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citation: "41 C.F.R. §§ 102-33.105–102-33.135"
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# §102-33.105. Establishing Flight Program Standards.


You must write, publish, implement, and comply with standards (specific to your agency), which establish or require policies and procedures for:

- (a) Management/administration of your flight program (in this part, “flight program” includes CAS contracts);
- (b) Operation of your flight program;
- (c) Maintenance of your Government aircraft;
- (d) Training for your flight program personnel;
- (e) Safety of your flight program;
- (f) Accident reporting and investigation as appropriate; and
- (g) **Reporting to FAIRS as required by this part.**

# §102-33.110. Flight Program Operation Standards.


For management/administration of your flight program, you must establish or require—

- (a) A management structure overseeing operations, safety, training, maintenance, and finances (including contract requirements); and
- (b) **Guidance on roles, responsibilities, and authority of flight program personnel.**

# §102-33.115. Flight program operations.


You must establish or require:

- (a) Qualifications and currency requirements for pilots, crewmembers, maintenance, administrative, and mission personnel;
- (b) Duty and flight time limitations for pilots and crewmembers;
- (c) Procedures to track flight time, duty time, training, and medical requirements;
- (d) Compliance with safety notices and operational bulletins;
- (e) Flight-following procedures for lost or downed aircraft;
- (f) Disclosure statement for crewmembers and qualified non-crewmembers flying aboard Government aircraft;
- (g) Manifest with full names, contact info, and flight details for each flight leg;
- (h) Documentation and retention of manifest changes for two years;
- (i) Procedures to reconcile manifests and test periodically;
- (j) Weight, balance, and cargo-loading manifest with retention for 30 days;
- (k) Emergency procedures and equipment for specific missions;
- (l) ALSE inspection and serviceability procedures; and
- (m) **Pre-flight risk assessment, including weather, crew rest, flight type, and crew makeup.**

# §102-33.120. Maintenance of Government aircraft.


You must establish or require:

- (a) Procedures to record and track duty time and training of maintenance personnel;
- (b) **Aircraft maintenance and inspection programs that comply with whichever is most applicable among—**
  - (1) Programs for ex-military aircraft;
  - (2) Manufacturers' programs;
  - (3) FAA-approved programs;
  - (4) FAA-accepted programs; or
  - (5) Your agency's self-prescribed programs;
- (c) Compliance with owning-agency or military safety of flight notices, FAA airworthiness directives, advisory circulars and orders, or mandatory manufacturers' bulletins applicable to the types of aircraft, engines, propellers, and appliances you operate;
- (d) Procedures for operating aircraft with inoperable instruments and equipment;
- (e) Technical support, including appropriate engineering documentation and testing, for aircraft, powerplant, propeller, or appliance repairs, modifications, or equipment installations;
- (f) A quality control system to ensure replacement parts are suitable, documented, safe for flight, and properly inspected or tested; and
- (g) Procedures for recording and tracking maintenance actions; inspections; and the flight hours, cycles, and calendar times of life-limited parts and FSCAP.

# §102-33.125. Training requirements.


You must establish or require training standards, including initial and recurring instruction for flight personnel on roles, responsibilities, and operational skills.


# §102-33.130. Aviation safety management.


You must establish or require the following aviation safety management standards:

- (a) A Safety Management System (SMS) that complies with the FAA's current Advisory Circular (AC) that addresses SMSs or an equivalent internationally recognized SMS standard. The SMS should include:
  - (1) Policies that assign SMS roles, with senior management ultimately responsible and qualified safety managers or officers appointed to oversee the aviation safety program, who should be:
    - (i) Experienced as pilots, crewmembers, or in aviation or maintenance program management; and
    - (ii) Graduated or certificated from an approved aviation safety officer course before or within one year of appointment; and
  - (2) **An accident prevention program that includes—**
    - (i) Measurable procedures;
    - (ii) A system to share safety information;
    - (iii) Safety training;
    - (iv) An aviation safety awards program, including Federal Aviation Awards; and
    - (v) A safety council or committee (for agencies owning aircraft);
- (b) Risk management procedures that identify and reduce hazards using formal controls and advise senior managers on optimal risk mitigation;
- (c) Policies requiring independent inspectors to verify compliance with these standards;
- (d) Procedures allowing reprisal-free reporting of unsafe operations to aviation safety officers and managers;
- (e) A system to collect and report information on aircraft accidents and incidents (as required by [49 CFR part 830](/cfr/49/part830.md) and [§ 102-33.270](/cfr/41/102-33.270.md));
- (f) Policies that identify clear standards for acceptable behavior; and
- (g) **A security program that includes—**
  - (1) A designated security manager;
  - (2) A threat assessment process;
  - (3) Procedures for preventing and deterring unlawful acts;
  - (4) Procedures for responding to threats and unlawful acts;
  - (5) Security training for personnel; and
  - (6) Policies and procedures for a mail security plan that meet the requirements in [41 CFR part 102-192](/cfr/41/part102-192.md), including protections against mail-borne hazards for staff and facilities, especially when using aircraft for mail delivery.

# §102-33.135. Responding to aircraft accidents and incidents.

- (a) You must establish or require the following standards for responding to aircraft accidents and incidents:
  - (1) A policy ensuring compliance with NTSB reporting rules (49 CFR parts [830](/cfr/49/part830.md) and [831](/cfr/49/part831.md)), including immediate NTSB notification of accidents/incidents and a method for notifying GSA as required in [§ 102-33.270](/cfr/41/102-33.270.md);
  - (2) An accident/incident response plan based on the NTSB's “Federal Plan,” with periodic exercises, and procedures (per FAA AC 120-92) to identify potential accidents or incidents;
  - (3) Procedures for participating in NTSB investigations of agency-owned or hired aircraft, and for conducting parallel investigations when appropriate;
  - (4) Accident/incident investigation training for personnel involved in NTSB or parallel investigations; and
  - (5) Procedures for disseminating, in the event of an aviation disaster that involves one of your Government aircraft, information about eligibility for benefits to anyone injured, to the injured or deceased persons' points of contact (listed on the manifest), and to the families of injured or deceased crewmembers and qualified non-crewmembers.
- (b) **This section does not supersede 49 CFR parts 830 and 831.**