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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 119.63 

(c) Within 30 days after a certificate 

holder terminates operations under 
part 135 of this chapter, the operating 
certificate and operations specifica-
tions must be surrendered by the cer-
tificate holder to the responsible 
Flight Standards office. 

[Docket No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, 
as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
119–19, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 119.63

Recency of operation. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, no certificate holder 
may conduct a kind of operation for 
which it holds authority in its oper-
ations specifications unless the certifi-
cate holder has conducted that kind of 
operation within the preceding number 
of consecutive calendar days specified 
in this paragraph: 

(1) For domestic, flag, or commuter 

operations—30 days. 

(2) For supplemental or on-demand 

operations—90 days, except that if the 
certificate holder has authority to con-
duct domestic, flag, or commuter oper-
ations, and has conducted domestic, 
flag or commuter operations within the 
previous 30 days, this paragraph does 
not apply. 

(b) If a certificate holder does not 

conduct a kind of operation for which 
it is authorized in its operations speci-
fications within the number of cal-
endar days specified in paragraph (a) of 
this section, it shall not conduct such 
kind of operation unless— 

(1) It advises the Administrator at 

least 5 consecutive calendar days be-
fore resumption of that kind of oper-
ation; and 

(2) It makes itself available and ac-

cessible during the 5 consecutive cal-
endar day period in the event that the 
FAA decides to conduct a full inspec-
tion reexamination to determine 
whether the certificate holder remains 
properly and adequately equipped and 
able to conduct a safe operation. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as 
amended by Amdt. 119–2, 61 FR 30434, June 
14, 1996] 

§ 119.65

Management personnel re-

quired for operations conducted 
under part 121 of this chapter. 

(a) Each certificate holder must have 

sufficient qualified management and 

technical personnel to ensure the high-
est degree of safety in its operations. 
The certificate holder must have quali-
fied personnel serving full-time in the 
following or equivalent positions: 

(1) Director of Safety. 
(2) Director of Operations. 
(3) Chief Pilot. 
(4) Director of Maintenance. 
(5) Chief Inspector. 
(b) The Administrator may approve 

positions or numbers of positions other 
than those listed in paragraph (a) of 
this section for a particular operation 
if the certificate holder shows that it 
can perform the operation with the 
highest degree of safety under the di-
rection of fewer or different categories 
of management personnel due to— 

(1) The kind of operation involved; 
(2) The number and type of airplanes 

used; and 

(3) The area of operations. 
(c) The title of the positions required 

under paragraph (a) of this section or 
the title and number of equivalent po-
sitions approved under paragraph (b) of 
this section shall be set forth in the 
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications. 

(d) The individuals who serve in the 

positions required or approved under 
paragraph (a) or (b) of this section and 
anyone in a position to exercise control 
over operations conducted under the 
operating certificate must— 

(1) Be qualified through training, ex-

perience, and expertise; 

(2) To the extent of their responsibil-

ities, have a full understanding of the 
following materials with respect to the 
certificate holder’s operation— 

(i) Aviation safety standards and safe 

operating practices; 

(ii) 14 CFR Chapter I (Federal Avia-

tion Regulations); 

(iii) The certificate holder’s oper-

ations specifications; 

(iv) All appropriate maintenance and 

airworthiness requirements of this 
chapter (e.g., parts 1, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 
47, 65, 91, and 121 of this chapter); and 

(v) The manual required by § 121.133 

of this chapter; and 

(3) Discharge their duties to meet ap-

plicable legal requirements and to 
maintain safe operations. 

(e) Each certificate holder must: 

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