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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 135.147 

(g) The Administrator may authorize 

deviations from this section if the Ad-
ministrator finds that special cir-
cumstances make full compliance with 
this section unnecessary. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–10047, 68 FR 54586, Sept. 
17, 2003] 

§ 135.147

Dual controls required. 

No person may operate an aircraft in 

operations requiring two pilots unless 
it is equipped with functioning dual 
controls. However, if the aircraft type 
certification operating limitations do 
not require two pilots, a throwover 
control wheel may be used in place of 
two control wheels. 

§ 135.149

Equipment requirements: 

General. 

No person may operate an aircraft 

unless it is equipped with— 

(a) A sensitive altimeter that is ad-

justable for barometric pressure; 

(b) Heating or deicing equipment for 

each carburetor or, for a pressure car-
buretor, an alternate air source; 

(c) For turbojet airplanes, in addition 

to two gyroscopic bank-and-pitch indi-
cators (artificial horizons) for use at 
the pilot stations, a third indicator 
that is installed in accordance with the 
instrument requirements prescribed in 
§ 121.305(j) of this chapter. 

(d) [Reserved] 
(e) For turbine powered aircraft, any 

other equipment as the Administrator 
may require. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended at Amdt. 135–1, 44 FR 26737, May 7, 
1979; Amdt. 135–34, 54 FR 43926, Oct. 27, 1989; 
Amdt. 135–38, 55 FR 43310, Oct. 26, 1990] 

§ 135.150

Public address and crew-

member interphone systems. 

No person may operate an aircraft 

having a passenger seating configura-
tion, excluding any pilot seat, of more 
than 19 unless it is equipped with— 

(a) A public address system which— 
(1) Is capable of operation inde-

pendent of the crewmember interphone 
system required by paragraph (b) of 
this section, except for handsets, head-
sets, microphones, selector switches, 
and signaling devices; 

(2) Is approved in accordance with 

§ 21.305 of this chapter; 

(3) Is accessible for immediate use 

from each of two flight crewmember 
stations in the pilot compartment; 

(4) For each required floor-level pas-

senger emergency exit which has an ad-
jacent flight attendant seat, has a 
microphone which is readily accessible 
to the seated flight attendant, except 
that one microphone may serve more 
than one exit, provided the proximity 
of the exits allows unassisted verbal 
communication between seated flight 
attendants; 

(5) Is capable of operation within 10 

seconds by a flight attendant at each of 
those stations in the passenger com-
partment from which its use is acces-
sible; 

(6) Is audible at all passenger seats, 

lavatories, and flight attendant seats 
and work stations; and 

(7) For transport category airplanes 

manufactured on or after November 27, 
1990, meets the requirements of § 25.1423 
of this chapter. 

(b) A crewmember interphone system 

which— 

(1) Is capable of operation inde-

pendent of the public address system 
required by paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion, except for handsets, headsets, 
microphones, selector switches, and 
signaling devices; 

(2) Is approved in accordance with 

§ 21.305 of this chapter; 

(3) Provides a means of two-way com-

munication between the pilot compart-
ment and— 

(i) Each passenger compartment; and 
(ii) Each galley located on other than 

the main passenger deck level; 

(4) Is accessible for immediate use 

from each of two flight crewmember 
stations in the pilot compartment; 

(5) Is accessible for use from at least 

one normal flight attendant station in 
each passenger compartment; 

(6) Is capable of operation within 10 

seconds by a flight attendant at each of 
those stations in each passenger com-
partment from which its use is acces-
sible; and 

(7) For large turbojet-powered air-

planes— 

(i) Is accessible for use at enough 

flight attendant stations so that all 
floor-level emergency exits (or 
entryways to those exits in the case of 
exits located within galleys) in each 

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