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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 135.100
the FAA to determine whether the sec-
ond-in-command professional develop-
ment program is accomplishing its ob-
jectives.
(2) The aircraft is a multiengine air-
plane or a single-engine turbine-pow-
ered airplane. The aircraft must have
an independent set of controls for a
second pilot flightcrew member, which
may not include a throwover control
wheel. The aircraft must also have the
following equipment and independent
instrumentation for a second pilot:
(i) An airspeed indicator;
(ii) Sensitive altimeter adjustable for
barometric pressure;
(iii) Gyroscopic bank and pitch indi-
cator;
(iv) Gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator
combined with an integral slip-skid in-
dicator;
(v) Gyroscopic direction indicator;
(vi) For IFR operations, a vertical
speed indicator;
(vii) For IFR operations, course guid-
ance for en route navigation and in-
strument approaches; and
(viii) A microphone, transmit switch,
and headphone or speaker.
(3) The pilot assigned to serve as sec-
ond in command satisfies the following
requirements:
(i) The second in command qualifica-
tions in § 135.245;
(ii) The flight time and duty period
limitations and rest requirements in
subpart F of this part;
(iii) The crewmember testing require-
ments for second in command in sub-
part G of this part; and
(iv) The crewmember training re-
quirements for second in command in
subpart H of this part.
(4) The pilot assigned to serve as
pilot in command satisfies the fol-
lowing requirements:
(i) Has been fully qualified to serve as
a pilot in command for the certificate
holder for at least the previous 6 cal-
endar months; and
(ii) Has completed mentoring train-
ing, including techniques for rein-
forcing the highest standards of tech-
nical performance, airmanship and pro-
fessionalism within the preceding 36
calendar months.
(d) The following certificate holders
are not eligible to receive authoriza-
tion for a second-in-command profes-
sional development program under
paragraph (c) of this section:
(1) A certificate holder that uses only
one pilot in its operations; and
(2) A certificate holder that has been
approved to deviate from the require-
ments in § 135.21(a), § 135.341(a), or
§ 119.69(a) of this chapter.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended at 83 FR 30282, June 27, 2018]
§ 135.100 Flight crewmember duties.
(a) No certificate holder shall re-
quire, nor may any flight crewmember
perform, any duties during a critical
phase of flight except those duties re-
quired for the safe operation of the air-
craft. Duties such as company required
calls made for such nonsafety related
purposes as ordering galley supplies
and confirming passenger connections,
announcements made to passengers
promoting the air carrier or pointing
out sights of interest, and filling out
company payroll and related records
are not required for the safe operation
of the aircraft.
(b) No flight crewmember may en-
gage in, nor may any pilot in command
permit, any activity during a critical
phase of flight which could distract
any flight crewmember from the per-
formance of his or her duties or which
could interfere in any way with the
proper conduct of those duties. Activi-
ties such as eating meals, engaging in
nonessential conversations within the
cockpit and nonessential communica-
tions between the cabin and cockpit
crews, and reading publications not re-
lated to the proper conduct of the
flight are not required for the safe op-
eration of the aircraft.
(c) For the purposes of this section,
critical phases of flight includes all
ground operations involving taxi, take-
off and landing, and all other flight op-
erations conducted below 10,000 feet,
except cruise flight.
N
OTE
: Taxi is defined as ‘‘movement of an
airplane under its own power on the surface
of an airport.’’
[Doc. No. 20661, 46 FR 5502, Jan. 19, 1981]
§ 135.101 Second in command required
under IFR.
Except as provided in § 135.105, no per-
son may operate an aircraft carrying
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§ 135.115
passengers under IFR unless there is a
second in command in the aircraft.
[Doc. No. 28743, 62 FR 42374, Aug. 6, 1997]
§ 135.103 [Reserved]
§ 135.105 Exception to second in com-
mand requirement: Approval for
use of autopilot system.
(a) Except as provided in §§ 135.99 and
135.111, unless two pilots are required
by this chapter for operations under
VFR, a person may operate an aircraft
without a second in command, if it is
equipped with an operative approved
autopilot system and the use of that
system is authorized by appropriate op-
erations specifications. No certificate
holder may use any person, nor may
any person serve, as a pilot in com-
mand under this section of an aircraft
operated in a commuter operation, as
defined in part 119 of this chapter un-
less that person has at least 100 hours
pilot in command flight time in the
make and model of aircraft to be flown
and has met all other applicable re-
quirements of this part.
(b) The certificate holder may apply
for an amendment of its operations
specifications to authorize the use of
an autopilot system in place of a sec-
ond in command.
(c) The Administrator issues an
amendment to the operations specifica-
tions authorizing the use of an auto-
pilot system, in place of a second in
command, if—
(1) The autopilot is capable of oper-
ating the aircraft controls to maintain
flight and maneuver it about the three
axes; and
(2) The certificate holder shows, to
the satisfaction of the Administrator,
that operations using the autopilot
system can be conducted safely and in
compliance with this part.
The amendment contains any condi-
tions or limitations on the use of the
autopilot system that the Adminis-
trator determines are needed in the in-
terest of safety.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135–3, 45 FR 7542, Feb. 4,
1980; Amdt. 135–58, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995]
§ 135.107 Flight attendant crew-
member requirement.
No certificate holder may operate an
aircraft that has a passenger seating
configuration, excluding any pilot seat,
of more than 19 unless there is a flight
attendant crewmember on board the
aircraft.
§ 135.109 Pilot in command or second
in command: Designation required.
(a) Each certificate holder shall des-
ignate a—
(1) Pilot in command for each flight;
and
(2) Second in command for each
flight requiring two pilots.
(b) The pilot in command, as des-
ignated by the certificate holder, shall
remain the pilot in command at all
times during that flight.
§ 135.111 Second in command required
in Category II operations.
No person may operate an aircraft in
a Category II operation unless there is
a second in command of the aircraft.
§ 135.113 Passenger occupancy of pilot
seat.
No certificate holder may operate an
aircraft type certificated after October
15, 1971, that has a passenger seating
configuration, excluding any pilot seat,
of more than eight seats if any person
other than the pilot in command, a sec-
ond in command, a company check air-
man, or an authorized representative of
the Administrator, the National Trans-
portation Safety Board, or the United
States Postal Service occupies a pilot
seat.
§ 135.115 Manipulation of controls.
No pilot in command may allow any
person to manipulate the flight con-
trols of an aircraft during flight con-
ducted under this part, nor may any
person manipulate the controls during
such flight unless that person is—
(a) A pilot employed by the certifi-
cate holder and qualified in the air-
craft; or
(b) An authorized safety representa-
tive of the Administrator who has the
permission of the pilot in command, is
qualified in the aircraft, and is check-
ing flight operations.