Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

759

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 91.513

flying time or 100 nautical miles from
the nearest shore unless it has at least
the following operable equipment:

(1) Radio communication equipment

appropriate to the facilities to be used
and able to transmit to, and receive
from, at least one communication fa-
cility from any place along the route:

(i) Two transmitters.
(ii) Two microphones.
(iii) Two headsets or one headset and

one speaker.

(iv) Two independent receivers.
(2) Appropriate electronic naviga-

tional equipment consisting of at least
two independent electronic navigation
units capable of providing the pilot
with the information necessary to
navigate the airplane within the air-
space assigned by air traffic control.
However, a receiver that can receive
both communications and required
navigational signals may be used in
place of a separate communications re-
ceiver and a separate navigational sig-
nal receiver or unit.

(b) For the purposes of paragraphs

(a)(1)(iv) and (a)(2) of this section, a re-
ceiver or electronic navigation unit is
independent if the function of any part
of it does not depend on the func-
tioning of any part of another receiver
or electronic navigation unit.

paragraph (a) of this section, a person
may operate an airplane on which no
passengers are carried from a place
where repairs or replacement cannot be
made to a place where they can be
made, if not more than one of each of
the dual items of radio communication
and navigational equipment specified
in paragraphs (a)(1) (i) through (iv) and
(a)(2) of this section malfunctions or
becomes inoperative.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of

paragraph (a) of this section, when
both VHF and HF communications
equipment are required for the route
and the airplane has two VHF trans-
mitters and two VHF receivers for
communications, only one HF trans-
mitter and one HF receiver is required
for communications.

(e) As used in this section, the term

shore means that area of the land adja-
cent to the water which is above the
high-water mark and excludes land

areas which are intermittently under
water.

(f) Notwithstanding the requirements

in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a
person may operate in the Gulf of Mex-
ico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlan-
tic Ocean west of a line which extends
from 44

′

″

N / 67

′

″

W to 39

′

″

N / 67

′

″

W to 38

′

″

N / 60

′

″

south along the 60

′

″

W longitude

line to the point where the line inter-
sects with the northern coast of South
America, when:

(1) A single long-range navigation

system is installed, operational, and
appropriate for the route; and

(2) Flight conditions and the air-

craft’s capabilities are such that no
more than a 30-minute gap in two-way
radio very high frequency communica-
tions is expected to exist.

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34314, Aug. 18, 1989, as
amended by Amdt. 91–249, 61 FR 7190, Feb. 26,
1996; Amdt. 91–296, 72 FR 31679, June 7, 2007]

§ 91.513

Emergency equipment.

(a) No person may operate an air-

plane unless it is equipped with the
emergency equipment listed in this
section.

(b) Each item of equipment—
(1) Must be inspected in accordance

with § 91.409 to ensure its continued
serviceability and immediate readiness
for its intended purposes;

(2) Must be readily accessible to the

crew;

(3) Must clearly indicate its method

of operation; and

(4) When carried in a compartment or

container, must have that compart-
ment or container marked as to con-
tents and date of last inspection.

provided for use in crew, passenger, and
cargo compartments in accordance
with the following:

(1) The type and quantity of extin-

guishing agent must be suitable for the
kinds of fires likely to occur in the
compartment where the extinguisher is
intended to be used.

(2) At least one hand fire extin-

guisher must be provided and located
on or near the flight deck in a place
that is readily accessible to the flight
crew.

(3) At least one hand fire extin-

guisher must be conveniently located

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