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§ 129.17
program and approved aircraft min-
imum equipment list to the FAA office
prescribed in paragraph (b)(2) of this
section for review and evaluation. The
foreign operator must show that it is
capable of operating under the lessor’s
approved maintenance program and
that it is also capable of meeting the
maintenance and operational require-
ments specified in the lessor’s approved
minimum equipment list.
(4) The FAA operations specification
permitting the operator to use an ap-
proved minimum equipment list is car-
ried aboard the aircraft. An approved
minimum equipment list, as authorized
by the operations specifications, con-
stitutes an approved change to the
type design without requiring recertifi-
cation.
(5) The approved minimum equip-
ment list provides for the operation of
the aircraft with certain instruments
and equipment in an inoperable condi-
tion.
(6) The aircraft records available to
the pilot must include an entry de-
scribing the inoperable instruments
and equipment.
(7) The aircraft is operated under all
applicable conditions and limitations
contained in the minimum equipment
list and the operations specification
authorizing the use of the list.
[Doc. No. 24856, 52 FR 20029, May 28, 1987, as
amended by Amdt. 129–49, 76 FR 7490, Feb. 10,
2011; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 129–53, 83
FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 129.15 Flightcrew member certifi-
cates.
Each person acting as a flightcrew
member must hold a certificate or li-
cense that shows the person’s ability to
perform duties in connection with the
operation of the aircraft. The certifi-
cate or license must have been issued
or rendered valid by:
(a) The State in which the aircraft is
registered; or
(b) The State of the Operator, pro-
vided that the State of the Operator
and the State of Registry have entered
into an agreement under Article 83
bis
of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation that covers the aircraft.
[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0140; 76 FR 7491, Feb. 10,
2011]
§ 129.17 Aircraft communication and
navigation equipment for oper-
ations under IFR or over the top.
(a)
Aircraft navigation equipment re-
quirements—General.
No foreign air car-
rier may conduct operations under IFR
or over the top unless—
(1) The en route navigation aids nec-
essary for navigating the aircraft along
the route (e.g., ATS routes, arrival and
departure routes, and instrument ap-
proach procedures, including missed
approach procedures if a missed ap-
proach routing is specified in the pro-
cedure) are available and suitable for
use by the aircraft navigation equip-
ment required by this section;
(2) The aircraft used in those oper-
ations is equipped with at least the fol-
lowing—
(i) Except as provided in paragraph
(c) of this section, two approved inde-
pendent navigation systems suitable
for navigating the aircraft along the
route to be flown within the degree of
accuracy required for ATC;
(ii) One marker beacon receiver pro-
viding visual and aural signals; and
(iii) One ILS receiver; and
(3) Any RNAV system used to meet
the navigation equipment require-
ments of this section is authorized in
the foreign air carrier’s operations
specifications.
(b)
Aircraft communication equipment
requirements.
No foreign air carrier may
operate an aircraft under IFR or over
the top, unless it is equipped with—
(1) At least two independent commu-
nication systems necessary under nor-
mal operating conditions to fulfill the
functions specified in § 121.347(a) of this
chapter; and
(2) At least one of the communica-
tion systems required by paragraph
(b)(1) of this section must have two-
way voice communication capability.
(c)
Use of a single independent naviga-
tion system for operations under IFR or
over the top.
Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this
section, the aircraft may be equipped
with a single independent navigation
system suitable for navigating the air-
craft along the route to be flown with-
in the degree of accuracy required for
ATC if:
(1) It can be shown that the aircraft
is equipped with at least one other