Title 14, Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations

Applicability.

Compliance schedule for operators that transition to part 121; certain new entrant operators.

Applicability of rules to unauthorized operators.

Definitions.

[Reserved]

Rules applicable to operations in a foreign country.

Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.

Applicability.

Route requirements: General.

Route width.

Airports: Required data.

Communications facilities—domestic and flag operations.

Weather reporting facilities.

En route navigation facilities.

Servicing and maintenance facilities.

ETOPS Alternate Airport: Rescue and fire fighting service.

Dispatch centers.

Applicability.

Area and route requirements: General.

Route width.

Airports: Required data.

Weather reporting facilities.

En route navigation facilities.

Communications facilities—supplemental operations.

Servicing maintenance facilities.

Flight following system.

Flight following system; requirements.

Applicability.

Preparation.

Manual contents.

Distribution and availability.

Manual accessibility: Supplemental operations.

Airplane flight manual.

Applicability.

Aircraft requirements: General.

[Reserved]

Aircraft certification and equipment requirements.

Single-engine airplanes prohibited.

Airplane limitations: Type of route.

ETOPS Type Design Approval Basis.

Aircraft proving tests.

Applicability.

General.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: Weight limitations.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: Takeoff limitations.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: En route limitations: All engines operating.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.

Part 25 airplanes with four or more engines: Reciprocating engine powered: En route limitations: Two engines inoperative.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: Landing limitations: Destination airport.

Airplanes: Reciprocating engine-powered: Landing limitations: Alternate airport.

Airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Takeoff limitations.

Airplanes: Turbine engine powered: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.

Airplanes: Turbine engine powered: En route limitations: Two engines inoperative.

Airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Landing limitations: Destination airports.

Airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Landing limitations: Alternate airports.

Cargo service airplanes: Increased zero fuel and landing weights.

Nontransport category airplanes: Takeoff limitations.

Nontransport category airplanes: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.

Nontransport category airplanes: Landing limitations: Destination airport.

Nontransport category airplanes: Landing limitations: Alternate airport.

Provisionally certificated airplanes: Operating limitations.

Applicability.

[Reserved]

Cabin interiors.

Internal doors.

Ventilation.

Fire precautions.

Proof of compliance with § 121.221.

Propeller deicing fluid.

Pressure cross-feed arrangements.

Location of fuel tanks.

Fuel system lines and fittings.

Fuel lines and fittings in designated fire zones.

Fuel valves.

Oil lines and fittings in designated fire zones.

Oil valves.

Oil system drains.

Engine breather lines.

Fire walls.

Fire-wall construction.

Cowling.

Engine accessory section diaphragm.

Powerplant fire protection.

Flammable fluids.

Shutoff means.

Lines and fittings.

Vent and drain lines.

Fire-extinguishing systems.

Fire-extinguishing agents.

Extinguishing agent container pressure relief.

Extinguishing agent container compartment temperature.

Fire-extinguishing system materials.

Fire-detector systems.

Fire detectors.

Protection of other airplane components against fire.

Control of engine rotation.

Fuel system independence.

Induction system ice prevention.

Carriage of cargo in passenger compartments.

Carriage of cargo in cargo compartments.

Landing gear: Aural warning device.

Demonstration of emergency evacuation procedures.

Special airworthiness requirements for nontransport category airplanes type certificated after December 31, 1964.

Location for a suspect device.

Applicability.

Airplane instruments and equipment.

Flight and navigational equipment.

Portable electronic devices.

Engine instruments.

Lavatory fire protection.

Emergency equipment.

Additional emergency equipment.

Seats, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses.

Materials for compartment interiors.

Miscellaneous equipment.

Cargo and baggage compartments.

Cockpit check procedure.

Fuel tanks.

Passenger information requirements, smoking prohibitions, and additional seat belt requirements.

Public address system.

Crewmember interphone system.

Operations in icing.

Instruments and equipment for operations at night.

Instruments and equipment for operations under IFR or over-the-top.

Supplemental oxygen: Reciprocating engine powered airplanes.

Supplemental oxygen for sustenance: Turbine engine powered airplanes.

Supplemental oxygen requirements for pressurized cabin airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered airplanes.

Supplemental oxygen for emergency descent and for first aid; turbine engine powered airplanes with pressurized cabins.

Equipment standards.

Protective breathing equipment.

Emergency equipment for extended over-water operations.

Emergency flotation means.

Equipment for operations in icing conditions.

Pitot heat indication systems.

Flight data recorders.

Digital flight data recorders for transport category airplanes.

Digital flight data recorders for 10-19 seat airplanes.

Radio equipment.

Flight data recorders: filtered data.

Communication and navigation equipment for operations under VFR over routes navigated by pilotage.

Communication and navigation equipment for operations under VFR over routes not navigated by pilotage or for operations under IFR or over the top.

Communication and navigation equipment for extended over-water operations and for certain other operations.

