---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 121.1003"
title: "14"
number: "121.1003"
heading: "Hazardous materials training: General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/121.1003"
---

# §121.1003. Hazardous materials training: General.

- (a) Each certificate holder must establish and implement a hazardous materials training program that:
  - (1) Satisfies the requirements of Appendix O of this part;
  - (2) Ensures that each person performing or directly supervising any of the job functions specified in [§ 121.1001(a)](/cfr/14/121.1001.md?p=a) is trained to comply with all applicable parts of 49 CFR parts [171](/cfr/49/part171.md) through [180](/cfr/49/part180.md) and the requirements of this subpart; and
  - (3) Enables the trained person to recognize items that contain, or may contain, hazardous materials regulated by 49 CFR parts [171](/cfr/49/part171.md) through [180](/cfr/49/part180.md).
- (b) Each certificate holder must provide initial hazardous materials training and recurrent hazardous materials training to each crewmember and person performing or directly supervising any of the job functions specified in [§ 121.1001(a)](/cfr/14/121.1001.md?p=a).
- (c) Each certificate holder's hazardous materials training program must be approved by the FAA prior to implementation.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2003-15085, 70 FR 58823, Oct. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat. 89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note); Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).