GEN 1.6 Summary of National Regulations and International Agreements/Conventions
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Summary of National Regulations
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Air regulations for the U.S. and areas under its jurisdiction are published in Title 14 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1-199, entitled the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. It is essential that persons engaged in air operations in the U.S. airspace be acquainted with the relevant regulations. Copies of the 14 CFR parts may be purchased from the:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Attn: New Orders
P.O. Box 979050
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Telephone: 202-512-1800
The Code of Federal Regulations is available electronically at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR. - The following is a partial list of Federal Aviation Regulations and their respective subject matter:
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Air regulations for the U.S. and areas under its jurisdiction are published in Title 14 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1-199, entitled the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. It is essential that persons engaged in air operations in the U.S. airspace be acquainted with the relevant regulations. Copies of the 14 CFR parts may be purchased from the:
TBL GEN 1.6-1
14 CFR |
Title |
1 |
Definitions and abbreviations |
11 |
General rulemaking procedures |
13 |
Investigative and enforcement procedures |
21 |
Certification procedures for products and parts |
23 |
Airworthiness standards: normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes |
25 |
Airworthiness standards: transport category airplanes |
27 |
Airworthiness standards: normal category rotorcraft |
29 |
Airworthiness Standards: transport category rotorcraft |
31 |
Airworthiness standards: manned free balloons |
33 |
Airworthiness standards: aircraft engines |
35 |
Airworthiness standards: propellers |
36 |
Noise standards: aircraft type and airworthiness certification |
39 |
Airworthiness directives |
43 |
Maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration |
45 |
Identification and registration marking |
47 |
Aircraft registration |
49 |
Recording of aircraft titles and security documents |
61 |
Certification: Pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors |
63 |
Certification: Flight crewmembers other than pilots |
65 |
Certification: Airmen other than flight crewmembers |
67 |
Medical standards and certification |
71 |
Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas; airways; routes; and reporting points |
73 |
Special use airspace |
77 |
Objects affecting navigable airspace |
91 |
General operating and flight rules |
93 |
Special air traffic rules and airport traffic patterns |
95 |
IFR altitudes |
97 |
Standard instrument approach procedures |
99 |
Security control of air traffic |
101 |
Moored balloons, kites, unmanned rockets, and unmanned free balloons |
103 |
Ultralight vehicles |
105 |
Parachute jumping |
107 |
Airport security |
108 |
Airplane operator security |
109 |
Indirect air carrier security |
119 |
Certification: Air carriers and commercial operators |
121 |
Operating requirements: Domestic, flag, and supplemental operations |
125 |
Certification and operations: Airplanes having a seating capacity of 20 or more passengers or a maximum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more |
129 |
Operations: Foreign air carriers and foreign operations of U.S. registered aircraft engaged in common carriage |
133 |
Rotorcraft external load operations |
135 |
Operating requirements: Commuter and on-demand operations |
137 |
Agricultural aircraft operations |
139 |
Certification and operations: Land airports serving certain air carriers |
141 |
Pilot schools |
142 |
Training centers |
145 |
Repair stations |
147 |
Aviation maintenance technician schools |
150 |
Airport noise compatibility planning |
151 |
Federal aid to airports |
152 |
Airport aid program |
155 |
Release of airport property from surplus property disposal restrictions |
156 |
State block grant pilot program |
157 |
Notice of construction, alteration, activation, and deactivation of airports |
158 |
Passenger facility charges (PFCs) |
161 |
Notice and approval of airport noise and access restrictions |
169 |
Expenditure of Federal funds for nonmilitary airports or air navigation facilities thereon |
170 |
Establishment and discontinuance criteria for air traffic control services and navigational facilities |
171 |
Non-Federal navigation facilities |
183 |
Representatives of the Administrator |
185 |
Testimony by employees and production of records in legal proceedings, and service of legal process and pleadings |
187 |
Fees |
189 |
Use of Federal Aviation Administration communications system |
191 |
Protection of sensitive security information |
198 |
Aviation insurance |