Transport i lotnictwo · 1.08.1997

Airport Security

This notice proposes to amend the existing airport security rules. It would revise certain applicability provisions, definitions, and terms; reorganize these rules into subparts containing related requirements; and incorporate some requirements already implemented in airport security programs. This proposed revision also would incorporate certain new measures that would provide for better security. Specifically, this proposal would more clearly define the areas of the airport in which security interests are the most critical and where security measures should be the most stringent. It would modify access control requirements by allowing secondary access media, modify escort procedures for individuals without access authority, and expand the requirement for an identification system to include a challenge system. Further, it would clarify the following: training requirements for airport security personnel; the role of the airport security coordinator; procedures for airport operators to comply with Federal Aviation Administration security directives; procedures for responding to and evaluating threats; and the need to review and test security contingency plans. The intent of this pro