[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR135.21]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 135_OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS 

AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 135.21  Manual requirements.



    (a) Each certificate holder, other than one who uses only one pilot 

in the certificate holder's operations, shall prepare and keep current a 

manual setting forth the certificate holder's procedures and policies 

acceptable to the Administrator. This manual must be used by the 

certificate holder's flight, ground, and maintenance personnel in 

conducting its operations. However, the Administrator may authorize a 

deviation from this paragraph if the Administrator finds that, because 

of the limited size of the operation, all or part of the manual is not 

necessary for guidance of flight, ground, or maintenance personnel.

    (b) Each certificate holder shall maintain at least one copy of the 

manual at its principal base of operations.

    (c) The manual must not be contrary to any applicable Federal 

regulations, foreign regulation applicable to the certificate holder's 

operations in foreign countries, or the certificate holder's operating 

certificate or operations specifications.

    (d) A copy of the manual, or appropriate portions of the manual (and 

changes and additions) shall be made available to maintenance and ground 

operations personnel by the certificate holder and furnished to--

    (1) Its flight crewmembers; and

    (2) Representatives of the Administrator assigned to the certificate 

holder.

    (e) Each employee of the certificate holder to whom a manual or 

appropriate portions of it are furnished under paragraph (d)(1) of this 

section shall keep it up to date with the changes and additions 

furnished to them.

    (f) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section, each 

certificate holder must carry appropriate parts of the manual on each 

aircraft when away from the principal operations base. The appropriate 

parts must be available for use by ground or flight personnel.

    (g) For the purpose of complying with paragraph (d) of this section, 

a certificate holder may furnish the persons listed therein with all or 

part of its manual in printed form or other form, acceptable to the 

Administrator, that is retrievable in the English language. If the 

certificate holder furnishes all or part of the manual in other than 

printed form, it must ensure there is a compatible reading device 

available to those persons that provides a legible image of the 

information and instructions, or a system that is able to retrieve the 

information and instructions in the English language.

    (h) If a certificate holder conducts aircraft inspections or 

maintenance at specified stations where it keeps the approved inspection 

program manual, it is not required to carry the manual aboard the 

aircraft en route to those stations.



[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 135-18, 

47 FR 33396, Aug. 2, 1982; Amdt. 135-58, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995; 

Amdt. 135-66, 62 FR 13257, Mar. 19, 1997; Amdt. 135-91, 68 FR 54585, 

Sept. 17, 2003]