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§ 121.15 

computed using a one-engine-inoper-
ative cruise speed under standard con-
ditions in still air. 

ETOPS Entry Point 

means the first 

point on the route of an ETOPS flight, 
determined using a one-engine-inoper-
ative cruise speed under standard con-
ditions in still air, that is— 

(1) More than 60 minutes from an 

adequate airport for airplanes with two 
engines; 

(2) More than 180 minutes from an 

adequate airport for passenger-car-
rying airplanes with more than two en-
gines. 

ETOPS Qualified Person 

means a per-

son, performing maintenance for the 
certificate holder, who has satisfac-
torily completed the certificate hold-
er’s ETOPS training program. 

Maximum Diversion Time 

means, for 

the purposes of ETOPS route planning, 
the longest diversion time authorized 
for a flight under the operator’s 
ETOPS authority. It is calculated 
under standard conditions in still air 
at a one-engine-inoperative cruise 
speed. 

North Pacific Area of Operation 

means 

Pacific Ocean areas north of 40

° 

N lati-

tudes including NOPAC ATS routes, 
and published PACOTS tracks between 
Japan and North America. 

North Polar Area 

means the entire 

area north of 78

° 

N latitude. 

One-engine-inoperative-Cruise Speed 

means a speed within the certified op-
erating limits of the airplane that is 
specified by the certificate holder and 
approved by the FAA for — 

(1) Calculating required fuel reserves 

needed to account for an inoperative 
engine; or 

(2) Determining whether an ETOPS 

alternate is within the maximum di-
version time authorized for an ETOPS 
flight. 

South Polar Area 

means the entire 

area South of 60

° 

S latitude. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–6717, 72 FR 1878, Jan. 16, 
2007] 

§ 121.9 Fraud and falsification. 

(a) No person may make, or cause to 

be made, any of the following: 

(1) A fraudulent or intentionally false 

statement in any application or any 
amendment thereto, or in any other 

record or test result required by this 
part. 

(2) A fraudulent or intentionally false 

statement in, or a known omission 
from, any record or report that is kept, 
made, or used to show compliance with 
this part, or to exercise any privileges 
under this chapter. 

(b) The commission by any person of 

any act prohibited under paragraph (a) 
of this section is a basis for any one or 
any combination of the following: 

(1) A civil penalty. 
(2) Suspension or revocation of any 

certificate held by that person that 
was issued under this chapter. 

(3) The denial of an application for 

any approval under this part. 

(4) The removal of any approval 

under this part. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–0677, 78 FR 67836, Nov. 12, 
2013] 

§ 121.11 Rules applicable to operations 

in a foreign country. 

Each certificate holder shall, while 

operating an airplane within a foreign 
country, comply with the air traffic 
rules of the country concerned and the 
local airport rules, except where any 
rule of this part is more restrictive and 
may be followed without violating the 
rules of that country. 

[Doc. No. 16383, 43 FR 22641, May 25, 1978] 

§ 121.15 Carriage of narcotic drugs, 

marihuana, and depressant or stim-

ulant drugs or substances. 

If a certificate holder operating 

under this part permits any aircraft 
owned or leased by that holder to be 
engaged in any operation that the cer-
tificate holder knows to be in violation 
of § 91.19(a) of this chapter, that oper-
ation is a basis for suspending or re-
voking the certificate. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65926, Dec. 20, 1995] 

Subpart B—Certification Rules for 

Domestic and Flag Air Car-
riers 

[

Reserved

] 

Subpart C—Certification Rules for 

Supplemental Air Carriers and 
Commercial Operators 

[

Re-

served

]