AFS-13-383-E

September 13, 2013

 Exemption No. 10870

 Regulatory Docket No.FAA-2009-0333

Mr. Gregory Marcussen

Director of Operations

Jet Select, LLC

4130 E. Fifth Avenue

Columbus, OH 43219

Dear Mr. Marcussen:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated May 14, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Jet Select, LLC (Jet Select) for an extension of Exemption No. 9882. That 

exemption from § 61.3(a) and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows 

Jet Select to issue written confirmation of an FAA-issued crewmember certificate to a flight 

crewmember employed by that air carrier based on information in the air carrier’s approved 

record system. The written confirmation issued under the terms of this exemption is 

considered an acceptable means of compliance with the pilot certification, photo 

identification, and medical certificate requirements in § 61.3(a) and (c). Exemption No. 9882

expired on June 30, 2013. Therefore, we will treat your request as a new petition.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in 

acting on this petition would be detrimental to Jet Select.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 10804, as amended (copy 
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enclosed), the FAA found that although the FAA issues telegraphic replacement certificates 

on a 24-hour emergency basis, some airlines are not equipped to receive such certificates in a 

timely manner at various locations during non-business hours. The FAA finds the inability of 

an airline to receive telegraphic replacement certificates in a short time could result in 

substantial flight delays or even flight cancellations. 

The FAA found that permitting the air carrier to issue written confirmation of an FAA issued 

flight crewmember certificate could preclude delays and cancellations and, therefore, would 

be in the public interest. The FAA also found that although there may be minor differences 

between the content of the records maintained by the FAA, and those maintained by the 

carrier, granting the exemption with certain conditions and limitations would provide a level 

of safety equivalent to that provided by the affected regulations. Finally, the FAA stated that 

under section 1, chapter 1, annex 1, of the International Civil Aviation Organization 

International Standards and Recommended Practices, a license must be issued or rendered 

valid by a contracting State, and, therefore, operations under the exemption would be limited 

to flights conducted within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that: 

• They do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioner in the enclosed 

Grant of Exemption No. 10804; 

• The reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption 

No. 10804 also apply to the situation you present; and 

• A grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision

While this exemption does not differ materially from those presented by previous petitions, 

the FAA requires special emphasis to be placed upon operators having a method to ensure 

positive identification of the pilot flight crewmember whose photo identification is lost, 

destroyed, or mutilated. Jet Select must receive approval from its FAA principal operations 

inspector (POI) for the procedures Jet Select intends to employ in issuing a confirmation 

document to the pilot flight crewmember who does not have, in his/her personal possession, 

the required photo identification as well as pilot and/or medical certificate. The intent of these 

procedures is to mitigate security concerns regarding pilot identification.

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Jet Select, LLC an exemption from 14 CFR § 61.3(a) and 

(c) to the extent necessary to allow Jet Select to issue company-provided facsimiles of pilot 

and medical certificates to its pilot crewmembers when those certificates are lost, destroyed, 

or misplaced, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.
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Conditions and Limitations 

1. The privileges of this exemption are intended for situations where pilots have no 

access to airman services at the faa.gov website for receiving via fax or internet 

download FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise 

certificate privileges.

2. This exemption allows Jet Select to develop and issue to a pilot flight crewmember 

a document confirming his/her FAA-issued pilot and medical certification. The 

document issued by Jet Select must be in the pilot flight crewmember’s physical 

possession when exercising the privileges of the exemption and must contain the 

following information: 

a. The pilot flight crewmember’s certification information from his/her pilot 

and medical certificates. 

b. The exact text or a photocopy of this exemption. 

c. The Jet Select confirmation document must include the following 

statements: 

i. “Issued under the authority of Exemption No. xxxx;” 

ii. “Expires [insert date/time 72 hours after issuance];” 

iii. “The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only for flights 

within the District of Columbia and the 48 contiguous United 

States, or is an intrastate operation that does not involve flight 

through international airspace;” and 

iv. “The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised for 

scheduled or unscheduled air carrier flights. The privileges of this 

exemption may not be exercised for operations under part 91, or 

part 91 subpart K. 

2. Before conducting operations under this exemption, Jet Select must receive 

approval from its FAA principal operations inspector (POI) for the procedures Jet 

Select intends to employ in issuing a confirmation document to pilot flight 

crewmembers that do not have in their personal possession the required pilot 

and/or medical certificate or photo identification. These procedures must include a 

method to ensure positive identification of the pilot flight crewmember when the 

pilot no longer has photo identification. 

4. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption must: 

a. As soon as practicable, obtain from airman services at the faa.gov website a 

document containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges; 
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b. If the pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot and medical certificate are 

permanently lost or destroyed, the pilot flight crewmember must comply 

with the requirements of § 61.29(c) and ensure that a request for a 

replacement certificate from the FAA is made within 72 hours of the 

initiation of any flight conducted under this exemption. Jet Select is 

authorized to make this application to the FAA on behalf of the pilot flight 

crewmember; and 

c. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of FAA–issued 

documents containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges 

to Jet Select within 24 hours of the receipt of that document. 

This exemption terminates on September 30, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Service