Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.117

(c) The Administrator issues an
amendment to the operations specifications authorizing the use of an autopilot system, in place of a second in
command, if - 
(1) The autopilot is capable of operating the aircraft controls to maintain
flight and maneuver it about the three
axes; and
(2) The certificate holder shows, to
the satisfaction of the Administrator,
that operations using the autopilot
system can be conducted safely and in
compliance with this part.
The amendment contains any conditions or limitations on the use of the
autopilot system that the Administrator determines are needed in the interest of safety.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-3, 45 FR 7542, Feb. 4,
1980; Amdt. 135-58, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995]

Section 135.107 Flight
attendant
crewmember requirement.
No certificate holder may operate an
aircraft that has a passenger seating
configuration, excluding any pilot seat,
of more than 19 unless there is a flight
attendant crewmember on board the
aircraft.
Section 135.109 Pilot in command or second
in command: Designation required.
(a) Each certificate holder shall designate a - 
(1) Pilot in command for each flight;
and
(2) Second in command for each
flight requiring two pilots.
(b) The pilot in command, as designated by the certificate holder, shall
remain the pilot in command at all
times during that flight.
Section 135.111 Second in command required
in Category II operations.
No person may operate an aircraft in
a Category II operation unless there is
a second in command of the aircraft.
Section 135.113 Passenger occupancy of pilot
seat.
No certificate holder may operate an
aircraft type certificated after October
15, 1971, that has a passenger seating
configuration, excluding any pilot seat,
of more than eight seats if any person
other than the pilot in command, a sec-

ond in command, a company check airman, or an authorized representative of
the Administrator, the National Transportation Safety Board, or the United
States Postal Service occupies a pilot
seat.
Section 135.115 Manipulation of controls.
No pilot in command may allow any
person to manipulate the flight controls of an aircraft during flight conducted under this part, nor may any
person manipulate the controls during
such flight unless that person is - 
(a) A pilot employed by the certificate holder and qualified in the aircraft; or
(b) An authorized safety representative of the Administrator who has the
permission of the pilot in command, is
qualified in the aircraft, and is checking flight operations.
Section 135.117 Briefing of passengers before
flight.
(a) Before each takeoff each pilot in
command of an aircraft carrying passengers 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 (including, but not limited to, any applicable requirements of part 252 of this
title). This briefing shall include a
statement that the Federal Aviation
Regulations require passenger compliance with the lighted passenger information signs (if such signs are required), posted placards, areas designated for safety purposes as no smoking areas, and crewmember instructions with regard to these items. The
briefing shall also include a statement
(if the aircraft is equipped with a lavatory) that Federal law prohibits: tampering with, disabling, or destroying
any smoke detector installed in an aircraft lavatory; smoking in lavatories;
and, when applicable, smoking in passenger compartments.
(2) The use of safety belts, including
instructions 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 fastened about that passenger.
This briefing shall include a statement
that the Federal Aviation Regulations

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