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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 121.527 

scheduled for duty aloft for a total of 
not more than 20 hours within 30 con-
secutive days in two-pilot crews (with 
or without additional flight crew-
members) are those set forth in 
§ 121.523. 

(e) The flight time limitations for a 

pilot assigned to each of two-pilot, 
two-pilot and additional flight crew-
member, and three-pilot and additional 
flight crewmember crews in 30 consecu-
tive days, and who is not subject to 
paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, 
are those listed in § 121.523. 

§ 121.527 Fatigue risk management 

system. 

(a) No certificate holder may exceed 

any provision of this subpart unless ap-
proved by the FAA under a Fatigue 
Risk Management System. 

(b) The Fatigue Risk Management 

System must include: 

(1) A fatigue risk management pol-

icy. 

(2) An education and awareness train-

ing program. 

(3) A fatigue reporting system. 
(4) A system for monitoring 

flightcrew fatigue. 

(5) An incident reporting process. 
(6) A performance evaluation. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4, 
2012] 

Subpart T—Flight Operations 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 

31, 1964, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 121.531 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes requirements 

for flight operations applicable to all 
certificate holders, except where other-
wise specified. 

§ 121.533 Responsibility for oper-

ational control: Domestic oper-

ations. 

(a) Each certificate holder con-

ducting domestic operations is respon-
sible for operational control. 

(b) The pilot in command and the air-

craft dispatcher are jointly responsible 
for the preflight planning, delay, and 
dispatch release of a flight in compli-
ance with this chapter and operations 
specifications. 

(c) The aircraft dispatcher is respon-

sible for— 

(1) Monitoring the progress of each 

flight; 

(2) Issuing necessary information for 

the safety of the flight; and 

(3) Cancelling or redispatching a 

flight if, in his opinion or the opinion 
of the pilot in command, the flight can-
not operate or continue to operate 
safely as planned or released. 

(d) Each pilot in command of an air-

craft is, during flight time, in com-
mand of the aircraft and crew and is re-
sponsible for the safety of the pas-
sengers, crewmembers, cargo, and air-
plane. 

(e) Each pilot in command has full 

control and authority in the operation 
of the aircraft, without limitation, 
over other crewmembers and their du-
ties during flight time, whether or not 
he holds valid certificates authorizing 
him to perform the duties of those 
crewmembers. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2613, Jan. 
26, 1996] 

§ 121.535 Responsibility for oper-

ational control: Flag operations. 

(a) Each certificate holder con-

ducting flag operations is responsible 
for operational control. 

(b) The pilot in command and the air-

craft dispatcher are jointly responsible 
for the preflight planning, delay, and 
dispatch release of a flight in compli-
ance with this chapter and operations 
specifications. 

(c) The aircraft dispatcher is respon-

sible for— 

(1) Monitoring the progress of each 

flight; 

(2) Issuing necessary instructions and 

information for the safety of the flight; 
and 

(3) Cancelling or redispatching a 

flight if, in his opinion or the opinion 
of the pilot in command, the flight can-
not operate or continue to operate 
safely as planned or released. 

(d) Each pilot in command of an air-

craft is, during flight time, in com-
mand of the aircraft and crew and is re-
sponsible for the safety of the pas-
sengers, crewmembers, cargo, and air-
plane.