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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