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PART 135—OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT
PART 135—OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT
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Table of Contents
- Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 50-2
- Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 71
- Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 89
- Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 97
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Subpart A—General
- § 135.1 – Applicability.
- § 135.2 – Compliance schedule for operators that transition to part 121 of this chapter; certain new entrant operators.
- § 135.3 – Rules applicable to operations subject to this part.
- § 135.4 – Applicability of rules for eligible on-demand operations.
- § 135.7 – Applicability of rules to unauthorized operators.
- § 135.12 – Previously trained crewmembers.
- § 135.19 – Emergency operations.
- § 135.21 – Manual requirements.
- § 135.23 – Manual contents.
- § 135.25 – Aircraft requirements.
- § 135.41 – Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
- § 135.43 – Crewmember certificates: International operations.
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Subpart B—Flight Operations
- § 135.61 – General.
- § 135.63 – Recordkeeping requirements.
- § 135.64 – Retention of contracts and amendments: Commercial operators who conduct intrastate operations for compensation or hire.
- § 135.65 – Reporting mechanical irregularities.
- § 135.67 – Reporting potentially hazardous meteorological conditions and irregularities of ground facilities or navigation aids.
- § 135.69 – Restriction or suspension of operations: Continuation of flight in an emergency.
- § 135.71 – Airworthiness check.
- § 135.73 – Inspections and tests.
- § 135.75 – Inspectors credentials: Admission to pilots' compartment: Forward observer's seat.
- § 135.76 – DOD Commercial Air Carrier Evaluator's Credentials: Admission to pilots compartment: Forward observer's seat.
- § 135.77 – Responsibility for operational control.
- § 135.78 – Instrument approach procedures and IFR landing minimums.
- § 135.79 – Flight locating requirements.
- § 135.81 – Informing personnel of operational information and appropriate changes.
- § 135.83 – Operating information required.
- § 135.85 – Carriage of persons without compliance with the passenger-carrying provisions of this part.
- § 135.87 – Carriage of cargo including carry-on baggage.
- § 135.89 – Pilot requirements: Use of oxygen.
- § 135.91 – Oxygen and portable oxygen concentrators for medical use by passengers.
- § 135.93 – Minimum altitudes for use of autopilot.
- § 135.95 – Airmen: Limitations on use of services.
- § 135.97 – Aircraft and facilities for recent flight experience.
- § 135.98 – Operations in the North Polar Area.
- § 135.99 – Composition of flight crew.
- § 135.100 – Flight crewmember duties.
- § 135.101 – Second in command required under IFR.
- § 135.105 – Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.
- § 135.107 – Flight attendant crewmember requirement.
- § 135.109 – Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required.
- § 135.111 – Second in command required in Category II operations.
- § 135.113 – Passenger occupancy of pilot seat.
- § 135.115 – Manipulation of controls.
- § 135.117 – Briefing of passengers before flight.
- § 135.119 – Prohibition against carriage of weapons.
- § 135.120 – Prohibition on interference with crewmembers.
- § 135.121 – Alcoholic beverages.
- § 135.122 – Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing.
- § 135.123 – Emergency and emergency evacuation duties.
- § 135.125 – Aircraft security.
- § 135.127 – Passenger information requirements and smoking prohibitions.
- § 135.128 – Use of safety belts and child restraint systems.
- § 135.129 – Exit seating.
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Subpart C—Aircraft and Equipment
- § 135.141 – Applicability.
- § 135.143 – General requirements.
- § 135.144 – Portable electronic devices.
- § 135.145 – Aircraft proving and validation tests.
- § 135.147 – Dual controls required.
- § 135.149 – Equipment requirements: General.
- § 135.150 – Public address and crewmember interphone systems.
- § 135.151 – Cockpit voice recorders.
- § 135.152 – Flight data recorders.
- § 135.154 – Terrain awareness and warning system.
- § 135.155 – Fire extinguishers: Passenger-carrying aircraft.
- § 135.156 – Flight data recorders: filtered data.
- § 135.157 – Oxygen equipment requirements.
