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§ 125.291 

(f) Portions of a required competency 

check may be given in an airplane sim-
ulator or other appropriate training de-
vice, if approved by the Administrator. 

(g) If the certificate holder is author-

ized to conduct EFVS operations, the 
competency check in paragraph (b) of 
this section must include tasks appro-
priate to the EFVS operations the cer-
tificate holder is authorized to con-
duct. 

[45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as amended by 
Amdt. 125–18, 58 FR 69629, Dec. 30, 1993; Dock-
et FAA–2013–0485, Amdt. 125–66, 81 FR 90176, 
Dec. 13, 2016] 

§ 125.289 Initial and recurrent flight 

attendant crewmember testing re-

quirements. 

No certificate holder may use any 

person, nor may any person serve, as a 
flight attendant crewmember, unless, 
since the beginning of the 12th cal-
endar month before that service, the 
certificate holder has determined by 
appropriate initial and recurrent test-
ing that the person is knowledgeable 
and competent in the following areas 
as appropriate to assigned duties and 
responsibilities: 

(a) Authority of the pilot in com-

mand; 

(b) Passenger handling, including 

procedures to be followed in handling 
deranged persons or other persons 
whose conduct might jeopardize safety; 

(c) Crewmember assignments, func-

tions, and responsibilities during ditch-
ing and evacuation of persons who may 
need the assistance of another person 
to move expeditiously to an exit in an 
emergency; 

(d) Briefing of passengers; 
(e) Location and operation of port-

able fire extinguishers and other items 
of emergency equipment; 

(f) Proper use of cabin equipment and 

controls; 

(g) Location and operation of pas-

senger oxygen equipment; 

(h) Location and operation of all nor-

mal and emergency exits, including 
evacuation chutes and escape ropes; 
and 

(i) Seating of persons who may need 

assistance of another person to move 
rapidly to an exit in an emergency as 
prescribed by the certificate holder’s 
operations manual. 

§ 125.291 Pilot in command: Instru-

ment proficiency check require-

ments. 

(a) No certificate holder may use any 

person, nor may any person serve, as a 
pilot in command of an airplane under 
IFR unless, since the beginning of the 
sixth calendar month before that serv-
ice, that person has passed an instru-
ment proficiency check and the Admin-
istrator or an authorized check airman 
has so certified in a letter of com-
petency. 

(b) No pilot may use any type of pre-

cision instrument approach procedure 
under IFR unless, since the beginning 
of the sixth calendar month before that 
use, the pilot has satisfactorily dem-
onstrated that type of approach proce-
dure and has been issued a letter of 
competency under paragraph (g) of this 
section. No pilot may use any type of 
nonprecision approach procedure under 
IFR unless, since the beginning of the 
sixth calendar month before that use, 
the pilot has satisfactorily dem-
onstrated either that type of approach 
procedure or any other two different 
types of nonprecision approach proce-
dures and has been issued a letter of 
competency under paragraph (g) of this 
section. The instrument approach pro-
cedure or procedures must include at 
least one straight-in approach, one cir-
cling approach, and one missed ap-
proach. Each type of approach proce-
dure demonstrated must be conducted 
to published minimums for that proce-
dure. 

(c) The instrument proficiency check 

required by paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion consists of an oral or written 
equipment test and a flight check 
under simulated or actual IFR condi-
tions. The equipment test includes 
questions on emergency procedures, en-
gine operation, fuel and lubrication 
systems, power settings, stall speeds, 
best engine-out speed, propeller and su-
percharge operations, and hydraulic, 
mechanical, and electrical systems, as 
appropriate. The flight check includes 
navigation by instruments, recovery 
from simulated emergencies, and 
standard instrument approaches in-
volving navigational facilities which 
that pilot is to be authorized to use. 

(1) For a pilot in command of an air-

plane, the instrument proficiency 

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§ 125.293 

check must include the procedures and 
maneuvers for a commercial pilot cer-
tificate with an instrument rating and, 
if required, for the appropriate type 
rating. 

(2) The instrument proficiency check 

must be given by an authorized check 
airman or by the Administrator. 

(d) If the pilot in command is as-

signed to pilot only one type of air-
plane, that pilot must take the instru-
ment proficiency check required by 
paragraph (a) of this section in that 
type of airplane. 

(e) If the pilot in command is as-

signed to pilot more than one type of 
airplane, that pilot must take the in-
strument proficiency check required by 
paragraph (a) of this section in each 
type of airplane to which that pilot is 
assigned, in rotation, but not more 
than one flight check during each pe-
riod described in paragraph (a) of this 
section. 

(f) Portions of a required flight check 

may be given in an airplane simulator 
or other appropriate training device, if 
approved by the Administrator. 

(g) The Administrator or authorized 

check airman issues a letter of com-
petency to each pilot who passes the 
instrument proficiency check. The let-
ter of competency contains a list of the 
types of instrument approach proce-
dures and facilities authorized. 

§ 125.293 Crewmember: Tests and 

checks, grace provisions, accepted 

standards. 

(a) If a crewmember who is required 

to take a test or a flight check under 
this part completes the test or flight 
check in the calendar month before or 
after the calendar month in which it is 
required, that crewmember is consid-
ered to have completed the test or 
check in the calendar month in which 
it is required. 

(b) If a pilot being checked under this 

subpart fails any of the required ma-
neuvers, the person giving the check 
may give additional training to the 
pilot during the course of the check. In 
addition to repeating the maneuvers 
failed, the person giving the check may 
require the pilot being checked to re-
peat any other maneuvers that are nec-
essary to determine the pilot’s pro-
ficiency. If the pilot being checked is 

unable to demonstrate satisfactory 
performance to the person conducting 
the check, the certificate holder may 
not use the pilot, nor may the pilot 
serve, in the capacity for which the 
pilot is being checked in operations 
under this part until the pilot has sat-
isfactorily completed the check. 

§ 125.295 Check airman authorization: 

Application and issue. 

Each certificate holder desiring FAA 

approval of a check airman shall sub-
mit a request in writing to the respon-
sible Flight Standards office charged 
with the overall inspection of the cer-
tificate holder. The Administrator may 
issue a letter of authority to each 
check airman if that airman passes the 
appropriate oral and flight test. The 
letter of authority lists the tests and 
checks in this part that the check air-
man is qualified to give, and the cat-
egory, class and type airplane, where 
appropriate, for which the check air-
man is qualified. 

[Docket No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
125–68, 83 FR 9173, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 125.296 Training, testing, and check-

ing conducted by training centers: 
Special rules. 

A crewmember who has successfully 

completed training, testing, or check-
ing in accordance with an approved 
training program that meets the re-
quirements of this part and that is con-
ducted in accordance with an approved 
course conducted by a training center 
certificated under part 142 of this chap-
ter, is considered to meet applicable re-
quirements of this part. 

[Doc. No. 26933, 61 FR 34561, July 2, 1996] 

§ 125.297 Approval of flight simulators 

and flight training devices. 

(a) Flight simulators and flight 

training devices approved by the Ad-
ministrator may be used in training, 
testing, and checking required by this 
subpart. 

(b) Each flight simulator and flight 

training device that is used in training, 
testing, and checking required under 
this subpart must be used in accord-
ance with an approved training course