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§ 121.550
or other departments that are not di-
rectly related to flight operations, un-
less they are eligible under paragraph
(a)(4) of this section.
(c) No person may admit any person
to the flight deck unless there is a seat
available for his use in the passenger
compartment, except—
(1) An FAA air carrier inspector, a
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator,
or authorized representative of the Ad-
ministrator or National Transpor-
tation Safety Board who is checking or
observing flight operations;
(2) An air traffic controller who is au-
thorized by the Administrator to ob-
serve ATC procedures;
(3) A certificated airman employed
by the certificate holder whose duties
require an airman certificate;
(4) A certificated airman employed
by another part 119 certificate holder
whose duties with that part 119 certifi-
cate holder require an airman certifi-
cate and who is authorized by the part
119 certificate holder operating the air-
craft to make specific trips over a
route;
(5) An employee of the part 119 cer-
tificate holder operating the aircraft
whose duty is directly related to the
conduct or planning of flight oper-
ations or the in-flight monitoring of
aircraft equipment or operating proce-
dures, if his presence on the flightdeck
is necessary to perform his duties and
he has been authorized in writing by a
responsible supervisor, listed in the Op-
erations Manual as having that author-
ity; and
(6) A technical representative of the
manufacturer of the aircraft or its
components whose duties are directly
related to the in-flight monitoring of
aircraft equipment or operating proce-
dures, if his presence on the flightdeck
is necessary to perform his duties and
he has been authorized in writing by
the Administrator and by a responsible
supervisor of the operations depart-
ment of the part 119 certificate holder,
listed in the Operations Manual as hav-
ing that authority.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19220, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Doc. No. 8084, 32 FR 5769, Apr. 11,
1967; Amdt. 121–253, 61 FR 2613, Jan. 26, 1996;
Amdt. 121–288, 67 FR 2127, Jan. 15, 2002; Amdt.
121–298, 68 FR 41217, July 10, 2003]
§ 121.548
Aviation safety inspector’s
credentials: Admission to pilot’s
compartment.
Whenever, in performing the duties
of conducting an inspection, an inspec-
tor of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration presents form FAA 110A,
‘‘Aviation Safety Inspector’s Creden-
tial,’’ to the pilot in command of an
aircraft operated by a certificate hold-
er, the inspector must be given free and
uninterrupted access to the pilot’s
compartment of that aircraft.
[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2613, Jan. 26, 1996]
§ 121.548a
DOD Commercial Air Car-
rier Evaluator’s Credential.
Whenever, in performing the duties
of conducting an evaluation, a DOD
commercial air carrier evaluator pre-
sents S&A Form 110B, ‘‘DOD Commer-
cial Air Carrier Evaluator’s Creden-
tial,’’ to the pilot in command of an
airplane operated by the certificate
holder, the evaluator must be given
free and uninterrupted access to the pi-
lot’s compartment of that airplane.
[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15571, 68 FR 41217, July
10, 2003]
§ 121.549
Flying equipment.
(a) The pilot in command shall en-
sure that appropriate aeronautical
charts containing adequate informa-
tion concerning navigation aids and in-
strument approach procedures are
aboard the aircraft for each flight.
(b) Each crewmember shall, on each
flight, have readily available for his
use a flashlight that is in good working
order.
§ 121.550
Secret Service Agents: Admis-
sion to flight deck.
Whenever an Agent of the Secret
Service who is assigned the duty of
protecting a person aboard an aircraft
operated by a certificate holder con-
siders it necessary in the performance
of his duty to ride on the flight deck of
the aircraft, he must, upon request and
presentation of his Secret Service cre-
dentials to the pilot in command of the
aircraft, be admitted to the flight deck
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