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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 135.323 

(4) 

Differences training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers who have 
qualified and served on a particular 
type aircraft, when the Administrator 
finds differences training is necessary 
before a crewmember serves in the 
same capacity on a particular vari-
ation of that aircraft. 

(5) 

Recurrent training. 

The training 

required for crewmembers to remain 
adequately trained and currently pro-
ficient for each aircraft, crewmember 
position, and type of operation in 
which the crewmember serves. 

(6) 

In flight. 

The maneuvers, proce-

dures, or functions that must be con-
ducted in the aircraft. 

(7) 

Training center. 

An organization 

governed by the applicable require-
ments of part 142 of this chapter that 
conducts training, testing, and check-
ing under contract or other arrange-
ment to certificate holders subject to 
the requirements of this part. 

(8) 

Requalification training. 

The train-

ing required for crewmembers pre-
viously trained and qualified, but who 
have become unqualified due to not 
having met within the required period 
the— 

(i) Recurrent pilot testing require-

ments of § 135.293; 

(ii) Instrument proficiency check re-

quirements of § 135.297; or 

(iii) Line checks required by § 135.299. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–250, 60 FR 65950, Dec. 
20, 1995; Amdt. 135–63, 61 FR 34561, July 2, 
1996; Amdt. 135–91, 68 FR 54588, Sept. 17, 2003] 

§ 135.323

Training program: General. 

(a) Each certificate holder required 

to have a training program under 
§ 135.341 shall: 

(1) Establish and implement a train-

ing program that satisfies the require-
ments of this subpart and that ensures 
that each crewmember, aircraft dis-
patcher, flight instructor and check 
airman is adequately trained to per-
form his or her assigned duties. Prior 
to implementation, the certificate 
holder must obtain initial and final 
FAA approval of the training program. 

(2) Provide adequate ground and 

flight training facilities and properly 
qualified ground instructors for the 
training required by this subpart. 

(3) Provide and keep current for each 

aircraft type used and, if applicable, 
the particular variations within the 
aircraft type, appropriate training ma-
terial, examinations, forms, instruc-
tions, and procedures for use in con-
ducting the training and checks re-
quired by this subpart. 

(4) Provide enough flight instructors, 

check airmen, and simulator instruc-
tors to conduct required flight training 
and flight checks, and simulator train-
ing courses allowed under this subpart. 

(b) Whenever a crewmember who is 

required to take recurrent training 
under this subpart completes the train-
ing in the calendar month before, or 
the calendar month after, the month in 
which that training is required, the 
crewmember is considered to have 
completed it in the calendar month in 
which it was required. 

(c) Each instructor, supervisor, or 

check airman who is responsible for a 
particular ground training subject, seg-
ment of flight training, course of train-
ing, flight check, or competence check 
under this part shall certify as to the 
proficiency and knowledge of the crew-
member, flight instructor, or check 
airman concerned upon completion of 
that training or check. That certifi-
cation shall be made a part of the crew-
member’s record. When the certifi-
cation required by this paragraph is 
made by an entry in a computerized 
recordkeeping system, the certifying 
instructor, supervisor, or check air-
man, must be identified with that 
entry. However, the signature of the 
certifying instructor, supervisor, or 
check airman, is not required for com-
puterized entries. 

(d) Training subjects that apply to 

more than one aircraft or crewmember 
position and that have been satisfac-
torily completed during previous train-
ing while employed by the certificate 
holder for another aircraft or another 
crewmember position, need not be re-
peated during subsequent training 
other than recurrent training. 

(e) Aircraft simulators and other 

training devices may be used in the 
certificate holder’s training program if 
approved by the Administrator. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–101, 70 FR 58829, Oct. 
7, 2005] 

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