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§ 125.321
in command, and shall have the deci-
sion recorded. If they cannot commu-
nicate with the pilot, they shall de-
clare an emergency and take any ac-
tion that they consider necessary
under the circumstances.
(c) Whenever emergency authority is
exercised, the pilot in command or the
appropriate management personnel
shall keep the appropriate ground radio
station fully informed of the progress
of the flight. The person declaring the
emergency shall send a written report
of any deviation, through the opera-
tor’s director of operations, to the Ad-
ministrator within 10 days, exclusive of
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holi-
days, after the flight is completed or,
in the case of operations outside the
United States, upon return to the home
base.
§ 125.321
Reporting potentially haz-
ardous meteorological conditions
and irregularities of ground and
navigation facilities.
Whenever the pilot in command en-
counters a meteorological condition or
an irregularity in a ground facility or
navigation aid in flight, the knowledge
of which the pilot in command con-
siders essential to the safety of other
flights, the pilot in command shall no-
tify an appropriate ground station as
soon as practicable.
[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–52, 72 FR 31683, June
7, 2007]
§ 125.323
Reporting mechanical irreg-
ularities.
The pilot in command shall ensure
that all mechanical irregularities oc-
curring during flight are entered in the
maintenance log of the airplane at the
next place of landing. Before each
flight, the pilot in command shall as-
certain the status of each irregularity
entered in the log at the end of the pre-
ceding flight.
§ 125.325
Instrument approach proce-
dures and IFR landing minimums.
Except as specified in § 91.176 of this
chapter, no person may make an in-
strument approach at an airport except
in accordance with IFR weather mini-
mums and unless the type of instru-
ment approach procedure to be used is
listed in the certificate holder’s oper-
ations specifications.
[Docket FAA–2013–0485, Amdt. 125–66, 81 FR
90176, Dec. 13, 2016]
§ 125.327
Briefing of passengers before
flight.
(a) Before each takeoff, each pilot in
command of an airplane carrying pas-
sengers shall ensure that all passengers
have been orally briefed on—
(1)
Smoking.
Each passenger shall be
briefed on when, where, and under what
conditions smoking is prohibited. This
briefing shall include a statement that
the Federal Aviation Regulations re-
quire passenger compliance with the
lighted passenger information signs,
posted placards, areas designated for
safety purposes as no smoking areas,
and crewmember instructions with re-
gard to these items.
(2)
The use of safety belts, including in-
structions on how to fasten and unfasten
the safety belts.
Each passenger shall be
briefed on when, where, and under what
conditions the safety belt must be fas-
tened about him or her. This briefing
shall include a statement that the Fed-
eral Aviation Regulations require pas-
senger compliance with lighted pas-
senger information signs and crew-
member instructions concerning the
use of safety belts.
(3) The placement of seat backs in an
upright position before takeoff and
landing;
(4) Location and means for opening
the passenger entry door and emer-
gency exits;
(5) Location of survival equipment;
(6) If the flight involves extended
overwater operation, ditching proce-
dures and the use of required flotation
equipment;
(7) If the flight involves operations
above 12,000 feet MSL, the normal and
emergency use of oxygen; and
(8) Location and operation of fire ex-
tinguishers.
(b) Before each takeoff, the pilot in
command shall ensure that each person
who may need the assistance of an-
other person to move expeditiously to
an exit if an emergency occurs and
that person’s attendant, if any, has re-
ceived a briefing as to the procedures
to be followed if an evacuation occurs.
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