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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 91.513 

communications, only one HF trans-
mitter and one HF receiver is required 
for communications. 

(e) As used in this section, the term 

shore means that area of the land adja-
cent to the water which is above the 
high-water mark and excludes land 
areas which are intermittently under 
water. 

(f) Notwithstanding the requirements 

in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a 
person may operate in the Gulf of Mex-
ico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlan-
tic Ocean west of a line which extends 
from 44

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W to 39

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W to 38

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south along the 60

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W longitude 

line to the point where the line inter-
sects with the northern coast of South 
America, when: 

(1) A single long-range navigation 

system is installed, operational, and 
appropriate for the route; and 

(2) Flight conditions and the air-

craft’s capabilities are such that no 
more than a 30-minute gap in two-way 
radio very high frequency communica-
tions is expected to exist. 

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34314, Aug. 18, 1989, as 
amended by Amdt. 91–249, 61 FR 7190, Feb. 26, 
1996; Amdt. 91–296, 72 FR 31679, June 7, 2007; 
Docket No. FAA–2022–1355, Amdt. No. 91–366, 
87 FR 75846, Dec. 9, 2022] 

§ 91.513

Emergency equipment. 

(a) No person may operate an air-

plane unless it is equipped with the 
emergency equipment listed in this 
section. 

(b) Each item of equipment— 
(1) Must be inspected in accordance 

with § 91.409 to ensure its continued 
serviceability and immediate readiness 
for its intended purposes; 

(2) Must be readily accessible to the 

crew; 

(3) Must clearly indicate its method 

of operation; and 

(4) When carried in a compartment or 

container, must have that compart-
ment or container marked as to con-
tents and date of last inspection. 

(c) Hand fire extinguishers must be 

provided for use in crew, passenger, and 
cargo compartments in accordance 
with the following: 

(1) The type and quantity of extin-

guishing agent must be suitable for the 
kinds of fires likely to occur in the 

compartment where the extinguisher is 
intended to be used. 

(2) At least one hand fire extin-

guisher must be provided and located 
on or near the flight deck in a place 
that is readily accessible to the flight 
crew. 

(3) At least one hand fire extin-

guisher must be conveniently located 
in the passenger compartment of each 
airplane accommodating more than six 
but less than 31 passengers, and at 
least two hand fire extinguishers must 
be conveniently located in the pas-
senger compartment of each airplane 
accommodating more than 30 pas-
sengers. 

(4) Hand fire extinguishers must be 

installed and secured in such a manner 
that they will not interfere with the 
safe operation of the airplane or ad-
versely affect the safety of the crew 
and passengers. They must be readily 
accessible and, unless the locations of 
the fire extinguishers are obvious, 
their stowage provisions must be prop-
erly identified. 

(d) First aid kits for treatment of in-

juries likely to occur in flight or in 
minor accidents must be provided. 

(e) Each airplane accommodating 

more than 19 passengers must be 
equipped with a crash axe. 

(f) Each passenger-carrying airplane 

must have a portable battery-powered 
megaphone or megaphones readily ac-
cessible to the crewmembers assigned 
to direct emergency evacuation, in-
stalled as follows: 

(1) One megaphone on each airplane 

with a seating capacity of more than 60 
but less than 100 passengers, at the 
most rearward location in the pas-
senger cabin where it would be readily 
accessible to a normal flight attendant 
seat. However, the Administrator may 
grant a deviation from the require-
ments of this subparagraph if the Ad-
ministrator finds that a different loca-
tion would be more useful for evacu-
ation of persons during an emergency. 

(2) On each airplane with a seating 

capacity of 100 or more passengers, one 
megaphone installed at the forward end 
and one installed at the most rearward 
location where it would be readily ac-
cessible to a normal flight attendant 
seat. 

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