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C 2059 0 Subject : Petitio n forexemptio n fro m 1 4 C.F.R . PAR T 61.15 3 (a ) Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . PAR T61.153(a ) an d 11.8 1 myseif , th e petitioner , Emmanue l Aponte, _ herebypetition s fora n exemptio n t o th e eligibilit yrequirement s se t forth regardin g th e issuanc e o f a n Airlin e Transpor

t Pilot Certificat e hereinafte rreferre d t o a s (ATPC) . (a ) Contac

t Information : Emmanue l Apont e 

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^^^ ^ ATP C i s require d t o act as a require d aircre wmembe ri n an ycapacit yo n part 12 1 carrie r operations . I hav

e successfull yinterviewe d wit h an d bee n offere d employmen t wit h a 12 1 carrier , bu t tha t compan yI s unabl e t o allo wm e t o procee d wit h trainin g because o f my inabilityt o obtai n a n ATP C prio rt o th e dat e H.R . 590 0 goe s I n effect . Th e ag e requiremen t o f 1 4 C.F.R . 61.15 3 i s th e sol e reaso n o f m yinabilityt o obtai n a n ATPC . I hereb ypetitio n th e FA

Afo ra conditiona l exemptio n fro m th e minimu m ag e requiremen t o f 1 4 C.F.R . 61.153(a ) t o allo wm e t o perfor m th e knowledge , oral , an d practica l examination s require d fo ra n ATPC . Upo n successfu l completio n o f thes e requirements , I request t o b e Issued a n ATP

C limite d t o second-in-oomman d privilege s onl yfo rth e sol e purpos e o f complyin g wit h wit h H.R . 5900 .(d ) Tti e reason s wii ygrantin g thi s reques t i s i n th e publi cinterest :

Unti l H.R . 590 0 was enacted , th e certificat e requiremen t t o act a s a second-in-comman d o n a par t 12 1 carrie rha

s bee n a commercia l pilo t certificat e wit h th e appropriat e require d ratings . A s th e holde ro f a commercia l pilo t certificat e an d fligh t instructo rcertificat e withou t an y1 4 C.RR . Par

t 61 , 91,121 , o rpar

t 13 5 violations , infractions , letters o f investigation , o r enforcemen t action s take n against me , I hav e me t th e publi cinteres t i n ensurin g tha t I hav e th e require d fligh t experience , credentials , an d abilitie s require d fo ra first office rpositio n wit h a part 12 1 carrier . I have prove n tha t I a m a safe , wel l qualified , capabl e candidat e fo ralriin e operations . Myinabilityt o obtai n a n ATP C t o compl ywit h H.R . 590 0 wil l brin g undu e hardshi p t o my aviatio n career , preventin g m e fro m bein g abl e t o b e employe d b ya par t 12 1 carrie rfo rtw o o rmor e years . Thi s i s especiall yunjus t considerin g I a m capabl e o f receivin g employmen t wit h a par

t 12 1 carrie rprio rt o th e dat e H.R . 590 0 goe s int o effect ; th e regulation s Ifreffect " - a t th e tim e o f employmen t allowin g commercia l pilot s i n a par t 12 1 environmen t shoul d apply . (e ) Th e reason s wh ygrantin g th e exemptio n woul d no t adversel yaffec t saHst yo rho wth e exemptio n woul d provid e a leve l o f safet ya t leas t equa l t o tha t provide d b yth e rul e fro m whic h th e exemptio n i s sought : Th e exemptio n woul d no t adversel yaffec t ai rsafet ybecause th e specia l issuanc e certificat e fo rwhic h I a m petitionin g woul d require m e t o b e hel d t o th e sam e standard s a s an yothe r ATP C candidate . Whil e reviewin g preceden t petition s regardin g thi s matter , th e most commo n reaso n fo rdenia l o f exemptio n fro m th e ag e requiremen t ha s bee n t o allo wth e candidat e t o reac h maturitybefor

e exercisin g th e pilot-in-comman d privilege s o f a n Airiin e Transpor t Pilot . Myexemptio n wil l NO

T affec t safet ybecause wit h a limitatio n t o second-in-comman d privilege s only , I wil l no t a t an ypoin t o rI n an ycapacit yb e authorize d t o act a

s pilot-ln comman d wit h an yai rcarrie ro rothenwis e unti l I reac h th e ag e o f maturityas define d byth e FA Aa s 23. 1 woul d a t al l time s b e unde rth e direct supervisio n o f a qualifie d pllot-in-comman d whil e exercisin g th e privilege s o f myrestricte d ATPC . Afte rreachin g ag e 23 1 woul d complet e an yadditiona l requirement s set fort h b yth e grante d petitio n i n orde rt o achieve a n unrestricte d ATPC . AtlowrtngTnelxrubtatn^lTtsTestrlcted^TP C woul d satisf yiM ^ an d woul d meet bot h th e lette ran d th e spiri t o f H.R . 5900 . A s th e holde ro f a n ATPC , I woul d hav e demonstrate d th e leve l o f flight experience , sl<ill , an d knowledg e expecte d o f an yAiriin e Transpor t Pilot . (f ) Asummar

yt o b e publishe d i n th e Federa l Registe rstatin g th e rul e fro m whic h a n exemptio n i s sough t an d a brie f descriptio n o f th e natur e o f th e exemptio n sought : Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . 11.87, 1 respectfull yrequest tha t th e FA Afind goo d caus e t o no t publis h a summar

yo f thi s petitio n because o f th e timelines s o f th e issu e addressed . Fo rno t publishin g a summar

yo f thi s petitio n wil l avoi d dela yi n actin g o n thi s petition ; an yundu e dela yi n actio n o n thi s request wil l rende rit s purpos e moo t an d therefor e b e detrimenta l t o m ycaree ran d mvimmediat e livelihood .(g ) Whethe ran d wh yth e privilege s o f thi s exemptio n ar e neede d t o b e exercise d outsid e o f

th e Unite d States : O n occasio n employmen t wit h a par t 12 1 carrie rrequire s operation s outsid e th e Unite d States , includin g bu t no t limite d t o th e Bahama s an d Caribbea n Islands . Because a pilo t certificat e issue d b

yth e Unite d State s o f Americ a meets o rexceed s th e ICA O licensin g Standard s o f Annex1, 1 believe tha t n o foreig n governmen t wil l questio n mylicensing . Respectfull ysubmitted ,

Emmanue l Apont e