Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 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 December 20, 1997: Section 121.317(a), Fasten
seat belt light.
(iii) Manufactured on or after December 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 turbopropeller powered airplanes that have a
passenger seat configuration of 20-30
seats manufactured on or after March
20, 1997: Section 121.305(j), Third attitude indicator.
(f) New type certification requirements.
No person may operate an airplane for
which the application for a type certificate 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 requirements 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 operations specifications authorizing domestic 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 compliance 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]

Section 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 regulations of any foreign country, whichever 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 violating that Annex or those regulations.
Annex 2 is incorporated by reference in
Section 91.703(b) of this chapter.
(b) Each certificate holder that conducts 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. Notwithstanding the requirements of this
paragraph, a pilot serving under this
part as second in command in a commuter operation with airplanes in
which two pilots are required by the
type certification rules of this chapter
may meet the requirements of Section 135.245
instead of the requirements of Section 121.436.
(c) If authorized by the Administrator upon application, each certificate 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 authorized certificate holders may choose
to comply with the operating experience requirements of Section 135.244, instead
of the requirements of Section 121.434 of this
chapter. Notwithstanding the requirements of this paragraph, a pilot serving
under this part as second in command
may meet the requirements of Section 135.245
instead of the requirements of Section 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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