Section 135.295

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

any one of a group of airplanes determined by the Administrator to have a
similar means of propulsion, the same
manufacturer, and no significantly different handling or flight characteristics. For the purposes of this paragraph, type, as to a helicopter, means a
basic make and model.
(c) Each competency check given in a
rotorcraft must include a demonstration of the pilot-s ability to maneuver
the rotorcraft solely by reference to instruments. The check must determine
the pilot-s ability to safely maneuver
the rotorcraft into visual meteorological conditions following an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions. For competency 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 specifications, and the operating environment.
(d) The instrument proficiency check
required by Section 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, competent performance of a procedure or
maneuver by a person to be used as a
pilot requires that the pilot be the obvious 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 simulator or other appropriate training device, 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 paragraph (c) of this section when taking a
competency check after April 22, 2015.
(i) If the certificate holder is authorized to conduct EFVS operations, the
competency check in paragraph (b) of
this section must include tasks appropriate to the EFVS operations the cer-

tificate holder is authorized to conduct.
[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]

Section 135.295 Initial and recurrent flight
attendant crewmember testing requirements.
No certificate holder may use a flight
attendant crewmember, nor may any
person serve as a flight attendant crewmember unless, since the beginning of
the 12th calendar month before that
service, the certificate holder has determined by appropriate initial and recurrent testing that the person is
knowledgeable and competent in the
following areas as appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities - 
(a) Authority of the pilot in command;
(b) Passenger handling, including
procedures to be followed in handling
deranged persons or other persons
whose conduct might jeopardize safety;
(c) Crewmember assignments, functions, and responsibilities during ditching 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 portable fire extinguishers and other items
of emergency equipment;
(f) Proper use of cabin equipment and
controls;
(g) Location and operation of passenger oxygen equipment;
(h) Location and operation of all normal 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.
Section 135.297 Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements.
(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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