Section 121.544

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holds an airline transport pilot certificate not subject to the limitations in
Section 61.167 of this chapter and an appropriate type rating, is currently qualified as pilot in command or second in
command, and is qualified as pilot in
command of that aircraft during the en
route cruise portion of the flight. A
second in command qualified to act as
a pilot in command en route need not
have completed the following pilot in
command requirements: The 6-month
recurrent flight training required by
Section 121.433(c)(1)(iii); the operating experience required by Section 121.434; the takeoffs
and landings required by Section 121.439; the
line check required by Section 121.440; and the
6-month proficiency check or simulator training required by Section 121.441(a)(1);
and
(ii) In the case of the assigned second
in command, by a pilot qualified to act
as second in command of that aircraft
during en route operations. However,
the relief pilot need not meet the recent
experience
requirements
of
Section 121.439(b).
[Doc. No. 16383, 43 FR 22648, May 25, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 121-179, 47 FR 33390, Aug.
2, 1982; Amdt. 121-365, 78 FR 42378, July 15,
2013]

Section 121.544

Pilot monitoring.

Each pilot who is seated at the pilot
controls of the aircraft, while not flying the aircraft, must accomplish pilot
monitoring duties as appropriate in accordance with the certificate holder-s
procedures contained in the manual required by Section 121.133 of this part. Compliance with this section is required no
later than March 12, 2019.
[Doc. No. FAA-2008-0677, 78 FR 67841, Nov. 12,
2013]

Section 121.545

Manipulation of controls.

No pilot in command may allow any
person to manipulate the controls of an
aircraft during flight nor may any person manipulate the controls during
flight unless that person is - 
(a) A qualified pilot of the certificate
holder operating that aircraft.
(b) An authorized pilot safety representative of the Administrator or of
the National Transportation Safety
Board who has the permission of the
pilot in command, is qualified in the

aircraft, and is checking flight operations; or
(c) A pilot of another certificate
holder who has the permission of the
pilot in command, is qualified in the
aircraft, and is authorized by the certificate holder operating the aircraft.
[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19220, Dec. 31, 1964, as
amended by Doc. No. 8084, 32 FR 5769, Apr. 11,
1967; Amdt. 121-144, 43 FR 22648, May 25, 1978]

Section 121.547

Admission to flight deck.

(a) No person may admit any person
to the flight deck of an aircraft unless
the person being admitted is - 
(1) A crewmember;
(2) An FAA air carrier inspector, a
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator,
or an authorized representative of the
National Transportation Safety Board,
who is performing official duties;
(3) Any person who - 
(i) Has permission of the pilot in
command, an appropriate management
official of the part 119 certificate holder, and the Administrator; and
(ii) Is an employee of - 
(A) The United States, or
(B) A part 119 certificate holder and
whose duties are such that admission
to the flightdeck is necessary or advantageous for safe operation; or
(C) An aeronautical enterprise certificated by the Administrator and
whose duties are such that admission
to the flightdeck is necessary or advantageous for safe operation.
(4) Any person who has the permission of the pilot in command, an appropriate management official of the part
119 certificate holder and the Administrator. Paragraph (a)(2) of this section
does not limit the emergency authority
of the pilot in command to exclude any
person from the flightdeck in the interests of safety.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph
(a)(3) of this section, employees of the
United States who deal responsibly
with matters relating to safety and
employees of the certificate holder
whose efficiency would be increased by
familiarity with flight conditions, may
be admitted by the certificate holder.
However, the certificate holder may
not admit employees of traffic, sales,

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