2. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications Over a 15-year period, total paperwork costs would be approximately $11.7 million. for better understanding how a document is structured but 3. The crew pairing provision states that a pilot over the age of 60 could serve as a pilot in command in covered operations between the United States and another country, assuming there was another pilot as part of the flight deck crew under the age of 60. I could write a book on the differences between Part 91, 121 and 135, but you and I don’t have that kind of time. Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/​fr/​index.html. 44729(c)(1) ceases to be effective when ICAO amends its standard to remove the pilot pairing limitation. An individual must be 16 years old to solo an aircraft, 17 years old to obtain a Private Pilot Certificate, 18 years old to obtain a Commercial Pilot Certificate and 23 years old to obtain an Airline Transport Certificate. 61-123 and 121-344] RIN 2120-AJ01 ACTION: Final rule. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Open for Comment. are not part of the published document itself. Third, the Trade Agreements Act (Pub. There is also a Restricted Airline Pilot Transport License (R-ATPL), which can be issued at a minimum age of 21. This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily 1) Part 121, § 121.401(a)(2) requires certificate holders to provide enough qualified ... Be less than 65 years of age, if serving as a pilot … To maintain that consistency, the FAA is amending Sec. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications The final rule requires all pilots over the age of 60 who serve in part 121 operation to hold an FAA first-class medical certificate valid for 6 months, where previously seconds-in-command could hold an FAA second-class medical certificate valid for 12 months. 8. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the The amendment removes the requirement in Standard 2.1.10 to pair a pilot in command over age 60 with a pilot under age 60. headings within the legal text of Federal Register documents. If data was not available in any quarter, the FAA assigned the last quarterly figures available. The FAA finds that notice and public comment to this final rule are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. You can find out more about SBREFA on the Internet at our site, http://www.faa.gov/​regulations_​policies/​rulemaking/​sbre_​act/​. the Federal Register. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows: Authority: Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/​regulations_​policies/​; or. For technical questions concerning this document, contact Nancy Lauck Claussen, email: Nancy.L.Claussen@faa.gov; Air Transportation Division (AFS-200), Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8166. Section 44729(c) specified a pilot pairing limitation for PICs serving on international flights. Based on the statutory authority in 49 U.S.C. No person who holds a special purpose pilot authorization issued under this part, may serve as a pilot on a civil airplane of U.S. registry if the person has reached his or her 65th birthday, in the following operations: (g) Age Pairing Requirement. from 40 agencies. Because this rule implements Congressional mandates, good cause exists for the FAA to amend without notice its rules concerning pilot age limits. Amend § 121.2 by removing paragraph (i) and redesignating paragraph (j) as paragraph (i). This final rule implements congressional legislation by conforming FAA regulations to statutory requirements. A legislative mandate of this nature makes it unnecessary to provide an opportunity for notice and comment. on Notwithstanding the foregoing, a certificate holder is not required to conduct for a 6-month period a line check under this paragraph of a pilot serving as a second-in-command if the pilot has undergone a regularly scheduled simulator evaluation during that period. 121.434 — Operating experience, operating cycles, and consolidation of knowledge and skills. the material on FederalRegister.gov is accurately displayed, consistent with 3) Be less than 65 years of age, if serving as a pilot crewmember in operations under part 121. L. 96-354) requires agencies to analyze the economic impact of regulatory changes on small entities. on This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Such a certificate shall expire on the last day of the 6-month period following the date of examination shown on the certificate.”, Section 44729(h)(1) requires that “Each air carrier engaged in covered operations shall continue to use pilot training and qualification programs approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, with specific emphasis on initial and recurrent training and qualification of pilots who have attained 60 years of age, to ensure continued acceptable levels of pilot skill and judgment.”, Section 44729(h)(2) requires that “Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, and every 6 months thereafter, an air carrier engaged in covered operations shall evaluate the performance of each pilot of the air carrier who has attained 60 years of age through a line check of such pilot. Without the pairing requirement, all pilots on multi-pilot crews serving in international air transport commercial operations may continue to serve as long as they have not reached 65 years of age. Specifically, check airmen and flight instructors who have reached their 60th birthday may not serve as pilot flight crewmembers in part 121 operations. