| Part 121 Section | Applicable Aircraft | Provisions; CFR/FR References |
| § 121.312 (a)(1)(i) | Transport category; or nontransport category type certificated before January 1, 1965; passenger capacity of 20 or more; manufactured prior to August 20, 1990. | Heat release rate testing.
14 CFR 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1995, and amended by Amdt 25-83, 60 FR 6623, February 2, 1995. Formerly 14 CFR 25.853(a-1) in effect August 20, 1986: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1986. |
| § 121.312 (a)(1)(ii) | Transport category; or nontransport category type certificated before January 1, 1965; passenger capacity of 20 or more; manufactured after August 19, 1990. | Heat release rate and smoke testing.
14 CFR 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1995, and amended by Amdt 25-83, 60 FR 6623, February 2, 1995. Formerly 14 CFR 25.853(a-1) in effect September 26, 1988: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1988, and amended by Amdt 2566, 53 FR 32584, August 25, 1988 |
| § 121.312 (a)(2)(i) | Transport category; or nontransport category type certificated before January 1, 1965; application for type certificate filed prior to May 1, 1972; substantially complete replacement of cabin interior on or after May 1, 1972. | Provisions of 14 CFR 25.853 in effect on April 30, 1972: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59. |
| § 121.312 (a)(3)(i) | Transport category type certificated after January 1, 1958; nontransport category type certificated after January 1, 1958, but before January 1, 1965; passenger capacity of 20 or more; substantially complete replacement of the cabin interior on or after March 6, 1995. | Heat release rate testing.
14 CFR 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1995; and amended by Amdt 25-83, 60 FR 6623, February 2, 1995. Formerly 14 CFR 25.853(a-1) in effect August 20, 1986: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59. |
| § 121.312(a)(3)(ii) | Transport category type certificated after January 1, 1958; nontransport category type certificated after January 1, 1958, but before January 1, 1965; passenger capacity of 20 or more; substantially complete replacement of the cabin interior on or after August 20, 1990. | Heat release rate and smoke testing.
14 CFR 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1995; and amended by Amdt 25-83, 60 FR 6623, February 2, 1995. Formerly 14 CFR § 25.853(a-1) in effect September 26, 1988: CFR, Title 14, Parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1988, and amended by Amdt 2566, 53 FR 32584, August 25, 1988. |
| § 121.312(b)(1) and (2) | Transport category airplane type certificated after January 1, 1958; Nontransport category airplane type certificated after December 31, 1964. | Seat cushions.
14 CFR 25.853(c) effective on November 26, 1984: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1984, and amended by Amdt 25-59, 49 FR 43188, October 26, 1984. |
| § 121.312(c) | Airplane type certificated in accordance with SFAR No. 41; maximum certificated takeoff weight in excess of 12,500 pounds. | Compartment interior requirements.
14 CFR 25.853(a) in effect March 6, 1995: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59, Revised as of January 1, 1995, and amended by Amdt 25-83, 60 FR 6623, February 2, 1995. Formerly 14 CFR 25.853(a), (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3) in effect on September 26, 1978: 14 CFR parts 1 to 59.. |
| NUMBER OF PILOTS | DUTY
PERIOD HOURS | FLIGHT
TIME HOURS | MINIMUM
REST HOURS | REDUCED
REST HOURS (1) | REST HOURS FOLLOWING REDUCED REST (COMPENSATORY) | EXTENDED DUTY PERIOD HOURS (2) |
| 1 (PART 135) | NO MORE THAN 14 | NO MORE THAN 8 | 10 | 9 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 14 | 11 | UP TO 16 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 2 | NO MORE THAN 14 | NO MORE THAN 10 | 10 | 9 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 14 | 11 | UP TO 16 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 3 | NO MORE THAN 16
| NO MORE THAN 12 | 14 | 12 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 16 | 16 | UP TO 18 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 3
EACH PILOT MUST HAVE SLEEP OPPORTUNITY AND APPROVED SLEEPING QUARTERS MUST BE AVAILABLE | MORE THAN 16 ,BUT NO MORE THAN 18 | NO MORE THAN 16 | 18 | 16 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 18 | 20 | UP TO 20 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 4 (3)
EACH PILOT MUST HAVE SLEEP OPPORTUNITY AND APPROVED SLEEPING QUARTERS MUST BE AVAILABLE | MORE THAN 18 BUT NO MORE THAN 24
| NO MORE THAN 18 | 22 | 20 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 24 | 24 | UP TO 26 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
1 REST PERIODS MAY BE REDUCED
ONLY WHEN THE ACTUAL DUTY PERIOD DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SCHEDULED
DUTY PERIOD FOR THAT CREW COMPOSITION AND IF THE PILOT IS PROVIDED
A COMPENSATORY REST PERIOD. THIS COMPENSATORY REST PERIOD MUST
BE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE BEGINNING
OF THE REDUCED REST PERIOD.
