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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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