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§ 61.3
(2) Act as second in command of a
civil aircraft during Category II oper-
ations unless that person—
(i) Holds a pilot certificate with cat-
egory and class ratings for that air-
craft and an instrument rating for that
category aircraft;
(ii) Holds an airline transport pilot
certificate with category and class rat-
ings for that aircraft; or
(iii) In the case of a civil aircraft of
foreign registry, is authorized by the
country of registry to act as second in
command of that aircraft during Cat-
egory II operations.
(g)
Category III pilot authorization. Ex-
cept for a pilot conducting Category III
operations under part 121 or part 135, a
person may not:
(1) Act as pilot in command of a civil
aircraft during Category III operations
unless that person—
(i) Holds a Category III 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
III operations.
(2) Act as second in command of a
civil aircraft during Category III oper-
ations unless that person—
(i) Holds a pilot certificate with cat-
egory and class ratings for that air-
craft and an instrument rating for that
category aircraft;
(ii) Holds an airline transport pilot
certificate with category and class rat-
ings for that aircraft; or
(iii) In the case of a civil aircraft of
foreign registry, is authorized by the
country of registry to act as second in
command of that aircraft during Cat-
egory III operations.
(h)
Category A aircraft pilot authoriza-
tion. The Administrator may issue a
certificate of authorization for a Cat-
egory II or Category III operation to
the pilot of a small aircraft that is a
Category A aircraft, as identified in
§ 97.3(b)(1) of this chapter if:
(1) The Administrator determines
that the Category II or Category III op-
eration can be performed safely by that
pilot under the terms of the certificate
of authorization; and
(2) The Category II or Category III
operation does not involve the carriage
of persons or property for compensa-
tion or hire.
(i)
Ground instructor certificate. (1)
Each person who holds a ground in-
structor certificate issued under this
part must have that certificate or a
temporary document issued under
§ 61.29(e) in that person’s physical pos-
session or immediately accessible when
exercising the privileges of that certifi-
cate.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph
(i)(3) of this section, no person other
than the holder of a ground instructor
certificate, issued under this part or
part 143, with the appropriate rating on
that certificate may—
(i) Give ground training required to
qualify a person for solo flight and solo
cross-country flight;
(ii) Endorse an applicant for a knowl-
edge test required for a pilot, flight in-
structor, or ground instructor certifi-
cate or rating issued under this part; or
(iii) Endorse a pilot logbook to show
ground training given.
(3) A ground instructor certificate
issued under this part is not nec-
essary—
(i) Under paragraph (i)(2) of this sec-
tion, if the training is given by the
holder of a flight instructor certificate
issued under this part in accordance
with the privileges of that certificate;
(ii) Under paragraph (i)(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;
(iii) Under paragraph (i)(2) of this
section, 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;
(iv) Under paragraph (i)(2) of this sec-
tion, if the training is given by a per-
son who is qualified in accordance with
subpart C of part 142 of this chapter,
provided the training is conducted in
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