Section 121.127

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)
(b) The certificate holder conducting
supplemental operations must show
that the personnel specified in paragraph (a) of this section, and those it
designates to perform the function of
operational control of the aircraft, are
able to perform their required duties.

(2) Flight following centers located
at those points necessary - 
(i) To ensure the proper monitoring
of the progress of each flight with respect to its departure at the point of
origin and arrival at its destination,
including intermediate stops and diversions therefrom, and maintenance or
mechanical delays encountered at
those points or stops; and
(ii) To ensure that the pilot in command is provided with all information
necessary for the safety of the flight.
(b) A certificate holder conducting
supplemental operations may arrange
to have flight following facilities provided by persons other than its employees, but in such a case the certificate
holder continues to be primarily responsible for operational control of
each flight.
(c) A flight following system need not
provide for in-flight monitoring by a
flight following center.
(d) The certificate holder-s operations specifications specify the flight
following system it is authorized to use
and the location of the centers.

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19195, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121-253, 61 FR 2611, Jan.
26, 1996]

Subpart G - Manual Requirements
Section 121.131 Applicability.
This subpart prescribes requirements
for preparing and maintaining manuals
by all certificate holders.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19196, Dec. 31, 1964]

Section 121.133 Preparation.
(a) Each certificate holder shall prepare and keep current a manual for the
use and guidance of flight, ground operations, and management personnel in
conducting its operations.
(b) For the purpose of this subpart,
the certificate holder may prepare that
part of the manual containing maintenance information and instructions, in
whole or in part, in printed form or
other form acceptable to the Administrator.

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19195, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 121-253, 61 FR 2611, Jan.
26, 1996]

Section 121.127 Flight following system; requirements.
(a) Each certificate holder conducting supplemental operations using
a flight following system must show
that - 
(1) The system has adequate facilities
and personnel to provide the information necessary for the initiation and
safe conduct of each flight to - 
(i) The flight crew of each aircraft;
and
(ii) The persons designated by the
certificate holder to perform the function of operational control of the aircraft; and
(2) The system has a means of communication by private or available
public facilities (such as telephone,
telegraph, or radio) to monitor the
progress of each flight with respect to
its departure at the point of origin and
arrival at its destination, including intermediate stops and diversions therefrom, and maintenance or mechanical
delays encountered at those points or
stops.

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65926, Dec. 20, 1995]

Section 121.135 Manual contents.
(a) Each manual required by Section 121.133
must - 
(1) Include instructions and information necessary to allow the personnel
concerned to perform their duties and
responsibilities with a high degree of
safety;
(2) Be in a form that is easy to revise;
(3) Have the date of last revision on
each page concerned; and
(4) Not be contrary to any applicable
Federal regulation and, in the case of a
flag or supplemental operation, any applicable foreign regulation, or the certificate holder-s operations specifications or operating certificate.
(b) The manual may be in two or
more separate parts, containing together all of the following information,
but each part must contain that part of
the information that is appropriate for
each group of personnel:
(1) General policies.

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