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§ 61.19
operate a motor vehicle for a cause re-
lated to the operation of a motor vehi-
cle while intoxicated by alcohol or a
drug, while impaired by alcohol or a
drug, or while under the influence of
alcohol or a drug.
(d) Except for a motor vehicle action
that results from the same incident or
arises out of the same factual cir-
cumstances, a motor vehicle action oc-
curring within 3 years of a previous
motor vehicle action is grounds for:
(1) Denial of an application for any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part for a period of up
to 1 year after the date of the last
motor vehicle action; or
(2) Suspension or revocation of any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part.
(e) Each person holding a certificate
issued under this part shall provide a
written report of each motor vehicle
action to the FAA, Civil Aviation Se-
curity Division (AMC–700), P.O. Box
25810, Oklahoma City, OK 73125, not
later than 60 days after the motor vehi-
cle action. The report must include:
(1) The person’s name, address, date
of birth, and airman certificate num-
ber;
(2) The type of violation that re-
sulted in the conviction or the admin-
istrative action;
(3) The date of the conviction or ad-
ministrative action;
(4) The State that holds the record of
conviction or administrative action;
and
(5) A statement of whether the motor
vehicle action resulted from the same
incident or arose out of the same fac-
tual circumstances related to a pre-
viously reported motor vehicle action.
(f) Failure to comply with paragraph
(e) of this section is grounds for:
(1) Denial of an application for any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part for a period of up
to 1 year after the date of the motor
vehicle action; or
(2) Suspension or revocation of any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part.
§ 61.16
Refusal to submit to an alcohol
test or to furnish test results.
A refusal to submit to a test to indi-
cate the percentage by weight of alco-
hol in the blood, when requested by a
law enforcement officer in accordance
with § 91.17(c) of this chapter, or a re-
fusal to furnish or authorize the re-
lease of the test results requested by
the Administrator in accordance with
§ 91.17(c) or (d) of this chapter, is
grounds for:
(a) Denial of an application for any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part for a period of up
to 1 year after the date of that refusal;
or
(b) Suspension or revocation of any
certificate, rating, or authorization
issued under this part.
§ 61.17
Temporary certificate.
(a) A temporary pilot, flight instruc-
tor, or ground instructor certificate or
rating is issued for up to 120 days, at
which time a permanent certificate
will be issued to a person whom the Ad-
ministrator finds qualified under this
part.
(b) A temporary pilot, flight instruc-
tor, or ground instructor certificate or
rating expires:
(1) On the expiration date shown on
the certificate;
(2) Upon receipt of the permanent
certificate; or
(3) Upon receipt of a notice that the
certificate or rating sought is denied or
revoked.
§ 61.18
[Reserved]
§ 61.19
Duration of pilot and instructor
certificates and privileges.
(a)
General. (1) The holder of a certifi-
cate with an expiration date may not,
after that date, exercise the privileges
of that certificate.
(2) Except for a certificate issued
with an expiration date, a pilot certifi-
cate is valid unless it is surrendered,
suspended, or revoked.
(b)
Paper student pilot certificate. A
student pilot certificate issued under
this part prior to April 1, 2016 expires:
(1) For student pilots who have not
reached their 40th birthday, 60 calendar
months after the month of the date of
examination shown on the medical cer-
tificate.
(2) For student pilots who have
reached their 40th birthday, 24 calendar
months after the month of the date of
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§ 61.21
examination shown on the medical cer-
tificate.
(3) For student pilots seeking a glider
rating, balloon rating, or a sport pilot
certificate, 60 calendar months after
the month of the date issued, regard-
less of the person’s age.
(c)
Pilot certificates. (1) A pilot certifi-
cate (including a student pilot certifi-
cate issued after April 1, 2016 issued
under this part is issued without a spe-
cific expiration date.
(2) The holder of a pilot certificate
issued on the basis of a foreign pilot li-
cense may exercise the privileges of
that certificate only while that per-
son’s foreign pilot license is effective.
(d)
Flight instructor certificate. Except
as specified in § 61.197(b), a flight in-
structor certificate expires 24 calendar
months from the month in which it
was issued, renewed, or reinstated, as
appropriate.
(e)
Ground instructor certificate. A
ground instructor certificate is issued
without a specific expiration date.
(f)
Return of certificates. The holder of
any airman certificate that is issued
under this part, and that has been sus-
pended or revoked, must return that
certificate to the FAA when requested
to do so by the Administrator.
(g)
Duration of pilot certificates. Ex-
cept for a temporary certificate issued
under § 61.17 or a student pilot certifi-
cate issued under paragraph (b) of this
section, the holder of a paper pilot cer-
tificate issued under this part may not
exercise the privileges of that certifi-
cate after March 31, 2010.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–118, 73 FR 10668, Feb.
28, 2008; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42547, Aug. 21,
2009; Amdt. 61–124A, 74 FR 53644, Oct. 20, 2009;
Docket FAA–2010–1127, Amdt. 61–135, 81 FR
1306, Jan. 12, 2016]
§ 61.21
Duration of a Category II and a
Category III pilot authorization (for
other than part 121 and part 135
use).
(a) A Category II pilot authorization
or a Category III pilot authorization
expires at the end of the sixth calendar
month after the month in which it was
issued or renewed.
(b) Upon passing a practical test for a
Category II or Category III pilot au-
thorization, the authorization may be
renewed for each type of aircraft for
which the authorization is held.
(c) A Category II or Category III pilot
authorization for a specific type air-
craft for which an authorization is held
will not be renewed beyond 12 calendar
months from the month the practical
test was accomplished in that type air-
craft.
(d) If the holder of a Category II or
Category III pilot authorization passes
the practical test for a renewal in the
month before the authorization ex-
pires, the holder is considered to have
passed it during the month the author-
ization expired.
§ 61.23
Medical certificates: Require-
ment and duration.
(a)
Operations requiring a medical cer-
tificate. Except as provided in para-
graphs (b) and (c) of this section, a per-
son—
(1) Must hold a first-class medical
certificate:
(i) When exercising the pilot-in-com-
mand privileges of an airline transport
pilot certificate;
(ii) When exercising the second-in-
command privileges of an airline trans-
port pilot certificate in a flag or sup-
plemental operation in part 121 of this
chapter that requires three or more pi-
lots; or
(iii) When serving as a required pilot
flightcrew member in an operation
conducted under part 121 of this chap-
ter if the pilot has reached his or her
60th birthday.
(2) Must hold at least a second class
medical certificate when exercising:
(i) Second-in-command privileges of
an airline transport pilot certificate in
part 121 of this chapter (other than op-
erations specified in paragraph (a)(1)(ii)
of this section);
(ii) Privileges of a commercial pilot
certificate in an aircraft other than a
balloon or glider; or
(iii) Except as provided in paragraph
(b)(5) of this section, privileges of a
commercial pilot certificate with a bal-
loon class rating for compensation or
hire; or
(3) Must hold at least a third-class
medical certificate—
(i) When exercising the privileges of a
private pilot certificate, recreational
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