Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.81

free and uninterrupted access to the
pilot compartment of that aircraft.
However, this paragraph does not limit
the emergency authority of the pilot in
command to exclude any person from
the pilot compartment in the interest
of safety.
(b) A forward observer-s seat on the
flight deck, or forward passenger seat
with headset or speaker must be provided for use by the Administrator
while conducting en route inspections.
The suitability of the location of the
seat and the headset or speaker for use
in conducting en route inspections is
determined by the Administrator.
Section 135.76 DOD Commercial Air Carrier
Evaluator-s Credentials: Admission
to pilots compartment: Forward observer-s seat.
(a) Whenever, in performing the duties of conducting an evaluation, a
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator
presents SSectionA Form 110B,  - DOD Commercial Air Carrier Evaluator-s Credential, -  to the pilot in command of an
aircraft operated by the certificate
holder, the evaluator must be given
free and uninterrupted access to the pilot-s compartment of that aircraft.
However, this paragraph does not limit
the emergency authority of the pilot in
command to exclude any person from
the pilot compartment in the interest
of safety.
(b) A forward observer-s seat on the
flight deck or forward passenger seat
with headset or speaker must be provided for use by the evaluator while
conducting en route evaluations. The
suitability of the location of the seat
and the headset or speaker for use in
conducting en route evaluations is determined by the FAA.
[Doc. No. FAA-2003-15571, 68 FR 41218, July
10, 2003]

Section 135.77 Responsibility for operational
control.
Each certificate holder is responsible
for operational control and shall list,
in the manual required by Section 135.21, the
name and title of each person authorized by it to exercise operational control.

Section 135.78 Instrument approach procedures and IFR landing minimums.
No person may make an instrument
approach at an airport except in accordance with IFR weather minimums
and instrument approach procedures
set forth in the certificate holder-s operations specifications.
[Doc. No. FAA-2002-14002, 72 FR 31684, June 7,
2007]

Section 135.79

Flight locating requirements.

(a) Each certificate holder must have
procedures established for locating
each flight, for which an FAA flight
plan is not filed, that - 
(1) Provide the certificate holder
with at least the information required
to be included in a VFR flight plan;
(2) Provide for timely notification of
an FAA facility or search and rescue
facility, if an aircraft is overdue or
missing; and
(3) Provide the certificate holder
with the location, date, and estimated
time for reestablishing communications, if the flight will operate in an
area where communications cannot be
maintained.
(b) Flight locating information shall
be retained at the certificate holder-s
principal place of business, or at other
places designated by the certificate
holder in the flight locating procedures, until the completion of the
flight.
(c) Each certificate holder shall furnish the representative of the Administrator assigned to it with a copy of its
flight locating procedures and any
changes or additions, unless those procedures are included in a manual required under this part.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-110, 72 FR 31684, June
7, 2007]

Section 135.81 Informing personnel of operational information and appropriate changes.
Each certificate holder shall inform
each person in its employment of the
operations specifications that apply to
that person-s duties and responsibilities and shall make available to each
pilot in the certificate holder-s employ
the following materials in current
form:

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