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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 135.323 

Subpart H—Training 

§ 135.321 Applicability and terms used. 

(a) Except as provided in § 135.3, this 

subpart prescribes the requirements 
applicable to— 

(1) A certificate holder under this 

part which contracts with, or other-
wise arranges to use the services of a 
training center certificated under part 
142 to perform training, testing, and 
checking functions; 

(2) Each certificate holder for estab-

lishing and maintaining an approved 
training program for crewmembers, 
check airmen and instructors, and 
other operations personnel employed or 
used by that certificate holder; and 

(3) Each certificate holder for the 

qualification, approval, and use of air-
craft simulators and flight training de-
vices in the conduct of the program. 

(b) For the purposes of this subpart, 

the following terms and definitions 
apply: 

(1) 

Initial training. 

The training re-

quired for crewmembers who have not 
qualified and served in the same capac-
ity on an aircraft. 

(2) 

Transition training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers who have 
qualified and served in the same capac-
ity on another aircraft. 

(3) 

Upgrade training. 

The training re-

quired for crewmembers who have 
qualified and served as second in com-
mand on a particular aircraft type, be-
fore they serve as pilot in command on 
that aircraft. 

(4) 

Differences training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers who have 
qualified and served on a particular 
type aircraft, when the Administrator 
finds differences training is necessary 
before a crewmember serves in the 
same capacity on a particular vari-
ation of that aircraft. 

(5) 

Recurrent training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers to remain 
adequately trained and currently pro-
ficient for each aircraft, crewmember 
position, and type of operation in 
which the crewmember serves. 

(6) 

In flight. 

The maneuvers, proce-

dures, or functions that must be con-
ducted in the aircraft. 

(7) 

Training center. 

An organization 

governed by the applicable require-
ments of part 142 of this chapter that 

conducts training, testing, and check-
ing under contract or other arrange-
ment to certificate holders subject to 
the requirements of this part. 

(8) 

Requalification training. 

The train-

ing required for crewmembers pre-
viously trained and qualified, but who 
have become unqualified due to not 
having met within the required period 
the— 

(i) Recurrent pilot testing require-

ments of § 135.293; 

(ii) Instrument proficiency check re-

quirements of § 135.297; or 

(iii) Line checks required by § 135.299. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–250, 60 FR 65950, Dec. 
20, 1995; Amdt. 135–63, 61 FR 34561, July 2, 
1996; Amdt. 135–91, 68 FR 54588, Sept. 17, 2003] 

§ 135.323 Training program: General. 

(a) Each certificate holder required 

to have a training program under 
§ 135.341 shall: 

(1) Establish and implement a train-

ing program that satisfies the require-
ments of this subpart and that ensures 
that each crewmember, aircraft dis-
patcher, flight instructor and check 
airman is adequately trained to per-
form his or her assigned duties. Prior 
to implementation, the certificate 
holder must obtain initial and final 
FAA approval of the training program. 

(2) Provide adequate ground and 

flight training facilities and properly 
qualified ground instructors for the 
training required by this subpart. 

(3) Provide and keep current for each 

aircraft type used and, if applicable, 
the particular variations within the 
aircraft type, appropriate training ma-
terial, examinations, forms, instruc-
tions, and procedures for use in con-
ducting the training and checks re-
quired by this subpart. 

(4) Provide enough flight instructors, 

check airmen, and simulator instruc-
tors to conduct required flight training 
and flight checks, and simulator train-
ing courses allowed under this subpart. 

(b) Whenever a crewmember who is 

required to take recurrent training 
under this subpart completes the train-
ing in the calendar month before, or 
the calendar month after, the month in 
which that training is required, the 
crewmember is considered to have