2 THE FLIGHTS TO WHICH
THE PILOT IS ASSIGNED MUST AT BLOCK OUT TIME BE EXPECTED TO REACH
THEIR DESTINATION WITHIN THE EXTENDED DUTY PERIOD.
3 APPLIES ONLY TO DUTY
PERIODS WITH ONE OR MORE FLIGHTS THAT LAND OR TAKE OFF OUTSIDE
THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND DC.
| NUMBER OF FLIGHT ENGINEERS | DUTY
PERIOD HOURS | FLIGHT TIME HOURS | MINIMUM
REST HOURS | REDUCED
REST HOURS (1) | REST HOURS FOLLOWING REDUCED REST (COMPENSATORY) | EXTENDED DUTY PERIOD HOURS (2) |
| 1 | NO MORE THAN 14 | NO MORE THAN 10 | 10 | 9 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 14 | 11 | UP TO 16 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 1 | NO MORE THAN 16
| NO MORE THAN 12 | 14 | 12 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 16 | 16 | UP TO 18 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 2
EACH FLIGHT ENGINEER MUST HAVE SLEEP OPPORTUNITY AND APPROVED SLEEPING QUARTERS MUST BE AVAILABLE | MORE THAN 16 ,BUT NO MORE THAN 2O | NO MORE THAN 16 | 18 | 16 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 18 | 20 | UP TO 20 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
| 2
EACH FLIGHT ENGINEER MUST HAVE SLEEP OPPORTUNITY AND APPROVED SLEEPING QUARTERS MUST BE AVAILABLE | MORE THAN 18 BUT NO MORE THAN 24 (3)
| NO MORE THAN 18 | 22 | 20 , MAY ONLY BE REDUCED IF DUTY PERIOD HAS NOT EXCEEDED 24 | 24 | UP TO 26 ONLY IF DUE TO OPERATIONAL DELAYS |
1 REST PERIODS MAY BE REDUCED
ONLY WHEN THE ACTUAL DUTY PERIOD DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SCHEDULED
DUTY PERIOD FOR THAT CREW COMPOSITION AND IF THE FLIGHT ENGINEER
IS PROVIDED A COMPENSATORY REST PERIOD. THIS COMPENSATORY REST
PERIOD MUST BE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER
THE BEGINNING OF THE REDUCED REST PERIOD.
2 THE FLIGHTS TO WHICH
THE FLIGHT ENGINEER IS ASSIGNED MUST AT BLOCK OUT TIME BE EXPECTED
TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION WITHIN THE EXTENDED DUTY PERIOD.
3 APPLIES ONLY TO DUTY
PERIODS WITH ONE OR MORE FLIGHTS THAT LAND OR TAKE OFF OUTSIDE
THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND DC.
