Section 121.2

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)
support the continued airworthiness of
each airplane.

(b) Each person employed or used by
a certificate holder conducting operations under this part including maintenance, preventive maintenance, and
alteration of aircraft.
(c) Each person who applies for provisional approval of an Advanced Qualification Program curriculum, curriculum segment, or portion of a curriculum segment under SFAR No. 58 of
14 CFR part 121, and each person employed or used by an air carrier or commercial operator under this part to
perform training, qualification, or
evaluation functions under an Advanced Qualification Program under
SFAR No. 58 of 14 CFR part 121.
(d) Nonstop Commercial Air Tours
conducted for compensation or hire in
accordance with Section 119.1(e)(2) of this
chapter must comply with drug and alcohol requirements in SectionSection 121.455, 121.457,
121.458 and 121.459, and with the provisions of part 136, subpart A of this
chapter by September 11, 2007. An operator who does not hold an air carrier
certificate or an operating certificate
is permitted to use a person who is otherwise authorized to perform aircraft
maintenance or preventive maintenance duties and who is not subject to
anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention programs to perform - 
(1) Aircraft maintenance or preventive maintenance on the operator-s aircraft if the operator would otherwise
be required to transport the aircraft
more than 50 nautical miles further
than the repair point closest to the operator-s principal base of operations to
obtain these services; or
(2) Emergency repairs on the operator-s aircraft if the aircraft cannot be
safely operated to a location where an
employee subject to FAA-approved programs can perform the repairs.
(e) Each person who is on board an
aircraft being operated under this part.
(f) Each person who is an applicant
for an Air Carrier Certificate or an Operating Certificate under part 119 of
this chapter, when conducting proving
tests.
(g) This part also establishes requirements for operators to take actions to

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65925, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 121-328, 72 FR 6912, Feb.
13, 2007; Amdt. 121-336, 72 FR 63411, Nov. 8,
2007]

Section 121.2 Compliance schedule for operators that transition to part 121; certain new entrant operators.
(a) Applicability. This section applies
to the following:
(1) Each certificate holder that was
issued an air carrier or operating certificate and operations specifications
under the requirements of part 135 of
this chapter or under SFAR No. 38-2 of
14 CFR part 121 before January 19, 1996,
and that conducts scheduled passengercarrying operations with:
(i) Nontransport category turbopropeller powered airplanes type certificated after December 31, 1964, that
have a passenger seat configuration of
10-19 seats;
(ii)
Transport
category
turbopropeller powered airplanes that have a
passenger seat configuration of 20-30
seats; or
(iii) Turbojet engine powered airplanes having a passenger seat configuration of 1-30 seats.
(2) Each person who, after January
19, 1996, applies for or obtains an initial
air carrier or operating certificate and
operations specifications to conduct
scheduled
passenger-carrying
operations in the kinds of airplanes described in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii),
or paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section.
(b) Obtaining operations specifications.
A certificate holder described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may not,
after March 20, 1997, operate an airplane described in paragraphs (a)(1)(i),
(a)(1)(ii), or (a)(1)(iii) of this section in
scheduled
passenger-carrying
operations, unless it obtains operations
specifications to conduct its scheduled
operations under this part on or before
March 20, 1997.
(c) Regular or accelerated compliance.
Except as provided in paragraphs (d),
(e), and (i) of this section, each certificate holder described in paragraphs
(a)(1) of this section shall comply with
each applicable requirement of this
part on and after March 20, 1997 or on

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