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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 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.
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§ 119.73
(d) To serve as Chief Pilot 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 commercial pilot
certificate. If an instrument rating is
required for any pilot in command for
that certificate holder, the Chief Pilot
must also hold an instrument rating.
The Chief Pilot must be qualified to
serve as pilot in command in at least
one aircraft used in the certificate
holder’s operation. In addition, the
Chief Pilot must:
(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.
(e) To serve as Director of Mainte-
nance under § 119.69(a) a person must
hold a mechanic certificate with air-
frame and powerplant ratings and ei-
ther:
(1) Have 3 years of experience within
the past 6 years maintaining aircraft
as a certificated mechanic, including,
at the time of appointment as Director
of Maintenance, experience in main-
taining the same category and class of
aircraft as the certificate holder uses;
or
(2) Have 3 years of experience within
the past 6 years repairing aircraft in a
certificated airframe repair station, in-
cluding 1 year in the capacity of ap-
proving aircraft for return to service.
(f) A certificate holder may request a
deviation to employ a person who does
not meet the appropriate airmen expe-
rience requirements, managerial expe-
rience requirements, or supervisory ex-
perience 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, find that the
person has comparable experience, and
can effectively perform the functions
associated with the position in accord-
ance with the requirements of this
chapter and the procedures outlined in
the certificate holder’s manual. The
Administrator may, at any time, ter-
minate any grant of deviation author-
ity issued under this paragraph.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–3, 62 FR 13255, Mar. 19,
1997; Amdt. 119–12, 72 FR 54816, Sept. 27, 2007]
§ 119.73 Employment of former FAA
employees.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph
(c) of this section, no certificate holder
conducting operations under part 121 or
135 of this chapter may knowingly em-
ploy or make a contractual arrange-
ment which permits an individual to
act as an agent or representative of the
certificate holder in any matter before
the Federal Aviation Administration if
the individual, in the preceding 2
years—
(1) Served as, or was directly respon-
sible for the oversight of, a Flight
Standards Service aviation safety in-
spector; and
(2) Had direct responsibility to in-
spect, or oversee the inspection of, the
operations of the certificate holder.
(b) For the purpose of this section, an
individual shall be considered to be
acting as an agent or representative of
a certificate holder in a matter before
the agency if the individual makes any
written or oral communication on be-
half of the certificate holder to the
agency (or any of its officers or em-
ployees) in connection with a par-
ticular matter, whether or not involv-
ing a specific party and without regard
to whether the individual has partici-
pated in, or had responsibility for, the
particular matter while serving as a
Flight Standards Service aviation safe-
ty inspector.
(c) The provisions of this section do
not prohibit a certificate holder from
knowingly employing or making a con-
tractual arrangement which permits an
individual to act as an agent or rep-
resentative of the certificate holder in
any matter before the Federal Aviation
Administration if the individual was
employed by the certificate holder be-
fore October 21, 2011.
[Doc. No. FAA–2008–1154, 76 FR 52235, Aug. 22,
2011]