Transport i lotnictwo · 1.08.1997

Aircraft Operator Security

This notice proposes to amend the existing airplane operator 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 air carrier approved security programs. Specifically, this proposal would increase the number of air carriers that must have security programs to include all that enplane from or deplane into a sterile area. Further, it would clarify the following: Training requirements for air carrier security personnel; procedures for transporting passengers under armed escort; procedures for allowing law enforcement personnel to fly armed; and procedures for air carriers to acknowledge receipt of Federal Aviation Administration security directives. It would require air carriers to implement and test security contingency plans. As these rules should apply to operators of rotorcraft as well as fixed-wing aircraft, this proposal would change the title of these rules from ``Airplane Operator Security'' to ``Aircraft Operator Security.'' This proposal is intended to enhance security for the traveling public, air carriers, and p