Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 61.3

airman and medical recency requirements of this part, specific to the operation or activity.
(2) Exercise privileges of a foreign
pilot license within the United States
to conduct an operation described in
Section 61.3(b), unless that person meets the
appropriate
airman
and
medical
recency requirements of the country
that issued the license, specific to the
operation.

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[Doc. No. FAA-2006-26661, 74 FR 42546, Aug.
21, 2009]

Section 61.3 Requirement for certificates,
ratings, and authorizations.
(a) Required pilot certificate for operating a civil aircraft of the United States.
No person may serve as a required pilot
flight crewmember of a civil aircraft of
the United States, unless that person:
(1) Has in the person-s physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft when exercising the privileges of
that pilot certificate or authorization - 
(i) A pilot certificate issued under
this part and in accordance with Section 61.19;
(ii) A special purpose pilot authorization issued under Section 61.77;
(iii) A temporary certificate issued
under Section 61.17;
(iv) A document conveying temporary authority to exercise certificate
privileges issued by the Airmen Certification Branch under Section 61.29(e);
(v) When engaged in a flight operation within the United States for a
part 119 certificate holder authorized
to conduct operations under part 121 or
135 of this chapter, a temporary document provided by that certificate holder under an approved certificate
verification plan;
(vi) When engaged in a flight operation within the United States for a
fractional ownership program manager
authorized to conduct operations under
part 91, subpart K, of this chapter, a
temporary document provided by that
program manager under an approved
certificate verification plan; or
(vii) When operating an aircraft within a foreign country, a pilot license
issued by that country may be used.
(2) Has a photo identification that is
in that person-s physical possession or
readily accessible in the aircraft when
exercising the privileges of that pilot

certificate or authorization. The photo
identification must be a:
(i) Driver-s license issued by a State,
the District of Columbia, or territory
or possession of the United States;
(ii) Government identification card
issued by the Federal government, a
State, the District of Columbia, or a
territory or possession of the United
States;
(iii) U.S. Armed Forces- identification card;
(iv) Official passport;
(v)
Credential
that
authorizes
unescorted access to a security identification display area at an airport regulated under 49 CFR part 1542; or
(vi) Other form of identification that
the Administrator finds acceptable.
(b) Required pilot certificate for operating a foreign-registered aircraft within
the United States. No person may serve
as a required pilot flight crewmember
of a civil aircraft of foreign registry
within the United States, unless - 
(1) That person-s pilot certificate or
document issued under Section 61.29(e) is in
that person-s physical possession or
readily accessible in the aircraft when
exercising the privileges of that pilot
certificate; and
(2) Has been issued in accordance
with this part, or has been issued or
validated by the country in which the
aircraft is registered.
(c) Medical certificate. (1) A person
may serve as a required pilot flight
crewmember of an aircraft only if that
person holds the appropriate medical
certificate issued under part 67 of this
chapter, or other documentation acceptable to the FAA, that is in that
person-s physical possession or readily
accessible in the aircraft. Paragraph
(c)(2) of this section provides certain
exceptions to the requirement to hold a
medical certificate.
(2) A person is not required to meet
the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of
this section if that person - 
(i) Is exercising the privileges of a
student pilot certificate while seeking
a pilot certificate with a glider category rating, a balloon class rating, or
glider or balloon privileges;
(ii) Is exercising the privileges of a
student pilot certificate while seeking
a sport pilot certificate with other

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