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40.282 Initial pilot flight training.
40.284 Initial flight engineer training.
40.286 Initial crew member emergency training.
40.288 Initial aircraft dispatcher training.
40.289 Recurrent training.
FLIGHT CREW MEMBER AND DISPATCHER QUALIFICATION
40.300 Qualification requirements.
40.301 Pilot recent experience.
40.302 Pilot checks.
40.303 Pilot route and airport qualification requirements.
40.304 Maintenance and reestablishment of pilot route and airport qualifications for particular trips.
40.305 Competence check; other pilots.
40.307 Flight engineer qualification for duty.
40.310 Aircraft dispatcher qualification for duty.
FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS
40.320 Flight time limitations.
DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS; AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
40.340 Aircraft dispatcher daily duty time limitations.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
40.351 Operational control.
40.352 Operations notices.
40.353 Operations schedules.
40.354 Flight crew members at controls.
40.355 Manipulation of controls.
40.356 Admission to flight deck.
40.357 Use of cockpit check procedure.
40.358 Personal flying equipment.
40.359 Restriction or suspension of operation.
40.360 Emergency decisions; pilot in command and aircraft dispatcher.
40.361 Reporting potentially hazardous meteorological conditions and irregularities of ground and navigational facilities.
40.362 Reporting mechanical irregularities.
40.363 Enigma failure or precautionary stoppage.
40.364 Instrument approach procedures.
40.365 Requirements for air carrier equipment interchange.
DISPATCHING RULES
40.381 Necessity for dispatching authority.
40.382 Familiarity with weather conditions.
40.383 Facilities and services.
40.384 Airplane equipment required for dispatch.
40.385 Communications and navigational facilities required for dispatch.
40.336 Dispatching under VFR.
40.387 Dispatching under IFR or over-the-top.
40.388 Alternate airport for departure.
40.389 Alternate airport for destination: IFR or over-the-top.
40.390 Alternate airport weather minimums.
40.391 Continuance of flight; flight hazards.
40.392 Operation in icing conditions.
40.393 Redispatch and continuance of flight.
40.394 Dispatch to and from provisionalairport.
40.395 Take—offs from alternate airports or from airports not listed in the operations specifications
40.396 Fuel supply for all operations.
40.397 Factors involved in computing fuel required.
40.405 Take-off and landing weather minimums; VFR.
40.406 Take-off and landing weather minimums; IFR.
40.408 Flight altitude rules.
40.409 Altitude maintenance on initial approach.
40.411 Preparation of dispatch release.
40.412 Preparation of load. manifest.
REQUIRED RECORDS AND REPORTS
40 500 Records.
40.501 Crew member and dispatcher records.
40.502 List of airplanes.
40.503 Dispatch release form.
40.504 Load manifest.
40.505 Disposition of load manifest, dipatch release form and flight plans.
40.506 Maintenance records.
40.507 Maintenance log.
40.508 Daily mechanical reports.
40.509 Mechanical interruption summary report
40.510 Alteration and repair reports.
40.511 Maintenance release.

Authority: §§ 40.1 to 40.511 issued under sec. 205. 52 Stat. 984; 49 U. S. C. 425. Interpret or apply secs. 601. 605. 52 Stat. 1007. 1010; 49 U. S. C. 551, 555.

APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS

Applicability of this part. The provisions of this part are applicable to air carriers holding certificates of public convenience and necessity issued in accordance with Title 1V of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. as amended, when they engage in scheduled interstate air transportation within the continental limits of the United States: Provided. That the provisions of this part shall not apply to operations conducted pursuant to economic exemption authority issued by the Board for a period of 90 days or less: And provided further, That the Administrator may authorize any air carrier holding authority to engage in scheduled cargo operations pursuant to Title IV of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. as amended, to conduct such operations in accordance with the air carrier certification and operations rules prescribed in Part 42 of this subchapter: And provided further, That in the case of segments of routes extending beyond the continental limits of the United States, the Administrator may authorize an air carrier to conduct operations over such route segments pursuant to provisions of this part.

Applicability of Parts 43 and 60 of this subchapter. The provisions of Parts 43 and 60 of this subchapter shall be applicable to all air carrier operations conducted under the provisions of this part unless otherwise specified in this part.

Definitions. As used in this part terms shall be defined as follows:

Accelerate-stop distance. Accelerate-stop distance is the distance required to accelerate an airplane to a specified speed and, assuming failure of the critical engine at the instant that speed is attained, to bring the airplane to a stop. (See the pertinent airworthiness requirements for the manner in which such distance is determined.)

Administrator. The Administrator is the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics.

Air carrier. Air carrier means any citizen of the United States who directly, or by lease or by other arrangement, undertakes the carriage by airplane of persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, or the carriage of mail by airplane.

Air traffic clearance. An air traffic clearance is an authorization issued by air traffic control for an airplane to proceed under specified conditions.

Air traffic control. Air traffic control is a service provided for the purpose of: (1) Preventing collisions between airplanes, and, on the airport ground maneuvering area, between airplanes and obstructions; and (2) expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

Aircraft dispatcher. An aircraft, dispatcher is an individual holding a valid aircraft dispatcher certificate issued by the Administrator who exercises responsibility with the pilot in command in the operational control of each flight.

Airframe. Airframe shall mean any and all kinds of fuselages, booms, nacelles, cowlings, fairings, empennages, airfoil surfaces, and landing gear, and all parts, accessories, of controls, of whatever description, appertaining thereto, but not including engines and propellers.

Airplane. A power-driven fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, which, is supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings.

Airport. An airport is an area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of airplanes.

Alternate airport. An alternate airport is an approved airport to which a flight may proceed if a landing at the airport to which the flight was dispatched becomes inadvisable.

Appliances. Appliances shall mean instruments, equipment, apparatus, parts, appurtenances, or accessories of whatever description, which are used, or are capable of being or intended to be used, in the navigation, operation, or control of airplanes in flight (including communication equipment, electronic devices, and any other mechanism or mechanisms installed in or attached to airplanes during flight, but excluding parachutes), and which are not a part or parts of airframes, engines, or propellers.

Approved. Approved, when used alone or as modifying terms such as means, method, action, equipment, etc., shall mean approved by the Administrator.

Authorized representative of the Administrator. An authorized representative of the Administrator shall mean any employee of the Civil Aeronautics Administrator or any private person, authorized by the Administrator to perform particular duties of the Administrator under the provisions of this part.

Ceiling. Ceiling is the height above the ground or water of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena. that is reported as "broken," "overcast." or "obscuration" and not classified as "thin" or "partial."

Check airman. A check airman is an airman designated by the air carrier and approved by the Administrator to examine other airmen to determine their proficiency with respect to procedures and technique and their competence to perform their respective airman duties.

Control area. Control area is airspace having defined dimensions, designated