Emergency equipment for operations over uninhabited terrain areas: Flag, supplemental, and certain domestic operations.

Terrain awareness and warning system.

Equipment for operations on which specialized means of navigation are used.

Collision avoidance system.

Airborne weather radar equipment requirements.

Low-altitude windshear system equipment requirements.

Cockpit voice recorders.

[Reserved]

Applicability.

Responsibility for airworthiness.

Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration organization.

Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations programs.

Contract maintenance.

Manual requirements.

§§ 121.370-121.370a [Reserved]

Required inspection personnel.

Continuing analysis and surveillance.

Continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP) for two-engine ETOPS.

Maintenance and preventive maintenance training program.

Maintenance and preventive maintenance personnel duty time limitations.

Certificate requirements.

Authority to perform and approve maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations.

Maintenance recording requirements.

Transfer of maintenance records.

Applicability.

Airman: Limitations on use of services.

Composition of flight crew.

Flight engineer.

Flight navigator and specialized navigation equipment.

Flight attendants.

Personnel identified as flight attendants.

Crewmember requirements at stops where passengers remain on board.

Flight attendant requirements during passenger boarding and deplaning.

Aircraft dispatcher: Domestic and flag operations.

Emergency and emergency evacuation duties.

Applicability and terms used.

Training program: General.

Training program: Special rules.

Training program: Curriculum.

Crew and dispatcher resource management training.

Training program and revision: Initial and final approval.

Credit for previous CRM/DRM training.

Training program: Approval of flight simulation training devices.

Training equipment other than flight simulation training devices.

Training courses using flight simulation training devices.

Airline transport pilot certification training program.

Qualifications: Check pilots and check flight engineers.

Qualifications: Flight instructors.

Initial, transition and recurrent training and checking requirements: Check pilots and check flight engineers.

Initial, transition and recurrent training and checking requirements: Flight instructors.

Crewmember and dispatcher training program requirements.

Crewmember emergency training.

Differences training and related aircraft differences training.

Pilots and flight engineers: Initial, transition, conversion and upgrade ground training.

Pilots: Upgrade ground training.

Flight attendants: Initial and transition ground training.

Aircraft dispatchers: Initial and transition ground training.

Pilots: Extended Envelope Training.

Pilots: Initial, transition, conversion, and upgrade flight training.

Flight engineers: Initial and transition flight training.

Pilots: Upgrade flight training.

Recurrent training.

Pilots in command: Leadership and command and mentoring training.

Applicability.

General.

Training required.

Operating experience, operating cycles, and consolidation of knowledge and skills.

Pilots: Operations Familiarization.

Pilot Qualification: Certificates and experience requirements.

Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirements.

Pilot qualification: Recent experience.

Line checks.

Proficiency checks.

Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

Pilot in command airport qualification: Special areas and airports.

[Reserved]

Flight engineer qualifications.

§§ 121.455-121.459 [Reserved]

Applicability.

Aircraft dispatcher qualifications.

Aircraft dispatcher duty time limitations: Domestic and flag operations.

Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements: Domestic, flag, and supplemental operations.

Applicability.

Flight time limitations and rest requirements: All flight crewmembers.

Fatigue risk management system.

Applicability.

Flight time limitations: One or two pilot crews.

Flight time limitations: Two pilots and one additional flight crewmember.

Flight time limitations: Three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember.

Flight time limitations: Pilots not regularly assigned.

Flight time limitations: Other commercial flying.

Flight time limitations: Deadhead transportation.

Flight time limitations: Flight engineers and flight navigators.

Fatigue risk management system.

Applicability.

Flight time limitations: Pilots: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Two pilot crews: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Three pilot crews: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Four pilot crews: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Flight engineers: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Overseas and international operations: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: All airmen: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Other commercial flying: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Deadhead transportation: airplanes.

Flight time limitations: Crew of two pilots and one additional airman as required.

Flight time limitations: Crew of three or more pilots and additional airmen as required.

Flight time limitations: Pilots serving in more than one kind of flight crew.

Fatigue risk management system.

Applicability.

Responsibility for operational control: Domestic operations.

Responsibility for operational control: Flag operations.

Responsibility for operational control: Supplemental operations.

Aircraft security.

Operations notices.

Operations schedules: Domestic and flag operations.

Flight crewmember duties.

Flight crewmembers at controls.

Pilot monitoring.

Manipulation of controls.

Admission to flight deck.

Aviation safety inspector's credentials: Admission to pilot's compartment.

DOD Commercial Air Carrier Evaluator's Credential.

Flying equipment.

Secret Service Agents: Admission to flight deck.

Restriction or suspension of operation: Domestic and flag operations.

Restriction or suspension of operation: Supplemental operations.

Compliance with approved routes and limitations: Domestic and flag operations.

Emergencies: Domestic and flag operations.

Emergencies: Supplemental operations.

Reporting potentially hazardous meteorological conditions and irregularities of ground facilities or navigation aids.