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. (1) Results of the accounting and economic costs estimates use different unit costs and therefore show different results in each cost category. L. 104-4) requires agencies to prepare a written assessment of the costs, benefits, and other effects of proposed or final rules that include a Federal mandate likely to result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more annually (adjusted for inflation with base year of 1995). regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of (ii) “International air transportation,” as used in this paragraph (j), means air transportation performed in airplanes for the public transport of passengers, mail, or cargo, in which the service passes through the airspace over the territory of more than one country. In developing U.S. standards, this Trade Act requires agencies to consider international standards and, where appropriate, that they be the basis of U.S. standards. The RFA covers a wide-range of small entities, including small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. We Start Printed Page 34234determined that this action would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, and, therefore, would not have federalism implications. These tools are designed to help you understand the official document on NARA's archives.gov. The Ops Specs are what allows companies to deviate from certain CFRs. In addition to the above quantified benefits, the FAA estimates that the Act will result in an increase in the supply of pilots of approximately 12 percent over 5 years. The 2009 final rule implemented the crew pairing requirements by amending part 121 as well as the regulations applicable to pilots with certificates issued under part 61, including a special purpose pilot authorization issued in accordance with § 61.77. New Documents [FR Doc. Because the mandatory retirement age has been increased to age 65, airlines and consumers will incur “real costs” and “transfer payments” totaling $1.8 billion (present value) over 15 years, but society will have a cost savings or net benefit of $334 million in terms of real resource use (real costs reflect real resource use, whereas transfer payments are monetary payments from one group to another that do not affect total resources available to society). Federal Register. The accounting costs are relevant because they show the distributional effects of the Act—a net transfer from airlines and consumers to pilots. This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status. documents in the last year, 735 This feature is not available for this document. The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. The FAA estimates that airlines, pilots, and the FAA will incur additional paperwork burdens (and hence an increase in paperwork costs). While every effort has been made to ensure that Pilots serving in single-pilot operations must be below 60 years of age. Further, good cause exists for making this rule effective upon publication to minimize any possible confusion. Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the Bennett (1990) presented a report from a sub-group on medical certification established by The European Civil Aviation Conference on Flight Crew Licensing, recommending that the age limit of 60 continue to be applied to single-pilot commercial operations and that the age limit should be set at 65 for multi-crew operations. This prototype edition of the (iv) Scheduled international air services, or nonscheduled international air transportation for compensation or hire, in airplanes having a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. § 121.471 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: All flight crewmembers. In addition to the definitions in §§ 1.1 and 110.2 of this chapter, the following definitions apply to this part. informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal (f) The training program provisions of § 121.401(b) do not apply to pilots who have attained 60 years of age and serve in operations under this part. documents in the last year, 19 establishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned Part 121 Pilot Age Limit Federal Register: July 15, 2009 [Page 34229-34235] REGULATIONS: Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Parts 61 and 121 [Docket No. In conducting these analyses, FAA has determined that the Act: (1) Has benefits that justify its costs; (2) is not an economically “significant regulatory action” as defined in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866; (3) is “significant” as defined in DOT's Regulatory Policies and Procedures because of Congressional and public interest. The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. 2. The FAA has analyzed this rulemaking under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (May 18, 2001). To maintain that consistency, the FAA is amending §§ 121.411 and 121.412 to raise the age limit from age 60 to age 65, thus allowing check airmen and flight instructors to serve as pilot flight VerDate Nov24>2008 15:15 Jul 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 crewmembers until they reach the age of 65. from age 60 to age 65, subject to the limitations in section 44729(c) applicable to pilots in command on international flights. For legal questions concerning this document, contact Sara Mikolop, email: Sara.Mikolop@faa.gov; Office of Chief Counsel (AGC-200), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3073. More information can be found on the FAA's Pilot Training - ATP Certificate webpage. In this Issue, Documents These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the Accordingly, this final rule has been reviewed by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget; (4) will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; (5) will not create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States; and (6) will not impose an unfunded mandate on state, local, or tribal governments, or on the private sector. These analyses are summarized below. Accordingly, for these operations, the ICAO amendment to the crew pairing limitation applies without further change to title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (i) When exercising the privileges of an airline transport pilot certificate; or (ii) If that person has reached his or her 60th birthday and serves as a pilot in 14 CFR part 121 operations. The Public Inspection page may also the official SGML-based PDF version on govinfo.gov, those relying on it for 5) For part 121 check pilots, at least once every 24 calendar-months, satisfactorily The requirements of Title II do not apply because the Act is not a mandate, rather it is permissive. 