[JYO] Beginning Monday, October 28, 2002, all pilots must carry photo identification

TSA and FAA Issue ‘Immediate’ Picture Identification Requirements, 
Effective 
October 28

Beginning Monday, October 28, 2002, all pilots must carry photo 
identification along with their FAA pilot certificate during flight 
operations. In a Federal Register release today (October 24), the FAA issued 
a final rule <A HREF="http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/pir01023.htm";>(Docket No. 
FAA-2002-11666)</A> that changes Federal Aviation 
Regulation 61.3, Pilot Identification Requirements. 

Specific changes are:
FAR 61.3(a): Each person must carry a photo identification acceptable to the 
Administrator when exercising the privileges of a pilot certificate; and FAR 
61.3(l): Each person must present such photo identification when requested to 
do so by the Administrator, an authorized representative of the NTSB or the 
TSA, or a law enforcement officer. The FAA expects the most commonly used 
photo ID will be a valid driver's license issued by a U.S. state, the 
District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory or possession. Other suitable forms 
of identification under the new rules are a valid federal or state ID card, a 
U.S. armed forces' ID, credentials that authorize access to airport secure 
areas, or other identification that the FAA accepts.

Finding that the security circumstances warranted immediate action, the FAA 
issued the final rule without prior notice or public comment. But with 
publication of the final rule the FAA asks for-and will consider-all comments 
in a comment period that ends on November 27, 2002. If changes to the rule 
are necessary to address aviation security more effectively, or in a less 
burdensome but equally effective manner, FAA will make such changes.

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