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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 

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§ 135.324 

completed it in the calendar month in 
which it was required. 

(c) Each instructor, supervisor, or 

check airman who is responsible for a 
particular ground training subject, seg-
ment of flight training, course of train-
ing, flight check, or competence check 
under this part shall certify as to the 
proficiency and knowledge of the crew-
member, flight instructor, or check 
airman concerned upon completion of 
that training or check. That certifi-
cation shall be made a part of the crew-
member’s record. When the certifi-
cation required by this paragraph is 
made by an entry in a computerized 
recordkeeping system, the certifying 
instructor, supervisor, or check air-
man, must be identified with that 
entry. However, the signature of the 
certifying instructor, supervisor, or 
check airman, is not required for com-
puterized entries. 

(d) Training subjects that apply to 

more than one aircraft or crewmember 
position and that have been satisfac-
torily completed during previous train-
ing while employed by the certificate 
holder for another aircraft or another 
crewmember position, need not be re-
peated during subsequent training 
other than recurrent training. 

(e) Aircraft simulators and other 

training devices may be used in the 
certificate holder’s training program if 
approved by the Administrator. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–101, 70 FR 58829, Oct. 
7, 2005] 

§ 135.324 Training program: Special 

rules. 

(a) Other than the certificate holder, 

only another certificate holder certifi-
cated under this part or a training cen-
ter certificated under part 142 of this 
chapter is eligible under this subpart 
to conduct training, testing, and 
checking under contract or other ar-
rangement to those persons subject to 
the requirements of this subpart. 

(b) A certificate holder may contract 

with, or otherwise arrange to use the 
services of, a training center certifi-
cated under part 142 of this chapter to 
conduct training, testing, and checking 
required by this part only if the train-
ing center— 

(1) Holds applicable training speci-

fications issued under part 142 of this 
chapter; 

(2) Has facilities, training equipment, 

and courseware meeting the applicable 
requirements of part 142 of this chap-
ter; 

(3) Has approved curriculums, cur-

riculum segments, and portions of cur-
riculum segments applicable for use in 
training courses required by this sub-
part; and 

(4) Has sufficient instructor and 

check airmen qualified under the appli-
cable requirements of §§ 135.337 through 
135.340 to provide training, testing, and 
checking to persons subject to the re-
quirements of this subpart. 

[Doc. No. 26933, 61 FR 34562, July 2, 1996, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–67, 62 FR 13791, Mar. 
21, 1997; Amdt. 135–91, 68 FR 54588, Sept. 17, 
2003] 

§ 135.325 Training program and revi-

sion: Initial and final approval. 

(a) To obtain initial and final ap-

proval of a training program, or a revi-
sion to an approved training program, 
each certificate holder must submit to 
the Administrator— 

(1) An outline of the proposed or re-

vised curriculum, that provides enough 
information for a preliminary evalua-
tion of the proposed training program 
or revision; and 

(2) Additional relevant information 

that may be requested by the Adminis-
trator. 

(b) If the proposed training program 

or revision complies with this subpart, 
the Administrator grants initial ap-
proval in writing after which the cer-
tificate holder may conduct the train-
ing under that program. The Adminis-
trator then evaluates the effectiveness 
of the training program and advises the 
certificate holder of deficiencies, if 
any, that must be corrected. 

(c) The Administrator grants final 

approval of the proposed training pro-
gram or revision if the certificate hold-
er shows that the training conducted 
under the initial approval in paragraph 
(b) of this section ensures that each 
person who successfully completes the 
training is adequately trained to per-
form that person’s assigned duties. 

(d) Whenever the Administrator finds 

that revisions are necessary for the