True or False: A PIC may deviate from FARs during an in-flight emergency to the extent required.

True or False: A PIC may deviate from FARs during an in-flight emergency to the extent required.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only with ATC permission
• D. Not specified

Answer: (A)

When a flight is in an in-flight emergency, the priority is to safeguard safety and manage the situation effectively. The pilot in command has the authority to deviate from any rule in the FARs to the extent required to meet that emergency. This means you can take actions that would ordinarily violate standard rules if those actions are necessary to preserve life and property or to bring the situation under control, and you don’t need to wait for ATC permission to do so. That authority is limited to the duration of the emergency, and once things are stabilized, you should return to normal compliance and, as soon as practical, communicate what was done to relevant authorities. So the statement is true because the PIC’s ability to deviate from FARs during an in-flight emergency is specifically allowed to address the emergency.

When a flight is in an in-flight emergency, the priority is to safeguard safety and manage the situation effectively. The pilot in command has the authority to deviate from any rule in the FARs to the extent required to meet that emergency. This means you can take actions that would ordinarily violate standard rules if those actions are necessary to preserve life and property or to bring the situation under control, and you don’t need to wait for ATC permission to do so. That authority is limited to the duration of the emergency, and once things are stabilized, you should return to normal compliance and, as soon as practical, communicate what was done to relevant authorities.

So the statement is true because the PIC’s ability to deviate from FARs during an in-flight emergency is specifically allowed to address the emergency.