Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:6:p37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 37/79)
Character Range: 2619138–2621848

check under regulation 121.585 for the aeroplane operator and the aeroplane.

121.575  Holding valid Part 121 proficiency check

Holding a valid check
 (1) If a person successfully completes a Part 121 proficiency check for the operator of an aeroplane and an aeroplane on a day (the completion day), the check is valid for the period:
 (a) beginning on the completion day; and
 (b) ending at the earliest of the following times:
 (i) the beginning of the day the person successfully completes another Part 121 proficiency check for the operator and the aeroplane;
 (ii) the end of the 8 month period beginning on the completion day;
 (iii) if the person has, within the 12 month period ending immediately before the completion day, successfully completed one or more Part 121 proficiency checks (the previous checks) for the operator and the aeroplane—the end of the 12 month period beginning on the day the most recent of the previous checks was successfully completed.

When a check completed for a previous operator is valid
 (2) If:
 (a) an operator (the current operator) of an aeroplane of a particular kind that has a maximum certificated passenger seating capacity of 19 or less holds an approval under regulation 121.010 in relation to Part 121 proficiency checks completed for another particular operator (the previous operator) and an aeroplane of that kind; and
 (b) a person holds a valid Part 121 proficiency check for the previous operator and an aeroplane of that kind;
the person is taken, for the purposes of these Regulations, to hold a valid Part 121 proficiency check for the current operator and an aeroplane of that kind.

121.580  Part 121 proficiency check

Pilots
 (1) A proficiency check for a pilot for an aeroplane must, in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the Part 121 Manual of Standards, check the competence of the pilot in carrying out normal, abnormal and emergency procedures in relation to the flying of an aeroplane of that kind while performing duties at their normal pilot seat.
 (2) The check for the pilot must be conducted by an individual:
 (a) who is either:
 (i) employed by the operator to conduct the check; or
 (ii) employed by a Part 142 operator with which the operator has a contract for the Part 142 operator to conduct the check for the operator; and
 (b) who meets the requirements mentioned in subregulation (3).
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the individual must:
 (a) hold:
 (i) a flight examiner rating for an aeroplane of that kind; or
 (ii) an approval under regulation 121.010 to conduct a Part 121 proficiency check for an aeroplane of that kind; and
 (b) have successfully completed training in human factors principles