must:
    (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 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 TSA.
    (b) Availability. Each aircraft operator having a security program 
must:
    (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 TSA.
    (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 1520 of this chapter.
    (5) Refer requests for such information by other persons to TSA.

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    (c) Content. The security program must include, as specified for 
that aircraft operator in Sec. 1544.101, the following:
    (1) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.201 regarding the 
acceptance and screening of individuals and their accessible property, 
including, if applicable, the carriage weapons as part of State-required 
emergency equipment.
    (2) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.203 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. 1544.205 regarding the 
acceptance and screening of cargo.
    (4) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.207 regarding the 
screening of individuals and property.
    (5) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.209 regarding the use 
of metal detection devices.
    (6) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.211 regarding the use 
of x-ray systems.
    (7) The procedures and description of the facilities and equipment 
used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1544.213 regarding the use 
of explosives detection systems.
    (8) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.215 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. 1544.215.
    (9) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.217 regarding the requirements for law enforcement personnel.
    (10) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.219 regarding carriage of accessible weapons.
    (11) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.221 regarding carriage of prisoners under the control of armed law 
enforcement officers.
    (12) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.223 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. 1544.225.
    (14) The specific locations where the air carrier has entered into 
an exclusive area agreement under Sec. 1544.227.
    (15) The procedures used to comply with the applicable requirements 
of Sec. Sec. 1544.229 and 1544.230 regarding fingerprint-based criminal 
history records checks.
    (16) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.231 regarding personnel identification systems.
    (17) The procedures and syllabi used to accomplish the training 
required under Sec. 1544.233.
    (18) The procedures and syllabi used to accomplish the training 
required under Sec. 1544.235.
    (19) An aviation security contingency plan as specified under Sec. 
1544.301.
    (20) The procedures used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 
1544.303 regarding bomb and air piracy threats.
    (21) The procedures used to comply with Sec. 1544.237 regarding 
flight deck privileges.

[67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 67 FR 8209, Feb. 22, 2002]