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§ 121.400 

(2) At least one floor level exit re-

mains open to provide for passenger 
egress; and 

(3) The number of flight attendants 

on board is at least half the number re-
quired by § 121.391, rounded down to the 
next lower number in the case of frac-
tions, but never fewer than one. 

(c) If only one flight attendant is on 

the airplane during passenger boarding 
or deplaning, that flight attendant 
must be located in accordance with the 
certificate holder’s FAA-approved op-
erating procedures. If more than one 
flight attendant is on the airplane dur-
ing passenger boarding or deplaning, 
the flight attendants must be evenly 
distributed throughout the airplane 
cabin, in the vicinity of the floor-level 
exits, to provide the most effective as-
sistance in the event of an emergency. 

(d) The time spent by any crew-

member conducting passenger boarding 
or deplaning duties is considered duty 
time. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0022, 75 FR 68198, Nov. 5, 
2010] 

§ 121.395

Aircraft dispatcher: Domestic 

and flag operations. 

Each certificate holder conducting 

domestic or flag operations shall pro-
vide enough qualified aircraft dis-
patchers at each dispatch center to en-
sure proper operational control of each 
flight. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2611, Jan. 26, 1996] 

§ 121.397

Emergency and emergency 

evacuation duties. 

(a) Each certificate holder shall, for 

each type and model of airplane, as-
signed to each category of required 
crewmember, as appropriate, the nec-
essary functions to be performed in an 
emergency or a situation requiring 
emergency evacuation. The certificate 
holder shall show those functions are 
realistic, can be practically accom-
plished, and will meet any reasonably 
anticipated emergency including the 
possible incapacitation of individual 
crewmembers or their inability to 
reach the passenger cabin because of 
shifting cargo in combination cargo- 
passenger airplanes. 

(b) The certificate holder shall de-

scribe in its manual the functions of 

each category of required crew-
members under paragraph (a) of this 
section. 

[Doc. No. 2033, 30 FR 3206, Mar. 9, 1965, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–7, 30 FR 6727, May 18, 
1965] 

Subpart N—Training Program 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 9509, 35 FR 90, Jan. 3, 

1970, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 121.400

Applicability and terms used. 

(a) This subpart prescribes the re-

quirements applicable to each certifi-
cate holder for establishing and main-
taining a training program for crew-
members, aircraft dispatchers, and 
other operations personnel, and for the 
approval and use of training devices in 
the conduct of the program. 

(b) For the purpose of this subpart, 

airplane groups are as follows: 

(1) 

Group I. 

Propeller driven, includ-

ing— 

(i) Reciprocating powered; and 
(ii) Turbopropeller powered. 
(2) 

Group II. 

Turbojet powered. 

(c) For the purpose of this subpart, 

the following terms and definitions 
apply: 

(1) 

Initial training. 

The training re-

quired for crewmembers and dis-
patchers who have not qualified and 
served in the same capacity on another 
airplane of the same group. 

(2) 

Transition training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers and dis-
patchers who have qualified and served 
in the same capacity on another air-
plane of the same group. 

(3) 

Upgrade training. 

The training re-

quired for crewmembers who have 
qualified and served as second in com-
mand or flight engineer on a particular 
airplane type, before they serve as 
pilot in command or second in com-
mand, respectively, on that airplane. 

(4) 

Differences training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers and dis-
patchers who have qualified and served 
on a particular type airplane, when the 
Administrator finds differences train-
ing is necessary before a crewmember 
serves in the same capacity on a par-
ticular variation of that airplane. 

(5) 

Programmed hours. 

The hours of 

training prescribed in this subpart 

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