> PART 108--AIRPLANE OPERATOR SECURITY
>
> SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS
>
> (e) No certificate holder may use an X-ray system to inspect carry-on
> or checked articles unless a sign is posted in a conspicuous place at
> the screening station and on the X-ray system which notifies
> passengers that such items are being inspected by an X-ray and
> advises them to remove all X-ray, scientific, and high-speed film
> from carry-on and checked articles before inspection. This sign shall
> also advise passengers that they may request that an inspection be
> made of their photographic equipment and film packages without
> exposure to an X-ray system. If the X-ray system exposes any
> carry-on or checked articles to more than 1 milliroentgen during the
> inspection, the certificate holder shall post a sign which advises
> passengers to remove film of all kinds from their articles before
> inspection. If requested by passengers, their photographic equipment
> and film packages shall be inspected without exposure to an X-ray
> system.
Here is the section that refers to the right of hand inspection. It
seems pretty clear to me, but since you are being so "smart" can you
enlighten us all as to if the FAA regulation regarding hand inspection
of film has been suspended? And while you're at it, can you
specifically quote the section about suspension?
Your posting, as it stands, provides little to no useful information,
but plenty of "tone" and "cheek".
And, if you want to play games, X-ray scanners could be called
"filmscanners" when they scan film ;-)
Art
PS: Having read ahead now, for someone who was complaining about this
topic being inappropriate to this list, you certainly seem comfortable
in continuing to respond and comment about it...
Jeff Spirer wrote:
> At 02:59 AM 11/24/01, Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
>> Pre 9/11 there was an FAA regulation which required all reasonable
>> requests for hand inspection of film to be carried out by
personnel, as
>> long as you gave adequate time prior to boarding for them to do so.
>> This is/was a requirement. And please, don't ask me to cite
chapter and
>> verse, because I don't have it in front of me, nor do I have time to
>> track it down. It is probably on the FAA website somewhere.
>>
>> However, with all the special legislation coming down, it also might
>> have been revoked since 9/11...
>
>
> Having read the entire FAA regulations, I will point out that the
> regulations have ALWAYS allowed for immediate suspension of the film
> check provision. The right to suspend is not in any way connected to
> 9/11. Unfortunately, many people have assumed from a variety of
> paraphrased accounts of the regulations that they had an absolute
right,
> but this is what happens when people don't bother to really understand
> the laws.
>
> I'm not sure what this has to do with film scanners, however...>
>
> Jeff Spirer
> Photos:
> One People:
>
> .
>
