49 CFR § 1544.237 - Flight deck privileges.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1544.237"
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title: "49 CFR § 1544.237 - Flight deck privileges."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1544.237"
section_name: "Flight deck privileges."
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY"
part_number: "1544"
part_name: "AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SECURITY: AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 44901-44905, 44907, 44913-44914, 44916-44918, 44932, 44935-44936, 44942, 46105."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 8364, Feb. 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1544.237 Flight deck privileges.

(a) For each aircraft that has a door to the flight deck, each aircraft operator must restrict access to the flight deck as provided in its security program.

(b) This section does not restrict access for an FAA air carrier inspector, an authorized representative of the National Transportation Safety Board, or for an Agent of the United States Secret Service, under 14 CFR parts 121, 125, or 135. This section does not restrict access for a Federal Air Marshal under this part.

[67 FR 8210, Feb. 22, 2002]