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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition)
§ 121.535
him to perform the duties of those
crewmembers.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2613, Jan.
26, 1996]
§ 121.535
Responsibility for oper-
ational control: Flag operations.
(a) Each certificate holder con-
ducting flag operations is responsible
for operational control.
(b) The pilot in command and the air-
craft dispatcher are jointly responsible
for the preflight planning, delay, and
dispatch release of a flight in compli-
ance with this chapter and operations
specifications.
(c) The aircraft dispatcher is respon-
sible for—
(1) Monitoring the progress of each
flight;
(2) Issuing necessary instructions and
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 can-
not operate or continue to operate
safely as planned or released.
(d) Each pilot in command of an air-
craft is, during flight time, in com-
mand of the aircraft and crew and is re-
sponsible for the safety of the pas-
sengers, crewmembers, cargo, and air-
plane.
(e) Each pilot in command has full
control and authority in the operation
of the aircraft, without limitation,
over other crewmembers and their du-
ties during flight time, whether or not
he holds valid certificates authorizing
him to perform the duties of those
crewmembers.
(f) No pilot may operate an aircraft
in a careless or reckless manner so as
to endanger life or property.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2613, Jan.
26, 1996]
§ 121.537
Responsibility for oper-
ational control: Supplemental oper-
ations.
(a) Each certificate holder con-
ducting supplemental operations—
(1) Is responsible for operational con-
trol; and
(2) Shall list each person authorized
by it to exercise operational control in
its operator’s manual.
(b) The pilot in command and the di-
rector of operations are jointly respon-
sible for the initiation, continuation,
diversion, and termination of a flight
in compliance with this chapter and
the operations specifications. The di-
rector of operations may delegate the
functions for the initiation, continu-
ation, diversion, and termination of a
flight but he may not delegate the re-
sponsibility for those functions.
(c) The director of operations is re-
sponsible for cancelling, diverting, or
delaying 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.
The director of operations is respon-
sible for assuring that each flight is
monitored with respect to at least the
following:
(1) Departure of the flight from the
place of origin and arrival at the place
of destination, including intermediate
stops and any diversions therefrom.
(2) Maintenance and mechanical
delays encountered at places of origin
and destination and intermediate
stops.
(3) Any known conditions that may
adversely affect the safety of flight.
(d) Each pilot in command of an air-
craft is, during flight time, in com-
mand of the aircraft and crew and is re-
sponsible for the safety of the pas-
sengers, crewmembers, cargo, and air-
craft. The pilot in command has full
control and authority in the operation
of the aircraft, without limitation,
over other crewmembers and their du-
ties during flight time, whether or not
he holds valid certificates authorizing
him to perform the duties of those
crewmembers.
(e) Each pilot in command of an air-
craft is responsible for the preflight
planning and the operation of the
flight in compliance with this chapter
and the operations specifications.
(f) No pilot may operate an aircraft,
in a careless or reckless manner, so as
to endanger life or property.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2613, Jan.
26, 1996]
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