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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 91.1605
(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-
mercial operators;
(2) All persons exercising the privi-
leges of an airman certificate issued by
the FAA, except when such persons are
operating a U.S.-registered aircraft for
a foreign air carrier; and
(3) All operators of U.S.-registered
civil aircraft, except operators of such
aircraft that are foreign air carriers.
(b)
Flight prohibition. Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct
flight operations within the Tripoli
(HLLL) FIR.
(c)
Permitted operations. This section
does not prohibit persons described in
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations within the
Tripoli (HLLL) FIR under the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) Flight operations are conducted
under a contract, grant or cooperative
agreement with another department,
agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government with the ap-
proval of the FAA, or by an exemption
issued by the Administrator. The FAA
will process requests for approval or
exemption in a timely manner, with an
order of preference first for those oper-
ations in support of U.S. government-
sponsored activities, second for those
operations in support of government-
sponsored activities of another State
with the support of a U.S. government
agency, and third for all other oper-
ations.
(2) Flight operations are coordinated
with any mechanism established by
paragraph 8 of U.N. Security Council
Resolution 1973 (2011).
(d)
Emergency situations. In an emer-
gency that requires immediate decision
and action for the safety of the flight,
the pilot in command of an aircraft
may deviate from this section to the
extent required by that emergency. Ex-
cept for U.S. air carriers and commer-
cial operators that are subject to the
requirements of 14 CFR parts 119, 121,
125, or 135, each person who deviates
from this section must, within 10 days
of the deviation, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays, submit
to the nearest FAA Flight Standards
District Office a complete report of the
operations of the aircraft involved in
the deviation, including a description
of the deviation and the reasons for it.
(e)
Expiration. This Special Federal
Aviation Regulation will remain in ef-
fect for 3 years from the effective date.
The FAA may amend, rescind, or ex-
tend this Special Federal Aviation
Regulation as necessary.
[Doc. No. FAA–2011–0246, 76 FR 16238, Mar. 23,
2011]
§ 91.1605
Special Federal Aviation Reg-
ulation No. 77—Prohibition Against
Certain Flights Within the Terri-
tory and Airspace of Iraq.
(a)
Applicability. This rule applies to
the following persons:
(1) All U.S. air carriers or commer-
cial operators;
(2) All persons exercising the privi-
leges of an airman certificate issued by
the FAA except such persons operating
U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign
air carrier; or
(3) All operators of aircraft registered
in the United States except where the
operator of such aircraft is a foreign
air carrier.
(b)
Flight prohibition. No person may
conduct flight operations over or with-
in the territory of Iraq, except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
section or except as follows:
(1) Overflights of Iraq may be con-
ducted above flight level (FL) 200 sub-
ject to the approval of, and in accord-
ance with the conditions established
by, the appropriate authorities of Iraq.
(2) Flights departing from the coun-
tries adjacent to Iraq whose climb per-
formance will not permit operations
above FL200 prior to entering Iraqi air-
space may operate at altitudes below
FL200 within Iraq to the extent nec-
essary to permit a climb above FL200,
subject to the approval of, and in ac-
cordance with the conditions estab-
lished by, the appropriate authorities
of Iraq.
(3) Flights originating from or des-
tined to areas outside of Iraq may be
operated to or from Erbil International
Airport (ORER) or Sulaymaniyah
International Airport (ORSU) within
the territory of Iraq north of 34
°
30
′
North latitude. Such flights may oper-
ate below FL200 only when initiating
an arrival to or departure from Erbil
International Airport (ORER) or
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