Section 121.413

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

preceding the performance of any
flight instructor duty in a flight simulator (and must hold a Class I or Class
II medical certificate as appropriate);
or
(2) Satisfactorily complete an approved line-observation program within the period prescribed by that program preceding the performance of any
flight instructor duty in a flight simulator.
(g) The flight segments or line-observation program required in paragraph
(f) of this section is considered completed in the month required if completed in the calendar month before, or
the calendar month after the month in
which it is due.
[Doc. No. 28471, 61 FR 30742, June 17, 1996; 61
FR 34927, July 3, 1996; 62 FR 3739, Jan. 24,
1997; Amdt. 121-264, 62 FR 23120, Apr. 28, 1997;
Amdt. 121-344, 74 FR 34235, July 15, 2009;
Amdt. 121-355, 76 FR 35104, June 16, 2011;
Amdt. 121-366, 78 FR 67837, Nov. 12, 2013]

Section 121.413 Initial, transition and recurrent training and checking requirements: Check airmen (airplane),
check airmen (simulator).
(a) No certificate holder may use a
person nor may any person serve as a
check airman unless - 
(1) That person has satisfactorily
completed initial or transition check
airman training; and
(2) Within the preceding 24 calendar
months that person satisfactorily conducts a check or supervises operating
experience under the observation of an
FAA inspector or an aircrew designated examiner employed by the operator. The observation check may be
accomplished in part or in full in an
airplane, in a flight simulator, or in a
flight training device.
(b) The observation check required
by paragraph (a)(2) of this section is
considered to have been completed in
the month required if completed in the
calendar month before, or the calendar
month after, the month in which it is
due.
(c) The initial ground training for
check airmen must include the following:
(1) Check airman duties, functions,
and responsibilities.
(2) The applicable Code of Federal
Regulations and the certificate holder-s policies and procedures.

(3) The appropriate methods, procedures, and techniques for conducting
the required checks.
(4) Proper evaluation of student performance including the detection of - 
(i) Improper and insufficient training; and
(ii) Personal characteristics of an applicant that could adversely affect
safety.
(5) The appropriate corrective action
in the case of unsatisfactory checks.
(6) The approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing
the required normal, abnormal, and
emergency procedures in the airplane.
(7) For check airmen who conduct
training or checking in a flight simulator or a flight training device, the
following subjects specific to the device(s) for the airplane type:
(i) Proper operation of the controls
and systems;
(ii) Proper operation of environmental and fault panels;
(iii) Data and motion limitations of
simulation; and
(iv) The minimum airplane simulator
equipment required by this part or part
60 of this chapter, for each maneuver
and procedure completed in a flight
simulator or a flight training device.
(d) The transition ground training for
check airmen must include the following:
(1) The approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing
the required normal, abnormal, and
emergency procedures applicable to the
airplane to which the check airman is
transitioning.
(2) For check airmen who conduct
training or checking in a flight simulator or a flight training device, the
following subjects specific to the device(s) for the airplane type to which
the check airman is transitioning:
(i) Proper operation of the controls
and systems;
(ii) Proper operation of environmental and fault panels;
(iii) Data and motion limitations of
simulation; and
(iv) The minimum airplane simulator
equipment required by this part or part
60 of this chapter, for each maneuver
and procedure completed in a flight
simulator or a flight training device.

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