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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 119.69 

(2) Have at least 3 years of mainte-

nance experience on different types of 
large airplanes with 10 or more pas-
senger seats with an air carrier or cer-
tificated repair station, 1 year of which 
must have been as maintenance inspec-
tor; and 

(3) Have at least 1 year of experience 

in a supervisory capacity maintaining 
the same category and class of aircraft 
as the certificate holder uses. 

(e) A certificate holder may request a 

deviation to employ a person who does 
not meet the appropriate airman expe-
rience, managerial experience, or su-
pervisory experience requirements of 
this section if the Manager of the Air 
Transportation Division, AFS–200, or 
the Manager of the Aircraft Mainte-
nance Division, AFS–300, as appro-
priate, finds that the person has com-
parable experience, and can effectively 
perform the functions associated with 
the position in accordance with the re-
quirements of this chapter and the pro-
cedures outlined in the certificate 
holder’s manual. Grants of deviation 
under this paragraph may be granted 
after consideration of the size and 
scope of the operation and the quali-
fications of the intended personnel. 
The Administrator may, at any time, 
terminate any grant of deviation au-
thority issued under this paragraph. 

[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as 
amended by Amdt. 119–2, 61 FR 30434, June 
14, 1996; Amdt. 119–3, 62 FR 13255, Mar. 19, 
1997] 

§ 119.69

Management personnel re-

quired for operations conducted 
under part 135 of this chapter. 

(a) Each certificate holder must have 

sufficient qualified management and 
technical personnel to ensure the safe-
ty of its operations. Except for a cer-
tificate holder using only one pilot in 
its operations, the certificate holder 
must have qualified personnel serving 
in the following or equivalent posi-
tions: 

(1) Director of Operations. 
(2) Chief Pilot. 
(3) Director of Maintenance. 
(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 aircraft 

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 material 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 135 of this chapter); and 

(v) The manual required by § 135.21 of 

this chapter; and 

(3) Discharge their duties to meet ap-

plicable legal requirements and to 
maintain safe operations. 

(e) Each certificate holder must— 
(1) State in the general policy provi-

sions of the manual required by § 135.21 
of this chapter, the duties, responsibil-
ities, and authority of personnel re-
quired or approved under paragraph (a) 
or (b), respectively, of this section; 

(2) List in the manual the names and 

business addresses of the individuals 
assigned to those positions; and 

(3) Notify the responsible Flight 

Standards office within 10 days of any 
change in personnel or any vacancy in 
any position listed. 

[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] 

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