[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR119.57] [Page 716] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) PART 119_CERTIFICATION: AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS--Table of Subpart C_Certification, Operations Specifications, and Certain Other Requirements for Operations Conducted Under Part 121 or Part 135 of This Chapter Sec. 119.57 Obtaining deviation authority to perform an emergency operation. (a) In emergency conditions, the Administrator may authorize deviations if-- (1) Those conditions necessitate the transportation of persons or supplies for the protection of life or property; and (2) The Administrator finds that a deviation is necessary for the expeditious conduct of the operations. (b) When the Administrator authorizes deviations for operations under emergency conditions-- (1) The Administrator will issue an appropriate amendment to the certificate holder's operations specifications; or (2) If the nature of the emergency does not permit timely amendment of the operations specifications-- (i) The Administrator may authorize the deviation orally; and (ii) The certificate holder shall provide documentation describing the nature of the emergency to the certificate-holding district office within 24 hours after completing the operation.