§ 119.67 - Management personnel: Qualifications for operations conducted under part 121 of this chapter.

§ 119.67 Management personnel: Qualifications for operations conducted under part 121 of this chapter.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023.

(a) Director of Operations. To serve as Director of Operations under § 119.65(a), a person must—

(1) Hold

must hold an airline transport pilot certificate

;

and—

(

2) Have

1) If the certificate holder uses large aircraft, at least 3 years of supervisory or managerial experience within the last 6 years in large aircraft, in a position that exercised operational control over any operations conducted

with large airplanes

under part 121 or

part

135 of this chapter

, or if

.

(2) If the certificate holder uses only small airplanes in its operations, the experience may be obtained in large or small airplanes; and

(3) In the case of a person becoming a Director of Operations—

(i) For the first time ever, have

large aircraft, at least 3 years of experience

, within the past 6 years,

as pilot in command

of a large airplane operated

under part 121 or

part

135 of this chapter

, if the certificate holder operates large airplanes. If the

in large aircraft in at least one of the categories of aircraft the certificate holder uses

only small airplanes in its operation, the experience may be obtained in either large or small airplanes. (ii)

, as listed in § 61.5(b)(1) of this chapter. In the case of a person

with previous experience as a

becoming Director of Operations for the first time,

have at least 3 years

he or she must have accumulated this experience as pilot in command

of a large airplane operated under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, if the certificate holder operates large airplanes.

within the past 6 years.

(3) If the certificate holder uses only small

airplanes

aircraft in its

operation

operations, the experience required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section may be obtained in either large or small

airplanes

aircraft.

(b) Chief Pilot. To serve as Chief Pilot under § 119.65(a), a person must hold :

(1) Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with appropriate ratings

for at least one of the airplanes used in the certificate holder's operation and:

(1) In the case of a person becoming a Chief Pilot for the first time ever, have in the category of aircraft that the certificate holder uses in its operations under part 121 of this chapter and over which the Chief Pilot exercises responsibility; and

(2) Have at least 3 years of experience

, within the past 6 years,

as pilot in command

of a large airplane operated under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, if the certificate holder operates large airplanes. If the certificate holder uses only small airplanes in its operation, the experience may be obtained in either large or small airplanes.

(2) In the case of a person with previous experience as a Chief Pilot, have at least 3 years experience, as pilot in command of a large airplane in the same category of aircraft that the certificate holder uses, as listed in § 61.5(b) of this chapter. The experience as pilot in command described in this paragraph (b)(2) must:

(i) Have occurred within the past 6 years, in the case of a person becoming a Chief Pilot for the first time.

(ii) Have occurred in large aircraft operated under part 121 or

part

135 of this chapter

, if the certificate holder operates large airplanes

. If the certificate holder uses only small

airplanes

aircraft in its operation,

the

this experience may be obtained in either large or small

airplanes

aircraft.

(iii) Be in the same category of aircraft over which the Chief Pilot exercises responsibility.

(c) Director of Maintenance. To serve as Director of Maintenance under § 119.65(a), a person must— must:

(1) Hold a mechanic certificate with airframe and powerplant ratings;

(2) Have 1 year of experience in a position responsible for returning airplanes aircraft to service;

(3) Have at least 1 year of experience in a supervisory capacity under either paragraph (c)(4)(i) or (c)(4)(ii) of this section maintaining the same category and class of airplane aircraft as the certificate holder uses; and

(4) Have 3 years of experience within the past 6 years in one or a combination of the following—

(i) Maintaining large airplanes aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats, including, at the time of appointment as Director of Maintenance, experience in maintaining the same category and class of airplane aircraft as the certificate holder uses; or

(ii) Repairing airplanes aircraft in a certificated airframe repair station that is rated to maintain airplanes aircraft in the same category and class of airplane aircraft as the certificate holder uses.

(d) Chief Inspector. To serve as Chief Inspector under § 119.65(a), a person must— must:

(1) Hold a mechanic certificate with both airframe and powerplant ratings, and have held these ratings for at least 3 years;

(2) Have at least 3 years of maintenance experience on different types of large airplanes aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats with an air carrier or certificated repair station, 1 year of which must have been as maintenance inspector; and

(3) Have at least 1 year of experience in a supervisory capacity maintaining the same category and class of aircraft as the certificate holder uses.

(e) Deviation. A certificate holder may request a deviation to employ a person who does not meet the appropriate airman experience, managerial experience, or supervisory experience requirements of this section if the Manager of the Air Transportation Division , AFS–200, or the Manager of the Aircraft Maintenance Division, AFS–300, as appropriate, finds that the person has comparable experience , and can effectively perform the functions associated with the position in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the procedures outlined in the certificate holder's manual. Grants of deviation Deviations under this paragraph (e) may be granted issued after consideration of the size and scope of the operation and the qualifications of the intended personnel. The Administrator may, at any time, terminate any grant of deviation authority issued under this paragraph (e).

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 119–2, 61 FR 30434, June 14, 1996Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. 119–3No. 119–20, 62 88 FR 13255, Mar. 19, 199748089, July 26, 2023]