NetJets Aviation, Inc. 

4111 Bridgeway Avenue 

Columbus, Ohio 43219 

T + 1 614 239 5500 

Petition for Extension of Exemption No. 8676D Page 2 of 2 

A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COMPANY netjets.com 

Enclosure (2): 

1. Copy of exemption 8676D 

2. FOM excerpt 

Cc: David Pierce 

AB/bc 
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October 24, 2013

 Exemption No. 8676D

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-22250

Mr. Eric Lambert

Vice President/Director of Operations

NetJets Aviation, Inc.

4111 Bridgeway Avenue

Columbus, OH 43219

Dear Mr. Lambert:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 8676, 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 August 19, 2013 you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of NetJets Aviation, Inc. (NetJets), for an extension of Exemption No. 8676, as 

amended. That exemption from § 91.205(b)(12) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

allows NetJets to operate over water and beyond power-off gliding distance from shore 

without at least one pyrotechnic signaling device.

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.

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 NetJets.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8676, 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Each flight operated under this exemption must be conducted in compliance with 

§§ 121.125(a)(1), (2), (c) and (d); 121.127(a)(1), (2), and (b); 121.597(a), (b), and (c); 

and 121.689(a), (b), and (c). 

2. Each flight operated under part 135 must be conducted in accordance with NetJets 

operations specifications.

3. Each flight operated under part 91K must be conducted in accordance with NetJets 

management specifications. 

4. Prior to conducting operations under this exemption, NetJets must obtain amended 

operations specifications, and management specifications listing this exemption. 

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 8676, as amended, to 

September 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service
Flight Operations Manual

Normal: Preflight 2–51

2.6.4 Emergency Equipment

Required

1. First aid kit

2. Fire extinguishers, as required for the type of operation 

3. Supplemental Oxygen Equipment

• Automatically deploying oxygen masks for each passenger seat and limited number of

additional masks for lap children, as applicable (see AFM)

• Limited number of seats with two oxygen masks to accommodate lap children (see AFM)

• Pilot quick-donning masks in the cockpit

• Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE) on certain aircraft only (see AFM)

4. For overwater flights

• Life vest for each occupant

• Appropriate number of Type 1 rafts rated for the total number of occupants with survival and

emergency kits (Part 91: Required if more than 100 nm from shore. Part 135: Required if more

than 50 nm from shore)

NOTE

The approved overload capacity of the raft is not considered to be its nominal capacity

(i.e., if the life raft has a capacity of six, with approved overload of eight, raft capacity

is still six.) 

• Survival type emergency locater transmitter (ELT)

• Emergency signaling device (included in life raft survival kit)

NOTE

NJA is exempt from carrying pyrotechnic signaling devices independent of the life raft

survival kit.

Optional

• MedAire medical kit

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

2.6.5 MedAire Medical Kit Inspection

The MedAire medical kit is not the same as the first aid kit required by FAR, nor is it required for release. 

If kit is missing, tampered with, or seal is broken defer the unit under the approved aircraft deferral

program.

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