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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 121.663 

§ 121.663 Responsibility for dispatch 

release: Domestic and flag oper-

ations. 

Each certificate holder conducting 

domestic or flag operations shall pre-
pare a dispatch release for each flight 
between specified points, based on in-
formation furnished by an authorized 
aircraft dispatcher. The pilot in com-
mand and an authorized aircraft dis-
patcher shall sign the release only if 
they both believe that the flight can be 
made with safety. The aircraft dis-
patcher may delegate authority to sign 
a release for a particular flight, but he 
may not delegate his authority to dis-
patch. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 26, 1996] 

§ 121.665 Load manifest. 

Each certificate holder is responsible 

for the preparation and accuracy of a 
load manifest form before each takeoff. 
The form must be prepared and signed 
for each flight by employees of the cer-
tificate holder who have the duty of su-
pervising the loading of aircraft and 
preparing the load manifest forms or 
by other qualified persons authorized 
by the certificate holder. 

§ 121.667 Flight plan: VFR and IFR: 

Supplemental operations. 

(a) No person may take off an air-

craft unless the pilot in command has 
filed a flight plan, containing the ap-
propriate information required by part 
91, with the nearest FAA communica-
tion station or appropriate military 
station or, when operating outside the 
United States, with other appropriate 
authority. However, if communications 
facilities are not readily available, the 
pilot in command shall file the flight 
plan as soon as practicable after the 
aircraft is airborne. A flight plan must 
continue in effect for all parts of the 
flight. 

(b) When flights are operated into 

military airports, the arrival or com-
pletion notice required by §§ 91.153 and 
91.169 may be filed with the appropriate 
airport control tower or aeronautical 
communication facility used for that 
airport. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19222, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–206, 54 FR 34331, Aug. 
18, 1989] 

Subpart V—Records and Reports 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 

31, 1964, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 121.681 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes requirements 

for the preparation and maintenance of 
records and reports for all certificate 
holders. 

§ 121.683 Crewmember and dispatcher 

record. 

(a) Each certificate holder shall— 
(1) Maintain current records of each 

crewmember and each aircraft dis-
patcher (domestic and flag operations 
only) that show whether the crew-
member or aircraft dispatcher complies 
with the applicable sections of this 
chapter, including, but not limited to, 
proficiency and route checks, airplane 
and route qualifications, training, any 
required physical examinations, flight, 
duty, and rest time records; and 

(2) Record each action taken con-

cerning the release from employment 
or physical or professional disqualifica-
tion of any flight crewmember or air-
craft dispatcher (domestic and flag op-
erations only) and keep the record for 
at least six months thereafter. 

(b) Each certificate holder con-

ducting supplemental operations shall 
maintain the records required by para-
graph (a) of this section at its principal 
base of operations, or at another loca-
tion used by it and approved by the Ad-
ministrator. 

(c) Computer record systems ap-

proved by the Administrator may be 
used in complying with the require-
ments of paragraph (a) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19226, Dec. 31, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–144, 43 FR 22649, May 
25, 1978; Amdt. 121–241, 59 FR 42993, Aug. 19, 
1994; Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 26, 1996] 

§ 121.685 Aircraft record: Domestic 

and flag operations. 

Each certificate holder conducting 

domestic or flag operations shall main-
tain a current list of each aircraft that 
it operates in scheduled air transpor-
tation and shall send a copy of the 
record and each change to the respon-
sible Flight Standards office. Airplanes 
of another certificate holder operated