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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 119.67 

(2) The number and type of aircraft 

used; and 

(3) The area of operations. 
(c) The title of the positions required 

under paragraph (a) of this section or 
the title and number of equivalent po-
sitions approved under paragraph (b) of 
this section shall be set forth in the 
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications. 

(d) The individuals who serve in the 

positions required or approved under 
paragraph (a) or (b) of this section and 
anyone in a position to exercise control 
over operations conducted under the 
operating certificate must— 

(1) Be qualified through training, ex-

perience, and expertise; 

(2) To the extent of their responsibil-

ities, have a full understanding of the 
following materials with respect to the 
certificate holder’s operation— 

(i) Aviation safety standards and safe 

operating practices; 

(ii) 14 CFR Chapter I (Federal Avia-

tion Regulations); 

(iii) The certificate holder’s oper-

ations specifications; 

(iv) All appropriate maintenance and 

airworthiness requirements of this 
chapter (e.g., parts 1, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 
47, 65, 91, and 121 of this chapter); and 

(v) The manual required by § 121.133 

of this chapter; and 

(3) Discharge their duties to meet ap-

plicable legal requirements and to 
maintain safe operations. 

(e) Each certificate holder must: 
(1) State in the general policy provi-

sions of the manual required by 
§ 121.133 of this chapter, the duties, re-
sponsibilities, and authority of per-
sonnel required under paragraph (a) of 
this section; 

(2) List in the manual the names and 

business addresses of the individuals 
assigned to those positions; and 

(3) Notify the responsible Flight 

Standards office within 10 days of any 
change in personnel or any vacancy in 
any position listed. 

[Docket No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, 
as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
119–19, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018; Docket No. 
FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. No. 119–20, 88 FR 48089, 
July 26, 2023] 

§ 119.67 Management personnel: Quali-

fications for operations conducted 

under part 121 of this chapter. 

(a) 

Director of Operations. 

To serve as 

Director of Operations under § 119.65(a), 
a person must hold an airline transport 
pilot certificate and— 

(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 posi-
tion that exercised operational control 
over any operations conducted under 
part 121 or 135 of this chapter. 

(2) If the certificate holder uses large 

aircraft, at least 3 years of experience 
as pilot in command under part 121 or 
135 of this chapter in large aircraft in 
at least one of the categories of air-
craft the certificate holder uses, as 
listed in § 61.5(b)(1) of this chapter. In 
the case of a person becoming Director 
of Operations for the first time, he or 
she must have accumulated this experi-
ence as pilot in command within the 
past 6 years. 

(3) If the certificate holder uses only 

small aircraft in its operations, the ex-
perience required in paragraphs (a)(1) 
and (2) of this section may be obtained 
in either large or small aircraft. 

(b) 

Chief Pilot. 

To serve as Chief Pilot 

under § 119.65(a), a person must: 

(1) Hold an airline transport pilot 

certificate with appropriate ratings in 
the category of aircraft that the cer-
tificate holder uses in its operations 
under part 121 of this chapter and over 
which the Chief Pilot exercises respon-
sibility; and 

(2) Have at least 3 years of experience 

as pilot in command in the same cat-
egory 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 135 of this 
chapter. If the certificate holder uses 
only small aircraft in its operation, 
this experience may be obtained in ei-
ther large or small aircraft. 

(iii) Be in the same category of air-

craft over which the Chief Pilot exer-
cises responsibility. 

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§ 119.69 

(c) 

Director of Maintenance. 

To serve 

as Director of Maintenance under 
§ 119.65(a), a person must: 

(1) Hold a mechanic certificate with 

airframe and powerplant ratings; 

(2) Have 1 year of experience in a po-

sition responsible for returning aircraft 
to service; 

(3) Have at least 1 year of experience 

in a supervisory capacity under either 
paragraph (c)(4)(i) or (ii) of this section 
maintaining the same category and 
class of aircraft as the certificate hold-
er uses; and 

(4) Have 3 years of experience within 

the past 6 years in one or a combina-
tion of the following— 

(i) Maintaining large aircraft with 10 

or more passenger seats, including, at 
the time of appointment as Director of 
Maintenance, experience in maintain-
ing the same category and class of air-
craft as the certificate holder uses; or 

(ii) Repairing aircraft in a certifi-

cated airframe repair station that is 
rated to maintain aircraft in the same 
category and class of aircraft as the 
certificate holder uses. 

(d) 

Chief Inspector. 

To serve as Chief 

Inspector under § 119.65(a), a person 
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 mainte-

nance experience on different types of 
large aircraft with 10 or more pas-
senger seats with an air carrier or cer-
tificated repair station, 1 year of which 
must have been as maintenance inspec-
tor; 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 appro-
priate airman experience, managerial 
experience, or supervisory experience 
requirements of this section if the 
Manager of the Air Transportation Di-
vision or the Manager of the Aircraft 
Maintenance Division, as appropriate, 
finds that the person has comparable 
experience and can effectively perform 
the functions associated with the posi-
tion in accordance with the require-

ments of this chapter and the proce-
dures outlined in the certificate hold-
er’s manual. Deviations under this 
paragraph (e) may be issued after con-
sideration 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). 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. No. 119–20, 
88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023] 

§ 119.69 Management personnel re-

quired for operations conducted 

under part 135 of this chapter. 

(a) Each certificate holder must have 

sufficient qualified management and 
technical personnel to ensure the safe-
ty of its operations. Except for a cer-
tificate holder using only one pilot in 
its operations, the certificate holder 
must have qualified personnel serving 
in the following or equivalent posi-
tions: 

(1) Director of Operations. 
(2) Chief Pilot. 
(3) Director of Maintenance. 
(b) The Administrator may approve 

positions or numbers of positions other 
than those listed in paragraph (a) of 
this section for a particular operation 
if the certificate holder shows that it 
can perform the operation with the 
highest degree of safety under the di-
rection of fewer or different categories 
of management personnel due to— 

(1) The kind of operation involved; 
(2) The number and type of aircraft 

used; and 

(3) The area of operations. 
(c) The title of the positions required 

under paragraph (a) of this section or 
the title and number of equivalent po-
sitions approved under paragraph (b) of 
this section shall be set forth in the 
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications. 

(d) The individuals who serve in the 

positions required or approved under 
paragraph (a) or (b) of this section and 
anyone in a position to exercise control 
over operations conducted under the 
operating certificate must— 

(1) Be qualified through training, ex-

perience, and expertise; 

(2) To the extent of their responsibil-

ities, have a full understanding of the