Reporting mechanical irregularities.

Engine inoperative: Landing; reporting.

Instrument approach procedures and IFR landing minimums.

Equipment interchange: Domestic and flag operations.

Airplane evacuation capability.

Briefing passengers before takeoff.

Briefing passengers: Extended overwater operations.

Oxygen and portable oxygen concentrators for medical use by passengers.

Alcoholic beverages.

Retention of items of mass in passenger and crew compartments.

Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during airplane movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing.

Cabin ozone concentration.

Minimum altitudes for use of autopilot.

Prohibition on interference with crewmembers.

Observer's seat: En route inspections.

Means to discreetly notify a flightcrew.

Carriage of persons without compliance with the passenger-carrying requirements of this part.

Requirement to view the area outside the flightdeck door.

Exit seating.

Authority to refuse transportation.

Closing and locking of flightcrew compartment door.

Carry-on baggage.

Use of certificated land airports in the United States.

Applicability.

Dispatching authority: Domestic operations.

Dispatching authority: Flag operations.

Flight release authority: Supplemental operations.

Familiarity with weather conditions.

Aircraft dispatcher information to pilot in command: Domestic and flag operations.

Facilities and services: Supplemental operations.

Airplane equipment.

Communication and navigation facilities: Domestic and flag operations.

Communication and navigation facilities: Supplemental operations.

Dispatch or flight release under VFR.

Dispatch or flight release under IFR or over the top.

Dispatch or flight release over water: Flag and supplemental operations.

Alternate airport for departure.

Alternate airport for destination: IFR or over-the-top: Domestic operations.

Alternate airport for destination: Flag operations.

Alternate airport for destination: IFR or over-the-top: Supplemental operations.

ETOPS Alternate Airports.

Alternate Airport weather minima.

Continuing flight in unsafe conditions.

Inoperable instruments and equipment.

Operation in icing conditions.

Original dispatch or flight release, redispatch or amendment of dispatch or flight release.

Considering time-limited systems in planning ETOPS alternates.

Dispatch to and from refueling or provisional airports: Domestic and flag operations.

Takeoffs from unlisted and alternate airports: Domestic and flag operations.

Fuel supply: All domestic operations.

Fuel supply: Nonturbine and turbo-propeller-powered airplanes: Flag operations.

Fuel supply: Nonturbine and turbo-propeller-powered airplanes: Supplemental operations.

Fuel supply: Turbine-engine powered airplanes, other than turbo propeller: Flag and supplemental operations.

En-route fuel supply: flag and supplemental operations.

Factors for computing fuel required.

Takeoff and landing weather minimums: VFR: Domestic operations.

Takeoff and landing weather minimums: IFR: All certificate holders.

Landing weather minimums: IFR: All certificate holders.

[Reserved]

Applicability of reported weather minimums.

Flight altitude rules.

Initial approach altitude: Domestic and supplemental operations.

Initial approach altitude: Flag operations.

Responsibility for dispatch release: Domestic and flag operations.

Load manifest.

Flight plan: VFR and IFR: Supplemental operations.

Applicability.

Crewmember and dispatcher record.

Aircraft record: Domestic and flag operations.

Dispatch release: Flag and domestic operations.

Flight release form: Supplemental operations.

[Reserved]

Load manifest: All certificate holders.

Disposition of load manifest, dispatch release, and flight plans: Domestic and flag operations.

Disposition of load manifest, flight release, and flight plans: Supplemental operations.

§§ 121.698-121.699 [Reserved]

Maintenance log: Aircraft.

Service difficulty reports.

Mechanical interruption summary report.

Alteration and repair reports.

Airworthiness release or aircraft log entry.

Communication records: Domestic and flag operations.

Retention of contracts and amendments: Commercial operators who conduct intrastate operations for compensation or hire.

Applicability.

Surrender of international crewmember certificate.

Applicability.

Emergency medical equipment.

Crewmember training for in-flight medical events.

Purpose and eligibility.

General requirements for Advanced Qualification Programs.

Confidential commercial information.

Definitions.

Approval of Advanced Qualification Program.

Indoctrination curriculum.

Qualification curriculum.

Continuing qualification curriculum.

Other requirements.

Certification.

Training devices and simulators.

Approval of training, qualification, or evaluation by a person who provides training by arrangement.

Recordkeeping requirements.

Applicability and definitions.

Hazardous materials training: General.

Hazardous materials training required.

Hazardous materials training records.

Purpose and definition.

[Reserved]

Aging airplane inspections and records reviews.

Repairs assessment for pressurized fuselages.

Supplemental inspections.

Electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) maintenance program.

Fuel tank system maintenance program.

Limit of validity.

Flammability reduction means.

Fuel tank vent explosion protection.

§§ 121.1200-121.1399 [Reserved]

§§ 121.1400-121.1499 [Reserved]

SFAR No. 111—Lavatory Oxygen Systems.