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§ 135.3 

(A) Section 121.305(j), Third attitude 

indicator. 

(B) Section 121.311(f), Safety belts 

and shoulder harnesses. 

(ii) Manufactured on or after Decem-

ber 20, 1997: Section 121.317(a), Fasten 
seat belt light. 

(iii) Manufactured on or after Decem-

ber 20, 1999: Section 121.293, Takeoff 
warning system. 

(iv) Manufactured on or after March 

12, 1999: Section 121.310(b)(1), Interior 
emergency exit locating sign. 

(2) For transport category turbo-

propeller powered airplanes that have a 
passenger seat configuration of 20–30 
seats manufactured on or after March 
20, 1997: Section 121.305(j), Third atti-
tude indicator. 

(f) 

New type certification requirements. 

No person may operate an airplane for 
which the application for a type cer-
tificate was filed after March 29, 1995, 
in 14 CFR part 121 operations unless 
that airplane is type certificated under 
part 25 of this chapter. 

(g) 

Transition plan. 

Before March 19, 

1996 each certificate holder described in 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section must 
submit to the FAA a transition plan 
(containing a calendar of events) for 
moving from conducting its scheduled 
operations under the commuter re-
quirements of part 135 of this chapter 
to the requirements for domestic or 
flag operations under part 121 of this 
chapter. Each transition plan must 
contain details on the following: 

(1) Plans for obtaining new oper-

ations specifications authorizing do-
mestic or flag operations; 

(2) Plans for being in compliance 

with the applicable requirements of 
part 121 of this chapter on or before 
March 20, 1997; and 

(3) Plans for complying with the com-

pliance date schedules contained in 
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65938, Dec. 20, 1995, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–65, 61 FR 30435, June 
14, 1996; Amdt. 135–66, 62 FR 13257, Mar. 19, 
1997] 

§ 135.3

Rules applicable to operations 

subject to this part. 

(a) Each person operating an aircraft 

in operations under this part shall— 

(1) While operating inside the United 

States, comply with the applicable 
rules of this chapter; and 

(2) While operating outside the 

United States, comply with Annex 2, 
Rules of the Air, to the Convention on 
International Civil Aviation or the reg-
ulations of any foreign country, which-
ever applies, and with any rules of 
parts 61 and 91 of this chapter and this 
part that are more restrictive than 
that Annex or those regulations and 
that can be complied with without vio-
lating that Annex or those regulations. 
Annex 2 is incorporated by reference in 
§ 91.703(b) of this chapter. 

(b) Each certificate holder that con-

ducts commuter operations under this 
part with airplanes in which two pilots 
are required by the type certification 
rules of this chapter shall comply with 
subparts N and O of part 121 of this 
chapter instead of the requirements of 
subparts E, G, and H of this part. Not-
withstanding the requirements of this 
paragraph, a pilot serving under this 
part as second in command in a com-
muter operation with airplanes in 
which two pilots are required by the 
type certification rules of this chapter 
may meet the requirements of § 135.245 
instead of the requirements of § 121.436. 

(c) If authorized by the Adminis-

trator upon application, each certifi-
cate holder that conducts operations 
under this part to which paragraph (b) 
of this section does not apply, may 
comply with the applicable sections of 
subparts N and O of part 121 instead of 
the requirements of subparts E, G, and 
H of this part, except that those au-
thorized certificate holders may choose 
to comply with the operating experi-
ence requirements of § 135.244, instead 
of the requirements of § 121.434 of this 
chapter. Notwithstanding the require-
ments of this paragraph, a pilot serving 
under this part as second in command 
may meet the requirements of § 135.245 
instead of the requirements of § 121.436. 

[Doc. No. 27993, 60 FR 65949, Dec. 20, 1995, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–65, 61 FR 30435, June 
14, 1996; Amdt. 135–127A, 78 FR 77574, Dec. 24, 
2013; Docket FAA–2010–0100, Amdt. 135–127B, 
81 FR 2, Jan. 4, 2016] 

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