---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 133.31"
title: "14"
number: "133.31"
heading: "Emergency operations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/133.31"
---

# §133.31. Emergency operations.

- (a) In an emergency involving the safety of persons or property, the certificate holder may deviate from the rules of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency.
- (b) Each person who, under the authority of this section, deviates from a rule of this part shall notify the Administrator within 10 days after the deviation. Upon the request of the Administrator, that person shall provide the responsible Flight Standards office a complete report of the aircraft operation involved, including a description of the deviation and reasons for it.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 24550, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7, 1986, as amended by Amdt. 133-11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989; Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 133-16, 83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702.

### Source

Source: Docket 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 24550, 51 FR 40708, Nov. 7, 1986, as amended by Amdt. 133-11, 54 FR 39294, Sept. 25, 1989; Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 133-16, 83 FR 9175, Mar. 5, 2018]