- § 135.158 – Pitot heat indication systems.
- § 135.159 – Equipment requirements: Carrying passengers under VFR at night or under VFR over-the-top conditions.
- § 135.160 – Radio altimeters for rotorcraft operations.
- § 135.161 – Communication and navigation equipment for aircraft operations under VFR over routes navigated by pilotage.
- § 135.163 – Equipment requirements: Aircraft carrying passengers under IFR.
- § 135.165 – Communication and navigation equipment: Extended over-water or IFR operations.
- § 135.167 – Emergency equipment: Extended overwater operations.
- § 135.168 – Emergency equipment: Overwater rotorcraft operations.
- § 135.169 – Additional airworthiness requirements.
- § 135.170 – Materials for compartment interiors.
- § 135.171 – Shoulder harness installation at flight crewmember stations.
- § 135.173 – Airborne thunderstorm detection equipment requirements.
- § 135.175 – Airborne weather radar equipment requirements.
- § 135.177 – Emergency equipment requirements for aircraft having a passenger seating configuration of more than 19 passengers.
- § 135.178 – Additional emergency equipment.
- § 135.179 – Inoperable instruments and equipment.
- § 135.180 – Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System.
- § 135.181 – Performance requirements: Aircraft operated over-the-top or in IFR conditions.
- § 135.183 – Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water.
- § 135.185 – Empty weight and center of gravity: Currency requirement.
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Subpart D—VFR/IFR Operating Limitations and Weather Requirements
- § 135.201 – Applicability.
- § 135.203 – VFR: Minimum altitudes.
- § 135.205 – VFR: Visibility requirements.
- § 135.207 – VFR: Helicopter surface reference requirements.
- § 135.209 – VFR: Fuel supply.
- § 135.211 – VFR: Over-the-top carrying passengers: Operating limitations.
- § 135.213 – Weather reports and forecasts.
- § 135.215 – IFR: Operating limitations.
- § 135.217 – IFR: Takeoff limitations.
- § 135.219 – IFR: Destination airport weather minimums.
- § 135.221 – IFR: Alternate airport weather minimums.
- § 135.223 – IFR: Alternate airport requirements.
- § 135.225 – IFR: Takeoff, approach and landing minimums.
- § 135.227 – Icing conditions: Operating limitations.
- § 135.229 – Airport requirements.
- Subpart E—Flight Crewmember Requirements
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Subpart F—Crewmember Flight Time and Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements
- § 135.261 – Applicability.
- § 135.263 – Flight time limitations and rest requirements: All certificate holders.
- § 135.265 – Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Scheduled operations.
- § 135.267 – Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Unscheduled one- and two-pilot crews.
- § 135.269 – Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Unscheduled three- and four-pilot crews.
- § 135.271 – Helicopter hospital emergency medical evacuation service (HEMES).
- § 135.273 – Duty period limitations and rest time requirements.
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Subpart G—Crewmember Testing Requirements
- § 135.291 – Applicability.
- § 135.293 – Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
- § 135.295 – Initial and recurrent flight attendant crewmember testing requirements.
- § 135.297 – Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements.
- § 135.299 – Pilot in command: Line checks: Routes and airports.
- § 135.301 – Crewmember: Tests and checks, grace provisions, training to accepted standards.
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Subpart H—Training
- § 135.321 – Applicability and terms used.
- § 135.323 – Training program: General.
- § 135.324 – Training program: Special rules.
- § 135.325 – Training program and revision: Initial and final approval.
- § 135.327 – Training program: Curriculum.
- § 135.329 – Crewmember training requirements.
- § 135.330 – Crew resource management training.
- § 135.331 – Crewmember emergency training.
- § 135.335 – Approval of aircraft simulators and other training devices.
- § 135.336 – Airline transport pilot certification training program.
- § 135.337 – Qualifications: Check airmen (aircraft) and check airmen (simulator).
- § 135.338 – Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator).
- § 135.339 – Initial and transition training and checking: Check airmen (aircraft), check airmen (simulator).
