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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 121.435
(iii) A certificate holder establishes a
new domicile to which it assigns pilots
who will be required to become quali-
fied on the airplanes operated from
that domicile.
(i) Notwithstanding the reductions in
programmed hours permitted under
§§ 121.405 and 121.409 of subpart N of this
part, the hours of operating experience
for crewmembers are not subject to re-
duction other than as provided in ac-
cordance with a deviation authorized
under paragraph (a) of this section or
as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f) of
this section.
[Doc. No. 9509, 35 FR 95, Jan. 3, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 121–74, 36 FR 12284, June
30, 1971; Amdt. 121–91, 37 FR 10729, May 27,
1972; Amdt. 121–140, 43 FR 9599, Mar. 9, 1978;
Amdt. 121–144, 43 FR 22647, May 25, 1978;
Amdt. 121–159, 45 FR 41593, June 19, 1980;
Amdt. 121–248, 60 FR 20870, Apr. 27, 1995;
Amdt. 121–366, 78 FR 67840, Nov. 12, 2013;
Amdt. 121–382, 85 FR 10925, Feb. 25, 2020]
§ 121.435 Pilots: Operations Famil-
iarization.
(a)
Applicability.
The operations fa-
miliarization requirements in para-
graph (b) of this section apply to all
persons newly hired by the certificate
holder to serve as a pilot in part 121 op-
erations and who began the certificate
holder’s basic indoctrination ground
training on or after April 27, 2022. The
requirements in paragraph (b) of this
section also apply to all certificate
holders required to comply with this
subpart, except for those certificate
holders operating under part 135 of this
chapter that have been authorized to
comply with this subpart instead of the
requirements of part 135, subparts E, G,
and H, pursuant to § 135.3(c), and those
fractional ownership program man-
agers operating under part 91, subpart
K, of this chapter that have been au-
thorized to comply with this subpart
instead of §§ 91.1065 through 91.1107, pur-
suant to § 91.1063(b) of this chapter.
(b)
Operations familiarization require-
ments.
(1) No certificate holder may
use, and no person may serve as, a pilot
in operations under this part unless
that person has completed the oper-
ations familiarization required by this
paragraph (b). Operations familiariza-
tion may be completed during or after
basic indoctrination training, but must
be completed before the pilot begins
operating experience under § 121.434.
(2) Operations familiarization must
include at least two operating cycles
conducted by the certificate holder in
accordance with the operating rules of
this part.
(3) All pilots completing operations
familiarization must occupy the ob-
server seat on the flight deck and have
access to and use an operational head-
set.
(c)
Deviation.
(1) A certificate holder
who operates an aircraft that does not
have an observer seat on the flight
deck may submit a request to the Ad-
ministrator for approval of a deviation
from the requirements of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this section.
(2) A request for deviation from any
of the requirements in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this section must include the
following information:
(i) The total number and types of air-
craft operated by the certificate holder
in operations under this part that do
not have an observer seat on the flight
deck;
(ii) The total number and types of
aircraft operated by the certificate
holder in operations under this part
that do have an observer seat on the
flight deck; and
(iii) Alternative methods for achiev-
ing the objectives of this section.
(3) A certificate holder may request
an extension of a deviation issued
under this section.
(4) Deviations or extensions to devi-
ations will be issued for a period not to
exceed 12 months.
[Amdt. 121–382, 85 FR 10925, Feb. 25, 2020]
§ 121.436 Pilot Qualification: Certifi-
cates and experience requirements.
(a) No certificate holder may use nor
may any pilot act as pilot in command
of an aircraft (or as second in command
of an aircraft in a flag or supplemental
operation that requires three or more
pilots) unless the pilot:
(1) Holds an airline transport pilot
certificate not subject to the limita-
tions in § 61.167 of this chapter;
(2) Holds an appropriate aircraft type
rating for the aircraft being flown; and
(3) If serving as pilot in command in
part 121 operations, has 1,000 hours as:
