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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 

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(3) Provide the certificate holder 

with the location, date, and estimated 
time for reestablishing communica-
tions, if the flight will operate in an 
area where communications cannot be 
maintained. 

(b) Flight locating information shall 

be retained at the certificate holder’s 
principal place of business, or at other 
places designated by the certificate 
holder in the flight locating proce-
dures, until the completion of the 
flight. 

(c) Each certificate holder shall fur-

nish the representative of the Adminis-
trator assigned to it with a copy of its 
flight locating procedures and any 
changes or additions, unless those pro-
cedures are included in a manual re-
quired under this part. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–110, 72 FR 31684, June 
7, 2007] 

§ 135.81 Informing personnel of oper-

ational information and appro-

priate changes. 

Each certificate holder shall inform 

each person in its employment of the 
operations specifications that apply to 
that person’s duties and responsibil-
ities and shall make available to each 
pilot in the certificate holder’s employ 
the following materials in current 
form: 

(a) Airman’s Information Manual 

(Alaska Supplement in Alaska and Pa-
cific Chart Supplement in Pacific-Asia 
Regions) or a commercial publication 
that contains the same information. 

(b) This part and part 91 of this chap-

ter. 

(c) Aircraft Equipment Manuals, and 

Aircraft Flight Manual or equivalent. 

(d) For foreign operations, the Inter-

national Flight Information Manual or 
a commercial publication that con-
tains the same information concerning 
the pertinent operational and entry re-
quirements of the foreign country or 
countries involved. 

§ 135.83 Operating information re-

quired. 

(a) The operator of an aircraft must 

provide the following materials, in cur-
rent and appropriate form, accessible 
to the pilot at the pilot station, and 
the pilot shall use them: 

(1) A cockpit checklist. 
(2) For multiengine aircraft or for 

aircraft with retractable landing gear, 
an emergency cockpit checklist con-
taining the procedures required by 
paragraph (c) of this section, as appro-
priate. 

(3) Pertinent aeronautical charts. 
(4) For IFR operations, each perti-

nent navigational en route, terminal 
area, and approach and letdown chart. 

(5) For multiengine aircraft, one-en-

gine-inoperative climb performance 
data and if the aircraft is approved for 
use in IFR or over-the-top operations, 
that data must be sufficient to enable 
the pilot to determine compliance with 
§ 135.181(a)(2). 

(b) Each cockpit checklist required 

by paragraph (a)(1) of this section must 
contain the following procedures: 

(1) Before starting engines; 
(2) Before takeoff; 
(3) Cruise; 
(4) Before landing; 
(5) After landing; 
(6) Stopping engines. 
(c) Each emergency cockpit checklist 

required by paragraph (a)(2) of this sec-
tion must contain the following proce-
dures, as appropriate: 

(1) Emergency operation of fuel, hy-

draulic, electrical, and mechanical sys-
tems. 

(2) Emergency operation of instru-

ments and controls. 

(3) Engine inoperative procedures. 
(4) Any other emergency procedures 

necessary for safety. 

§ 135.85 Carriage of persons without 

compliance with the passenger-car-

rying provisions of this part. 

The following persons may be carried 

aboard an aircraft without complying 
with the passenger-carrying require-
ments of this part: 

(a) A crewmember or other employee 

of the certificate holder. 

(b) A person necessary for the safe 

handling of animals on the aircraft. 

(c) A person necessary for the safe 

handling of hazardous materials (as de-
fined in subchapter C of title 49 CFR). 

(d) A person performing duty as a se-

curity or honor guard accompanying a 
shipment made by or under the author-
ity of the U.S. Government. 

(e) A military courier or a military 

route supervisor carried by a military