PLT403: Emergency Deviation From Regulations
What code PLT403 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Emergency Deviation From Regulations before your checkride.
Recall regulations - emergency deviation from regulations
What this means for your checkride
In an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency. Each pilot in command who deviates must, upon the request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation.
It grants the authority to break a rule when safety requires, and defines the follow-up obligation.
The deviation authority is limited to the extent required to meet the emergency, not blanket permission to ignore rules.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.