44729(b). documents in the last year, by the Education Department documents in the last year, 662 documents in the last year, 997 The President of the United States issues other types of documents, including but not limited to; memoranda, notices, determinations, letters, messages, and orders. on This same limitation applies to operations covered by 14 CFR 129.1(b). by the Coast Guard The NBAA has a nice Age 60 Briefing which discusses this, but at the end they say: As a result, for multi-pilot operations, the final rule increased the maximum age for a pilot to serve and added the pilot pairing requirement for part 121 operations and certain other international air service and air transportation operations using airplanes on the U.S. registry (14 CFR 121.383(d) and (e), 61.3(j) and 61.77(g)). As discussed previously, 49 U.S.C. documents in the last year, 42 2014-26783 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am], updated on 4:52 PM on Friday, March 12, 2021, 14 documents Return to Frequently Asked Questions § 117.3 Definitions. This provision is not entirely consonant with the ICAO standard. offers a preview of documents scheduled to appear in the next day's The intended effect of this action is to update the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the recent legislation. developer tools pages. 5. daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial (a) No certificate holder conducting domestic operations may schedule any flight crewmember and no flight crewmember may accept an assignment for flight time in scheduled air transportation or in other commercial flying if that crewmember 's total flight time in all commercial flying will exceed - This document notifies the public of the Federal Aviation Administration's policy regarding enforcement of the pilot pairing requirement in the “Part 121 Pilot Age Limit” final rule. Effective November 13, 2014. The legislation, known as the “Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act,” raised the upper age limit from age 60 to age 65. This information is not part of the official Federal Register document. Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. documents in the last year, 1491 Amend § 121.412 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows: (e) Flight instructors who have reached their 65th birthday or who do not hold an appropriate medical certificate may function as flight instructors, but may not serve as pilot flightcrew members in operations under this part. First and foremost, to be eligible to serve as a crew member in a Part 121 Air Carrier (airline) operation, every pilot must now possess an ATP. This ICAO amendment triggers the sunset of the statutory authority that provides the basis for the crew pairing limitations in title 14. Counts are subject to sampling, reprocessing and revision (up or down) throughout the day. (i) “International air service,” as used in this paragraph (j), means scheduled air service performed in airplanes for the public transport of passengers, mail, or cargo, in which the service passes through the airspace over the territory of more than one country. Pursuant to § 44729(c)(1), “A pilot who has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-command in covered operations between the United States and another country only if there is another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not yet attained 60 years of age.” Section 44729(c)(2) states that paragraph (c)(1) ceases to be effective “on such date as the Convention on International Civil Aviation provides that a pilot who has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-command in international commercial operations without regard to whether there is another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not attained age 60.”, Section 44729(e)(1) states “No person who has attained 60 years of age before the date of enactment of this section may serve as a pilot for an air carrier engaged in covered operations unless—, (A) such person is in the employment of that air carrier in such operations on such date of enactment as a required flight deck crew member; or, (B) such person is newly hired by an air carrier as a pilot on or after such date of enactment without credit for prior seniority or prior longevity for benefits or other terms related to length of service prior to the date rehired under any labor agreement or employment policies of the air carrier.”, Section 44729(g)(1) requires that, except as provided by paragraph (g)(2) “a person serving as a pilot for an air carrier engaged in covered operations shall not be subject to different medical standards, or different, greater, or more frequent medical examinations, on account of age unless the Secretary determines (based on data received or studies published after the date of enactment of this section) that different medical standards, or different, greater, or more frequent medical examinations, are needed to ensure an adequate level of safety in flight.”Start Printed Page 34230, Section 44729(g)(2) states that “No person who has attained 60 years of age may serve as a pilot of an air carrier engaged in covered operations unless the person has a first-class medical certificate. For the purposes of the Act, “Covered Operations” means “operations under part 121 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.” The Act specifies a limitation for international flights. Relevant information about this document from Regulations.gov provides additional context. better and aid in comparing the online edition to the print edition. documents in the last year, 735 of the issuing agency. Federal Register issue. documents in the last year, by the Wage and Hour Division documents in the last year, 787 Section 2 addresses Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval and ... A. Qualification and Training Requirements for Part 121 Certificate Holders. (ii) If that person has reached his or her 60th birthday and serves as a pilot in 14 CFR part 121 operations. But the recent economic difficulties that many carriers have experienced and the resulting industrywide pilot furloughs have brought the discussions to a new level of intensity. 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