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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.1025 

(h) If a program manager conducts 

aircraft inspections or maintenance at 
specified facilities where the approved 
aircraft inspection program is avail-
able, the program manager is not re-
quired to ensure that the approved air-
craft inspection program is carried 
aboard the aircraft en route to those 
facilities. 

(i) Program managers that are also 

certificated to operate under part 121 
or 135 of this chapter may be author-
ized to use the operating manual re-
quired by those parts to meet the man-
ual requirements of subpart K, pro-
vided: 

(1) The policies and procedures are 

consistent for both operations, or 

(2) When policies and procedures are 

different, the applicable policies and 
procedures are identified and used. 

§ 91.1025

Program operating manual 

contents. 

Each program operating manual 

must have the date of the last revision 
on each revised page. Unless otherwise 
authorized by the Administrator, the 
manual must include the following: 

(a) Procedures for ensuring compli-

ance with aircraft weight and balance 
limitations; 

(b) Copies of the program manager’s 

management specifications or appro-
priate extracted information, including 
area of operations authorized, category 
and class of aircraft authorized, crew 
complements, and types of operations 
authorized; 

(c) Procedures for complying with ac-

cident notification requirements; 

(d) Procedures for ensuring that the 

pilot in command knows that required 
airworthiness inspections have been 
made and that the aircraft has been ap-
proved for return to service in compli-
ance with applicable maintenance re-
quirements; 

(e) Procedures for reporting and re-

cording mechanical irregularities that 
come to the attention of the pilot in 
command before, during, and after 
completion of a flight; 

(f) Procedures to be followed by the 

pilot in command for determining that 
mechanical irregularities or defects re-
ported for previous flights have been 
corrected or that correction of certain 

mechanical irregularities or defects 
have been deferred; 

(g) Procedures to be followed by the 

pilot in command to obtain mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, and 
servicing of the aircraft at a place 
where previous arrangements have not 
been made by the program manager or 
owner, when the pilot is authorized to 
so act for the operator; 

(h) Procedures under § 91.213 for the 

release of, and continuation of flight if 
any item of equipment required for the 
particular type of operation becomes 
inoperative or unserviceable en route; 

(i) Procedures for refueling aircraft, 

eliminating fuel contamination, pro-
tecting from fire (including electro-
static protection), and supervising and 
protecting passengers during refueling; 

(j) Procedures to be followed by the 

pilot in command in the briefing under 
§ 91.1035. 

(k) Procedures for ensuring compli-

ance with emergency procedures, in-
cluding a list of the functions assigned 
each category of required crew-
members in connection with an emer-
gency and emergency evacuation du-
ties; 

(l) The approved aircraft inspection 

program, when applicable; 

(m) Procedures for the evacuation of 

persons who may need the assistance of 
another person to move expeditiously 
to an exit if an emergency occurs; 

(n) Procedures for performance plan-

ning that take into account take off, 
landing and en route conditions; 

(o) An approved Destination Airport 

Analysis, when required by § 91.1037(c), 
that includes the following elements, 
supported by aircraft performance data 
supplied by the aircraft manufacturer 
for the appropriate runway condi-
tions— 

(1) Pilot qualifications and experi-

ence; 

(2) Aircraft performance data to in-

clude normal, abnormal and emergency 
procedures as supplied by the aircraft 
manufacturer; 

(3) Airport facilities and topography; 
(4) Runway conditions (including 

contamination); 

(5) Airport or area weather reporting; 
(6) Appropriate additional runway 

safety margins, if required; 

(7) Airplane inoperative equipment; 

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