Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.533

Section 121.525 Flight time limitations: Pilots
serving in more than one kind of
flight crew.
(a) This section applies to each pilot
assigned during any 30 consecutive
days to more than one type of flight
crew.
(b) The flight time limitations for a
pilot who is scheduled for duty aloft for
more than 20 hours in two-pilot crews
in 30 consecutive days, or whose assignment in such a crew is interrupted
more than once in any 30 consecutive
days by assignment to a crew of two or
more pilots and an additional flight
crewmember, are those listed in
SectionSection 121.503 through 121.509, as appropriate.
(c) Except for a pilot covered by paragraph (b) of this section, the flight
time limitations for a pilot scheduled
for duty aloft for more than 20 hours in
two-pilot and additional flight crewmember crews in 30 consecutive days or
whose assignment in such a crew is interrupted more than once in any 30
consecutive days by assignment to a
crew consisting of three pilots and an
additional flight crewmember, are
those set forth in Section 121.521.
(d) The flight time limitations for a
pilot to whom paragraphs (b) and (c) of
this section do not apply, and who is
scheduled for duty aloft for a total of
not more than 20 hours within 30 consecutive days in two-pilot crews (with
or without additional flight crewmembers) are those set forth in
Section 121.523.
(e) The flight time limitations for a
pilot assigned to each of two-pilot,
two-pilot and additional flight crewmember, and three-pilot and additional
flight crewmember crews in 30 consecutive days, and who is not subject to
paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section,
are those listed in Section 121.523.
Section 121.527 Fatigue
system.

risk

management

(a) No certificate holder may exceed
any provision of this subpart unless approved by the FAA under a Fatigue
Risk Management System.
(b) The Fatigue Risk Management
System must include:
(1) A fatigue risk management policy.

(2) An education and awareness training program.
(3) A fatigue reporting system.
(4)
A
system
for
monitoring
flightcrew fatigue.
(5) An incident reporting process.
(6) A performance evaluation.
[Doc. No. FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4,
2012]

Subpart T - Flight Operations
SOURCE: Docket No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec.
31, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

Section 121.531

Applicability.

This subpart prescribes requirements
for flight operations applicable to all
certificate holders, except where otherwise specified.
Section 121.533 Responsibility
for
ational control: Domestic
ations.

(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic operations is responsible for operational control.
(b) The pilot in command and the aircraft dispatcher are jointly responsible
for the preflight planning, delay, and
dispatch release of a flight in compliance with this chapter and operations
specifications.
(c) The aircraft dispatcher is responsible for - 
(1) Monitoring the progress of each
flight;
(2) Issuing necessary information for
the safety of the flight; and
(3) Cancelling or redispatching a
flight if, in his opinion or the opinion
of the pilot in command, the flight cannot operate or continue to operate
safely as planned or released.
(d) Each pilot in command of an aircraft is, during flight time, in command of the aircraft and crew and is responsible for the safety of the passengers, crewmembers, cargo, and airplane.
(e) Each pilot in command has full
control and authority in the operation
of the aircraft, without limitation,
over other crewmembers and their duties during flight time, whether or not
he holds valid certificates authorizing

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