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§ 125.201
for which successful demonstration has
been conducted; or
(ii) Upon a major change in the pas-
senger cabin interior configuration
that will affect the emergency evacu-
ation of passengers.
(b) If a certificate holder has con-
ducted a successful demonstration re-
quired by § 121.291(a) in the same type
airplane as a part 121 or part 123 cer-
tificate holder, it need not conduct a
demonstration under this paragraph in
that type airplane to achieve certifi-
cation under part 125.
(c) Each certificate holder operating
or proposing to operate one or more
landplanes in extended overwater oper-
ations, or otherwise required to have
certain equipment under § 125.209, must
show, by a simulated ditching con-
ducted in accordance with paragraph
(b) of appendix B of this part, that it
has the ability to efficiently carry out
its ditching procedures.
(d) If a certificate holder has con-
ducted a successful demonstration re-
quired by § 121.291(b) in the same type
airplane as a part 121 or part 123 cer-
tificate holder, it need not conduct a
demonstration under this paragraph in
that type airplane to achieve certifi-
cation under part 125.
Subpart F—Instrument and
Equipment Requirements
§ 125.201 Inoperable instruments and
equipment.
(a) No person may take off an air-
plane with inoperable instruments or
equipment installed unless the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
(1) An approved Minimum Equipment
List exists for that airplane.
(2) The responsible Flight Standards
office having certification responsi-
bility has issued the certificate holder
operations specifications authorizing
operations in accordance with an ap-
proved Minimum Equipment List. The
flight crew shall have direct access at
all times prior to flight to all of the in-
formation contained in the approved
Minimum Equipment List through
printed or other means approved by the
Administrator in the certificate hold-
ers operations specifications. An ap-
proved Minimum Equipment List, as
authorized by the operations specifica-
tions, constitutes an approved change
to the type design without requiring
recertification.
(3) The approved Minimum Equip-
ment List must:
(i) Be prepared in accordance with
the limitations specified in paragraph
(b) of this section.
(ii) Provide for the operation of the
airplane with certain instruments and
equipment in an inoperable condition.
(4) Records identifying the inoperable
instruments and equipment and the in-
formation required by paragraph
(a)(3)(ii) of this section must be avail-
able to the pilot.
(5) The airplane is operated under all
applicable conditions and limitations
contained in the Minimum Equipment
List and the operations specifications
authorizing use of the Minimum Equip-
ment List.
(b) The following instruments and
equipment may not be included in the
Minimum Equipment List:
(1) Instruments and equipment that
are either specifically or otherwise re-
quired by the airworthiness require-
ments under which the airplane is type
certificated and which are essential for
safe operations under all operating
conditions.
(2) Instruments and equipment re-
quired by an airworthiness directive to
be in operable condition unless the air-
worthiness directive provides other-
wise.
(3) Instruments and equipment re-
quired for specific operations by this
part.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b)(1)
and (b)(3) of this section, an airplane
with inoperable instruments or equip-
ment may be operated under a special
flight permit under §§ 21.197 and 21.199
of this chapter.
[Doc. No. 25780, 56 FR 12310, Mar. 22, 1991, as
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
125–68, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 125.203 Communication and naviga-
tion equipment.
(a)
Communication equipment—general.
No person may operate an airplane un-
less it has two-way radio communica-
tion equipment able, at least in flight,
to transmit to, and receive from, ap-
propriate facilities 22 nautical miles
away.
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§ 125.204
(b)
Navigation equipment for operations
over the top.
No person may operate an
airplane over the top unless it has
navigation equipment suitable for the
route to be flown.
(c)
Communication and navigation
equipment for IFR or extended over-water
operations—General.
Except as provided
in paragraph (f) of this section, no per-
son may operate an airplane carrying
passengers under IFR or in extended
over-water operations unless—
(1) The en route navigation aids nec-
essary for navigating the airplane
along the route (e.g., ATS routes, ar-
rival and departure routes, and instru-
ment approach procedures, including
missed approach procedures if a missed
approach routing is specified in the
procedure) are available and suitable
for use by the aircraft navigation sys-
tems required by this section;
(2) The airplane used in those oper-
ations is equipped with at least the fol-
lowing equipment—
(i) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, two approved inde-
pendent navigation systems suitable
for navigating the airplane along the
route within the degree of accuracy re-
quired for ATC;
(ii) One marker beacon receiver pro-
viding visual and aural signals;
(iii) One ILS receiver;
(iv) Two transmitters;
(v) Two microphones;
(vi) Two headsets or one headset and
one speaker; and
(vii) Two independent communica-
tion systems, one of which must have
two-way voice communication capa-
bility, capable of transmitting to, and
receiving from, at least one appro-
priate facility from any place on the
route to be flown; and
(3) Any RNAV system used to meet
the navigation equipment require-
ments of this section is authorized in
the certificate holder’s operations
specifications.
(d)
Use of a single independent naviga-
tion system for operations under IFR—not
for extended overwater operations.
Not-
withstanding the requirements of para-
graph (c)(2)(i) of this section, the air-
plane may be equipped with a single
independent navigation system suit-
able for navigating the airplane along
the route to be flown within the degree
of accuracy required for ATC if—
(1) It can be shown that the airplane
is equipped with at least one other
independent navigation system suit-
able, in the event of loss of the naviga-
tion capability of the single inde-
pendent navigation system permitted
by this paragraph at any point along
the route, for proceeding safely to a
suitable airport and completing an in-
strument approach; and
(2) The airplane has sufficient fuel so
that the flight may proceed safely to a
suitable airport by use of the remain-
ing navigation system, and complete
an instrument approach and land.
(e)
Use of VOR navigation equipment.
If VOR navigation equipment is re-
quired by paragraph (c) or (d) of this
section, no person may operate an air-
plane unless it is equipped with at least
one approved DME or a suitable RNAV
system.
(f)
Extended over-water operations.
Notwithstanding the requirements of
paragraph (c) of this section, installa-
tion and use of a single long-range
navigation system and a single long-
range communication system for ex-
tended over-water operations in certain
geographic areas may be authorized by
the Administrator and approved in the
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications. The following are among the
operational factors the Administrator
may consider in granting an authoriza-
tion:
(1) The ability of the flight crew to
navigate the airplane along the route
to be flown within the degree of accu-
racy required for ATC;
(2) The length of the route being
flown; and
(3) The duration of the very high fre-
quency communications gap.
[Doc. No. FAA–2002–14002, 72 FR 31682, June 7,
2007]
§ 125.204 Portable electronic devices.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, no person may oper-
ate, nor may any operator or pilot in
command of an aircraft allow the oper-
ation of, any portable electronic device
on any U.S.-registered civil aircraft op-
erating under this part.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this section does
not apply to—