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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