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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.