FAA regulations for jumpseating on N-registered aircrafts
 

Hello,

Can anyone provide me (or point me in the right direction) with the FAA regulations for jumpseating on N-registered aircraft?

Note:
- Jumpseater has no American passport
- Jumpseater has a JAR license
- Jumpseater uses the jumpseat for commuting to/from work
- Sectors to jumpseat on are in Europe thus outside of US territory

The interesting thing is that US company A allows you to jumpseat and declares that you are authorised by the authorities to jumpseat on their aircraft while US company B requests a written approval by the FAA. How and where to obtain this approval?

Please enlighten me, many thanks!

I'm not going to explain why, due to the security implications and this being a public forum but given the information in your post. No you would not be able to jumpseat.

Normally it is not a problem to jump seat since usually it's on company aircraft or other (european) carriers flying the network. Occasionally however, it is one of the US operators that flies my commuting sector.

I understand City Flyer, that jump seating is a company-to-company agreement and again, normally there isn't any problem commuting unless it is an US operator. "It is due to FAA regulations" explained the Captain. Therefore I am interested in what these regulations are and where I can find them and how I can find out if and how I can obtain permission by the FAA to jump seat on N-registered aircraft.

Kenny, see pm

Is it a 121 carrier? If so, the reg is covered under FAR 121.547

The FAA/TSA has a secure system the operators can opt into. Most do some do not.

Well, since the FAA publishes the regulations for the whole world to read, I don't think it's a security issue. Start at 121.547.

No as the quick answer.

as per previous posts, this is a security sensitive area.

see filejw's post and google CASS jumpseating

It lookes to me that more and more Pilots loose the balls..... No as the quick answer is convinient at the moment. I am glad I could jumpseat around the Globe and help others as well not to miss a flight.

Fly safe and land happy

NG

Thanks for the advice and I have found the 121.547, which is sometimes quite open for "own interpretation". It's just a shame that someone (authority, company, management etc) needs to be difficult and come up with bureaucratic regulations regarding jumps seat policies...