---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 420.53"
title: "14"
number: "420.53"
heading: "Control of public access."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/420.53"
---

# §420.53. Control of public access.

- (a) A licensee shall prevent unauthorized access to the launch site, and unauthorized, unescorted access to explosive hazard facilities or other hazard areas not otherwise controlled by a launch operator, through the use of security personnel, surveillance systems, physical barriers, or other means approved as part of the licensing process.
- (b) A licensee shall notify anyone entering the launch site of safety rules and emergency and evacuation procedures prior to that person's entry unless that person has received a briefing on those rules and procedures within the previous year.
- (c) A licensee shall employ warning signals or alarms to notify any persons at the launch site of any emergency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-1999-5833, 65 FR 62861, Oct. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted.