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§ 129.17 

minimum equipment list, as authorized 
by the operations specifications, con-
stitutes an approved change to the 
type design without requiring recertifi-
cation. 

(5) The approved minimum equip-

ment list provides for the operation of 
the aircraft with certain instruments 
and equipment in an inoperable condi-
tion. 

(6) The aircraft records available to 

the pilot must include an entry de-
scribing the inoperable instruments 
and equipment. 

(7) The aircraft is operated under all 

applicable conditions and limitations 
contained in the minimum equipment 
list and the operations specification 
authorizing the use of the list. 

[Doc. No. 24856, 52 FR 20029, May 28, 1987, as 
amended by Amdt. 129–49, 76 FR 7490, Feb. 10, 
2011; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 129–53, 83 
FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 129.15

Flightcrew member certifi-

cates. 

Each person acting as a flightcrew 

member must hold a certificate or li-
cense that shows the person’s ability to 
perform duties in connection with the 
operation of the aircraft. The certifi-
cate or license must have been issued 
or rendered valid by: 

(a) The State in which the aircraft is 

registered; or 

(b) The State of the Operator, pro-

vided that the State of the Operator 
and the State of Registry have entered 
into an agreement under Article 83

bis 

of the Convention on International 
Civil Aviation that covers the aircraft. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0140; 76 FR 7491, Feb. 10, 
2011] 

§ 129.17

Aircraft communication and 

navigation equipment for oper-
ations under IFR or over the top. 

(a) 

Aircraft navigation equipment re-

quirements—General. 

No foreign air car-

rier may conduct operations under IFR 
or over the top unless— 

(1) The en route navigation aids nec-

essary for navigating the aircraft along 
the route (e.g., ATS routes, arrival and 
departure routes, and instrument ap-
proach procedures, including missed 
approach procedures if a missed ap-
proach routing is specified in the pro-
cedure) are available and suitable for 

use by the aircraft navigation equip-
ment required by this section; 

(2) The aircraft used in those oper-

ations is equipped with at least the fol-
lowing— 

(i) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) of this section, two approved inde-
pendent navigation systems suitable 
for navigating the aircraft along the 
route to be flown within the degree of 
accuracy required for ATC; 

(ii) One marker beacon receiver pro-

viding visual and aural signals; and 

(iii) One ILS receiver; and 
(3) Any RNAV system used to meet 

the navigation equipment require-
ments of this section is authorized in 
the foreign air carrier’s operations 
specifications. 

(b) 

Aircraft communication equipment 

requirements. 

No foreign air carrier may 

operate an aircraft under IFR or over 
the top, unless it is equipped with— 

(1) At least two independent commu-

nication systems necessary under nor-
mal operating conditions to fulfill the 
functions specified in § 121.347(a) of this 
chapter; and 

(2) At least one of the communica-

tion systems required by paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section must have two- 
way voice communication capability. 

(c) 

Use of a single independent naviga-

tion system for operations under IFR or 
over the top. 

Notwithstanding the re-

quirements of paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this 
section, the aircraft may be equipped 
with a single independent navigation 
system suitable for navigating the air-
craft along the route to be flown with-
in the degree of accuracy required for 
ATC if: 

(1) It can be shown that the aircraft 

is equipped with at least one other 
independent navigation system suit-
able, in the event of loss of the naviga-
tion capability of the single inde-
pendent navigation system permitted 
by this paragraph at any point along 
the route, for proceeding safely to a 
suitable airport and completing an in-
strument approach; and 

(2) The aircraft has sufficient fuel so 

that the flight may proceed safely to a 
suitable airport by use of the remain-
ing navigation system, and complete 
an instrument approach and land. 

(d) 

VOR navigation equipment. 

If VOR 

navigation equipment is required by 

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