91.221 Flying equipment and operating information

• (a) A pilot-in-command of an aircraft must ensure that the following equipment and information, in current and appropriate form, is accessible to every flight crew member of the aircraft:
  • (1) an accurate means of indicating the time:
  • (2) appropriate aeronautical charts:
  • (3) for IFR operations, every appropriate navigational en route, terminal area, approach, and instrument approach and departure chart:
  • (4) for night operations, an operable electric torch for every flight crew member.
• (b) In addition to paragraph (a), a pilot-in-command of an aircraft in excess of 5700 kg MCTOW, or having a certificated seating capacity of 10 passenger seats or more, must ensure that every flight crew member uses a cockpit checklist covering the normal and emergency procedures for the operation of the aircraft in accordance with the aircraft flight manual.