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14 CFR · Part 91

14 CFR § 91.1083

Crewmember emergency training.

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Part 91 Contents
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 50-2: Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 60: Air Traffic Control System Emergency Operation
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 97: Special Operating Rules for the Conduct of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in Alaska
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 104: Prohibition Against Certain Flights by Syrian Air Carriers to the United States
  • Subpart A: General
  • Subpart B: Flight Rules
  • Subpart C: Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate Requirements
  • Subpart D: Special Flight Operations
  • Subpart E: Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations
  • Subpart F: Large and Turbine-Powered Multiengine Airplanes and Fractional Ownership Program Aircraft
  • Subpart G: Additional Equipment and Operating Requirements for Large and Transport Category Aircraft
  • Subpart H: Foreign Aircraft Operations and Operations of U.S.-Registered Civil Aircraft Outside of the United States; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft
  • Subpart I: Operating Noise Limits
  • Subpart J: Waivers
  • Subpart K: Fractional Ownership Operations
  • Subpart L: Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements
  • Subpart M: Special Federal Aviation Regulations
  • Subpart N: Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements
  • Appendix A to Part 91: Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance
  • Appendix D to Part 91: Airports/Locations: Special Operating Restrictions
  • Appendix E to Part 91: Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications
  • Appendix F to Part 91: Helicopter Flight Recorder Specifications
  • Appendix G to Part 91: Operations in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace
(a)

Each training program must provide emergency training under this section for each aircraft type, model, and configuration, each crewmember, and each kind of operation conducted, as appropriate for each crewmember and the program manager.

(b)

Emergency training must provide the following:

(1)

Instruction in emergency assignments and procedures, including coordination among crewmembers.

(2)

Individual instruction in the location, function, and operation of emergency equipment including—

(i)

Equipment used in ditching and evacuation;

(ii)

First aid equipment and its proper use; and

(iii)

Portable fire extinguishers, with emphasis on the type of extinguisher to be used on different classes of fires.

(3)

Instruction in the handling of emergency situations including—

(i)

Rapid decompression;

(ii)

Fire in flight or on the surface and smoke control procedures with emphasis on electrical equipment and related circuit breakers found in cabin areas;

(iii)

Ditching and evacuation;

(iv)

Illness, injury, or other abnormal situations involving passengers or crewmembers; and

(v)

Hijacking and other unusual situations.

(4)

Review and discussion of previous aircraft accidents and incidents involving actual emergency situations.

(c)

Each crewmember must perform at least the following emergency drills, using the proper emergency equipment and procedures, unless the Administrator finds that, for a particular drill, the crewmember can be adequately trained by demonstration:

(1)

Ditching, if applicable.

(2)

Emergency evacuation.

(3)

Fire extinguishing and smoke control.

(4)

Operation and use of emergency exits, including deployment and use of evacuation slides, if applicable.

(5)

Use of crew and passenger oxygen.

(6)

Removal of life rafts from the aircraft, inflation of the life rafts, use of lifelines, and boarding of passengers and crew, if applicable.

(7)

Donning and inflation of life vests and the use of other individual flotation devices, if applicable.

(d)

Crewmembers who serve in operations above 25,000 feet must receive instruction in the following:

(1)

Respiration.

(2)

Hypoxia.

(3)

Duration of consciousness without supplemental oxygen at altitude.

(4)

Gas expansion.

(5)

Gas bubble formation.

(6)

Physical phenomena and incidents of decompression.

Referenced By

Interpretations of This Section (1)

  • Willkie (Department of Commerce), 1990

Documents that cite this section, found in their catalog metadata or text. Listed by date, not by significance.

Reflects the eCFR edition current as of July 6, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 17, 2026.

Primary Source

  • Official Source (14 CFR · Part 91)