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49 CFR Ch. XII (10–1–23 Edition)

§ 1552.5

Fees.

(a)

Imposition of fees. The following

fee is required for TSA to conduct a se-
curity threat assessment for a can-
didate for flight training subject to the
requirements of § 1552.3: $130.

(b)

Remittance of fees. (1) A candidate

must remit the fee required under this
subpart to TSA, in a form and manner
acceptable to TSA, each time the can-
didate or the flight school is required
to submit the information required
under § 1552.3 to TSA.

(2) TSA will not issue any fee re-

funds, unless a fee was paid in error.

Subpart B—Flight School Security

Awareness Training

§ 1552.21

Scope and definitions.

(a)

Scope. This subpart applies to

flight schools that provide instruction
under 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII, Part A, in
the operation of aircraft or aircraft
simulators, and to employees of such
flight schools.

(b)

Definitions: As used in this sub-

part:

Flight school employee means a flight

instructor or ground instructor certifi-
cated under 14 CFR part 61, 141, or 142;
a chief instructor certificated under 14
CFR part 141; a director of training cer-
tificated under 14 CFR part 142; or any
other person employed by a flight
school, including an independent con-
tractor, who has direct contact with a
flight school student. This includes an
independent or solo flight instructor
certificated under 14 CFR part 61.

§ 1552.23

Security awareness training

programs.

(a)

General. A flight school must en-

sure that—

(1) Each of its flight school employ-

ees receives initial and recurrent secu-
rity awareness training in accordance
with this subpart; and

(2) If an instructor is conducting the

initial security awareness training pro-
gram, the instructor has first success-
fully completed the initial flight
school security awareness training pro-
gram offered by TSA or an alternative
initial flight school security awareness
training program that meets the cri-
teria of paragraph (c) of this section.

(b)

Initial security awareness training

program. (1) A flight school must ensure
that—

(i) Each flight school employee em-

ployed on January 18, 2005 receives ini-
tial security awareness training in ac-
cordance with this subpart by January
18, 2005; and

(ii) Each flight school employee hired

after January 18, 2005 receives initial
security awareness training within 60
days of being hired.

(2) In complying with paragraph

(b)(2) of this section, a flight school
may use either:

(i) The initial flight school security

awareness training program offered by
TSA; or

(ii) An alternative initial flight

school security awareness training pro-
gram that meets the criteria of para-
graph (c) of this section.

(c)

Alternative initial security aware-

ness training program. At a minimum,
an alternative initial security aware-
ness training program must—

(1) Require active participation by

the flight school employee receiving
the training.

(2) Provide situational scenarios re-

quiring the flight school employee re-
ceiving the training to assess specific
situations and determine appropriate
courses of action.

(3) Contain information that enables

a flight school employee to identify—

(i) Uniforms and other identification,

if any are required at the flight school,
for flight school employees or other
persons authorized to be on the flight
school grounds.

(ii) Behavior by clients and cus-

tomers that may be considered sus-
picious, including, but not limited to:

(A) Excessive or unusual interest in

restricted airspace or restricted ground
structures;

(B) Unusual questions or interest re-

garding aircraft capabilities;

sistent with the client or customer’s
existing airman credentialing; and

(D) Sudden termination of the client

or customer’s instruction.

(iii) Behavior by other on-site per-

sons that may be considered sus-
picious, including, but not limited to:

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§ 1552.25

(A) Loitering on the flight school

grounds for extended periods of time;
and

(B) Entering ‘‘authorized access

only’’ areas without permission.

(iv) Circumstances regarding aircraft

that may be considered suspicious, in-
cluding, but not limited to:

(A) Unusual modifications to air-

craft, such as the strengthening of
landing gear, changes to the tail num-
ber, or stripping of the aircraft of seat-
ing or equipment;

(B) Damage to propeller locks or

other parts of an aircraft that is incon-
sistent with the pilot training or air-
craft flight log; and

loaded into an aircraft.

(v) Appropriate responses for the em-

ployee to specific situations, including:

(A) Taking no action, if a situation

does not warrant action;

(B) Questioning an individual, if his

or her behavior may be considered sus-
picious;

tion or an individual’s behavior war-
rants further investigation;

(D) Calling the TSA General Aviation

Hotline; or

(E) Calling local law enforcement, if

a situation or an individual’s behavior
could pose an immediate threat.

(vi) Any other information relevant

to security measures or procedures at
the flight school, including applicable
information in the TSA Information
Publication ‘‘Security Guidelines for
General Aviation Airports’’.

(d)

Recurrent security awareness train-

ing program. (1) A flight school must
ensure that each flight school em-
ployee receives recurrent security
awareness training each year in the
same month as the month the flight
school employee received initial secu-
rity awareness training in accordance
with this subpart.

(2) At a minimum, a recurrent secu-

rity awareness training program must
contain information regarding—

(i) Any new security measures or pro-

cedures implemented by the flight
school;

(ii) Any security incidents at the

flight school, and any lessons learned
as a result of such incidents;

(iii) Any new threats posed by or in-

cidents involving general aviation air-
craft contained on the TSA Web site;
and

(iv) Any new TSA guidelines or rec-

ommendations concerning the security
of general aviation aircraft, airports,
or flight schools.

§ 1552.25

Documentation, record-

keeping, and inspection.

(a)

Documentation. A flight school

must issue a document to each flight
school employee each time the flight
school employee receives initial or re-
current security awareness training in
accordance with this subpart. The doc-
ument must—

(1) Contain the flight school employ-

ee’s name and a distinct identification
number.

(2) Indicate the date on which the

flight school employee received the se-
curity awareness training.

(3) Contain the name of the instruc-

tor who conducted the training, if any.

(4) Contain a statement certifying

that the flight school employee re-
ceived the security awareness training.

(5) Indicate the type of training re-

ceived, initial or recurrent.

(6) Contain a statement certifying

that the alternative training program
used by the flight school meets the cri-
teria in 49 CFR 1552.23(c), if the flight
school uses an alternative training pro-
gram to comply with this subpart.

(7) Be signed by the flight school em-

ployee and an authorized official of the
flight school.

(b)

Recordkeeping requirements. A

flight school must establish and main-
tain the following records for one year
after an individual no longer is a flight
school employee:

(1) A copy of the document required

by paragraph (a) of this section for the
initial and each recurrent security
awareness training conducted for each
flight school employee in accordance
with this subpart; and

(2) The alternative flight school secu-

rity awareness training program used
by the flight school, if the flight school
uses such a program.

(c)

Inspection. A flight school must

permit TSA and the Federal Aviation
Administration to inspect the records
required under paragraph (b) of this