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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.55 

Flight Standards District Office or to 
an Examiner. 

(5) The person who provided the 

ground and flight training to the appli-
cant must sign the ‘‘Instructor’s Rec-
ommendation’’ section of the Airman 
Certificate and/or Rating Application, 
FAA Form 8710–1. In lieu of the trainer, 
it is permissible for a qualified man-
agement official within the organiza-
tion to sign the applicant’s FAA Form 
8710–1. 

(6) The applicant must appear in per-

son at a FAA Flight Standards District 
Office or to an Examiner with his or 
her logbook/training records and with 
the completed and signed FAA Form 
8710–1. 

(7) There is no practical test required 

for the issuance of the ‘‘SIC Privileges 
Only’’ pilot type rating. 

(e) A person may receive a second-in- 

command pilot type rating for the type 
of aircraft after satisfactorily com-
pleting an approved second-in-com-
mand training program, proficiency 
check, or competency check under sub-
part K of part 91, part 125, or part 135, 
as appropriate, in that type of aircraft 
provided the training was completed 
within the 12 calendar months before 
the month of application for the SIC 
pilot type rating. The person must 
comply with the following application 
and pilot certification procedures: 

(1) The person who provided the 

training must sign the applicant’s log-
book or training record after each les-
son in accordance with § 61.51(h)(2) of 
this part. In lieu of the trainer, it is 
permissible for a qualified management 
official within the organization to sign 
the applicant’s training records or log-
book and make the required endorse-
ment. The qualified management offi-
cial must hold the position of Chief 
Pilot, Director of Training, Director of 
Operations, or another comparable 
management position within the orga-
nization that provided the training and 
must be in a position to verify the ap-
plicant’s training records and that the 
training was given. 

(2) The trainer or qualified manage-

ment official must make an endorse-
ment in the applicant’s logbook that 
states ‘‘[Applicant’s Name and Pilot 
Certificate Number] has demonstrated 
the skill and knowledge required for 

the safe operation of the [Type of Air-
craft], relevant to the duties and re-
sponsibilities of a second in com-
mand.’’ 

(3) If the applicant’s flight experience 

and/or training records are in an elec-
tronic form, the applicant must pro-
vide a paper copy of those records con-
taining the signature of the trainer or 
qualified management official to an 
FAA Flight Standards District Office, 
an Examiner, or an Aircrew Program 
Designee. 

(4) The applicant must complete and 

sign an Airman Certificate and/or Rat-
ing Application, FAA Form 8710–1, and 
present the application to an FAA 
Flight Standards District Office or to 
an Examiner or to an authorized Air-
crew Program Designee. 

(5) The person who provided the 

ground and flight training to the appli-
cant must sign the ‘‘Instructor’s Rec-
ommendation’’ section of the Airman 
Certificate and/or Rating Application, 
FAA Form 8710–1. In lieu of the trainer, 
it is permissible for a qualified man-
agement official within the organiza-
tion to sign the applicant’s FAA Form 
8710–1. 

(6) The applicant must appear in per-

son at an FAA Flight Standards Dis-
trict Office or to an Examiner or to an 
authorized Aircrew Program Designee 
with his or her logbook/training 
records and with the completed and 
signed FAA Form 8710–1. 

(7) There is no practical test required 

for the issuance of the ‘‘SIC Privileges 
Only’’ pilot type rating. 

(f) The familiarization training re-

quirements of paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion do not apply to a person who is: 

(1) Designated and qualified as pilot 

in command under subpart K of part 91, 
part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter in 
that specific type of aircraft; 

(2) Designated as the second in com-

mand under subpart K of part 91, part 
121, 125, or 135 of this chapter in that 
specific type of aircraft; 

(3) Designated as the second in com-

mand in that specific type of aircraft 
for the purpose of receiving flight 
training required by this section, and 
no passengers or cargo are carried on 
the aircraft; or 

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