| NUMBER OF HOURS NOTIFICATION
PRIOR TO REPORT TIME | 1O HOURS OR MORE | 8 OR MORE HOURS BUT LESS THAN 10 | 6 OR MORE HOURS BUT LESS THAN 8 | 4 OR MORE HOURS BUT LESS THAN 6 | LESS THAN 4 HOURS |
| MAXIMUM SCHEDULED DUTY PERIOD | MAXIMUM SCHEDULED DUTY PERIOD 1 | NO MORE THAN 12 HOURS | NO MORE THAN 10 HOURS | NO MORE THAN 8 HOURS | NO MORE THAN 6 HOURS |
1MAXIMUM SCHEDULED DUTY
PERIOD COULD BE 14, 16, 18, OR 24 HOURS
| Effective date of required upgrade is as stated, measured from the rule publication date | Upgrade will apply to all airplanes including newly manufactured airplanes | Upgrade will apply to all newly manufactured airplanes | |
|
|
| |
| 1. Passenger Seat Cushion Flammability, 10-19 Pax | |||
| §§ 121.2, 121.312(c) | |||
| 2. Lavatory Fire Protection, 10-30 Pax | |||
| §§ 121.2, 121.308 | |||
| 3. Exterior Emergency Exit Markings, 10-19 Pax | |||
| § 121.310(g) | |||
| 4. Pitot Heat Indication System, 10-19 Pax | |||
| §§ 121.2, 121.342 | |||
| 5. Landing Gear Aural Warning, 10-19 Pax
§ 121.2, 121.289 | |||
| 6. Takeoff Warning System, 10-19 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.293 | |||
| 7. Emergency Exit Handle Illumination, 10-19 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.310(e)(2) | |||
| 8. First Aid Kits, 10-19 Pax
§ 121.309(d)(1)(i) | |||
| 9. Emergency Medical Kits, 20-30 Pax
§ 121.309(d)(1)(ii) | |||
| 10. Wing Ice Light, 10-19 Pax
§ 121.341(b) | |||
| 11. Fasten Seat Belt Light and Placards, 10-19 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.317 | |||
| 12. Third Attitude Indicator, 10-30 Pax:
Turbojet Turboprop §§ 121.2, 121.305(j) |
|
| |
| 13. Airborne Weather Radar, 10-19 Pax
§ 121.357 | |||
| 14. Protective Breathing Equipment, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.2 § 121.337 (b)(8) - Smoke and fume protection § 121.337(b)(9) - Fire fighting (20-30 only) | |||
| 15. Safety Belts and Shoulder Harnesses, Single point inertial harness, 10-19 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.311(f) | |||
| 16. Cabin Ozone Concentration, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.578 | |||
| 17. Retention of Galley Equipment, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.576, 121.577 | |||
| Effective date of required upgrade is as stated, measured from the rule publication date | Upgrade will apply to all airplanes including newly 3 manufactured airplanes | Upgrade will apply to all
newly manufactured airplanes | |
|
|
| |
| 18. Ditching approval, 10-30 Pax.
§§ 121.2, 121.161 (b) |
| ||
| 19. Flotation means, 10-30 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.340 | |||
| 20. Door Key and Locking Door, 20-30 Pax
§ 121.313(f) & (g) | |||
| 21. Portable O2, 20-30 Pax | |||
| § 121.327-121.335 | |||
| 22. Additional life rafts, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.339 | |||
| 23. First Aid Oxygen, 20-30 Pax
§ 121.333(e)(3) | |||
| 24. Enroute radio communications, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.99 | |||
| 25. Latex gloves, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.309 (d)(2) | |||
| 26. Passenger information cards, 20-30 Pax
§ 121.571(b) | |||
| 27. Flashlights-additional for flight attendant and pilot, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.549(b) | |||
| 28. Flashlight holder for flight attendant, 20-30 Pax
§ 121.310 (l) | |||
| 29. DME, 10-30 Pax
§ 121.349(c) | |||
| 30. Single engine cruise performance data, 10-30 Pax (required for determining alternates)
§ 121.617 | |||
| 31. Performance, Obstruction Clearance, and Accelerate-stop Requirements, 10-19 Pax
§§ 121.2, 121.157, 121.173(b), 121.189(c) |
| ||
This table shows the comparable sections in parts 121 and
135 for each issue discussed in this preamble. Affected commuters,
however, must comply with all sections in part 121 that are applicable
to their operations, not just the ones listed in this table or
discussed in this preamble.
