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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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]