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§ 142.47 

Subpart B—Aircrew Curriculum 

and Syllabus Requirements 

§ 142.35 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the cur-

riculum and syllabus requirements for 
the issuance of a training center cer-
tificate and training specifications for 
training, testing, and checking con-
ducted to meet the requirements of 
part 61 of this chapter. 

§ 142.37 Approval of flight aircrew 

training program. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, each applicant for, 
or holder of, a training center certifi-
cate must apply to the Administrator 
for training program approval. 

(b) A curriculum approved under 

SFAR 58 of part 121 of this chapter is 
approved under this part without modi-
fications. 

(c) Application for training program 

approval shall be made in a form and in 
a manner acceptable to the Adminis-
trator. 

(d) Each application for training pro-

gram approval must indicate— 

(1) Which courses are part of the core 

curriculum and which courses are part 
of the specialty curriculum; 

(2) Which requirements of part 61 of 

this chapter would be satisfied by the 
curriculum or curriculums; and 

(3) Which requirements of part 61 of 

this chapter would not be satisfied by 
the curriculum or curriculums. 

(e) If, after a certificate holder begins 

operations under an approved training 
program, the Administrator finds that 
the certificate holder is not meeting 
the provisions of its approved training 
program, the Administrator may re-
quire the certificate holder to make re-
visions to that training program. 

(f) If the Administrator requires a 

certificate holder to make revisions to 
an approved training program and the 
certificate holder does not make those 
required revisions, within 30 calendar 
days, the Administrator may suspend, 
revoke, or terminate the training cen-
ter certificate under the provisions of 
§ 142.11(e). 

§ 142.39 Training program curriculum 

requirements. 

Each training program curriculum 

submitted to the Administrator for ap-
proval must meet the applicable re-
quirements of this part and must con-
tain— 

(a) A syllabus for each proposed cur-

riculum; 

(b) Minimum aircraft and flight 

training equipment requirements for 
each proposed curriculum; 

(c) Minimum instructor and eval-

uator qualifications for each proposed 
curriculum; 

(d) A curriculum for initial training 

and continuing training of each in-
structor or evaluator employed to in-
struct in a proposed curriculum; and 

(e) For each curriculum that provides 

for the issuance of a certificate or rat-
ing in fewer than the minimum hours 
prescribed by part 61 of this chapter— 

(1) A means of demonstrating the 

ability to accomplish such training in 
the reduced number of hours; and 

(2) A means of tracking student per-

formance. 

Subpart C—Personnel and Flight 

Training Equipment Requirements 

§ 142.45 Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the personnel 

and flight training equipment require-
ments for a certificate holder that is 
training to meet the requirements of 
part 61 of this chapter. 

§ 142.47 Training center instructor eli-

gibility requirements. 

(a) A certificate holder may not em-

ploy a person as an instructor in a 
flight training course that is subject to 
approval by the Administrator unless 
that person— 

(1) Is at least 18 years of age; 
(2) Is able to read, write, and speak 

and understand in the English lan-
guage; 

(3) If instructing in an aircraft in 

flight, is qualified in accordance with 
subpart H of part 61 of this chapter; 

(4) Satisfies the requirements of 

paragraph (c) of this section; and 

(5) Meets at least one of the following 

requirements— 

(i) Except as allowed by paragraph 

(a)(5)(ii) of this section, meets the 

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§ 142.49 

aeronautical experience requirements 
of § 61.129 (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this chap-
ter, as applicable, excluding the re-
quired hours of instruction in prepara-
tion for the commercial pilot practical 
test; 

(ii) If instructing in flight simulator 

or flight training device that rep-
resents an airplane requiring a type 
rating or if instructing in a curriculum 
leading to the issuance of an airline 
transport pilot certificate or an added 
rating to an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate, meets the aeronautical experi-
ence requirements of § 61.159, § 61.161, or 
§ 61.163 of this chapter, as applicable; or 

(iii) Is employed as a flight simulator 

instructor or a flight training device 
instructor for a training center pro-
viding instruction and testing to meet 
the requirements of part 61 of this 
chapter on August 1, 1996. 

(b) A training center must designate 

each instructor in writing to instruct 
in each approved course, prior to that 
person functioning as an instructor in 
that course. 

(c) Prior to initial designation, each 

instructor shall: 

(1) Complete at least 8 hours of 

ground training on the following sub-
ject matter: 

(i) Instruction methods and tech-

niques. 

(ii) Training policies and procedures. 
(iii) The fundamental principles of 

the learning process. 

(iv) Instructor duties, privileges, re-

sponsibilities, and limitations. 

(v) Proper operation of simulation 

controls and systems. 

(vi) Proper operation of environ-

mental control and warning or caution 
panels. 

(vii) Limitations of simulation. 
(viii) Minimum equipment require-

ments for each curriculum. 

(ix) Revisions to the training courses. 
(x) Cockpit resource management 

and crew coordination. 

(2) Satisfactorily complete a written 

test— 

(i) On the subjects specified in para-

graph (c)(1) of this section; and 

(ii) That is accepted by the Adminis-

trator as being of equivalent difficulty, 
complexity, and scope as the tests pro-
vided by the Administrator for the 

flight instructor airplane and instru-
ment flight instructor knowledge tests. 

[Doc. No. 26933, 61 FR 34562, July 2, 1996, as 
amended by Amdt. 142–2, 62 FR 68137, Dec. 30, 
1997] 

§ 142.49 Training center instructor and 

evaluator privileges and limita-

tions. 

(a) A certificate holder may allow an 

instructor to provide: 

(1) Instruction for each curriculum 

for which that instructor is qualified. 

(2) Testing and checking for which 

that instructor is qualified. 

(3) Instruction, testing, and checking 

intended to satisfy the requirements of 
any part of this chapter. 

(b) A training center whose instruc-

tor or evaluator is designated in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this 
subpart to conduct training, testing, or 
checking in qualified and approved 
flight training equipment, may allow 
its instructor or evaluator to give en-
dorsements required by part 61 of this 
chapter if that instructor or evaluator 
is authorized by the Administrator to 
instruct or evaluate in a part 142 cur-
riculum that requires such endorse-
ments. 

(c) A training center may not allow 

an instructor to— 

(1) Excluding briefings and 

debriefings, conduct more than 8 hours 
of instruction in any 24-consecutive- 
hour period; 

(2) Provide flight training equipment 

instruction unless that instructor 
meets the requirements of § 142.53 (a)(1) 
through (a)(4), and § 142.53(b), as appli-
cable; or 

(3) Provide flight instruction in an 

aircraft unless that instructor— 

(i) Meets the requirements of 

§ 142.53(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(5); 

(ii) Is qualified and authorized in ac-

cordance with subpart H of part 61 of 
this chapter; 

(iii) Holds certificates and ratings 

specified by part 61 of this chapter ap-
propriate to the category, class, and 
type aircraft in which instructing; 

(iv) If instructing or evaluating in an 

aircraft in flight while serving as a re-
quired crewmember, holds at least a 
valid second class medical certificate; 
and