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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 61.3 

under § 61.75, and holds a medical cer-
tificate issued by the foreign country 
that issued the foreign pilot license, 
which is in that person’s physical pos-
session or readily accessible in the air-
craft when exercising the privileges of 
that airman certificate. 

(xii) Is a pilot of the U.S. Armed 

Forces, has an up-to-date U.S. military 
medical examination, and holds mili-
tary pilot flight status. 

(d) 

Flight instructor certificate. (1) A 

person who holds a flight instructor 
certificate issued under this part must 
have that certificate, or other docu-
mentation acceptable to the Adminis-
trator, in that person’s physical posses-
sion or readily accessible in the air-
craft when exercising the privileges of 
that flight instructor certificate. 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(d)(3) of this section, no person other 
than the holder of a flight instructor 
certificate issued under this part with 
the appropriate rating on that certifi-
cate may— 

(i) Give training required to qualify a 

person for solo flight and solo cross- 
country flight; 

(ii) Endorse an applicant for a— 
(A) Pilot certificate or rating issued 

under this part; 

(B) Flight instructor certificate or 

rating issued under this part; or 

(C) Ground instructor certificate or 

rating issued under this part; 

(iii) Endorse a pilot logbook to show 

training given; or 

(iv) Endorse a student pilot certifi-

cate and logbook for solo operating 
privileges. 

(3) A flight instructor certificate 

issued under this part is not nec-
essary— 

(i) Under paragraph (d)(2) of this sec-

tion, if the training is given by the 
holder of a commercial pilot certificate 
with a lighter-than-air rating, provided 
the training is given in accordance 
with the privileges of the certificate in 
a lighter-than-air aircraft; 

(ii) Under paragraph (d)(2) of this sec-

tion, if the training is given by the 
holder of an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate with a rating appropriate to 
the aircraft in which the training is 
given, provided the training is given in 
accordance with the privileges of the 
certificate and conducted in accord-

ance with an approved air carrier 
training program approved under part 
121 or part 135 of this chapter; 

(iii) Under paragraph (d)(2) of this 

section, if the training is given by a 
person who is qualified in accordance 
with subpart C of part 142 of this chap-
ter, provided the training is conducted 
in accordance with an approved part 
142 training program; 

(iv) Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i), 

(d)(2)(ii)(C), and (d)(2)(iii) of this sec-
tion, if the training is given by the 
holder of a ground instructor certifi-
cate in accordance with the privileges 
of the certificate; or 

(v) Under paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this 

section, if the training is given by an 
authorized flight instructor under 
§ 61.41 of this part. 

(e) 

Instrument rating. No person may 

act as pilot in command of a civil air-
craft under IFR or in weather condi-
tions less than the minimums pre-
scribed for VFR flight unless that per-
son holds: 

(1) The appropriate aircraft category, 

class, type (if required), and instru-
ment rating on that person’s pilot cer-
tificate for any airplane, helicopter, or 
powered-lift being flown; 

(2) An airline transport pilot certifi-

cate with the appropriate aircraft cat-
egory, class, and type rating (if re-
quired) for the aircraft being flown; 

(3) For a glider, a pilot certificate 

with a glider category rating and an 
airplane instrument rating; or 

(4) For an airship, a commercial pilot 

certificate with a lighter-than-air cat-
egory rating and airship class rating. 

(f) 

Category II pilot authorization. Ex-

cept for a pilot conducting Category II 
operations under part 121 or part 135, a 
person may not: 

(1) Act as pilot in command of a civil 

aircraft during Category II operations 
unless that person— 

(i) Holds a Category II pilot author-

ization for that category or class of 
aircraft, and the type of aircraft, if ap-
plicable; or 

(ii) In the case of a civil aircraft of 

foreign registry, is authorized by the 
country of registry to act as pilot in 
command of that aircraft in Category 
II operations. 

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