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14 CFR §135.98

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After August 13, 2008, no certificate holder may operate an aircraft in the region north of 78° N latitude (“North Polar Area”), other than intrastate operations wholly within the state of Alaska, unless authorized by the FAA. The certificate holder's operation specifications must include the following:
  1. (a)The designation of airports that may be used for en-route diversions and the requirements the airports must meet at the time of diversion.
  2. (b)Except for all-cargo operations, a recovery plan for passengers at designated diversion airports.
  3. (c)A fuel-freeze strategy and procedures for monitoring fuel freezing for operations in the North Polar Area.
  4. (d)A plan to ensure communication capability for operations in the North Polar Area.
  5. (e)An MEL for operations in the North Polar Area.
  6. (f)A training plan for operations in the North Polar Area.
  7. (g)A plan for mitigating crew exposure to radiation during solar flare activity.
  8. (h)A plan for providing at least two cold weather anti-exposure suits in the aircraft, to protect crewmembers during outside activity at a diversion airport with extreme climatic conditions. The FAA may relieve the certificate holder from this requirement if the season of the year makes the equipment unnecessary.