(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section and
§§91.701 and 91.703, this part prescribes rules governing the operation of
aircraft (other than moored balloons, kites, unmanned rockets, and
unmanned free balloons, which are governed by part 101 of this chapter,
and ultralight vehicles operated in accordance with part 103 of this
chapter) within the United States, including the waters within 3 nautical
miles of the U.S. coast.
(b) Each person operating an aircraft in the airspace overlying the
waters between 3 and 12 nautical miles from the coast of the United States
shall comply with §§91.1 through 91.21; §§91.101 through 91.143; §§91.151
through 91.159; §§91.167 through 91.193; §91.203; §91.205; §§91.209
through 91.217; §91.221; §§91.303 through 91.319; §91.323; §91.605;
§91.609; §§91.703 through 91.715; and 91.903.
(c) This part applies to each person on board an aircraft being
operated under this part, unless otherwise specified.