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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

Pt. 117 

specifications as required by 
§ 119.49(a)(4) of this chapter for those 
operations. 

(2) Types of operation: 
(i) Operations for which the depar-

ture time, departure location, and ar-
rival location are specifically nego-
tiated with the customer or the cus-
tomer’s representative; 

(ii) All-cargo operations; or 
(iii) Passenger-carrying public char-

ter operations conducted under part 380 
of this chapter. 

Wet lease 

means any leasing arrange-

ment whereby a person agrees to pro-
vide an entire aircraft and at least one 
crewmember. A wet lease does not in-
clude a code-sharing arrangement. 

When common carriage is not involved 

or operations not involving common car-
riage 

means any of the following: 

(1) Noncommon carriage. 
(2) Operations in which persons or 

cargo are transported without com-
pensation or hire. 

(3) Operations not involving the 

transportation of persons or cargo. 

(4) Private carriage. 

Years in service 

means the calendar 

time elapsed since an aircraft was 
issued its first U.S. or first foreign air-
worthiness certificate. 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0140, 76 FR 7486, Feb. 
10, 2011, as amended by Docket FAA–2018– 
0119, Amdt. 110–2, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018] 

PARTS 111–116 

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RESERVED

PART 117—FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMI-

TATIONS AND REST REQUIRE-
MENTS: FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS 

Sec. 
117.1

Applicability. 

117.3

Definitions. 

117.5

Fitness for duty. 

117.7

Fatigue risk management system. 

117.9

Fatigue education and awareness 

training program. 

117.11

Flight time limitation. 

117.13

Flight duty period: Unaugmented op-

erations. 

117.15

Flight duty period: Split duty. 

117.17

Flight duty period: Augmented 

flightcrew. 

117.19

Flight duty period extensions. 

117.21

Reserve status. 

117.23

Cumulative limitations. 

117.25

Rest period. 

117.27

Consecutive nighttime operations. 

117.29

Emergency and government spon-

sored operations. 

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: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 

44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–44711, 44713, 
44716–44717, 44722, 46901, 44903–44904, 44912, 
46105. 

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: Docket No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 

398, Jan. 4, 2012, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 117.1

Applicability. 

(a) This part prescribes flight and 

duty limitations and rest requirements 
for all flightcrew members and certifi-
cate holders conducting passenger op-
erations under part 121 of this chapter. 

(b) This part applies to all operations 

directed by part 121 certificate holders 
under part 91, other than subpart K, of 
this chapter if any segment is con-
ducted as a domestic passenger, flag 
passenger, or supplemental passenger 
operation. 

(c) This part applies to all flightcrew 

members when participating in an op-
eration under part 91, other than sub-
part K of this chapter, on behalf of the 
part 121 certificate holder if any flight 
segment is conducted as a domestic 
passenger, flag passenger, or supple-
mental passenger operation 

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), 

(b) and (c) of this section, a certificate 
holder may conduct under part 117 its 
part 121 operations pursuant to 121.470, 
121.480, or 121.500. 

§ 117.3

Definitions. 

In addition to the definitions in §§ 1.1 

and 110.2 of this chapter, the following 
definitions apply to this part. In the 
event there is a conflict in definitions, 
the definitions in this part control for 
purposes of the flight and duty limita-
tions and rest requirements of this 
part. 

Acclimated 

means a condition in 

which a flightcrew member has been in 
a theater for 72 hours or has been given 
at least 36 consecutive hours free from 
duty. 

Airport/standby reserve 

means a de-

fined duty period during which a 

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