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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 

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§ 119.71 

following material 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 135 of this chapter); and 

(v) The manual required by § 135.21 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 § 135.21 
of this chapter, the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authority of personnel re-
quired or approved under paragraph (a) 
or (b), respectively, 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] 

§ 119.71 Management personnel: Quali-

fications for operations conducted 

under part 135 of this chapter. 

(a) To serve as Director of Operations 

under § 119.69(a) for a certificate holder 
conducting any operations for which 
the pilot in command is required to 
hold an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate a person must hold an airline 
transport pilot certificate and either: 

(1) Have at least 3 years supervisory 

or managerial experience within the 
last 6 years in a position that exercised 
operational control over any oper-
ations conducted under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter; or 

(2) In the case of a person becoming 

Director of Operations— 

(i) For the first time ever, have at 

least 3 years experience, within the 
past 6 years, as pilot in command of an 
aircraft operated under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter. 

(ii) In the case of a person with pre-

vious experience as a Director of Oper-
ations, have at least 3 years experi-
ence, as pilot in command of an air-
craft operated under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter. 

(b) To serve as Director of Operations 

under § 119.69(a) for a certificate holder 
that only conducts operations for 
which the pilot in command is required 
to hold a commercial pilot certificate, 
a person must hold at least a commer-
cial pilot certificate. If an instrument 
rating is required for any pilot in com-
mand for that certificate holder, the 
Director of Operations must also hold 
an instrument rating. In addition, the 
Director of Operations must either— 

(1) Have at least 3 years supervisory 

or managerial experience within the 
last 6 years in a position that exercised 
operational control over any oper-
ations conducted under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter; or 

(2) In the case of a person becoming 

Director of Operations— 

(i) For the first time ever, have at 

least 3 years experience, within the 
past 6 years, as pilot in command of an 
aircraft operated under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter. 

(ii) In the case of a person with pre-

vious experience as a Director of Oper-
ations, have at least 3 years experience 
as pilot in command of an aircraft op-
erated under part 121 or part 135 of this 
chapter. 

(c) To serve as Chief Pilot under 

§ 119.69(a) for a certificate holder con-
ducting any operation for which the 
pilot in command is required to hold an 
airline transport pilot certificate a per-
son must hold an airline transport 
pilot certificate with appropriate rat-
ings and be qualified to serve as pilot 
in command in at least one aircraft 
used in the certificate holder’s oper-
ation and: 

(1) In the case of a person becoming a 

Chief Pilot for the first time ever, have 
at least 3 years experience, within the 
past 6 years, as pilot in command of an 
aircraft operated under part 121 or part 
135 of this chapter. 

(2) In the case of a person with pre-

vious experience as a Chief Pilot, have 
at least 3 years experience as pilot in 
command of an aircraft operated under 
part 121 or part 135 of this chapter.