14 CFR 135.183
§ 135.183 Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 135.183, § 135.183 Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57369
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No person may operate a land aircraft carrying passengers over water unless—
(a) It is operated at an altitude that allows it to reach land in the case of engine failure;
(b) It is necessary for takeoff or landing;
(c) It is a multiengine aircraft operated at a weight that will allow it to climb, with the critical engine inoperative, at least 50 feet a minute, at an altitude of 1,000 feet above the surface; or
(d) It is a helicopter equipped with helicopter flotation devices.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.