Document ID: FAA-2010-1127-0490
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Student Pilot Application Requirements
Posted Date: 2016-02-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5896-5897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C1-2016-00199]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 61 and 183

[Docket No.: FAA-2010-1127; Amdt. Nos. 61-135 and 183-15]
RIN 2120-AJ42

Student Pilot Application Requirements

Correction

    In rule document 2016-00199 beginning on page 1292 in the issue of 
Tuesday, January 12, 2016, make the following correction:
    1. On pages 1293-1294, table ``B. Student Pilot Application 
Requirements: Summary of Current, Proposed, and Finalized Provisions'' 
is corrected as set forth below.
    B. Student Pilot Application Requirements: Summary of Current, 
Proposed, and Finalized Provisions

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               Scenario                  Current regulations           2010 NPRM         Final rule requirements
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Digital Photos on all Pilot             No photo on      Photo on pilot   No change from
 Certificates.                          pilot certificate.       certificate.             current regulations.
                                        Pilot must       Pilot must
                                        have photo               carry pilot
                                        identification on the    certificate with photo
                                        person and in the        according to proposed
                                        physical possession or   implementation
                                        readily accessible in    schedule.
                                        the aircraft when
                                        exercising the
                                        privileges of the
                                        pilot certificate or
                                        authorization.
Application and Certificate Issuance.   A student        A student        A student
                                        pilot typically          pilot applicant would    pilot will not be
                                        obtains a combination    not be issued a          issued a student pilot
                                        medical certificate      student pilot            certificate at the
                                        and student pilot        certificate at the       time of application.
                                        certificate from an      time of application.     A student
                                        aviation medical         A student        pilot must obtain a
                                        examiner (AME).          pilot must obtain a      student pilot
                                        A student        student pilot            certificate that is
                                        pilot applicant may      certificate that is      issued by the Civil
                                        obtain a student pilot   issued by the Civil      Aviation Registry
                                        certificate from an      Aviation Registry        prior to exercising
                                        aviation safety          prior to exercising      the privileges of the
                                        inspector (ASI) or       the privileges of the    student pilot
                                        aviation safety          student pilot            certificate
                                        technician (AST)         certificate.             An AME will
                                        located at a Flight      An AME would     not issue a
                                        Standards District       not issue a              combination medical
                                        Office (FSDO)            combination medical      certificate and
                                        throughout the country.  certificate and          student pilot
                                        A student        student pilot            certificate or accept
                                        pilot applicant may      certificate or accept    an application for a
                                        obtain a student pilot   an application for a     student pilot
                                        certificate from a       student pilot            certificate
                                        designated pilot         certificate.             A student
                                        examiner (DPE).          A student        pilot applicant may
                                                                 pilot applicant could    apply in person with
                                                                 apply in person with     an ASI or AST at a
                                                                 an ASI or AST at a       FSDO
                                                                 FSDO.                    A student
                                                                 A student        pilot applicant may
                                                                 pilot applicant could    apply in person
                                                                 apply in person with a   through a DPE
                                                                 DPE.                     A student
                                                                 A student        pilot applicant may
                                                                 pilot applicant could    apply in person with
                                                                 apply in person at a     an airman
                                                                 Knowledge Testing        certification
                                                                 Center (KTC).            representative (ACR)
                                                                                          associated with a part
                                                                                          141 pilot school
                                                                                          A student
                                                                                          pilot applicant may
                                                                                          apply in person with a
                                                                                          certified flight
                                                                                          instructor (CFI).
Implementation Schedule..............   None             A 5-year         An effective
                                        previously required.     phased implementation    date of the first day
                                        Proposals were based     schedule that included   of the calendar month
                                        upon the                 a ``trigger-based''      following 60 days from
                                        implementation of        approach to issue        the date of
                                        digital photos on all    pilot certificates       publication in the
                                        pilot certificates.      with photos to people    Federal Register
                                                                 interacting with the     Current
                                                                 FAA and a ``non-         student pilot
                                                                 trigger based''          certificate holders
                                                                 approach that required   may continue
                                                                 pilots to obtain a       exercising the
                                                                 pilot certificate with   privileges of the
                                                                 a photo during a 3-, 4-  student pilot
                                                                 , or 5-year period       certificate until the
                                                                 depending on the type    certificate expires
                                                                 of certificate.          according to its
                                                                 An effective     current terms.
                                                                 date of 180 days from
                                                                 the date of
                                                                 publication in the
                                                                 Federal Register.
Fees.................................   The FAA          The FAA would    The FAA will
                                        charges a $2 fee for     charge $22 for initial   charge a $2 fee for
                                        replacement,             issuance or renewal of   replacement of a pilot
                                        duplicate, or            a pilot certificate.     certificate including
                                        facsimile of a pilot                              a student pilot
                                        certificate.                                      certificate which is
                                                                                          consistent with
                                                                                          existing Sec.   187.5
Expiration date......................   The student      The student      The student
                                        pilot certificate is     pilot certificate        pilot certificate has
                                        valid for a period of    would have no            no expiration date.
                                        24 or 60 calendar        expiration date,
                                        months after the date    although the photo
                                        of issuance, depending   would need to be
                                        on the age of the        updated every 8 years
                                        student pilot.           to continue exercising
                                                                 privileges of the
                                                                 student pilot
                                                                 certificate.
Student Pilot Endorsements...........   Flight           Flight           Flight
                                        Instructor endorses      Instructor would         Instructor endorses
                                        the student pilot        endorse the student's    the student's logbook.
                                        certificate and the      logbook.
                                        student's logbook.
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[FR Doc. C1-2016-00199 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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