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§ 121.580
specified for takeoff and initial climb
in paragraph (b) in this section. An
autopilot minimum use altitude does
not apply to a go-around/missed ap-
proach initiated with an engaged auto-
pilot. Performing a go-around or
missed approach with an engaged auto-
pilot must not adversely affect safe ob-
stacle clearance.
(f)
Landing.
Notwithstanding para-
graph (d) of this section, autopilot min-
imum use altitudes do not apply to
autopilot operations when an approved
automatic landing system mode is
being used for landing. Automatic
landing systems must be authorized in
an operations specification issued to
the operator.
[Doc. No. FAA–2012–1059, 79 FR 6086, Feb. 3,
2014]
§ 121.580
Prohibition on interference
with crewmembers.
No person may assault, threaten, in-
timidate, or interfere with a crew-
member in the performance of the
crewmember’s duties aboard an air-
craft being operated under this part.
[Doc. No. FAA–1998–4954, 64 FR 1080, Jan. 7,
1999]
§ 121.581
Observer’s seat: En route in-
spections.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(c) of this section, each certificate
holder shall make available a seat on
the flight deck of each airplane, used
by it in air commerce, for occupancy
by the Administrator while conducting
en route inspections. The location and
equipment of the seat, with respect to
its suitability for use in conducting en
route inspections, is determined by the
Administrator.
(b) In each airplane that has more
than one observer’s seat, in addition to
the seats required for the crew com-
plement for which the airplane was cer-
tificated, the forward observer’s seat or
the observer’s seat selected by the Ad-
ministrator must be made available
when complying with paragraph (a) of
this section.
(c) For any airplane type certificated
before December 20, 1995, for not more
than 30 passengers that does not have
an observer seat on the flightdeck, the
certificate holder must provide a for-
ward passenger seat with headset or
speaker for occupancy by the Adminis-
trator while conducting en route in-
spections.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121–144, 43 FR 22648, May
25, 1978; Amdt. 121–251, 60 FR 65935, Dec. 20,
1995; Amdt. 121–288, 67 FR 2128, Jan. 15, 2002]
§ 121.582
Means to discreetly notify a
flightcrew.
Except for all-cargo operations as de-
fined in § 110.2 of this chapter, after Oc-
tober 15, 2007, for all passenger car-
rying airplanes that require a lockable
flightdeck door in accordance with
§ 121.313(f), the certificate holder must
have an approved means by which the
cabin crew can discreetly notify the
flightcrew in the event of suspicious
activity or security breaches in the
cabin.
[Doc. No. FAA–2005–22449, 72 FR 45635, Aug.
15, 2007, as amended by Amdt. 121–353, 76 FR
7488, Feb. 10, 2011]
§ 121.583
Carriage of persons without
compliance with the passenger-car-
rying requirements of this part.
(a) When authorized by the certifi-
cate holder, the following persons, but
no others, may be carried aboard an
airplane without complying with the
passenger-carrying airplane require-
ments in §§ 121.309(f), 121.310, 121.391,
121.571, and 121.587; the passenger-car-
rying operation requirements in part
117 and §§ 121.157(c) and 121.291; the re-
quirements pertaining to passengers in
§§ 121.285, 121.313(f), 121.317, 121.547, and
121.573; and the information disclosure
requirements in § 121.311(k):
(1) A crewmember.
(2) A company employee.
(3) An FAA air carrier inspector, a
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator,
or an authorized representative of the
National Transportation Safety Board,
who is performing official duties.
(4) A person necessary for—
(i) The safety of the flight;
(ii) The safe handling of animals;
(iii) The safe handling of hazardous
materials whose carriage is governed
by regulations in 49 CFR part 175;
(iv) The security of valuable or con-
fidential cargo;
(v) The preservation of fragile or per-
ishable cargo;
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