Section 63.61

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

A statement from a person approved by
the Administrator is acceptable for the
written tests. A statement from a supervising or check navigator with the
United States Armed Forces is acceptable for the written test and for the
practical test.
(c) If the applicant failed the flight
test, the additional instruction must
have been administered in flight.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7970, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Amdt. 63-19, 43 FR 22640, May 25,
1978]

Section 63.61 Flight navigator courses.
An applicant for approval of a flight
navigator course must submit a letter
to the Administrator requesting approval, and must also submit three
copies of the course outline, a description of his facilities and equipment,
and a list of the instructors and their
qualifications. Requirements for the
course are set forth in appendix B to
this part.
APPENDIX A TO PART 63 - TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT NAVIGATOR CER-

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(a) Demonstration of skill. An applicant will
be required to pass practical tests on the prescribed subjects. These tests may be given by
FAA inspectors and designated flight navigator examiners.
(b) The examination. The practical examination consists of a ground test and a flight
test as itemized on the examination check
sheet. Each item must be completed satisfactorily in order for the applicant to obtain a
passing grade. Items 5, 6, 7 of the ground test
may be completed orally, and items 17, 22, 23,
34, 36, 37, 38, and 39 of the flight test may be
completed by an oral examination when a
lack of ground facilities or navigation equipment makes such procedure necessary. In
these cases a notation to that effect shall be
made in the  - Remarks -  space on the check
sheet.
(c) Examination procedure. (1) An applicant
will provide an aircraft in which celestial observations can be taken in all directions.
Minimum equipment shall include a table for
plotting, a drift meter or absolute altimeter,
an instrument for taking visual bearings,
and a radio direction finder.
(2) More than one flight may be used to
complete the flight test and any type of
flight pattern may be used. The test will be
conducted chiefly over water whenever practicable, and without regard to radio range
legs or radials. If the test is conducted chiefly over land, a chart should be used which

shows very little or no topographical and
aeronautical data. The total flight time will
cover a period of at least four hours. Only
one applicant may be examined at one time,
and no applicant may perform other than
navigator duties during the examination.
(3) When the test is conducted with an aircraft belonging to an air carrier, the navigation procedures should conform with those
set forth in the carrier-s operations manual.
Items of the flight test which are not performed during the routine navigation of the
flight will be completed by oral examination
after the flight or at times during flight
which the applicant indicates may be used
for tests on those items. Since in-flight
weather conditions, the reliability of the
weather forecast, and the stability of the aircraft will have considerable effect on an applicant-s performance, good judgment must
be used by the agent or examiner in evaluating the tests.
(d) Ground test. For the ground test, in the
order of the numbered items on the examination check sheet, an applicant will be required to:
(1) Identify without a star identifier, at
least six navigational stars and all planets
available for navigation at the time of the
examination and explain the method of identification.
(2) Identify two additional stars with a star
identifier or sky diagrams and explain identification procedure.
(3) Precompute a time-altitude curve for a
period of about 20 minutes and take 10 single
observations of a celestial body which is rising or setting rapidly. The intervals between
observations should be at least one minute.
Mark each observation on the graph to show
accuracy. All observations, after corrections,
shall plot within 8 minutes of arc from the
time-altitude curve, and the average error
shall not exceed 5 minutes of arc.
(4) Take and plot one 3-star fix and 3 LOP-s
of the sun. Plotted fix or an average of LOP-s
must fall within 5 miles of the actual position of the observer.
(5) Demonstrate or explain the compensation and swinging of a liquid-type magnetic
compass.
(6) Demonstrate or explain a method of
aligning one type of drift meter.
(7) Demonstrate or explain a method of
aligning an astro-compass or periscopic sextant.
(e) Flight test. For the flight test, in the
order of the numbered items on the examination check sheet, an applicant will be required to:
(1) Demonstrate his ability to read weather
symbols and interpret synoptic surface and
upper air weather maps with particular emphasis being placed on winds.
(2) Prepare a flight plan by zones from the
forecast winds or pressure data of an upper
air chart and the operator-s data.

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