[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: 49CFR1546.405]

[Page 354-355]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1546_FOREIGN AIR CARRIER SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
Subpart E_Screener Qualifications When the Foreign Air Carrier Conducts 
                                Screening
 
Sec. 1546.405  New screeners: Qualifications of screening personnel.

    (a) No individual subject to this subpart may perform a screening 
function

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unless that individual has the qualifications described in Sec. Sec. 
1546.405 through 1546.411. No foreign air carrier may use such an 
individual to perform a screening function unless that person complies 
with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 1546.405 through 1546.411.
    (b) A screener must have a satisfactory or better score on a 
screener selection test administered by TSA.
    (c) A screener must be a citizen of the United States.
    (d) A screener must have a high school diploma, a General 
Equivalency Diploma, or a combination of education and experience that 
TSA has determined to be sufficient for the individual to perform the 
duties of the position.
    (e) A screener must have basic aptitudes and physical abilities 
including color perception, visual and aural acuity, physical 
coordination, and motor skills to the following standards:
    (1) Screeners operating screening equipment must be able to 
distinguish on the screening equipment monitor the appropriate imaging 
standard specified in the foreign air carrier's security program.
    (2) Screeners operating any screening equipment must be able to 
distinguish each color displayed on every type of screening equipment 
and explain what each color signifies.
    (3) Screeners must be able to hear and respond to the spoken voice 
and to audible alarms generated by screening equipment at an active 
screening location.
    (4) Screeners who perform physical searches or other related 
operations must be able to efficiently and thoroughly manipulate and 
handle such baggage, containers, cargo, and other objects subject to 
screening.
    (5) Screeners who perform pat-downs or hand-held metal detector 
searches of individuals must have sufficient dexterity and capability to 
thoroughly conduct those procedures over an individual's entire body.
    (f) A screener must have the ability to read, speak, and write 
English well enough to--
    (1) Carry out written and oral instructions regarding the proper 
performance of screening duties;
    (2) Read English language identification media, credentials, airline 
tickets, documents, air waybills, invoices, and labels on items normally 
encountered in the screening process;
    (3) Provide direction to and understand and answer questions from 
English-speaking individuals undergoing screening; and
    (4) Write incident reports and statements and log entries into 
security records in the English language.
    (g) At locations outside the United States that are the last point 
of departure to the United States, and where the foreign air carrier has 
operational control over a screening function, the foreign air carrier 
may use screeners who do not meet the requirements of paragraph (f) of 
this section. At such locations the foreign air carrier may use 
screeners who are not United States citizens.