Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside (2011) / Chapter Skim
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The Assistant Federal Security Directors responsible for security compliance and customer service should be contacted for latest guidelines and how those guidelines are applied to the specific airport. The five primary types of TSA airport signage are: • Checkpoint Signage, • Campaign Signage, • Checked Baggage Signage, • Direct Access Point Signage, and • Technology Signage.
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• Security (threat advisory, consent to search, X-Ray system, false statements) • Transportation of Materials (Hazardous materials, firearms)
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requirements at ticketing and check-in areas, curbside check-in, security checkpoint, and gate hold rooms. Requirements come from current security directives or required per TSA signage guidelines.
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. 8.6.2 Signage Requirements Figure 8.1 is a table of all known federal regulatory and informational signage requirements at airport terminals, requirements and recommendations for posting.
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These messages include: • Passenger Rights ▪ Notice of Limitation of Liability for death or injury ▪ Notice of Limitation of Liability for baggage ▪ Overbooking • National Threat Advisory and TSA Signs ▪ National Threat Advisory ▪ TSA liquids ▪ Checked Bag combo message • Consent to Search/Passenger Identification ▪ Consent to Search ▪ Passenger Identification • False Statements • Use of X-Ray Systems • Transportation of Hazardous Materials • Transportation of Firearms • Currency Reporting • Passenger Notices Public Inspection of Tariffs or Explanation of Contract Terms Contract of Carriage • Unlawful Discrimination 8.6.3 Placement of Messages Regulatory sign placement requirements are defined by the CFR for each type of sign and provided in more details in Appendix F Typical requirements are that the sign shall be prominently displayed so that it can be seen by passengers in locations where the aircraft operator issues tickets, checks baggage, and maintains aircraft boarding areas.
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and the TSA Checked Baggage Combo Sign are required and typically mounted separately. Note the TSA Liquids sign is revised to meet security directive requirements, and referred to as TSA Liquids (revised)
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Alternative locations are to place them in separate sign holders not attached to the ticket counters. • The TSA requires placement of the liquids and checked baggage combo signs to be deployed in the ticket counter queue.
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• Figure 8.5 is an example of a sign layout for the side of the podium. In order to fit all the required information on the sign and meet font requirements, the sign size became 13″w × 27″h.
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Code Required Regulatory and Information Signs 205 Figure 8.5. Example of gate podium message panel (Source: Courtesy of SJC)
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Deploying these messages on overhead signs or on displays above the counter is not advisable. There are likely ADA issues in regards to font size.
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