{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-135.183","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 135.183","heading":"Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water.","body":"No person may operate a land aircraft carrying passengers over water unless—\n(a) It is operated at an altitude that allows it to reach land in the case of engine failure;\n(b) It is necessary for takeoff or landing;\n(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\n(d) It is a helicopter equipped with helicopter flotation devices.","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 135—OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT","Subpart C—Aircraft and Equipment"],"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":"bf4da94aa24c975193ad28736cdf7cb5949819235fa66b98752161ca133635ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-135.181","next":"us/14-cfr-135.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}