{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-133.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 133.1","heading":"Applicability.","body":"Except for aircraft subject to part 107 of this chapter, this part prescribes—\n(a) Airworthiness certification rules for rotorcraft used in; and\n(b) Operating and certification rules governing the conduct of rotorcraft external-load operations in the United States by any person.\n(c) The certification rules of this part do not apply to—\n(1) Rotorcraft manufacturers when developing external-load attaching means;\n(2) Rotorcraft manufacturers demonstrating compliance of equipment utilized under this part or appropriate portions of part 27 or 29 of this chapter;\n(3) Operations conducted by a person demonstrating compliance for the issuance of a certificate or authorization under this part;\n(4) Training flights conducted in preparation for the demonstration of compliance with this part; or\n(5) A Federal, State, or local government conducting operations with public aircraft.\n(d) For the purpose of this part, a person other than a crewmember or a person who is essential and directly connected with the external-load operation may be carried only in approved Class D rotorcraft-load combinations.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER G—AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS","PART 133—ROTORCRAFT EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS","Subpart A—Applicability"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"703c2ab11296756ebcfeea85a67f5e3d08d13be009e9df919306f69f252cfa8c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-129","next":"us/14-cfr-133.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}