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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 125.1

Subpart J—Flight Operations

125.311

Flight crewmembers at controls.

125.313

Manipulation of controls when car-

rying passengers.

125.315

Admission to flight deck.

125.317

Inspector’s credentials: Admission to

pilots’ compartment: Forward observer’s
seat.

125.319

Emergencies.

125.321

Reporting potentially hazardous me-

teorological conditions and irregularities
of ground facilities or navigation aids.

125.323

Reporting mechanical irregularities.

125.325

Instrument approach procedures and

IFR landing minimums.

125.327

Briefing of passengers before flight.

125.328

Prohibition on crew interference.

125.329

Minimum altitudes for use of auto-

pilot.

125.331

Carriage of persons without compli-

ance with the passenger-carrying provi-
sions of this part.

125.333

Stowage of food, beverage, and pas-

senger service equipment during airplane
movement on the surface, takeoff, and
landing.

Subpart K—Flight Release Rules

125.351

Flight release authority.

125.353

Facilities and services.

125.355

Airplane equipment.

125.357

Communication and navigation fa-

cilities.

125.359

Flight release under VFR.

125.361

Flight release under IFR or over-

the-top.

125.363

Flight release over water.

125.365

Alternate airport for departure.

125.367

Alternate airport for destination:

IFR or over-the-top.

125.369

Alternate airport weather mini-

mums.

125.371

Continuing flight in unsafe condi-

tions.

125.373

Original flight release or amend-

ment of flight release.

125.375

Fuel supply: Nonturbine and turbo-

propeller-powered airplanes.

125.377

Fuel supply: Turbine-engine-powered

airplanes other than turbopropeller.

125.379

Landing weather minimums: IFR.

125.381

Takeoff and landing weather mini-

mums: IFR.

125.383

Load manifest.

Subpart L—Records and Reports

125.401

Crewmember record.

125.403

Flight release form.

125.405

Disposition of load manifest, flight

release, and flight plans.

125.407

Maintenance log: Airplanes.

125.409

Service difficulty reports.

125.411

Airworthiness release or mainte-

nance record entry.

Subpart M—Continued Airworthiness and

Safety Improvements

125.501

Purpose and definition.

125.503

[Reserved]

125.505

Repairs assessment for pressurized

fuselages.

125.507

Fuel tank system inspection pro-

gram.

125.509

Flammability reduction means.

PPENDIX

ART

125—A

DDITIONAL

MER

GENCY

QUIPMENT

PPENDIX

ART

125—C

RITERIA FOR

ONSTRATION OF

MERGENCY

VACUATION

ROCEDURES

NDER

§ 125.189

PPENDIX

ART

125—I

ROTECTION

PPENDIX

ART

125—A

IRPLANE

LIGHT

ECORDER

PECIFICATION

PPENDIX

ART

125—A

IRPLANE

LIGHT

ECORDER

PECIFICATIONS

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113,

44701–44702, 44705, 44710–44711, 44713, 44716–
44717, 44722.

OURCE

: Docket No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct.

9, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

PECIAL

EDERAL

VIATION

EGULATION

. 89

DITORIAL

OTE

: For the text of SFAR No.

89, see part 121 of this chapter.

PECIAL

EDERAL

VIATION

EGULATION

. 97

DITORIAL

OTE

: For the text of SFAR No.

97, see part 91 of this chapter.

Subpart A—General

§ 125.1 Applicability.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs

(b) through (d) of this section, this part
prescribes rules governing the oper-
ations of U.S.-registered civil airplanes
and powered-lift, when those aircraft
have a seating configuration of 20 or
more passengers or a maximum pay-
load capacity of 6,000 pounds or more
when common carriage is not involved.

(b) The rules of this part do not apply

to the operations of aircraft specified
in paragraph (a) of this section, when—

(1) They are required to be operated

under part 121, 129, 135, or 137 of this
chapter;

(2) They have been issued restricted,

limited, or provisional airworthiness
certificates, special flight permits, or
experimental certificates;

(3) They are being operated by a part

125 certificate holder without carrying

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§ 125.5

passengers or cargo under part 91 for
training, ferrying, positioning, or
maintenance purposes;

(4) They are being operated under

part 91 of this chapter by an operator
certificated to operate those aircraft
under the rules of part 121, 135, or 137 of
this chapter, they are being operated
under the applicable rules of part 121 or
135 of this chapter by an applicant for
a certificate under part 119 of this
chapter or they are being operated by a
foreign air carrier or a foreign person
engaged in common carriage solely
outside the United States under part 91
of this chapter;

(5) They are being operated under a

deviation authority issued under § 125.3;

(6) They are being operated under

part 91, subpart K by a fractional
owner as defined in § 91.1001 of this
chapter; or

(7) They are being operated by a frac-

tional ownership program manager as
defined in § 91.1001 of this chapter, for
training, ferrying, positioning, mainte-
nance, or demonstration purposes
under part 91 of this chapter and with-
out carrying passengers or cargo for
compensation or hire except as per-
mitted for demonstration flights under
§ 91.501(b)(3) of this chapter.

not apply to the operation of aircraft
specified in paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion when they are operated outside
the United States by a person who is
not a citizen of the United States.

(d) The provisions of this part apply

to each person on board an aircraft
being operated under this part, unless
otherwise specified.

(e) This part also establishes require-

ments for operators to take actions to
support the continued airworthiness of
each aircraft.

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–4, 47 FR 44719, Oct. 12,
1982; Amdt. 125–5, 49 FR 34816, Sept. 4, 1984;
Amdt. 125–6, 51 FR 873, Jan. 8, 1986; Amdt.
125–9, 52 FR 20028, May 28, 1987; Amdt. 121–251,
60 FR 65937, Dec. 20, 1995; Amdt. 125–31, 64 FR
1080, Jan. 7, 1999; Amdt. 125–44, 68 FR 54585,
Sept. 17, 2003; Amdt. 125–53, 72 FR 63412, Nov.
8, 2007; Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. No.
125–74, 88 FR 48090, July 26, 2023]

§ 125.3 Deviation authority.

(a) The Administrator may, upon

consideration of the circumstances of a

particular operation, issue deviation
authority providing relief from speci-
fied sections of part 125. This deviation
authority will be issued as a Letter of
Deviation Authority.

(b) A Letter of Deviation Authority

may be terminated or amended at any
time by the Administrator.

must be submitted to the responsible
Flight Standards office, not less than
60 days prior to the date of intended
operations. A request for deviation au-
thority must contain a complete state-
ment of the circumstances and jus-
tification for the deviation requested.

(d) After February 2, 2012, no devi-

ation authority from the flight data re-
corder requirements of this part will be
granted. Any previously issued devi-
ation from the flight data recorder re-
quirements of this part is no longer
valid.

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–13, 54 FR 39294, Sept.
25, 1989; Amdt. 125–56, 73 FR 73179, Dec. 2,
2008; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 125–68, 83
FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 125.5 Operating certificate and oper-

ations specifications required.

(a) After February 3, 1981, no person

may engage in operations governed by
this part unless that person holds a
certificate and operations specification
or appropriate deviation authority.

(b) Applicants who file an application

before June 1, 1981 shall continue to op-
erate under the rules applicable to
their operations on February 2, 1981
until the application for an operating
certificate required by this part has
been denied or the operating certificate
and operations specifications required
by this part have been issued.

to a certificate holder also apply to
any person who engages in any oper-
ation governed by this part without an
appropriate certificate and operations
specifications required by this part or a
Letter of Deviation Authority issued
under § 125.3.

[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–1A, 46 FR 10903, Feb.
5, 1981]