. The violation did not involve a criminal offense, or accident, or action under Section 609 of the Act which discloses a lack of qualification or competency, which are wholly excluded from this policy.

. The person has not been found in any prior FAA enforcement action to have committed a violation of the Federal Aviation Act, or any regulation promulgated under that Act for a period of 5 years prior to the date of the occurrence.

. The person proves that, within 10 days after the violation, he or she completed and delivered or mailed a written report of the incident or occurrence to NASA under ASRS.  When filing a NASA form, the crew members should send a return receipt to protect themselves and have a record of filing within 10 days of a potential violation.

 
 
Section D. FAA Exemption – Flight Below 500 Feet

 
Introduction
 This section describes the FAR exemption that allows Coast Guard flight crews to fly below 500 feet, or closer than 500 feet to a vessel, person, or structure during SAR.
 
D.1.  Flight Below 500 Feet Exemption
 Appendix C of the Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual, COMDTINST M16798.3 (series), describes the exemption from the FAR, specifically CFR Part 14, FAR 91.119.  The Coast Guard renews this exemption with the FAA every two years.  In essence, this partial exemption from the regulation specifically regards flights below 500 feet for the “saving of lives”.  The exemption reads, in part:
“Minimum Safe Altitudes:  To assist with SAR efforts, descent below 500 feet AGL/AWL may be necessary to better identify objects during search missions.  We are confident that an acceptable margin of safety can be maintained over open water at altitudes below 500 feet and less than 500 feet of lateral separation without hazard to persons or property.  This exemption will allow Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft to better prosecute their assigned Coast Guard missions in the same fashion as Coast Guard aircraft.
VFR Cruising Altitude:  In order to track commercial vessels via Automatic Identification System (AIS) as well as serve as training targets for active duty Coast Guard air intercept aircraft, operation at other than the appropriate VFR cruising altitudes is necessary.”  Such action should be coordinated with ATC when possible.
 
D.2.  Low-Level Flight Restrictions
 It is specifically noted in the Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual, COMDTINST M16798.3 (series) that this exemption is not intended to be blanket authority for low-level flight on SAR cases, but to enable better search capability.  The exemption applies to certified Auxiliary pilots at the aircraft commander and first pilot levels only.
Pilots and crews should also be aware that this exemption applies solely to SAR missions, and does not authorize low-level flight, or close clearance to vessels, persons or structures for any other mission or purpose.
　
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