The sterile cockpit rule is defined by which regulation?

The sterile cockpit rule is defined by which regulation?

• A. 14 CFR 121.542
• B. 14 CFR 91.205
• C. 14 CFR 33.3
• D. 14 CFR 61.39

Answer: (A)

Distractions in the cockpit during high-workload phases are restricted to keep the crew focused on flying. The sterile cockpit rule requires the flight crew to refrain from nonessential activities and conversations during taxi, takeoff, departure, approach, and landing, and whenever the aircraft is below 10,000 feet. This rule is defined in 14 CFR 121.542, which specifies sterile cockpit procedures for Part 121 operations. The other regulations cover different topics—equipment requirements, design/certification aspects, or medical/flight-crew qualifications—so they don’t establish the sterile cockpit rule.

Distractions in the cockpit during high-workload phases are restricted to keep the crew focused on flying. The sterile cockpit rule requires the flight crew to refrain from nonessential activities and conversations during taxi, takeoff, departure, approach, and landing, and whenever the aircraft is below 10,000 feet. This rule is defined in 14 CFR 121.542, which specifies sterile cockpit procedures for Part 121 operations. The other regulations cover different topics—equipment requirements, design/certification aspects, or medical/flight-crew qualifications—so they don’t establish the sterile cockpit rule.