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§ 29.1557 

adjacent to, the selector for those 
tanks; and 

(3) Each valve control for any engine 

of a multiengine rotorcraft must be 
marked to indicate the position cor-
responding to each engine controlled. 

(c) Usable fuel capacity must be 

marked as follows: 

(1) For fuel systems having no selec-

tor controls, the usable fuel capacity of 
the system must be indicated at the 
fuel quantity indicator unless it is: 

(i) Provided by another system or 

equipment readily accessible to the 
pilot; and 

(ii) Contained in the limitations sec-

tion of the rotorcraft flight manual. 

(2) For fuel systems having selector 

controls, the usable fuel capacity 
available at each selector control posi-
tion must be indicated near the selec-
tor control. 

(d) For accessory, auxiliary, and 

emergency controls— 

(1) Each essential visual position in-

dicator, such as those showing rotor 
pitch or landing gear position, must be 
marked so that each crewmember can 
determine at any time the position of 
the unit to which it relates; and 

(2) Each emergency control must be 

red and must be marked as to method 
of operation. 

(e) For rotorcraft incorporating re-

tractable landing gear, the maximum 
landing gear operating speed must be 
displayed in clear view of the pilot. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–12, 41 FR 55474, Dec. 20, 
1976; Amdt. 29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984; 
Amdt. 29–59, 88 FR 8740, Feb. 10, 2023] 

§ 29.1557

Miscellaneous markings and 

placards. 

(a) 

Baggage and cargo compartments, 

and ballast location. Each baggage and 
cargo compartment, and each ballast 
location must have a placard stating 
any limitations on contents, including 
weight, that are necessary under the 
loading requirements. 

(b) 

Seats.  If the maximum allowable 

weight to be carried in a seat is less 
than 170 pounds, a placard stating the 
lesser weight must be permanently at-
tached to the seat structure. 

(c) 

Fuel and oil filler openings. The fol-

lowing apply: 

(1) Fuel filler openings must be 

marked at or near the filler cover 
with— 

(i) The word ‘‘fuel’’; 
(ii) For reciprocating engine powered 

rotorcraft, the minimum fuel grade; 

(iii) For turbine-engine-powered 

rotorcraft, the permissible fuel des-
ignations, except that if impractical, 
this information may be included in 
the rotorcraft flight manual, and the 
fuel filler may be marked with an ap-
propriate reference to the flight man-
ual; and 

(iv) For pressure fueling systems, the 

maximum permissible fueling supply 
pressure and the maximum permissible 
defueling pressure. 

(2) Oil filler openings must be 

marked at or near the filler cover with 
the word ‘‘oil’’. 

(d) 

Emergency exit placards. Each 

placard and operating control for each 
emergency exit must differ in color 
from the surrounding fuselage surface 
as prescribed in § 29.811(f)(2). A placard 
must be near each emergency exit con-
trol and must clearly indicate the loca-
tion of that exit and its method of op-
eration. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–3, 33 FR 971, Jan. 26, 
1968; Amdt. 29–12, 41 FR 55474, Dec. 20, 1976; 
Amdt. 29–26, 53 FR 34220, Sept. 2, 1988; Amdt. 
29–58, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9, 2022] 

§ 29.1559

Limitations placard. 

There must be a placard in clear view 

of the pilot that specifies the kinds of 
operations (VFR, IFR, day, night, or 
icing) for which the rotorcraft is ap-
proved. 

[Amdt. 29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984] 

§ 29.1561

Safety equipment. 

(a) Each safety equipment control to 

be operated by the crew in emergency, 
such as controls for automatic liferaft 
releases, must be plainly marked as to 
its method of operation. 

(b) Each location, such as a locker or 

compartment, that carries any fire ex-
tinguishing, signaling, or other life 
saving equipment, must be so marked. 

(c) Stowage provisions for required 

emergency equipment must be con-
spicuously marked to identify the con-
tents and facilitate removal of the 
equipment. 

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