Section 121.432

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135 of this chapter as second in command may meet the requirements of
Section 135.245 instead of the requirements of
Section 121.436; and
(2) Permits training center personnel
authorized under part 142 of this chapter who meet the requirements of
SectionSection 121.411 through 121.414 to provide
training, testing, and checking under
contract or other arrangement to those
persons subject to the requirements of
this subpart.
(b) For the purpose of this subpart,
the airplane groups and terms and definitions prescribed in Section 121.400 and the
following definitions apply:
Consolidation is the process by which
a person through practice and practical
experience increases proficiency in
newly acquired knowledge and skills.
Line operating flight time is flight time
performed in operations under this
part.
Operating cycle is a complete flight
segment consisting of a takeoff, climb,
enroute portion, descent, and a landing.
[Doc. No. 10171, 36 FR 12284, June 30, 1971, as
amended by Amdt. 121-250, 60 FR 65949, Dec.
20, 1995; Amdt. 121-248, 60 FR 20869, Apr. 27,
1995; Amdt. 121-250, 60 FR 65949, Dec. 20, 1995;
Amdt. 121-259, 61 FR 34561, July 2, 1996;
Amdt. 121-263, 62 FR 13791, Mar. 21, 1997;
Docket FAA-2010-0100, Amdt. 121-365B, 81 FR
2, Jan. 4, 2016]

Section 121.432

General.

(a) Except in the case of operating
experience under Section 121.434, a pilot who
serves as second in command of an operation that requires three or more pilots must be fully qualified to act as
pilot in command of that operation.
(b) No certificate holder may conduct
a check or any training in operations
under this part, except for the following checks and training required by
this part or the certificate holder:
(1) Line checks for pilots.
(2) Flight engineer checks (except for
emergency procedures), if the person
being checked is qualified and current
in accordance with Section 121.453(a).
(3) Flight attendant training and
competence checks.
(c) Except for pilot line checks and
flight engineer flight checks, the per-

son being trained or checked may not
be used as a required crewmember.
[Doc. No. 9509, 35 FR 95, Jan. 3, 1970, as
amended by Amdt. 121-130, 41 FR 47229, Oct.
28, 1976; Amdt. 121-366, 78 FR 67840, Nov. 12,
2013]

Section 121.433 Training required.
(a) Initial training. No certificate
holder may use any person nor may
any person serve as a required crewmember on an airplane unless that person has satisfactorily completed, in a
training program approved under subpart N of this part, initial ground and
flight training for that type airplane
and for the particular crewmember position, except as follows:
(1) Crewmembers who have qualified
and served as a crewmember on another type airplane of the same group
may serve in the same crewmember capacity upon completion of transition
training as provided in Section 121.415.
(2) Crewmembers who have qualified
and served as second in command or
flight engineer on a particular type airplane may serve as pilot in command
or second in command, respectively,
upon completion of upgrade training
for that airplane as provided in
Section 121.415.
(b) Differences training. No certificate
holder may use any person nor may
any person serve as a required crewmember on an airplane of a type for
which differences training is included
in the certificate holder-s approved
training program unless that person
has satisfactorily completed, with respect to both the crewmember position
and the particular variation of the airplane in which the person serves, either
initial or transition ground and flight
training, or differences training, as
provided in Section 121.415.
(c) Recurrent training. (1) No certificate holder may use any person nor
may any person serve as a required
crewmember on an airplane unless,
within the preceding 12 calendar
months - 
(i) For flight crewmembers, the person has satisfactorily completed recurrent ground and flight training for that
airplane and crewmember position and
a flight check as applicable;
(ii) For flight attendants and dispatchers, the person has satisfactorily

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