---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 101.530"
title: "33"
number: "101.530"
heading: "PACS requirements for Risk Group A."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/101.530"
---

# §101.530. PACS requirements for Risk Group A.


This section lays out requirements for a Physical Access Control System (PACS) that may be used to meet electronic TWIC inspection requirements.

- (a) A PACS may use a TWIC directly to perform electronic TWIC inspection;
- (b) Each PACS card issued to an individual must be linked to that individual's TWIC, and the PACS must contain the following information from each linked TWIC:
  - (1) **The name of the TWIC-holder holder as represented in the Printed Information container of the TWIC.**
  - (2) **The TWIC-signed CHUID (with digital signature and expiration date).**
  - (3) **The TWIC resident biometric template.**
  - (4) **The TWIC digital facial image.**
  - (5) **The PACS Personal Identification Number (PIN).**
- (c) When first linked, a one-time electronic TWIC inspection must be performed, and the TWIC must be verified as authentic, valid, and biometrically matched to the individual presenting the TWIC.
- (d) **Each time the PACS card is used to gain access to a secure area, the PACS must—**
  - (1) **Conduct identity verification by—**
    - (i) Conducting a biometric scan, and match the result with the biometric template stored in the PACS that is linked to the TWIC, or
    - (ii) Having the individual enter a stored PACS PIN and conducting a Non-TWIC visual identity verification as defined in [§ 101.105](/cfr/33/101.105.md).
  - (2) Conduct a card validity check; and
  - (3) Maintain records in accordance with [§ 104.235(g)](/cfr/33/104.235.md?p=g) or [§ 105.225(g)](/cfr/33/105.225.md?p=g) of this subchapter, as appropriate.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57709, Aug. 23, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70101-70104 and 70124; Executive Order 12656, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2007-28915, 81 FR 57709, Aug. 23, 2016]