- § 135.340 – Initial and transition training and checking: Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator).
- § 135.341 – Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs.
- § 135.343 – Crewmember initial and recurrent training requirements.
- § 135.345 – Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training.
- § 135.347 – Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, and differences flight training.
- § 135.349 – Flight attendants: Initial and transition ground training.
- § 135.351 – Recurrent training.
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Subpart I—Airplane Performance Operating Limitations
- § 135.361 – Applicability.
- § 135.363 – General.
- § 135.364 – Maximum flying time outside the United States.
- § 135.365 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: Weight limitations.
- § 135.367 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: Takeoff limitations.
- § 135.369 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: En route limitations: All engines operating.
- § 135.371 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.
- § 135.373 – Part 25 transport category airplanes with four or more engines: Reciprocating engine powered: En route limitations: Two engines inoperative.
- § 135.375 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: Landing limitations: Destination airports.
- § 135.377 – Large transport category airplanes: Reciprocating engine powered: Landing limitations: Alternate airports.
- § 135.379 – Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Takeoff limitations.
- § 135.381 – Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.
- § 135.383 – Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered: En route limitations: Two engines inoperative.
- § 135.385 – Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Landing limitations: Destination airports.
- § 135.387 – Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered: Landing limitations: Alternate airports.
- § 135.389 – Large nontransport category airplanes: Takeoff limitations.
- § 135.391 – Large nontransport category airplanes: En route limitations: One engine inoperative.
- § 135.393 – Large nontransport category airplanes: Landing limitations: Destination airports.
- § 135.395 – Large nontransport category airplanes: Landing limitations: Alternate airports.
- § 135.397 – Small transport category airplane performance operating limitations.
- § 135.398 – Commuter category airplanes performance operating limitations.
- § 135.399 – Small nontransport category airplane performance operating limitations.
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Subpart J—Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations
- § 135.411 – Applicability.
- § 135.413 – Responsibility for airworthiness.
- § 135.415 – Service difficulty reports.
- § 135.417 – Mechanical interruption summary report.
- § 135.419 – Approved aircraft inspection program.
- § 135.421 – Additional maintenance requirements.
- § 135.422 – Aging airplane inspections and records reviews for multiengine airplanes certificated with nine or fewer passenger seats.
- § 135.423 – Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration organization.
- § 135.425 – Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration programs.
- § 135.426 – Contract maintenance.
- § 135.427 – Manual requirements.
- § 135.429 – Required inspection personnel.
- § 135.431 – Continuing analysis and surveillance.
- § 135.433 – Maintenance and preventive maintenance training program.
- § 135.435 – Certificate requirements.
- § 135.437 – Authority to perform and approve maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations.
- § 135.439 – Maintenance recording requirements.
- § 135.441 – Transfer of maintenance records.
- § 135.443 – Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry.
- Subpart K—Hazardous Materials Training Program
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Subpart L—Helicopter Air Ambulance Equipment, Operations, and Training Requirements
- § 135.601 – Applicability and definitions.
- § 135.603 – Pilot-in-command instrument qualifications.
- § 135.605 – Helicopter terrain awareness and warning system (HTAWS).
- § 135.607 – Flight Data Monitoring System.
- § 135.609 – VFR ceiling and visibility requirements for Class G airspace.
- § 135.611 – IFR operations at locations without weather reporting.
- § 135.613 – Approach/departure IFR transitions.
- § 135.615 – VFR flight planning.
- § 135.617 – Pre-flight risk analysis.
- § 135.619 – Operations control centers.
- § 135.621 – Briefing of medical personnel.
- Appendix A to Part 135—Additional Airworthiness Standards for 10 or More Passenger Airplanes
- Appendix B to Part 135—Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications
- Appendix C to Part 135—Helicopter Flight Recorder Specifications
- Appendix D to Part 135—Airplane Flight Recorder Specification
- Appendix E to Part 135—Helicopter Flight Recorder Specifications
- Appendix F to Part 135—Airplane Flight Recorder Specification
- Appendix G to Part 135—Extended Operations (ETOPS)