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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 133.22
pilot or assistant chief pilot imme-
diately to the responsible Flight
Standards office. The new chief pilot
must be designated and must comply
with § 133.23 within 30 days or the oper-
ator may not conduct further oper-
ations under the Rotorcraft External-
Load Operator Certificate unless other-
wise authorized by the responsible
Flight Standards office.
[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7,
1986; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 133–16, 83
FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]
§ 133.22 Employment of former FAA
employees.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph
(c) of this section, no certificate holder
may knowingly employ or make 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, 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 52236, Aug. 22,
2011]
§ 133.23 Knowledge and skill.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, the applicant, or the
chief pilot designated in accordance
with § 133.21(b), must demonstrate to
the Administrator satisfactory knowl-
edge and skill regarding rotorcraft ex-
ternal-load operations as set forth in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The test of knowledge (which may
be oral or written, at the option of the
applicant) covers the following sub-
jects:
(1) Steps to be taken before starting
operations, including a survey of the
flight area.
(2) Proper method of loading, rigging,
or attaching the external load.
(3) Performance capabilities, under
approved operating procedures and lim-
itations, of the rotorcraft to be used.
(4) Proper instructions of flight crew
and ground workers.
(5) Appropriate rotorcraft-load com-
bination flight manual.
(c) The test of skill requires appro-
priate maneuvers for each class re-
quested. The appropriate maneuvers
for each load class must be dem-
onstrated in the rotorcraft prescribed
in § 133.19.
(1) Takeoffs and landings.
(2) Demonstration of directional con-
trol while hovering.
(3) Acceleration from a hover.
(4) Flight at operational airspeeds.
(5) Approaches to landing or working
area.
(6) Maneuvering the external load
into the release position.
(7) Demonstration of winch oper-
ation, if a winch is installed to hoist
the external load.
(d) Compliance with paragraphs (b)
and (c) of this section need not be
shown if the Administrator finds, on
the basis of the applicant’s (or his des-
ignated chief pilot’s) previous experi-
ence and safety record in rotorcraft ex-
ternal-load operations, that his knowl-
edge and skill are adequate.
[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 133–9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7,
1986]