Pt. 117

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)
117.29 Emergency and
sored operations.

specifications
as
required
by
Section 119.49(a)(4) of this chapter for those
operations.
(2) Types of operation:
(i) Operations for which the departure time, departure location, and arrival location are specifically negotiated with the customer or the customer-s representative;
(ii) All-cargo operations; or
(iii) Passenger-carrying public charter operations conducted under part 380
of this chapter.
Wet lease means any leasing arrangement whereby a person agrees to provide an entire aircraft and at least one
crewmember. A wet lease does not include a code-sharing arrangement.
When common carriage is not involved
or operations not involving common carriage means any of the following:
(1) Noncommon carriage.
(2) Operations in which persons or
cargo are transported without compensation 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 airworthiness certificate.

government

TABLE A TO PART 117 - MAXIMUM FLIGHT TIME
LIMITS FOR UNAUGMENTED OPERATIONS
TABLE B TO PART 117 - FLIGHT DUTY PERIOD:
UNAUGMENTED OPERATIONS
TABLE C TO PART 117 - FLIGHT DUTY PERIOD:
AUGMENTED OPERATIONS
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119,
44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713,
44716-44717, 44722, 46901, 44903-44904, 44912,
46105.
SOURCE: Docket No. FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR
398, Jan. 4, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

Section 117.1

Applicability.

(a) This part prescribes flight and
duty limitations and rest requirements
for all flightcrew members and certificate holders conducting passenger operations 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 conducted as a domestic passenger, flag
passenger, or supplemental passenger
operation.
(c) This part applies to all flightcrew
members when participating in an operation under part 91, other than subpart 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 supplemental 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.

[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 [RESERVED]
PART 117 - FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS: FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS

Section 117.3

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 operations.
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.

Definitions.

In addition to the definitions in SectionSection 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 limitations 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 defined duty period during which a

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