Section 121.580

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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 approach initiated with an engaged autopilot. Performing a go-around or
missed approach with an engaged autopilot must not adversely affect safe obstacle clearance.
(f) Landing. Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this section, autopilot minimum 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]

Section 121.580 Prohibition on interference
with crewmembers.
No person may assault, threaten, intimidate, or interfere with a crewmember in the performance of the
crewmember-s duties aboard an aircraft being operated under this part.
[Doc. No. FAA-1998-4954, 64 FR 1080, Jan. 7,
1999]

Section 121.581 Observer-s seat: En route inspections.
(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 complement for which the airplane was certificated, the forward observer-s seat or
the observer-s seat selected by the Administrator 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 forward passenger seat with headset or

speaker for occupancy by the Administrator while conducting en route inspections.
[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]

Section 121.582 Means to discreetly notify a
flightcrew.
Except for all-cargo operations as defined in Section 110.2 of this chapter, after October 15, 2007, for all passenger carrying airplanes that require a lockable
flightdeck door in accordance with
Section 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]

Section 121.583 Carriage of persons without
compliance with the passenger-carrying requirements of this part.
(a) When authorized by the certificate holder, the following persons, but
no others, may be carried aboard an
airplane without complying with the
passenger-carrying airplane requirements in SectionSection 121.309(f), 121.310, 121.391,
121.571, and 121.587; the passenger-carrying operation requirements in part
117 and SectionSection 121.157(c) and 121.291; the requirements pertaining to passengers in
SectionSection 121.285, 121.313(f), 121.317, 121.547, and
121.573; and the information disclosure
requirements in Section 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 confidential cargo;
(v) The preservation of fragile or perishable cargo;

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