Section 121.1001

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

Section 121.1001 Applicability and definitions.
(a) This subpart prescribes the requirements applicable to each certificate holder for training each crewmember and person performing or directly supervising any of the following
job functions involving any item for
transport on board an aircraft:
(1) Acceptance;
(2) Rejection;
(3) Handling;
(4) Storage incidental to transport;
(5) Packaging of company material;
or
(6) Loading.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this
subpart, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Company material (COMAT) - Material owned or used by a certificate
holder.
(2) Initial hazardous materials training - The basic training required for
each newly hired person, or each person changing job functions, who performs or directly supervises any of the
job functions specified in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(3) Recurrent hazardous materials
training - The training required every
24 months for each person who has satisfactorily completed the certificate
holder-s approved initial hazardous materials training program and performs
or directly supervises any of the job
functions specified in paragraph (a) of
this section.
Section 121.1003 Hazardous materials training: General.
(a) Each certificate holder must establish and implement a hazardous materials training program that:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of Appendix O of this part;
(2) Ensures that each person performing or directly supervising any of
the
job
functions
specified
in
Section 121.1001(a) is trained to comply with
all applicable parts of 49 CFR parts 171
through 180 and the requirements of
this subpart; and
(3) Enables the trained person to recognize items that contain, or may contain, hazardous materials regulated by
49 CFR parts 171 through 180.
(b) Each certificate holder must provide initial hazardous materials train-

ing and recurrent hazardous materials
training to each crewmember and person performing or directly supervising
any of the job functions specified in
Section 121.1001(a).
(c) Each certificate holder-s hazardous materials training program
must be approved by the FAA prior to
implementation.
Section 121.1005 Hazardous materials training required.
(a) Training requirement. Except as
provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (f) of
this section, no certificate holder may
use any crewmember orperson to perform any of the job functions or direct
supervisory responsibilities, and no
person may perform any of the job
functions or direct supervisory responsibilities, specified in Section 121.1001(a) unless that person has satisfactorily completed the certificate holder-s FAA-approved initial or recurrent hazardous
materials training program within the
past 24 months.
(b) New hire or new job function. A person who is a new hire and has not yet
satisfactorily completed the required
initial hazardous materials training, or
a person who is changing job functions
and has not received initial or recurrent training for a job function involving storage incidental to transport, or
loading of items for transport on an
aircraft, may perform those job functions for not more than 30 days from
the date of hire or a change in job function, if the person is under the direct
visual supervision of a person who is
authorized by the certificate holder to
supervise that person and who has successfully completed the certificate
holder-s FAA-approved initial or recurrent training program within the past
24 months.
(c) Persons who work for more than one
certificate holder. A certificate holder
that uses or assigns a person to perform or directly supervise a job function specified in Section 121.1001(a), when that
person also performs or directly supervises the same job function for another
certificate holder, need only train that
person in its own policies and procedures regarding those job functions, if
all of the following are met:
(1) The certificate holder using this
exception receives written verification

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