Subject
135 Section 121 Section
| Subparts E and F--Approval of Routes: Domestic, Flag, and
Supplemental Operations | 135.213 | 121.97
121.99 121.101 121.107 |
| Subpart G--Manual Requirements
- Contents and personnel - Airplane flight manual | 135.21, .23 ---- | 121.133, .135, 121.137 121.141 |
Subpart I - Airplane Performance Operating Limitations | 135.365-.387 | 121.175-.197 |
Subpart J - Special Airworthiness Requirements - Internal doors - Cargo carried in the passenger compartment - Landing gear aural warning device - Emergency evacuation and ditching demonstration - New special airworthiness requirements (retrofit) and requirements applicable to future manufactured airplanes -- Ditching emergency exits -- Takeoff warning system | ----
135.87
135 APP A
----
---- | 121.217
121.285
121.289
121.291 121.293(a)(new) 121.293(b)(new) |
| Subpart K--Instrument and
Equipment Requirements
- Third attitude indictor - Lavatory fire protection - Emergency equipment inspection - Hand-held fire extinguishers - First aid kits and medical kits - Crash ax - Emergency evacuation lighting and marking requirements - Seatbacks - Seatbelt and shoulder harnesses on the flight deck - Interior materials and passenger seat cushion flammability
- Miscellaneous equipment
- Cockpit and door keys - Cargo and baggage compartments - Fuel tank access covers - Passenger information - Instruments and equipment for operations at night - Oxygen requirements - Portable oxygen for flight attendants - Protective breathing equipment (PBE) - Additional life rafts for extended underwater operations - Flotation devices - Pitot heat indication system - Radio equipment - Emergency equipment for operations over uninhabited terrain - TCAS - Flight data recorders - Airborne weather radar - Cockpit voice recorders - Low-altitude windshear systems - Ground proximity warning system (GPWS) | 135.149, 135.163(a),(h) ---- 135.177(b) 135.155 135.177(a)(1) 135.177(a)(2)
135.178(c)-(h) 135.117
----
135.169(a) ---- ---- ---- ---- 135.127
---- 135.157
----
---- 135.167 ---- 135.158 135.161
135.177, .178 135.180 135.152(a),(b) 135.173,.175
135.151 135.153 | 121.305(j) 121.308 121.309(b) 121.309(c) 121.309(d) 121.309(e)
121.310(c)-(h) 121.311(e)
121.311(f)
121.312(b) 121.313(c), (f),(g) 121.313(f), 121.587 121.314, .221 121.316 121.317
121.323 121.327-.335
121.333(d)
121.337
121.339 121.340 121.342 121.345-.351
121.353 121.356 121.343 121.357 121.359 121.358 |
Subpart L--Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations - Applicability - Responsibility for Airworthiness - Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration organization - Manual requirements - Required inspection personnel - Continuing analysis and surveillance - Maintenance and preventative maintenance training programs - 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 | 135.411(a)(2)
135.413
135.423, .425 135.427 135.429
135.431
135.433
---- 135.435
135.437
135.439(a)(2) 135.441 | 121.361
121.363
121.365, .367 121.369 121.371
121.373
121.375
121.377 121.378
121.379
121.380(a)(2) 121.380a |
| Subpart M--Airman and Crewmember
Requirements - Flight attendant complement - Flight attendants being seated during movement on the surface - Flight attendants or other qualified personnel at the gate | 135.107
135.128(a)
---- | 121.391
121.391(d) 121.391(e), 121.417, 121.393 (new) |
| Subparts N and O--Training
Program and Crewmember Requirements | ---- | 121.400-121.459 |
| Subpart P--Aircraft Dispatcher
Qualifications and Duty Time Limitations: Domestic and Flag Air Carriers | ---- | 121.461-121.467 |
Subparts Q, R, and S-- Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations | 135.261-135.273 | 121.470-121.525 |
| Subpart T--Flight Operations
- Operational control - Admission to the flight deck
- Emergency procedures
- Passenger information - Oxygen for medical use by passengers - Alcoholic beverages - Retention of items of mass - Cabin ozone concentration - Minimum altitudes for use of autopilot - Forward observer's seat - Authority to refuse transportation - Carry-on baggage - Airports | 135.77, .79 135.75
135.69, .19
135.117, .127
135.91(d) 135.121 135.87, .122 ----
135.93 135.75
135.23(q) 135.87 135.229, .217 | 121.533, .535. 121.537 121.547 121.551, .553, 121.557, .559 121.565 (new) 121.571(a), 121.533,.573, 121.585
121.574 121.575 121.577 121.578(b)
121.579 121.581
121.586 121.589 121.590, 121.617(a) |
| Subpart U--Dispatching and Flight
Release Rules - Flight release authority - Dispatch or flight release under VFR
- Operations in icing conditions - Fuel reserves | ----
135.211 135.227, .341, 135.345 135.209, .223 | 121.597
121.611
121.629 121.639, .641, 121.643, .645 |
| Subpart V--Records and Reports
- Maintenance log: Airplane - Mechanical interruption summary report - Alteration and repair reports - Airworthiness release or airplane log entry - Other recordkeeping requirements | 135.65(c), 135.415(a)
135.417 135.439(a)(2)
135.443 ---- | 121.701(a), 121.703(a),(e)
121.705(b) 121.707
121.709 121.711, .713, 121.715 |