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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 60.19 

(iii) Must submit to the NSPM a con-

firmation statement as described in 
§ 60.15(c) that a pilot, designated by the 
sponsor in accordance with § 60.15(d), 
has subjectively evaluated the FSTD in 
those areas not previously evaluated. 

(2) The FSTD must successfully pass 

an evaluation— 

(i) Consisting of all the elements of 

an initial evaluation for qualification 
in those circumstances where the 
NSPM has determined that all the ele-
ments of an initial evaluation for qual-
ification is necessary; or 

(ii) Consisting of those elements of 

an initial evaluation for qualification 
designated as necessary by the NSPM. 

(b) In making the determinations de-

scribed in paragraph (a)(2) of this sec-
tion, the NSPM considers factors in-
cluding the existing qualification of 
the FSTD, any modifications to the 
FSTD hardware or software that are 
involved, and any additions or modi-
fications to the MQTG. 

(c) The FSTD is qualified for the ad-

ditional uses when the NSPM issues an 
amended Statement of Qualification in 
accordance with § 60.15(h). 

(d) The sponsor may not modify the 

FSTD except as described in § 60.23. 

§ 60.17

Previously qualified FSTDs. 

(a) Unless otherwise specified by an 

FSTD Directive, further referenced in 
the applicable QPS, or as specified in 
paragraph (e) of this section, an FSTD 
qualified before May 30, 2008 will retain 
its qualification basis as long as it con-
tinues to meet the standards, including 
the objective test results recorded in 
the MQTG and subjective tests, under 
which it was originally evaluated, re-
gardless of sponsor. The sponsor of 
such an FSTD must comply with the 
other applicable provisions of this part. 

(b) For each FSTD qualified before 

May 30, 2008, no sponsor may use or 
allow the use of or offer the use of such 
an FSTD after May 30, 2014 for flight 
crewmember training, evaluation or 
flight experience to meet any of the re-
quirements of this chapter, unless that 
FSTD has been issued a Statement of 
Qualification, including the Configura-
tion List and the List of Qualified 
Tasks in accordance with the proce-
dures set out in the applicable QPS. 

(c) If the FSTD qualification is lost 

under § 60.27 and— 

(i) Restored under § 60.27 in less than 

(2) years, then the qualification basis 
(in terms of objective tests and subjec-
tive tests) for the re-qualification will 
be those against which the FSTD was 
originally evaluated and qualified. 

(ii) Not restored under § 60.27 for two 

(2) years or more, then the qualifica-
tion basis (in terms of objective tests 
and subjective tests) for the re-quali-
fication will be those standards in ef-
fect and current at the time of re-qual-
ification application. 

(d) Except as provided in paragraph 

(e) of this section, any change in FSTD 
qualification level initiated on or after 
May 30, 2008 requires an evaluation for 
initial qualification in accordance with 
this part. 

(e) A sponsor may request that an 

FSTD be permanently downgraded. In 
such a case, the NSPM may downgrade 
a qualified FSTD without requiring 
and without conducting an initial eval-
uation for the new qualification level. 
Subsequent continuing qualification 
evaluations will use the existing 
MQTG, modified as necessary to reflect 
the new qualification level. 

(f) When the sponsor has appropriate 

validation data available and receives 
approval from the NSPM, the sponsor 
may adopt tests and associated toler-
ances described in the current quali-
fication standards as the tests and tol-
erances applicable for the continuing 
qualification of a previously qualified 
FSTD. The updated test(s) and toler-
ance(s) must be made a permanent part 
of the MQTG. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63426, Oct. 
30, 2006; Amdt. 60–2, 72 FR 59599, Oct. 22, 2007] 

§ 60.19

Inspection, continuing quali-

fication evaluation, and mainte-
nance requirements. 

(a) 

Inspection.  No sponsor may use or 

allow the use of or offer the use of an 
FSTD for flight crewmember training, 
evaluation, or flight experience to 
meet any of the requirements of this 
chapter unless the sponsor does the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Accomplishes all appropriate ob-

jective tests each year as specified in 
the applicable QPS. 

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