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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 135.295 

any one of a group of airplanes deter-
mined by the Administrator to have a 
similar means of propulsion, the same 
manufacturer, and no significantly dif-
ferent handling or flight characteris-
tics. For the purposes of this para-
graph, type, as to a helicopter, means a 
basic make and model. 

(c) Each competency check given in a 

rotorcraft must include a demonstra-
tion of the pilot’s ability to maneuver 
the rotorcraft solely by reference to in-
struments. The check must determine 
the pilot’s ability to safely maneuver 
the rotorcraft into visual meteorolog-
ical conditions following an inad-
vertent encounter with instrument me-
teorological conditions. For com-
petency checks in non-IFR-certified 
rotorcraft, the pilot must perform such 
maneuvers as are appropriate to the 
rotorcraft’s installed equipment, the 
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications, and the operating environ-
ment. 

(d) The instrument proficiency check 

required by § 135.297 may be substituted 
for the competency check required by 
this section for the type of aircraft 
used in the check. 

(e) For the purpose of this part, com-

petent performance of a procedure or 
maneuver by a person to be used as a 
pilot requires that the pilot be the ob-
vious master of the aircraft, with the 
successful outcome of the maneuver 
never in doubt. 

(f) The Administrator or authorized 

check pilot certifies the competency of 
each pilot who passes the knowledge or 
flight check in the certificate holder’s 
pilot records. 

(g) Portions of a required competency 

check may be given in an aircraft sim-
ulator or other appropriate training de-
vice, if approved by the Administrator. 

(h) Rotorcraft pilots must be tested 

on the subjects in paragraph (a)(9) of 
this section when taking a written or 
oral knowledge test after April 22, 2015. 
Rotorcraft pilots must be checked on 
the maneuvers and procedures in para-
graph (c) of this section when taking a 
competency check after April 22, 2015. 

(i) If the certificate holder is author-

ized to conduct EFVS operations, the 
competency check in paragraph (b) of 
this section must include tasks appro-
priate to the EFVS operations the cer-

tificate holder is authorized to con-
duct. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–27, 53 FR 37697, Sept. 
27, 1988; Amdt. 135–129, 79 FR 9974, Feb. 21, 
2014; 79 FR 22012, Apr. 21, 2014; Docket FAA– 
2013–0485, Amdt. 135–135, 81 FR 90177, Dec. 13, 
2016] 

§ 135.295

Initial and recurrent flight 

attendant crewmember testing re-
quirements. 

No certificate holder may use a flight 

attendant crewmember, nor may any 
person serve as a flight attendant crew-
member unless, since the beginning of 
the 12th calendar month before that 
service, the certificate holder has de-
termined by appropriate initial and re-
current testing that the person is 
knowledgeable and competent in the 
following areas as appropriate to as-
signed duties and responsibilities— 

(a) Authority of the pilot in com-

mand; 

(b) Passenger handling, including 

procedures to be followed in handling 
deranged persons or other persons 
whose conduct might jeopardize safety; 

(c) Crewmember assignments, func-

tions, and responsibilities during ditch-
ing and evacuation of persons who may 
need the assistance of another person 
to move expeditiously to an exit in an 
emergency; 

(d) Briefing of passengers; 
(e) Location and operation of port-

able fire extinguishers and other items 
of emergency equipment; 

(f) Proper use of cabin equipment and 

controls; 

(g) Location and operation of pas-

senger oxygen equipment; 

(h) Location and operation of all nor-

mal and emergency exits, including 
evacuation chutes and escape ropes; 
and 

(i) Seating of persons who may need 

assistance of another person to move 
rapidly to an exit in an emergency as 
prescribed by the certificate holder’s 
operations manual. 

§ 135.297

Pilot in command: Instru-

ment proficiency check require-
ments. 

(a) No certificate holder may use a 

pilot, nor may any person serve, as a 
pilot in command of an aircraft under 
IFR unless, since the beginning of the 

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