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§ 91.1047 

and in compliance with applicable reg-
ulatory standards. Validation tests are 
required for the following authoriza-
tions: 

(1) The addition of an aircraft for 

which two pilots are required for oper-
ations under VFR or a turbojet air-
plane, if that aircraft or an aircraft of 
the same make or similar design has 
not been previously proved or validated 
in operations under this part. 

(2) Operations outside U.S. airspace. 
(3) Class II navigation authoriza-

tions. 

(4) Special performance or oper-

ational authorizations. 

(e) Validation tests must be accom-

plished by test methods acceptable to 
the Administrator. Actual flights may 
not be required when an applicant can 
demonstrate competence and compli-
ance with appropriate regulations 
without conducting a flight. 

(f) Proving tests and validation tests 

may be conducted simultaneously 
when appropriate. 

(g) The Administrator may authorize 

deviations from this section if the Ad-
ministrator finds that special cir-
cumstances make full compliance with 
this section unnecessary. 

§ 91.1043

[Reserved] 

§ 91.1045

Additional equipment re-

quirements. 

No person may operate a program 

aircraft on a program flight unless the 
aircraft is equipped with the fol-
lowing— 

(a) Airplanes having a passenger-seat 

configuration of more than 30 seats or 
a payload capacity of more than 7,500 
pounds: 

(1) A cockpit voice recorder as re-

quired by § 121.359 of this chapter as ap-
plicable to the aircraft specified in 
that section. 

(2) A flight recorder as required by 

§ 121.343 or § 121.344 of this chapter as 
applicable to the aircraft specified in 
that section. 

(3) A terrain awareness and warning 

system as required by § 121.354 of this 
chapter as applicable to the aircraft 
specified in that section. 

(4) A traffic alert and collision avoid-

ance system as required by § 121.356 of 
this chapter as applicable to the air-
craft specified in that section. 

(5) Airborne weather radar as re-

quired by § 121.357 of this chapter, as 
applicable to the aircraft specified in 
that section. 

(b) Airplanes having a passenger-seat 

configuration of 30 seats or fewer, ex-
cluding each crewmember, and a pay-
load capacity of 7,500 pounds or less, 
and any rotorcraft (as applicable): 

(1) A cockpit voice recorder as re-

quired by § 135.151 of this chapter as ap-
plicable to the aircraft specified in 
that section. 

(2) A flight recorder as required by 

§ 135.152 of this chapter as applicable to 
the aircraft specified in that section. 

(3) A terrain awareness and warning 

system as required by § 135.154 of this 
chapter as applicable to the aircraft 
specified in that section. 

(4) A traffic alert and collision avoid-

ance system as required by § 135.180 of 
this chapter as applicable to the air-
craft specified in that section. 

(5) As applicable to the aircraft speci-

fied in that section, either: 

(i) Airborne thunderstorm detection 

equipment as required by § 135.173 of 
this chapter; or 

(ii) Airborne weather radar as re-

quired by § 135.175 of this chapter. 

§ 91.1047

Drug and alcohol misuse edu-

cation program. 

(a) Each program manager must pro-

vide each direct employee performing 
flight crewmember, flight attendant, 
flight instructor, or aircraft mainte-
nance duties with drug and alcohol 
misuse education. 

(b) No program manager may use any 

contract employee to perform flight 
crewmember, flight attendant, flight 
instructor, or aircraft maintenance du-
ties for the program manager unless 
that contract employee has been pro-
vided with drug and alcohol misuse 
education. 

(c) Program managers must disclose 

to their owners and prospective owners 
the existence of a company drug and 
alcohol misuse testing program. If the 
program manager has implemented a 
company testing program, the program 
manager’s disclosure must include the 
following: 

(1) Information on the substances 

that they test for, for example, alcohol 
and a list of the drugs; 

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