AFS-14-399-E October 8, 2014

Exemption No. 10177E Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0970

Mr. Garry Foss

President/ Chief Executive Officer Seaborne Virgin Islands, Inc., d.b.a. Seaborne Airlines World Plaza Building, 9 th Floor

268 Avenida Luis Munoz Rivera San Juan, PR 00918

Dear Mr. Foss:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 10177, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists

the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated June 25, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Seaborne Virgin Islands, Inc., d.b.a. Seaborne Airlines (Seaborne Airlines) for an extension of Exemption No. 10177, as amended. That exemption from part 121, appendix K, paragraph 5a of Title 14, Code of Federal Regula tions (14 CFR) allows Seaborne Airlines to continue to operate DHC-6-300 float-equipped airplanes without meeting certain aircraft performance requirements.

In your petition, you requested that this exemption be reclassified as permanent. The FAA, however, finds it in the best interest of safety to review most exemptions every 2 years. This allows the FAA to ensure that there has been no change in circumstances or regulations from which the exemption is granted.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.2

In your previous grant of an exemption letter dated June 13, 2014, the FAA required Seaborne Airlines to provide additional information that included pilot checklists, policy, and procedures. On August 18, 2014, the FAA received and accepted the additional information

from Seaborne Airlines.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Seaborne Airlines.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10177, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Seaborne Virgin Islands, Inc., d.b.a. Seaborne Airlines is granted an extension to its exemption which allows Seaborne Airlines to continue to operate DHC-6-300 float-equipped airplanes w ithout meeting certain aircraft performance requirements, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Before conducting operations under this exemption, Seaborne Airlines must obtain an updated operations specifications A005 (Exemp tions and Deviations) that provides for operations under this exemption.

2. Seaborne Airlines must keep the checklist of ‘takeoff area cleared’ in their float plane

normal checklist.

3. Seaborne Airlines must maintain single engine operations instructions for its pilots.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10177, as amended to June 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service