14 CFR Part 133
23 sections · 4 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
ROTORCRAFT EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS
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Authority49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702.
SourceDocket 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— Applicability 1 section
Subpart B— Certification Rules 11 sections
- § 133.11 Certificate required.
- § 133.13 Duration of certificate.
- § 133.14 Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
- § 133.15 Application for certificate issuance or renewal.
- § 133.17 Requirements for issuance of a rotorcraft external-load operator certificate.
- § 133.19 Rotorcraft.
- § 133.21 Personnel.
- § 133.22 Employment of former FAA employees.
- § 133.23 Knowledge and skill.
- § 133.25 Amendment of certificate.
- § 133.27 Availability, transfer, and surrender of certificate.
Subpart C— Operating Rules and Related Requirements 5 sections
Related Advisory Circulars 1 current · 1 cancelled
Recent Federal Register activity last 25 of 14, newest first
- 2026-02-10NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of ExtensionRead →
- 2026-01-28NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment PeriodRead →
- 2025-09-29NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Denial of Extension of Comment PeriodRead →
- 2025-08-07NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight OperationsRead →
- 2018-07-06RuleAviation Safety Organization Changes; CorrectionRead →
- 2018-03-05RuleAviation Safety Organization ChangesRead →
- 2016-11-25RuleRotorcraft External-Load Operations; Technical AmendmentRead →
- 2016-06-28RuleOperation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft SystemsRead →
- 2011-09-16RuleRestrictions on Operators Employing Former Flight Standards Service Aviation Safety Inspectors; CorrectionRead →
- 2011-08-22RuleRestrictions on Operators Employing Former Flight Standards Service Aviation Safety InspectorsRead →
- 2010-04-26NPRMDepartment Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary FR ↗
- 2009-12-07Rule[No title available]FR ↗
- 2009-11-20NPRMRestrictions on Operators Employing Former Flight Standards Service Aviation Safety InspectorsRead →
- 2009-05-11NPRM[No title available]FR ↗