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§ 135.79 

that airport is an emergency situation 
under § 135.19. 

§ 135.71 Airworthiness check. 

The pilot in command may not begin 

a flight unless the pilot determines 
that the airworthiness inspections re-
quired by § 91.409 of this chapter, or 
§ 135.419, whichever is applicable, have 
been made. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–32, 54 FR 34332, Aug. 
18, 1989] 

§ 135.73 Inspections and tests. 

Each certificate holder and each per-

son employed by the certificate holder 
shall allow the Administrator, at any 
time or place, to make inspections or 
tests (including en route inspections) 
to determine the holder’s compliance 
with the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 
applicable regulations, and the certifi-
cate holder’s operating certificate, and 
operations specifications. 

§ 135.75 Inspectors credentials: Admis-

sion to pilots’ compartment: For-

ward observer’s seat. 

(a) Whenever, in performing the du-

ties of conducting an inspection, an 
FAA inspector presents an Aviation 
Safety Inspector credential, FAA Form 
110A, to the pilot in command of an 
aircraft operated by the certificate 
holder, the inspector must be given 
free and uninterrupted access to the 
pilot compartment of that aircraft. 
However, this paragraph does not limit 
the emergency authority of the pilot in 
command to exclude any person from 
the pilot compartment in the interest 
of safety. 

(b) A forward observer’s seat on the 

flight deck, or forward passenger seat 
with headset or speaker must be pro-
vided for use by the Administrator 
while conducting en route inspections. 
The suitability of the location of the 
seat and the headset or speaker for use 
in conducting en route inspections is 
determined by the Administrator. 

§ 135.76 DOD Commercial Air Carrier 

Evaluator’s Credentials: Admission 

to pilots compartment: Forward ob-

server’s seat. 

(a) Whenever, in performing the du-

ties of conducting an evaluation, a 

DOD commercial air carrier evaluator 
presents S&A Form 110B, ‘‘DOD Com-
mercial Air Carrier Evaluator’s Cre-
dential,’’ to the pilot in command of an 
aircraft operated by the certificate 
holder, the evaluator must be given 
free and uninterrupted access to the pi-
lot’s compartment of that aircraft. 
However, this paragraph does not limit 
the emergency authority of the pilot in 
command to exclude any person from 
the pilot compartment in the interest 
of safety. 

(b) A forward observer’s seat on the 

flight deck or forward passenger seat 
with headset or speaker must be pro-
vided for use by the evaluator while 
conducting en route evaluations. The 
suitability of the location of the seat 
and the headset or speaker for use in 
conducting en route evaluations is de-
termined by the FAA. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15571, 68 FR 41218, July 
10, 2003] 

§ 135.77 Responsibility for operational 

control. 

Each certificate holder is responsible 

for operational control and shall list, 
in the manual required by § 135.21, the 
name and title of each person author-
ized by it to exercise operational con-
trol. 

§ 135.78 Instrument approach proce-

dures and IFR landing minimums. 

No person may make an instrument 

approach at an airport except in ac-
cordance with IFR weather minimums 
and instrument approach procedures 
set forth in the certificate holder’s op-
erations specifications. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–14002, 72 FR 31684, June 7, 
2007] 

§ 135.79 Flight locating requirements. 

(a) Each certificate holder must have 

procedures established for locating 
each flight, for which an FAA flight 
plan is not filed, that— 

(1) Provide the certificate holder 

with at least the information required 
to be included in a VFR flight plan; 

(2) Provide for timely notification of 

an FAA facility or search and rescue 
facility, if an aircraft is overdue or 
missing; and