Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 61.6

(3) In the case of a , he holds an Board, or any Federal, State, or local instrument rating () or an air- law enforcement officer. line transport pilot certificate with an (i) Category III pilot authorization. (1) airplane category rating; or No person may act as pilot in command (4) In the case of an , he holds of a civil aircraft during Category III a commercial pilot certificate with operations unless— lighter-than-air category and airship (i) That person holds a current Cat- class ratings. egory III pilot authorization for that (f) Category II pilot authorization. (1) category or class of aircraft, and the No person may act as pilot in command type of aircraft, if applicable; or of a civil aircraft during Category II (ii) In the case of a civil aircraft of operations unless— foreign registry, that person is author- (i) That person holds a current Cat- ized by the country of registry to act egory II pilot authorization for that as pilot in command of that aircraft in category or class of aircraft, and the Category III operations. type of aircraft, if applicable; or (2) No person may act as second in command of a civil aircraft during Cat- (ii) In the case of a civil aircraft of egory III operations unless that per- foreign registry, that person is author- son— ized by the country of registry to act (i) Holds a valid pilot certificate with as pilot in command of that aircraft in category and class ratings for that air- Category II operations. craft and a current instrument rating (2) No person may act as second in for that category aircraft; command of a civil aircraft during Cat- (ii) Holds an airline transport pilot egory II operations unless that per- certificate with category and class rat- son— ings for that aircraft; or (i) Holds a valid pilot certificate with (iii) In the case of a civil aircraft of category and class ratings for that air- foreign registry, is authorized by the craft and a current instrument rating country of registry to act as second in for that category aircraft; command of that aircraft during Cat- (ii) Holds an airline transport pilot egory III operations. certificate with category and class rat- (j) Exceptions. Paragraphs (f) and (i) ings for that aircraft; or of this section do not apply to oper- (iii) In the case of a civil aircraft of ations conducted by the holder of a cer- foreign registry, is authorized by the tificate issued under part 121 or part country of registry to act as second in 135 of this chapter. command of that aircraft during Cat- egory II operations. [Doc. No. 11802, 38 FR 3161, Feb. 1, 1973, as amended by Amdt. 61–77, 51 FR 40703, Nov. 7, (g) Category A aircraft pilot authoriza- 1986. Redesignated and amended by Amdt. 61– tion. The Administrator may issue a 100, 61 FR 34547, July 2, 1996] certificate of authorization to the pilot of a small aircraft identified as a Cat- § 61.6 Certificates and ratings issued egory A aircraft in § 97.3(b)(1) of this under this part. chapter to use that aircraft in a Cat- (a) The following certificates are is- egory II operation, if he finds that the sued under this part: proposed operation can be safely con- (1) Pilot certificates: ducted under the terms of the certifi- (i) Student pilot. cate. Such authorization does not per- (ii) Recreational pilot. mit operation of the aircraft carrying (iii) Private pilot. persons or property for compensation (iv) Commercial pilot. or hire. (v) Airline transport pilot. (h) Inspection of certificate. Each per- (2) Flight instructor certificates. son who holds a pilot certificate, flight (b) The following ratings are placed instructor certificate, medical certifi- on pilot certificates (other than stu- cate, authorization, or license required dent pilot) where applicable: by this part shall present it for inspec- (1) Aircraft category ratings: tion upon the request of the Adminis- (i) Airplane. trator, an authorized representative of (ii) . the National Transportation Safety (iii) Glider.

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(iv) Lighter-than-air. egory ratings without an associated (2) Airplane class ratings: class rating, may not exercise the (i) Single-engine land. privileges of that category rating: (ii) Multiengine land. (1) Rotorcraft. (iii) Single-engine sea. (2) Lighter-than-air. (iv) Multiengine sea. (3) . (3) Rotorcraft class ratings: (4) Autogiro. (i) Helicopter. (ii) Gyroplane. § 61.9 Exchange of obsolete certificates (4) Lighter-than-air class ratings: and ratings for current certificates (i) Airship. and ratings. (ii) Free . (a) The holder of an unexpired free (5) Aircraft type ratings are listed in balloon pilot certificate, or an Advisory Circular 61–1 entitled ‘‘Air- unexpired pilot certificate with an ob- craft Type Ratings.’’ This list includes solete category rating listed in § 61.7(b) ratings for the following: may exchange that certificate for a (i) Large aircraft, other than lighter- certificate with the following applica- than-air. ble category and class rating, without (ii) Small turbojet-powered . a further showing of competency, until (iii) Small for operations October 31, 1975. After that date, a free requiring an airline transport pilot cer- balloon pilot certificate or certificate tificate. with an obsolete rating expires. (iv) Other aircraft type ratings speci- (b) Private or commercial pilot certifi- fied by the Administrator through air- cate with rotorcraft category rating. The craft type certificate procedures. holder of a private or commercial pilot (6) Instrument ratings (on private certificate with a rotorcraft category and commercial pilot certificates rating is issued that certificate with a only): rotorcraft category rating, and a heli- (i) Instrument—airplanes. copter or gyroplane class rating, de- (ii) Instrument—helicopter. pending upon whether a helicopter or a (c) The following ratings are placed gyroplane is used to qualify for the on flight instructor certificates where rotorcraft category rating. applicable: (1) Aircraft category ratings: (c) Private or commercial pilot certifi- (i) Airplane. cate with helicopter or autogiro category (ii) Rotorcraft. rating. The holder of a private or com- (iii) Glider. mercial pilot certificate with a heli- (2) Airplane class ratings: copter or autogiro category rating is (i) Single-engine. issued that certificate with a rotor- (ii) Multiengine. craft category rating and a helicopter (3) Rotorcraft class ratings: class rating (in the case of a helicopter (i) Helicopter. category rating), or a gyroplane class (ii) Gyroplane. rating (in the case of an autogiro rat- (4) Instrument ratings: ing). (i) Instrument—airplane. (d) Airline transport pilot certificate (ii) Instrument—helicopter. with helicopter or autogiro category rat- ing. The holder of an airline transport [Doc. No. 11802, 38 FR 3161, Feb. 1, 1973, as pilot certificate with a helicopter or amended by Amdt. 61–64, 41 FR 51392, Nov. 22, 1976; Amdt. 61–82, 54 FR 13037, Mar. 29, 1989. autogiro category rating is issued that Redesignated by Amdt. 61–100, 61 FR 34547, certificate with a rotorcraft category July 2, 1996] rating (limited to VFR) and a hel- icopter class and type rating (in the § 61.7 Obsolete certificates and rat- case of a helicopter category rating), or ings. a gyroplane class rating (in the case of (a) The holder of a free balloon pilot an autogiro category rating). certificate issued before November 1, (e) Airline transport pilot certificate 1973, may not exercise the privileges of with a rotorcraft category rating (without that certificate. a class rating). The holder of an airline (b) The holder of a pilot certificate transport pilot certificate with a rotor- that bears any of the following cat- craft category rating (without a class

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