Section 133.22

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

pilot or assistant chief pilot immediately to the responsible Flight
Standards office. The new chief pilot
must be designated and must comply
with Section 133.23 within 30 days or the operator may not conduct further operations under the Rotorcraft ExternalLoad Operator Certificate unless otherwise authorized by the responsible
Flight Standards office.
[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 133-9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7,
1986; Docket FAA-2018-0119, Amdt. 133-16, 83
FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018]

Section 133.22 Employment of former FAA
employees.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph
(c) of this section, no certificate holder
may knowingly employ or make a contractual arrangement which permits an
individual to act as an agent or representative of the certificate holder in
any matter before the Federal Aviation
Administration if the individual, in the
preceding 2 years - 
(1) Served as, or was directly responsible for the oversight of, a Flight
Standards Service aviation safety inspector; and
(2) Had direct responsibility to inspect, or oversee the inspection of, the
operations of the certificate holder.
(b) For the purpose of this section, an
individual shall be considered to be
acting as an agent or representative of
a certificate holder in a matter before
the agency if the individual makes any
written or oral communication on behalf of the certificate holder to the
agency (or any of its officers or employees) in connection with a particular matter, whether or not involving a specific party and without regard
to whether the individual has participated in, or had responsibility for, the
particular matter while serving as a
Flight Standards Service aviation safety inspector.
(c) The provisions of this section do
not prohibit a certificate holder from
knowingly employing or making a contractual arrangement which permits an
individual to act as an agent or representative of the certificate holder in
any matter before the Federal Aviation
Administration if the individual was

employed by the certificate holder before October 21, 2011.
[Doc. No. FAA-2008-1154, 76 FR 52236, Aug. 22,
2011]

Section 133.23 Knowledge and skill.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, the applicant, or the
chief pilot designated in accordance
with Section 133.21(b), must demonstrate to
the Administrator satisfactory knowledge and skill regarding rotorcraft external-load operations as set forth in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The test of knowledge (which may
be oral or written, at the option of the
applicant) covers the following subjects:
(1) Steps to be taken before starting
operations, including a survey of the
flight area.
(2) Proper method of loading, rigging,
or attaching the external load.
(3) Performance capabilities, under
approved operating procedures and limitations, of the rotorcraft to be used.
(4) Proper instructions of flight crew
and ground workers.
(5) Appropriate rotorcraft-load combination flight manual.
(c) The test of skill requires appropriate maneuvers for each class requested. The appropriate maneuvers
for each load class must be demonstrated in the rotorcraft prescribed
in Section 133.19.
(1) Takeoffs and landings.
(2) Demonstration of directional control while hovering.
(3) Acceleration from a hover.
(4) Flight at operational airspeeds.
(5) Approaches to landing or working
area.
(6) Maneuvering the external load
into the release position.
(7) Demonstration of winch operation, if a winch is installed to hoist
the external load.
(d) Compliance with paragraphs (b)
and (c) of this section need not be
shown if the Administrator finds, on
the basis of the applicant-s (or his designated chief pilot-s) previous experience and safety record in rotorcraft external-load operations, that his knowledge and skill are adequate.
[Doc. No. 1529, 29 FR 603, Jan. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 133-9, 51 FR 40707, Nov. 7,
1986]

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